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Just Cause

by Avalanche Studios

  • Released Sep 22, 2006
  • $6.99
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 2
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360

66%positive reviews

3,553 positive1,811 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Big open world with lots of freedom

  • Fun, explosive action

Cons

  • Limited resolution and clumsy controls

  • Repetitive side missions

Mixed

  • Some call it a fun series starter, others find it clumsy and tedious

System requirements

Minimum:

Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP. (Windows® 95/98/ME/NT not supported)

Pentium IV 1.4GHz (or AMD AthlonXP 1700+ processor or higher).

256MB System Memory.

3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 128 MB and Shader model 2.0. (GF FX 5700 or ATI 9500)

100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers

4.0GB of uncompressed free disk space (plus 600MB for Windows® 2000/XP swap file)

100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.

Recommended:

Pentium® IV 2.8GHz with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 series).

512MB System Memory.

3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 256 MB and Shader model 2.0. All nVidia® GeForce™ 7 series or higher.

Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher.

Optimal:

Pentium® D Processor with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 X2 series).

1GB System Memory.

All nVidia® GeForce™ 7800 series or higher.

Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher.

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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.

Rico Rodriguez, a covert operative for a shadowy organization known only as the Agency, is dropped…