Just Cause 2 demo "on its way"

By Tom Bramwell Published 5 February, 2010

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The Eidos bit of Square Enix has announced on Twitter that there is a "Just Cause 2 demo on its way".

Square Enix London Studios community manager Mike Oldman subsequent tweeted: "I'll have more news on the demo soon enough, for now though just relax safe in the knowledge that there's one on the way - and it's awesome."

Just Cause 2 from Avalanche Studios is due out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on 26th March, and puts players in control of grappling hook lover Rico Rodriguez as he takes on the corrupt locals of fictional tropical island Panau.

You can attach one end of a grappling hook to a passing plane and snap the other to a sentry to get him out of the way.

Need to know more? Then check out our fine array of impressions.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • peteb #1 2 years ago

    26th March?! Sweet! I thought this one wouldn't be out til August.

  • Phattso #2 2 years ago

    Can't come soon enough. Now that Mass Effect 2 is out, Just Cause 2 is the next game on my radar.

  • MiniAmin #3 2 years ago

    Too many good games. It'll be a brilliant summer though... i'll have more spare time and i'll be able to pick up Mass Effect 2, Bayonetta, God of War, Just Cause 2 etc on the cheap!

  • bratmandu #4 2 years ago

    Fer fuck sakes, How am I supposed to squeeze in Bad Company 2 time-limited demo, AVP demo AND Just Cause 2 demo??? I'm not even near finished Mass Effect 2 yet. Then there's Bioshock 2. Haven't even got to touch Assassin's Creed 2. Slow the fuck down everybody.

  • Whizzo #5 2 years ago

    No multiplayer though :-( no sale

    Just Cause really isn't the sort of game that needs multiplayer, too many games seem to waste resources on multi that no-one ends up playing anyway.

  • Phattso #6 2 years ago

    Yeah, multiplayer can get bent. Might've been nice to see some co-op chaos, but I'd rather they spent their time getting the single player game as good as it can be. The first game was excellent, but ropey as all hell. After more than three years, this had better be very polished.

  • asphaltcowboy #7 2 years ago

    Cool. Didn't really like the demo for the first game, but the videos for this do look awesome!

  • Monkey_Puncher #8 2 years ago

    Just Cause 2 is definitely on my radar along with Red Dead and Splinter Cell. There's also hint that Alan Wake might get a release in the first half of the year, though I'll believe that when I see it.

  • X #9 2 years ago

    Very much looking forward to trying this. Wasn't amazingly keen on the original Just Cause but I think i'll probably like this one.

  • spongebob #10 2 years ago

    I can't wait to play this. There is never enough absurdly entertaining sandbox action games. Bring it on, demo and the retail version!

  • Haloboy #11 2 years ago

    I wonder if the demo is based on what was shown at the Edinburgh games festival last year? If so you guys are in for a real treat because the live demo we saw blew our tiny little minds.

  • tachometer #12 2 years ago

    lets hope its better than the shocking AVP demo!

  • butler` #13 2 years ago

    Phattso, exactly the same for me! Kind of a strange mix of games.

    Can't wait for ze demo.

  • geeza2020 #14 2 years ago

    I found the first Just Cause to be a little limited, there didnt seem much to do outside of the main missions. Nothing interesting anyway. A few "defend here" and "and collect these" missions but that seemed to be it. Hopefully this one will be a little more polished. Still, i'll try the demo and make my buying decisions based on that and reviews.

  • butler` #15 2 years ago

    i thought the 1st was trash btw, but this one looks a world better to me

  • Haloboy #16 2 years ago

    Just Cause was a victim of its own open world mechanic. They obviously spent a long time perfecting the size, areas and how it looked but then spent about 5 minutes plastering ''missions'' everywhere. They have already said they have spent far more time crafting much better missions this time around while balancing out how the game looks and plays.
    Edited by 1 at 05/02/10 @ 11:52

  • Blackthorned #17 2 years ago

    High hopes for this and Red Dead Redemption

  • Phattso #18 2 years ago

    I spent more time in the original just messing about aimlessly than doing missions. It was very entertaining just to traverse the world, occasionally having firefights. If they've managed to improve on that, and make a campaign free of annoyances and difficulty spikes, it could be a world-beater.

  • Bloobat #19 2 years ago

    loved the first one, althought the cars needed a bit of work, i ma so pysched for this one it looks freakin awsome!

  • wizlon #20 2 years ago

    Can't wait for this, the first was one of those flawed but fun distractions that had loads of potential. Lets hope JC2 delivers.

  • Benno #21 2 years ago

    cant wait for this

  • George_Robo #22 2 years ago

    Wow, the start of the years isn't going to be nice on my bank account! Just Cause 2, Red Dead, Assassins Creed and Uncharted 2 (still haven't got either of them :S) and Pokemon HeartGold, Mafia 2, Modnation. Makes me glad I finally purchased a PS3 though!

  • TheJuriel #23 2 years ago

    I like it when companies have enough faith in their product (and, well, manpower) to put out a demo before release.

    I skip out on plenty of games that might interest me, but which have no demos, so I cannot be bothered with them.

  • TheJuriel #24 2 years ago

    Would love some co-op chaos. But singleplayer is the most important in this kind of a game for me. Definitely won't miss not having any kind of deathmatching going on...

  • TRUTH #25 2 years ago

    I got a feeling that this game will get repetitive after a couple of hours - the enemy AI seem to put up no challenge, and from what I seen you continue to destroy things and that's about it, enemy seems the same!

  • Zebula77 #26 2 years ago

    Very much looking forward to experimenting with that grappling hook. Looks like a lotta fun. First game was sorta bland, but I've got my hopes up for this one.

  • lockload #27 2 years ago

    Watched an hilarious trailer about gravity in the gaem, should be fun