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Just Cause

Just Cause is the first installment in the long-running and beloved franchise from Square Enix published series. Players are given access to an open-world playground of sorts, with freedom to explore and create chaos as they take on story missions and side quests with an array of weapons and tools.

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Just Cause

Franchise
Just Cause
Platform(s)
PC , PS2 , Xbox (Original) , Xbox 360
Released
September 27, 2006
Developer(s)
Avalanche Studios
Publisher(s)
Eidos Montreal
Genre(s)
Action , Adventure
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Language, Sexual Themes

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