# Anyone else playing Just Cause 2? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 4, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506 "2010-07-04T11:02:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/1 "2010-07-04T11:02:53Z")
I picked up a copy of _Just Cause 2_ while I was on holiday recently, and I have to say it’s a lot of fun- besides the whole “Destablising a South-East Asian Country And Blowing Stuff Up” aspect, it doesn’t take itself too seriously and it’s thoroughly awesome doing impractical stuff like grappling-hooking a passing enemy helicopter, pulling yourself onto the nose, shooting everyone in the chopper, beating the stuffing out of the pilot, throwing him out, taking control of the chopper, flying around blowing stuff up until the airforce comes after you, then bailing out and grappling-hooking onto a nearby car and parasailing away whilst being chased by guys on motorbikes. There’s a plot in there somewhere too, but I’m having a lot more fun with _Just Cause 2_ than I have with any other GTA-style game, and that includes GTA 3. Anyone else out there having fun on the Island of Panau? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/2 "2010-07-04T14:50:54Z")
I played it a few months ago, fun stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/3 "2010-07-05T03:08:49Z")
I’ve played a lot of it. I stopped before the last story mission and have almost done all of the side missions, half the races, 3/4 of the Colonels, and maybe 100 settlements complete. Fun casual game with lots of pretty explosions (and scenery). I wish vehicles handled better, but I only drive when I am racing. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/4 "2010-07-05T03:28:03Z")
I was playing it last month then _Red Dead Redemption_ came out, so it’s shelved for the time being. I like it so far. It’s stupid fun and being Malaysian, I get a giggle at the place names. They are all in **Malay** and some of them are hilarious. Especially the island’s name. ‘Panau’ is a type of minor skin disease (don’t know what it’s called in English). ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/5 "2010-07-05T07:25:26Z")
> [@DataZak](#): > > I was playing it last month then _Red Dead Redemption_ came out, so it’s shelved for the time being. > > I like it so far. It’s stupid fun and being Malaysian, I get a giggle at the place names. They are all in **Malay** and some of them are hilarious. Especially the island’s name. ‘Panau’ is a type of minor skin disease (don’t know what it’s called in English). I’ve been learning Malay for a few months now (having visited Malaysia a couple of times now) and the place names gave me a smile, too. That and some of the supporting characters putting the Singaporean “Lah” in places, too, lah. 😛 Whoever the design team are, they obviously know South-East Asia pretty well. Definitely a fun game, though. I fell about laughing when your character was suddenly called upon to face Ninjas for no particular reason. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/6 "2010-07-05T13:26:09Z")
I was there for the first one. I don’t need to go through that again. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-playing-just-cause-2/545506/7 "2015-07-31T19:18:45Z")
With Just Cause 3 on the horizon, I got back into Just Cause 2 and realized how much there’s left in Mercenary Mode. Mainly, I goof around. Managed to drive a Raider from Kem Jalan Merpati to Pemainan Racun but none of the Reapers wanted to man the gun! Also performed a successful take off & landing in the Leopard. Wasn’t able to take off in the Bering, though; it drifted off the runway before I could successfully hijack.