With an investor coup and plummeting stock to worry about, investing in sequels to already average properties would seem to be one of the last things on the mind of Eidos parent SCi Entertainment. The game world, however, seldom subscribes to our own brand of logic, as Eidos has announced plans to revisit one of its non-entities in Avalanche Studios' Just Cause, a decidedly tepid – and altogether brief – stunt-focused action game that managed to parachute below most players' collective radar in 2006.
Set for release later this year for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, the game will once again cast players in the role of vigilante Rico Rodriguez, this time taking him out of the Caribbean and into the fictional island country of Panau in South East Asia. Of course, more over-the-top action and stunts are promised, though if Eidos was unable to make players care about the franchise the first time around, we doubt that "the same but more of it" is enough of a tag line to make anyone but the most ardent action fans blink in the game's general direction.
Reader Comments (26)
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 8:47AM kingofwale said
during a joined press conference, Gamespot announced that they will have to let their new Editor-in-Chief go during this game's launch time for reason they cannot disclose.
Eidos game = editor killer!
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Eidos game = editor killer!
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:27AM chrisgrant said
Look at the "eyes" on top of it. Transformers tie-in CONFIRMED?
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:12AM (Unverified) said
Rumerang post of Just Cause2/Transformer tie-in by
Christopher Grant CONFIRMED?
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Christopher Grant CONFIRMED?
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:18AM hoop said
You know, if you concentrate on just the top half of the helicopter (or cut off the bottom half at the bottom of your browser), it kind of looks like he's grabbing onto the lip of a giant, cartoon bullfrog, ready to fire down its gullet.
Now that's a game I would buy.
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Now that's a game I would buy.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 1:31PM Master Bruce said
You didn't happen to lick some sort of frog before seeing that image, did you?
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:04AM (Unverified) said
I didn't really dig Just Cause so I'll be avoiding this...Just another sandbox title really...
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:07AM (Unverified) said
I wish man, unfortunetly they have already annouced that there will not be a sequel to crackdown. I loved that game though, too bad the Halo 3 beta was on it kinda ruined it....
HALO 1-2-3 SUCKS
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HALO 1-2-3 SUCKS
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:27AM (Unverified) said
It looks a HUGE breast to me...
And hes riding it like a champ...
Oh no...that was so wrong.
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And hes riding it like a champ...
Oh no...that was so wrong.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:29AM baby sea tuna said
Great...now I've got bullfrog-tits on the brain. Thanks guys!
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:45AM (Unverified) said
Only just confirmed? I've been reading previews of this game over the last 2 months.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:04AM (Unverified) said
Im probably the only person that though so, but i liked just cause 1, it was...fun! :)
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 1:33PM Master Bruce said
No, secretly a lot of people saying they hated the game actually liked it. Hating is the new black.
I loved the game. In fact, I think I'll play some tonight after work.
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I loved the game. In fact, I think I'll play some tonight after work.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:55AM (Unverified) said
Just Cause was quite fun, but incredibly broken and often repetitive. If they do it right this time it could be good though.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 12:06PM (Unverified) said
Just Cause was brilliant.
I m really looking forward to this release.
I ll buy it across the formats.
Cool.
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I m really looking forward to this release.
I ll buy it across the formats.
Cool.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 12:44PM KrazyIan said
Since I've never heard of the first game, I can only assume this is a sequel to the Sean Connery movie.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0113501/
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http://imdb.com/title/tt0113501/
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 2:17PM (Unverified) said
No, its a completly differnent thing all together.
I did wonder that myself at first tho.
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I did wonder that myself at first tho.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 12:57PM UNCSamurai said
When I was working at the local gaming store, I held the first Just Cause as a primary example of why people should not care just about graphics. As a retailer I came to hate the G-word, and this is proof that a good game was ruined by a complete lack of playtesting and mechanics refinement.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 2:54PM Tephlon said
This was actually a game I enjoyed a great deal. The combat was it's weakest aspect, IMO, but it was still an enjoyable experience for me.
I'm most certainly looking forward to another one, one that's hopefully a well polished iteration of its predecessor.
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I'm most certainly looking forward to another one, one that's hopefully a well polished iteration of its predecessor.
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