![]() The original plot of the game involved a kidnapping of the pope, threat of WMD’s and drug trafficking – all at the same time.As the focus testing showed that players wanted a handsome hero rather than the stereotype games hero character, his looks were changed. Originally Rico Rodriguez was a tattooed guy with dreadlocks.The Agency supports the left-wing Guerrillas (ideological enemy of the capitalist west) and provides them with money for weapons (mission: Brothers in Arms).The mission Sink the Buccaneer is about destroying a ship because it is said to have nuclear missiles, which it does not.This is done only because they're the rivals of the obviously identical Montano Cartel, who happen to be friends with Salvador Mendoza's government. The Agency finances the Rioja Cartel, who manufactures coca for the continental United States market.The box art resembles a poster of Che Guevara, a famous guerrilla leader.The game draws its premise (and name) from the real-life United States invasion of Panama, code-named "Operation Just Cause", which involved United States military action to overthrow military leader Manuel Noriega.The game is largely a parody of the United States foreign policies from the late 1940s to the present, drawing on the phrase " the enemy of the enemy is a friend".Some review sites have reviewed it positively, while audience reviews have been somewhat mixed, generally leaning towards positive. Those who did play this game however, have remarked this game is somewhat more difficult compared to future games. Thus, it is not really known by many what fans of the series thought of this game. Link.Īs the first title in the Just Cause Game Series, this game was actually fairly underplayed compared to future installments in the series. ![]() One of the different sounding ones is the "high altitude skydiving theme". The game has A LOT of mostly very similar music in it. It could be a picture from the beta version. In the picture, Rico wears a grey suit-like outfit while standing by a red Shimizu Tumbleweed. The PS2 version game manual has a picture of Rico on page 11. The game manual doesn't support Mendozas government and it contains info that wouldn't have been known, or published, so the newspaper form is only there to get the reader in the right mood.įor the in-game national newspaper, see: Gaceta Nacional del San Esperito, which describes in-game events, that would have happened after the events in the game manual, but its issues were published in 2005. The game manual is the "Thursday April 20 2006" edition and it's the "No. The game manual is written in the form of an issue of a newspaper - "San Esperito Vanguardia" and, in addition to the usual technical info, contains interesting articles about life and recent events in San Esperito. These are generally quite repetitive but are necessary to gain points with certain factions. The player can also partake in a variety of optional side missions, for example Races, liberating a village, or taking over a drug cartel plantation/villa. ![]() However, doing so can attract unwanted and potentially fatal attention from the authorities - " Heat". When not taking on a storyline mission, players can free-roam and create havoc. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game, players can complete them at their own leisure. The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Other key features of the game include parasailing ( grappling onto a car while utilizing a parachute) and skydiving. Players can also perform stunts with their cars in which they can stand on the roof and jump to another car, or choose to open their parachute whilst still in motion on the roof. Players can control a variety of vehicles, including cars, boats, airplanes, helicopters and motorcycles. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, swimming and jumping, as well as utilizing weapons. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, with a large, open environment to move around in. Just Cause is set on a fictional South American tropical country known as " San Esperito", where the player works as an Agency black ops agent Rico Rodriguez, supporting a Guerrilla war to overthrow San Esperito's dictator, who may be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. ![]() ![]() The game map is about 250,000 acres (1024 km²) in size, with 21 story missions and about 35 different side missions to complete. The game was developed by the Swedish company Avalanche Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. It arrived in North America on September 27, 2006. Released on Septemfor Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 platforms in Europe. ![]()
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