Using a unique grapple and parachute combination, there is no vertical limit as the air becomes your playground: grapple a passing plane in flight, hijack helicopters, BASE jump from the tallest buildings or mountains and leave a trail of chaos and destruction in your wake. The Just Cause 2 demo will be available March 4th, 2010, on PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and Steam.Īs Rico Rodriguez, the Agency’s most powerful weapon, players must take on the island of Panau and its military regime in order to track down Rico’s former boss and mentor, Tom Sheldon, who has gone rogue with millions in Agency cash and intel. “It’s easily one of the biggest freeroaming demos of all time and for fans of openworld games, it’s unmissable.†€œThe Just Cause 2 demo is simply massive and with so much to do, the replay value is enormous,†said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios. Hunt down and assassinate one of the game’s 50 military colonels devastate military bases, bio fuel chambers, government infrastructure and more hijack tuk tuks, military 4x4s, armoured vehicles, mopeds, helicopter gunships, light aircraft, mini vans and numerous other military and civilian vehicles freefall from desert outcrops or from burning planes at 20,000 feet and unlock one full, multi-stage mission, traversing the mountains to a heavily fortified government radar station and ending in an unforgettable desert car chase. Packed with towns, villages, military installations, mountain ranges, missions and more, the demo will feature an astonishing amount of activities for the player… and opportunities for adrenaline-fuelled chaos are limitless. Somewhere on the 400 square mile island of white sand beaches, scorching deserts and snow-capped peaks, Sheldon awaits.Available for PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, the Just Cause 2 demo will feature a massive 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, a vast expanse of stunning, sun-scorched scenery taking up just one of the many islands in the 400 square miles of the Panau archipelago. As the Agency’s best, Rico can execute a range of breathtaking new stunts, utilizing his trademark parachute and upgraded grapple to reach any location in Panau.
With the resources of the Agency at his disposal, Rico must infiltrate the island and locate Sheldon, setting off a violent chain of events that will set Panau ablaze.Įach of Rico’s assignments can be tackled by land, sea or air with more than 100 vehicles including tactical jeeps, attack helicopters and jet fighters. There, three rival gangs wage war in the streets while the ruthless dictator Baby Panay rules the island with an iron fist.
Sheldon went dark while operating in the corrupt island nation of Panau. The target is Tom Sheldon, Rico’s former commanding officer, mentor and friend a man who knows Rico better than he knows himself. For agent Rico Rodriguez, the mission is anything but routine. The orders are simple: Hunt down and execute a rogue agent that has stolen top-secret intelligence and millions in Agency cash.