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SeriesJust Cause

Just Cause

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First release
Sep 22, 2006
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Racing · Sandbox, Open world, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360

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.

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 22, 2006
PlayStation 2
Sep 22, 2006
Xbox
Sep 22, 2006
All 4 release dates
Xbox 360
Sep 22, 2006
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Completionist
25h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
modern warfare, helicopter, vehicular combat, motorcycle, basketball
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At a Glance

Critic Score
60
Completionist (IGDB)
25h
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