Just Cause
The Agency needs you to topple the dictator of San Esperito. Incite a revolution, ally with drug cartels, or go it alone - Just Cause gives you the freedom to tackle your assignment however you want.
Just Cause is an adventure developed by Avalanche Studios, released 22 September 2006 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.97 at Steam.
What Just Cause is
Just Cause is an adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and released in 2006. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Havok Physics.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rico Rodriguez, a covert operative for a shadowy organization known only as the Agency, is dropped into the fictional Caribbean island nation of San Esperito. His mission is to help topple the country's corrupt dictator, President Salvador Mendoza, who is suspected of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. Teaming up with fellow agents, a guerrilla movement, and a rival drug cartel, Rico works to destabilize the regime, liberate the island's territories, and dismantle the mercenaries and criminal syndicates propping up Mendoza's rule.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Just Cause holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 62, across 184 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 25 hrs.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.97 at Steam, 86% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Just Cause launched on 22 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade and Test Drive Unlimited. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Test Drive Unlimited.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Just Cause yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Characters
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