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    Image of Torokun Torokun
    11/14/09

    In reply to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything
    I am getting one anyway. #callofdutymodernwarfarereflex
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    11/14/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    Man I can't wait for this one. I really enjoyed the first one, though it had lots of room for improvement. It was still a fun sandbox game, one of my favorite genres. This one looks to make everything bigger and better! I hope it has some multiplayer or co-op. That would make an already exciting game even sweeter. #justcause2
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    Image of Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft
    11/14/09

    In reply to Kotaku Originals: News that's Hot, Spot or Not
    Wait... so MW2 did come out this week?

    Must have missed it somehow O_o #kotakuoriginals
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    Image of TexasJack TexasJack
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz
    I really hope that Harrier has VTOL and hover capabilities! =D #justcause2
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz
    That looks great but unless they're PC screens, I'm calling bullshots.

    As for the game itself, I'll see how it's recieved. I found the first Just Cause to be a bit rough around the edges and nothing in it really grabbed me. #justcause2
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz
    Look at the effects! #justcause2
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    Image of Sharkey1337 Sharkey1337
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz
    Mmmmmm, grapple-fun... #justcause2
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    Image of Acorn Pop Acorn Pop
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    How do the cars handle this time? I didn't like the car physics at all in the first one. #justcause2
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    Image of Deez Deez
    11/13/09

    @Acorn Pop: Cars were AWFUL in the first game...I hope they changed this. If I recall, targeting was no walk in teh park either. #justcause2
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    Image of anabbeynormality anabbeynormality
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    This game looks fun, but the graphics look really bland to me. I think Borderlands has ruined me. #justcause2
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    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    seems as if the grappling works as it should have in bionic commando. wouldnt it have been cool if grin thought of this? #justcause2
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    Image of AdamOfDudeMountainFame AdamOfDudeMountainFame
    11/13/09

    @shouryuuken: Mind-taker! The whole time that I was reading this article I kept thinking, "Hmm. This sounds like it plays like Bionic Commando was supposed to. And without dreadlocks!" (although in my head I said "stinkropes" instead of "dreadlocks") #justcause2
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    11/13/09

    @AdamOfDudeMountainFame: my dreads dont stink. #justcause2
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    Image of AdamOfDudeMountainFame AdamOfDudeMountainFame
    11/13/09

    @shouryuuken: Well, yeah, but how much time do you spend swinging around the radioactive ruins of a future city? That's bound to work up a nasty sweat, and I don't recall Mr. Commando taking any shower breaks.

    Wait. Swinging, commando, sweat . . . hmm, there's bound to be a joke about balls in there somewhere! #justcause2
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    I'm just hoping it's a better than the first one.... #justcause2
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    Image of The-Dayman The-Dayman
    11/13/09

    @Vecha: One more Month:

    Me too. I remember just being confused with it, and I love open world sandbox games. All the over-the-top action seemed thrown in just for the sake of conversation. I mostly remember liking the ocean in it. #justcause2
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    Image of BallPtPenTheif BallPtPenTheif
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    From the footage I've seen, this game looks ridiculous as hell. So you know it has to be fun, if the gameplay dynamics took over and drove realism right off of the cliff. #justcause2
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    Image of Sofox Sofox
    11/13/09

    @BallPtPenTheif: Then opened the parachute, then glided along, then grappled a passing truck, then hijacked the truck, then drove the truck up a hill, then drove the truck off a cliff, then.... wait a sec, what were we talking about again? #justcause2
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    Dammit...another game I have to buy and play. JC1 was decent but it got repetitive quickly. This looks much more entertaining int eh long term.

    So now I have borderlands, Dragon Age, and JC1.

    Not to mention The Wticher, NWN2, and like 3 other Pc games I've been meaning to beat. :( #justcause2
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    Image of Beatnik11 Beatnik11
    11/13/09

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: I agree with JC1, it had a good idea and seemingly a lot to do, but for me it got boring really fast. Much like most other sandbox GTA knockoffs, it brings some good fresh ideas to the table but fails to execute as a whole. The screenshots for the new one do look amazing and the video, although realistically completely absurd, does look quite fun. It looks like just like with AC2, JC2 are really trying to make an effort to rectify some of the mistakes that made the originals become bland rather quickly
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    11/13/09

    @Beatnik11: Well put. I love it when Devs can take constructive criticism and actually use it to create it a better game.

    So far they look great so here's hoping they pay great as well. #justcause2
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    11/13/09

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
    Sounds like it's shaping up to be a good game. I loved the first Mercenaries game.

    Incidentally, is Merc 2 as bad as the reviews imply? I played the demo and enjoyed it, and loved the heck out of the original... I'm very lenient in my personal reviews of games, so what is really "wrong" with the sequel?

    Sorry to sidetrack, but I'm thinking of picking it up since it's dirt cheap nowadays. #justcause2
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    11/13/09

    @Squiffy: It's pretty good, the PS2 version is a barely functional semi-port. So don't get that one. #justcause2
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    11/13/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: I don't even own a PS2, so bullet dodged there ;)

    Is there anything they took out of the original? I mean, is it still sandboxy and you can ally with factions and do missions in any order and get supply drops and air strikes and all that?

    When I first heard about it, I figured it was a no-brainer, but I balked when I heard the reviews. #justcause2
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    Image of YancyDC YancyDC
    11/13/09

    @Squiffy: I loved the first one too, and couldn't finish the second. I can't even really quantify the problem, but I think the vehicle controls were a little borked and it made the game more frustrating than fun. It's also incredibly repetitive, as are a lot of sandbox games, but it was really noticeable. I'd only pick it up if you found it really cheap. #justcause2
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    11/13/09

    @Squiffy: It's very much the original, but bigger and boomier. I didn't really see a downside to it. one caveat is I don't own it, I was playing on a buddy's 360, I rented the PS2 version to try it and the PS2 one was non functional. For what I played of the 360 one it is a bigger better Mercenaries. #justcause2
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    11/13/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: Alright, thanks all for the replies. Sorry again for derailing it. I've seen it used for $15, so I can't go wrong if it's half as good as the original.

    You may continue discussing Just Cause 2 now :P #justcause2
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    Image of TheOmnitron TheOmnitron
    11/13/09

    @Squiffy: Mercs 2 is alright. Stuff blows up. I dont think the story is as good as Mercs 1, but if you enjoyed 1 you should enjoy 2. And since you can find it on the cheap these days, itll be worth the purchase. #justcause2
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    Image of LedRush LedRush
    11/13/09

    In reply to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything
    "Switching from game pad to Wii Remote is always a tough adjustment, "

    For whom? It is usually a very easy adjustment that you don't want to un-adjust. #callofdutymodernwarfarereflex
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