14 DAY TRIAL // After the game was first announced for a Christmas 2008 release, Eidos pushed it back initially to 2009, and later it ended up as a 2010-projected title. Now, an exact date for this 2010 release has been given, and Square Enix, the one that bought Eidos this year, has announced that Just Cause 2 will arrive on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 23 in North America. The game will arrive in Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia three days later, on March 26. So, all those looking for more outrageous gameplay will have to be patient for just a little while longer.
Just exactly how Avalanche Studios plans to outdo the performance of Just Cause remains to be seen. In the first title, players got to do some really outlandish and completely ridiculous things, which only started with hijacking an helicopter in mid-flight. If you think that's pretty awesome, learn that thwy did that during the “plummeting towards that fast-approaching ground” part of skydiving.
Gamers will once again fill the shoes of Rico Rodriguez, a special government agent that has been sent this time to track down his mentor. What's installed for the pupil and his teacher is not a heartwarming reunion, as they find themselves on different sides of the battle. To get to Tom Sheldon, Rodriguez will have to first deal with the evil dictator Baby Panay. The game will take place on the fictional tropical island of Panau in Southeast Asia.
Trailers of the title have already revealed that aerial acrobatics will be a main gameplay mechanic, but, this time around, there's going to be less free-fall and more gliding. Gameplay in JC2 seems to be focused on the grappling gun and parachute that comes as an added bonus. Grappling and crossing from moving car to moving car will be an everyday occurrence, while gratefully gliding with your parachute will get you to safety when you've grabbed on to something that leaves you hanging.