Just Cause 2 parachutes into 2008

Eidos announces Just Cause 2 to land on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this year.

When Just Cause was released in 2006, it took a page out of the book of other favourites in the modern action-adventure genre, and set them within a huge, island-based game world which players could traverse by vehicle or using their character's trusty parachute.

SCi confirmed in an earnings call last year that a sequel to the game was "already in development" and Eidos has today released details of Just Cause 2. The second instalment in the series is being developed by the same team at Avalanche Studios and will be published by Eidos in the second half of 2008.

Rico Rodriguez, the protagonist from the first game, returns again, hot on the tail of a former boss who has taken off with stolen money to a fictitious South Pacific island called Panau, complete with cities, lush jungle, arid desert, and snowcapped mountainous regions. The island draws on influences from throughout the South Pacific and Southeast Asian areas of the world.

Like its predecessor, Just Cause 2 will encourage exploration and free roaming through the massive world--which will be smaller, but more "jam packed" than the first. Eidos says that improvements have been made to enemy artificial intelligence and the missions are set to be more complex and numerous. Rico will also have some new moves, including the ability to move around on vehicles he's landed on using his parachute. There will also be more vehicles available in the game.

While there will be a greater emphasis on real-world physics this time around, gamers will still be able to pull off some of the insane moves from the first game with the parachute and grappling hook at the ready. Both these key items have been upgraded, allowing the player to undertake new tasks and traverse a great deal of the gameworld up in the air.

Just Cause 2 is set for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC sometime before the end of this year.

77 Comments

  • x-2tha-z

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 11:15 am PT

    Is this game ever going to be released?

  • NoseWeed619

    Posted Jan 8, 2009 6:10 pm PT

    It hasn't come out yet...how sad...

  • jasonchase

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 6:24 am PT

    I JUST LOVED the other game jc1 i have just finished playing it and i am realy amazed how quickly they managed to start making another one and i can not weight for the next one to come out i hope they manage to fix that freezing glitch ive lost many gorilla points to that glitch

  • thpghalo3

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 9:23 pm PT

    I agree with raze-boi but when it becomes avaible to pre order i am going to pre order this bad boy! litlary!

  • bballchamp6

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 1:14 pm PT

    normally, it would be a fine game but its just not up to par with the other releases of 08

  • raze-boi

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 9:11 pm PT

    Rico looks more like a Bada$$ in JC2 more than JC1.

  • catach

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 10:55 am PT

    I just loved the 1st game... It is so much better than far cry, or other similar games.... It's kind of GTA meets Far Cry, and what could be a poor game is absolutely cool.... The freefall mode is cool, the island is cool, I really dig this game. And also, excellent graphics, with a incredible far clip, weather effects.... It's nice, so I'm really excited to play JC2!!!

  • sidious

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 8:54 am PT

    I'm pretty excited for this one. I agree that the first game had a lot of flaws, but the over all fun factor was there. I beat the game, just didn't feel the drive to do all the side missions, not even to earn achievements. So hopefully the world will indeed be more fleshed out with a greater variety of things to do. But still, it is a franchise with good potential for fans of open world games such as myself...

  • Hvac0120

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 8:35 am PT

    Just Cause had a LOT of potential. The demo made me buy the game. However, after a short bit with the game I started to realize it's flaws. BIG FLAWS. The game would freeze all the time. Some times it would refuse to load my saved games. The gameplay was not as tight as it should have been, but was okay. The missions got boring pretty fast.

    There are some really cool ideas in play here and I think that if they get the coding right this time they could have a hit on their hands. The protagonist is a little too "cool" for himself, so I don't ever see him being a gaming icon, but his game has great potential.

  • nascar1

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 7:11 am PT

    jack_sparrow_28 wrote:
    The last game was pretty cool, but yeah, it had loads of room for improvement, and I think we just found the improvement.


    - i agree...bring it on!

  • pete_merlin

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 3:29 am PT

    not really into games with rambo style action

  • Sam_Lowery

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:48 pm PT

    The first game was garbage, they should just roll the dice on starting a new property, instead of kicking this dead horse another time.

  • Razzi65

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:37 pm PT

    1st one was just stupid..

  • bojocon40

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 8:09 pm PT

    I think I'll pass...

  • jack_sparrow_28

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 8:08 pm PT

    The last game was pretty cool, but yeah, it had loads of room for improvement, and I think we just found the improvement.

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 7:33 pm PT

    hopefully they add the gameplay element called fun to it. it seemed lacking last title. only reason they made money was cause of their low dev costs, and the fact that people bought it for the sake of its low price.

  • Vash67

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 6:48 pm PT

    Smaller world? Real-world physics!?! Ummm.... Yeah?

  • 007game007

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 6:37 pm PT

    Ya they still have not released a patch for the 2006 game. I enjoyed this game, Its one of my all time favs, but its a disgrace that these money grubbers did not make a patch for a game with HUGE bugs. Many are truly game breakers. Go take a peek at the forums some time and read the very upset customers who have posted and begged for years for a patch. Then observe the silence of any kind of a response from Avalanche or Eidos. There is none. So sad. Truly a great game but why would anyone give the combo of those two companies a second Chance when its clear that they release a bug ridden pile and offer no support. LOL so in the words of their own games hero Rico, I say "Viva La Revolution." I wont run out to buy it. I will observe to see if they make good on a patch for the first game and a patch for this new game in a timely manner. /End Rant

  • ctg867

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 6:09 pm PT

    Not too surprising. Hopefully they come out with a better demo to get them some hype and bring the game out at a solid time. Ie: not during the holidays. Hope it's an improvement, and it will end up being a good game.

  • MatrixSpidey92

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 3:23 pm PT

    I loved Kane and Lynch on PC, runs so smooth. Awesome game. Hope this is better then the first.

  • whereismycouch

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 3:12 pm PT

    It's by Eidos? Gamespot, give it a 10 or else someone else might go...

  • jasongm

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 2:49 pm PT

    This game had so much hype.. but was more of a letdown.

  • DarqKiller

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 2:41 pm PT

    the first one looked good, but was basically a "Seen it and Done it" experience, the parachuting was boring, and the grappling hook was hard to use. aside from about one or two games (The hitman series was good, but got boring after a while) like Kane & Lynch, Eidos hasn't made any real fun or innovative games. though I do have slight hope that they will make a good game, this one is already sounding like a stinker.

  • GTAmadmaster73

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 2:30 pm PT

    laggy i totally agree k&l really stunk.

  • Lord_Daemon

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:38 pm PT

    I had a great time playing the first one so I greatly look forward to playing a sequel. I just hope the improved AI doesn't mean that they can pinpoint your location perfectly when you try to lose them in the jungle.

  • NND1

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:37 pm PT

    The first Just Cause had good graphics but basically sucked... I know because I wasted a hard earned 60 bucks. But has there been any good eidos games??? I have yet to play one...

  • beedouk

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:33 pm PT

    wasnt a great game to start with

  • Spyhunter_101

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:15 pm PT

    my list of good Eidos games are ahhhhh.........

  • Uglyface2

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:07 pm PT

    I'm hoping that the story doesn't feel as disjointed as the original did. There was a lot of room for improvement in other areas, but that was the biggest problem.

    Grappling hook and parachute, though. That absolutely MADE the first game.

  • jknight5422

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:54 pm PT

    I had no interest in the first one...and now a sequel??

  • Sunrie

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:35 pm PT

    I didn't notice all the huge bugs in Just Cause personally, but I wasn't that impressed. I certainly hope they learned form their past game and seriously give it some loving in the sequel.

  • the3game

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:14 pm PT

    Hmmmm :/ , Just Cause was full of serious bugs, and it came to the stores in "beta like stage", all because Eidos didn't let Avalanche had more production time... Lets just see how this one turns out.

  • o_laggy_o

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:07 pm PT

    After K&L I have no faith in them whatsoever.

  • mike_vas_55

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:55 am PT

    ALL EIDOS GAMES SUCK!

  • DocGonzo1971

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:23 am PT

    I kind of like the first one even though it had its flaws (but what game doesn't?). It looked to be a good starting point for what could be an interesting game series. If their smart, they'll wait awhile before they release it so it doesn't get lost in the frenzy that will be GTAIV

  • irishscott99

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:18 am PT

    Oh yes, it is Eidos' fault Jeff was fired huh? Whatever.. even if Eidos complained about the review and that is why they firedhim, it doesn't make it their fault. The fault would lie with those who fired him, not the complaining company even if they said they would pull advertising.

  • saigondude63

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:11 am PT

    awesome!!!!! i cant wait!!!!!! however i bet ya this game will be delayed till 2009----thanks to all those other developers doing that--DANG IT!

  • f15srcool

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:03 am PT

    Dude, I don't think it was Kane and Lynch. Ryan Davis and the rest of the staff probably would have set his goddamned head on fire and jumped out the 6th floor window if it was Kane and Lynch. But anyways, I'm totally excited for this game.

  • ecofriend

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:01 am PT

    SCREW EIDOS! Too bad I cannot get a refund of all the Eidos games I have bought in the past.

    They are the reason Jeff Gerstmann was unfairly fired from Gamespot. I will never forget and will continue to remind everyone about it.

  • eXists

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:34 am PT

    No Eidos for me, payback time baby!

  • KodiakGTS

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:30 am PT

    I could see this game being very good. There were definitely aspects of the first one that really impressed me, although the shoddy story made it a rental at best.

  • SouL-Tak3R

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:20 am PT

    Hopefully does not suck like the first one.

  • Crusade_17

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:16 am PT

    i hated the first one.....lets hope 2 will be alot better

  • makemeweak

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:16 am PT

    The first game had some really fun gameplay, if a shoddy story progression. I hope they improve the second iteration - I'm looking forward to it.

  • Craft2299

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:02 am PT

    Mhh, this tells me it will be mutch better and a big drifrence then the 1st.

  • ct1257860

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:59 am PT

    Never played the first one...

  • Spyhunter_101

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:58 am PT

    i hope its better then the 1st 1

  • Rottenberry

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:54 am PT

    I thought the first one was terrible; let's see if they can please me this time.

  • Strike_Zer0

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:52 am PT

    I like the sound of more varied scenery this time. Sounds like it'll be pretty good.

  • Colsworl

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:50 am PT

    I played the last game on ps2 and I liked it but the graphics were a bit weak. Later on when I got my 360 I downloaded the demo and what an improvement it was in terms of graphics.
    One complaint I had though was the scale of the map. I mean I love big open maps like San Andreas but Just Cause had a massive map with repetitive and empty enviorments throughout. I'm glad the are making it a little smaller to concentrate on detail this time. Fix up some of the glitches and improve the gameplay and you have got a definite must buy on my list.

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