Just Cause 4

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Just Cause 4 offers spectacular free-wheeling destruction on an unprecedented scale, but don’t expect a lot of depth. The initial thrill of blowing things up is quickly replaced by a repetitive and dull mission structure.

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Critic Reviews: 119

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Just Cause 4 offers spectacular free-wheeling destruction on an unprecedented scale, but don't expect a lot of depth. The initial thrill of blowing things up is quickly replaced by a repetitive and dull mission structure.

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Critic Reviews for Just Cause 4

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Low Score - 35/100

Christian Donlan (Eurogamer)

Recommended

“Weather effects and party balloons see a knockabout charmer return in decent form.”

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Mike Williams (USgamer)

2.5/5 stars

“There are times when Just Cause 4 is amazing, but the final result is a game that loses parts of what made Just Cause great in the first place. The new mission structure repetitive and causes the series’ staple destruction to take a backseat. The tether customization is top notch and the new weapons are a winner, but things like throwable C4 are gone. And the extreme weather, which is exciting when it appears, doesn’t make its presence felt during most of the game. I had fun with Just Cause 4, but it’s a game I want to love more than I actually do. Temper your expectations.”

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Juan Linares (Areajugones)

8/10

“Just Cause 4 is a very funny game but with a shallow and very repetitive story. A game with lights and shadows that does not manage to be outstanding despite trying.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
3DNews	Алексей Лихачев	5 / 10	12-16-2018	Another Just Cause game with a couple of meaningless additions, which didn’t fix almost any issues of Just Cause 3.	Read review
AbsoluteXbox	Andy Langers	4 / 5 stars	12-11-2018	Overall this is thoroughly enjoyable destruction along with an entertaining storyline and I really enjoyed my time with it.	Read review
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Recommended	12-03-2018	Video Review	Read review
Areajugones	Juan Linares	8 / 10	12-13-2018	Just Cause 4 is a very funny game but with a shallow and very repetitive story. A game with lights and shadows that does not manage to be outstanding despite trying	Read review
Atomix	Claudio Quiroz	70 / 100	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 it’s a very entertaining game thanks to its nature and concept, but fails to deliver a new entry with major improvements as fans and gaming market may expect.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	William Schwartz	3 / 5 stars	12-19-2018	Just Cause 4 more often than not feels like an average open world third person shooter than it does the explosion filled bonanza that it should be.	Read review
AusGamers	Steve Farrelly	6.8 / 10	12-11-2018	But is that at all bad?.	Read review
BaziCenter	Bahram Bigharaz	7 / 10	12-16-2018	Just Cause 4 is neither a revolution nor a weak entry in the series, but it is actually the most complete Just Cause title yet. JC4 gathers everything positive from the previous games, adds some other things on top of that, and despite a repetitive gameplay and some story telling issues, still manages to at least satisfy the fans of the series.	Read review
Bazimag	Ehsan Nakhoda	5.8 / 10	12-24-2018	Recommending Just Cause 4 to both old fans of the series and new players is a hard task. if you are a fan of this series you might be easily disappointed because the game hasn’t changed much compared to the previous games. and if you’re new to the series, you might fell in the trap to compare it to other open world games out there and therefore not enjoy it much. there are many issues in the basis of its gameplay that can’t be resolved even with huge updates.	Read review
Cerealkillerz	Gabriel Bogdan	9 / 10	12-02-2018	Just Cause 4 offers the most diverse and beautiful Playground of the Series so far and finally optimized some parts from Just Cause 3 like the generic enemies and repeated order of missions. The Apex Engine delivers an amazing performance (PC Version) and we can recommend this game even with its unfinished cutscenes and a lot of arduous NPC accompanying missions.	Read review
CGMagazine	Brendan Quinn	6 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 the best grappling hook-focused open-world sandbox game for the PS3…I mean PS4	Read review
Cheat Code Central	Benjamin Maltbie	3.5 / 5 stars	12-05-2018	Other than laughter and the occasional satisfaction of seeing a crazy plan come together, Just Cause 4 doesn’t illicit much of an emotional response. It’s ugly, monotone, and almost feels incomplete. Even some of the character animations look lazy, as though the characters themselves are saving their energy for something. The game isn’t without its charm, certainly, but that charm doesn’t amount to much when it is marred by a plethora of other issues. Just Cause 4 approaches its potential, but doesn’t quite seize it. Considering how well the game performs at its peak, that is a real shame.	Read review
COGconnected	Haley Perry	58 / 100	12-10-2018	It pains me to speak ill of a series I’ve thoroughly enjoyed in the past, but Just Cause 4 is a disappointing extension that needs to aim a lot higher and is, frankly, kind of boring. In the climate of exceptional games that have preceded it this year, it simply does not hold up.	Read review
Critical Hit	Darryn Bonthuys	6.5 / 10	12-18-2018	Just Cause 4 may be a maniacal sandbox full of explosions and action, but it’s a world that feels dull, repetitive and hollow inside as it missed the mark on being the perfect vehicle for some much-needed Christmas Catharsis.	Read review
Daily Star	Jason Coles	3 / 5 stars	12-10-2018	Just Cause 4 is a game for those who want to be creative, but those who don’t mind when it is all taken away and they have to hack into some consoles in-between waves of generic enemies. Fun, but not as fun as it could be.	Read review
Destructoid	Patrick Hancock	4.5 / 10	12-15-2018	Just Cause 4 is not a better game than its predecessor. In many ways, it feels like the same game, just with a new continent to explore. For some, this may be all they ever wanted, but for the rest of us, it’s just not enough. The formula starts to show itself early and can feel monotonous only a few hours in. There will always be joy in the mass destruction of the Just Cause 4 games, but the games seem to rely more and more on “making your own fun” instead of pushing the player into exciting and unique scenarios via the mission structure and overall game design.	Read review
Digiato	Shayan Karami	73 / 100	12-15-2018	Just Cause 4 is nothing Important. It just uses the same elements from the previous games; big explosions, weird gadgets, fast-paced gameplay and you know better. There is nothing really new and this is Deja vu all over again.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Eric Layman	8 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 lives in the mystique of a simulation that is concurrently shattering apart and performing as designed. Agency and Chaos are rival gods condensed into a single protagonist who uses the world’s most outrageous toolbox to violently and preposterously address its most rote objectives. Limitations are explosive fuel for superpowers, somehow balancing the equation that allows Just Cause 4 to make sense.	Read review
Digital Trends	Steven Petite	3 / 5 stars	12-09-2018	There’s explosive fun to be had in Just Cause 4, but it’s mostly a rehash of old ideas.	Read review
DualShockers	Logan Moore	6 / 10	12-20-2018	Just Cause 4 has some cool ideas and nifty gameplay mechanics that are completely undercut but its own poor mission structure and game design.	Read review
Easy Allies	Brandon Jones	3.25 / 5 stars	12-16-2018	Another island has opened up for Rico Rodriguez to both save and reduced to rubble at the same time. Unfortunately, a lot of corners have been cut in this sequel to bring the big weather events of Solis to life. By focusing on action ahead of everything else, how does Just Cause 4 stack up to the other amazing open-world games released in 2018?	Read review
EGM	Nick Plessas	7 / 10	12-10-2018	Just Cause 4 has so many good systems in place, but it seems to have lost sight of what to do with them. While it’s a relatively decent game in its own right, it continues the series’ decline.	Read review
Eurogamer	Christian Donlan	Recommended	12-04-2018	Weather effects and party balloons see a knockabout charmer return in decent form.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Alessandro Bruni	7 / 10	12-04-2018	The series of Avalanche Studio reaches its fourth chapter: an experience that is always fun but begins to show the signs of fatigue.	Read review
Game Informer	Jeff Marchiafava	8 / 10	12-11-2018	Few games serve up more nonstop action and destructive freedom than Just Cause 4	Read review
Game Revolution	Michael Leri	4.5 / 5 stars	12-07-2018	But the game also lets you become Michael Bay by giving you total control over the chaos you can create on the screen. That may not be a flattering comparison in the cinematic world but for a game like Just Cause 4, it’s one of the highest compliments.	Read review
Game Volt	Moustafa Gad	6.5 / 10	01-20-2019	Just Cause 4 provides fun moments of thrilling chaos and destruction, but the game suffers from a repetition that can not be overlooked in the way tasks are performed and provides a superficial story with predictable events. Although the size of the destruction is limited compared to the third part, Along with the ability to navigate the virtual world quickly and smoothly	Read review
Gameblog	Rami Bououd	5 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 is more or less of the same. It’s still good to play Rico and use its usual stuff, but it lacks strong new features, and with its redundant secondary quests system, its dated visuals and all the bugs, it just feels like a average game.	Read review
GameCrate	Justin Woo	6.3 / 10	12-07-2018	An open world game needs to be engaging and exciting for dozens of hours, and JC4 doesn’t manage that feat. It has amusing moments, but it isn’t $60 worth of fun unless you really love the series. If you’re interested in this game, I suggest you wait til it drops to $25 on sale. It’s a nice distraction, but not much more than that.	Read review
Gamefa	Mostafa Zahedi	7.7 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 is by far the best and most complete game in the series. Improved graphics, vast world and new gears, are all helping to deliver an amazing and enjoyable experience. On the other hand, Just Cause 4 suffers from numerous technical issues, Lack of creativity in level design, shallow story and incomplete gun-play. Still If you are fan of the series and pure action in video games, Just Cause 4 is one of those games that delivers a simple, enjoyable gameplay with many ways to create pure action and explode your mind!	Read review
GameGrin	Adam Wilkin	7 / 10	01-27-2019	An 80s action movie in videogame form, some poor design choices don’t stop this being a great sandbox to play in.	Read review
GameMAG	GameMAG	5 / 10	01-10-2019	Just Cause 4 is more a technical demonstration of the engine’s capabilities than an exciting modern game. If you are waiting for an interesting missions, nice story and fresh decisions, then you just will not get them. The game may be fun for the first couple of hours, especially due to explosions and acrobatics, but then it gets pretty boring.	Read review
Gameplanet	Dan Grayson	6.5 / 10	01-07-2019	Just Cause 4 feels uninspired and lacks anything new and exciting enough to keep players hooked. While the moment to moment gameplay is fun and refined, the lack of variety in both setting and structure makes the game fade into the background in a year packed with so many impressive titles.	Read review
GamePro	GamePro	81 / 100	12-03-2018	Fun open-world action spectacle, which could cost graphic inadequacies and a few barren missions sympathy.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	8 / 10	12-31-2018	Just Cause 4 delivers on the explosions, wild action and fun you expect from this franchise.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Blaine Smith	6 / 10	12-04-2018	Just Cause 4 is a fantastic playground of chaos, giving players the tools and creative options to sow seeds of complete mayhem. It’s only when you step away from that mayhem, following the path of the campaign put ahead of you, that you’ll find repetition, lack of character, and a disappointing open world.	Read review
Gamersky	不倒翁蜀黍	7 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 is a wild and outrageous open-world game, and there are a lot of goofy and funny moments that worth cherish. But compared with its prequel, Just Cause 4 barely changed in terms of gameplay.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jonathan Moore	7 / 10	12-04-2018	Despite a few inconsistencies and missed opportunities, Just Cause 4 is still insanely fun and worth your time.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	7 / 10	12-11-2018	Buy Just Cause 4 if you want to set off epic explosions and simply have fun playing the fool. Don’t buy it if you expect to do that while working your way through its story, because you’ll be sorely disappointed.	Read review
GameSpot	Michael Higham	6 / 10	12-04-2018	Traversal and destruction highlight Just Cause 4 and new gadgets add a welcome layer to the formula, but missions rarely bring out the game’s best features.	Read review
GameWatcher	Chris Capel	6.5 / 10	12-09-2018	On one side, we can’t deny we had a lot of fun dipping in and out of Just Cause 4. It’s an exciting, crazy sandbox with some wonderful tools and pretty non-stop action. The downside is	Read review
GameZone	Cade Onder	6 / 10	12-14-2018	Just Cause 4 is fun when you’re unloading lead, dancing around lightning, and blowing things up but it lacks significantly elsewhere. Avalanche has released a very unpolished open world experience that feels outdated visually and mechanically. To add insult to injury, the story feels bland and continues to make Rico one of gaming’s most uninteresting protagonists despite his wide array of skills and gadgets.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Rob Larkin	8 / 10	12-24-2018	Taking more of a narrative approach while not really offering all that much narrative but definitely adding a little more marvel in the form of cataclysmic weather events as the major antagonist, Just Cause 4 is a shade more than just another Just Cause game. The major gameplay loop of orchestrating chaos remains true to the series but it is meted out just a bit more slowly while unlocking the goodies to perform your opus just a bit more freely. The real shine of the game comes from just whipping about the game world transitioning between grappling, wing suiting, parachuting, carjacking, plane-jacking, and inviting the player to turn the entire island into their own X-games playground on steroids.	Read review
GamingBolt	Corey Gavaza	9 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 is a title that is worth experiencing for anyone who just wants to have a good time watching explosions and flying around a beautiful world.	Read review
GamingTrend	Travis Northup	85 / 100	12-10-2018	Just Cause 4 is another solid entry in a franchise that continues to bring me hours of over-the-top, hilarious action. It doesn’t do enough to evolve the franchise, and doesn’t make enough use of the new weather effects, but the new tools available to Rico and the improvements in customization options is well-worth the price of entry.	Read review
GBAtemp	Jessie Ljunggren	6.5 / 10	12-19-2018	Just Cause 4 suffers from having little to no meat on its bones and a very poor graphical presentation. The complete freedom of movement is exhilarating but ultimately not enough to keep your attention for more than a couple sessions.	Read review
GearNuke	Khurram Imtiaz	7 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 shows that you don’t need a story to provide an entertaining gameplay, but the lack of activities in a massive open world is also its biggest fault. Giving the players an open playground with tools of destruction is basically the selling point of this game.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Andrew Borck	5 / 10	03-25-2019	Rico’s newest adventure falls flat. Worth a rental, or just play the third in the series, which is so far the high-water mark.	Read review
God is a Geek	Gary Bailey	8 / 10	12-03-2018	With its extreme weather scenarios and the familiar, over-the-top usage of Rico’s grapple gun, wingsuit and parachute, Just Cause 4 is the most ridiculous and best it has ever been.	Read review
GotGame	Charlie Grammer	7 / 10	12-06-2018	Should you join Rico in his newest mission? The answer lies in the kinds of game you enjoy. If you had fun with the prior titles, then Just Cause 4 delivers enough improvements to make it worth a playthrough.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Szymon Liebert	7.5 / 10	12-04-2018	Just Cause 4 is a really engrossing game that makes you want to goof around. The amount of new toys will decide about the longevity of this game – players can unlock A LOT of them during their progress with the main storyline. Unfortunately, it also means that gamers have to complete a dozen of repetitive tasks. Despite that, it’s still worth it.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Kevin Dunsmore	3 / 5 stars	12-10-2018	Just Cause 4 is a tale of two games.	Read review
Heavy	Elton Jones	6.8 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 is rough around the edges and is one of those releases whose fun factor depletes over time. It still provides a slew of entertaining moments, but not not enough interesting takes on the types of themes that are starting to feel a bit played out.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	David Martinez	80 / 100	12-06-2018	Just Cause 4 feels old in its mechanics, but it is incredibly fun to play. The extreme climate effects, the hook, the parachute and the flying suit allow us to develop some crazy combat maneuvers.	Read review
IGN	Dan Stapleton	7.9 / 10	12-04-2018	Just Cause 4 is a slightly better version of Just Cause 3’s destruction-fueled action, but lacks a big new idea to give it an identity of its own.	Read review
IGN Italy	Francesco Destri	7.6 / 10	12-04-2018	In Just Cause 4 you will have fun making things explode and exploring the map in the most different ways, but don’t expect a great depth of play.	Read review
IGN Middle East	Zaher Albalbisi	6 / 10	12-09-2018	Just Cause 4 is a sequel that’s looks to be promising on many aspects but in the same time failed to make enough improvement from the last sequel, however the Arabic full support was very much appreciated	Read review
IGN Spain	Juan García	7.3 / 10	12-14-2018	Just Cause 4 is a success at the same things that made great the third game, but a failure when tries to improve its narrative, variety o polish. Finally a fun game in short bursts but not much else.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Tory Favro	4.1 / 5 stars	12-21-2018	A new entry in the Just Cause saga spells hours of fun for gamers if not anything really new for fans of the series.	Read review
Kinglink Reviews	Frank Reese	3 / 5 stars	09-22-2019	Just Cause 4 has so many problems. Bad graphics, bad story, and weaker gameplay. But the missions are enjoyable to the point that you might accept it all. Weak Recommend	Read review
LevelUp	Víctor Rosas	8 / 10	12-17-2018	In many occasions we usually consider that good results are achieved by adding; bigger, more impactful, more showy, more noisy. However, at no time and under any circumstances is it assured that this is so and in Just Cause 4 this results in its greatest virtue and its greatest weakness. We have a huge open world, but with a mission design exploited to exhaustion for more than 10 years by countless titles. We have a freedom of action that allow us to overcome the enemy, but without defined limits that allow us to overcome even the game itself. Despite the improvements and implementations of this fourth installment, the final result tells us that it is not more, nor less than its predecessor and that, without a doubt, was an untapped opportunity. Even so, Just Cause 4 does not represent a setback or a bad delivery in the terms of the franchise and if you are a fan of the adventures of Rico Rodriguez, you will not be disappointed after making the revolution succeed in Solis.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Furkan Sakoğlu	55 / 100	12-13-2018	Just Cause is always known for its action aspect. And the fact is not changed with Just Cause 4. But with almost last gen visual and countless of bugs and issues, it feels like a rushed game.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	6 / 10	12-06-2018	It’s an improvement on the last game but as a franchise Just Cause is still squandering the majority of its potential with its banal mission design and dull storytelling.	Read review
MonsterVine	Diego Escala	2 / 5 stars	01-08-2019	Even ignoring the massive technical faults, Just Cause 4 just isn’t fun to play.	Read review
MSPoweruser	Lewis White	9 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause 4 is still a mental experience that’s as fun as it has ever been – it just doesn’t run like a slideshow this time. It’s the sort of game I believe everyone should own; you’ll always need that game you can put on to vent with unparalleled destruction and creativity. It’s brilliant and I adore this almost as much as I love Just Cause 2. Almost.	Read review
New Game Network	Ben Thomas	69 / 100	12-12-2018	Just Cause 4 is an easy-to-play sandbox of chaos with a sprinkling of extreme weather. It holds strong due to an improved grapple and varied tools, and while this explosive sequel won’t set the world on fire, you can blow up enough things to make it interesting.	Read review
Nexus	Rico van As	7.5 / 10	12-09-2018	Overall, Just Cause 4 is a fun game. I’ve enjoyed my time with it, but I can’t justify it at full price given that it displays a lot of noticeable inconsistency and that it feels like it’s toyed with new ideas, but ultimately failed to carve its own identity out of the franchise.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Sophia Narwitz	4 / 10	12-10-2018	In a year where Square Enix also released The Quiet Man, I’d be hard pressed to decide which of these games is worse. Just Cause 4 may have a slightly higher score, but I think I’d prefer playing The Quiet Man. At least that title is short.	Read review
NoesPaisparaFrikis	Oscar Garcia Mompean	7.6 / 10	12-30-2018	We finish this 2018 in style with the last triple A of the year. Rico returns to the top in a title full of action that will not disappoint fans of the saga and that will delight users looking for a sandbox full of explosions and shootings.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Engin Vural	7 / 10	12-09-2018	If you don’t really care about the story and repetition doesn’t bore you, then you’ll love the action and enjoy your time with wingsuit, parachute and grappling hook trio.	Read review
Pardis Game	Ali Rajabi	6 / 10	12-18-2018	Just Cause 4 is an unnecessary sequel. The creators had the means to create a massive game, one that’d succsed by any means but in the end, Just Cause 4 does not meet the requirements for a standard AAA and is nowhere near it’s true potential. If you’re planning to buy it then I’d recommend you wait for an offer cause you’re going to experience a lot of flaws tagging along with a really bad performance.	Read review
PC Gamer	Robert Zak	73 / 100	12-03-2018	Still delivers the series’ sandbox mayhem, but is underserved by some pretty dated systems.	Read review
PC Invasion	Tim McDonald	3.5 / 10	12-03-2018	Beautiful, explosive, and endlessly creative	Read review
PCGamesN	Julian Benson	7 / 10	12-03-2018	Just Cause 4 refines everything that made its predecessor great. It’s still one of the most generous and bombastic open world games, but its new systems don’t progress the sandbox as much as they should.	Read review
PCWorld	Hayden Dingman	Not Recommended	12-03-2018	I plan to chip away at Just Cause 4 over the next week or two and hopefully write a definitive review at some point. Between the technical issues, the drab story, and the baffling mission structure though I’m feeling pretty disappointed so far.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Chandler Wood	7 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 has some great ideas, massive explosions, and much needed improvements over the last game, but it can’t quite step out of the shadow of its own idea that pure and utter chaos should be the headliner, making the massive open world feel less compelling and more, well, just ’cause.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Joe Apsey	7.5 / 10	12-06-2018	Just Cause 4 is an enjoyable ride with a memorable and exciting campaign, full of thrilling gameplay moments. However, the rest of the game is a compilation of outdated mission design and poor technical performance. My advice: stick to the campaign for a fun fifteen hours and forget about everything else.	Read review
Polygon	Colin Campbell	Not Recommended	12-03-2018	Solis is a huge island, which allows for a realistic distribution of targets, and environmental diversity. There’s some pleasure to be had exploring its various environs of city, jungle, mountain and beach-fronts, making use of an almost infinite variety of vehicles.	Read review
PowerUp!	Andrew Harrison	7.7 / 10	01-08-2019	Just Cause 4 isn’t new. But it does what it does well. If you’re a fan of the first, second or third you will have just as much fun with the fourth.	Read review
Press Start	Brodie Gibbons	6 / 10	12-11-2018	Just Cause is undoubtedly a fun series with a devoted following. When you embrace the chaos there can be a lot of fun to be had, but it’s when you look deeper at the nuts and bolts it isn’t a bustling sandbox you find. It’s more of a litter tray, full of waste. If you expect the finest the genre has to offer you’re bound for disappointment, though if you’re after more of bedlam Just Cause is famous for then this fourth iteration is what the doctor ordered.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Manu Tárrega	65 / 100	12-13-2018	Avalanche Studios has brought novelties, such as the huge amount of easter eggs and weather conditions, making the game fun, but it’s full of mobility issues, and textures that don’t match. Not to mention the story and extremely repetitive missions, that make the game interesting just by having an extensive map and abundant jokes.	Read review
Pure Playstation	Kyle Durant	4.5 / 10	12-14-2018	Avalanche Studios clearly tried doing something different with the Just Cause series and added some new flavor to Just Cause 4. It’s a shame none of the additions really fit or handled properly. The story wasn’t well told, gameplay gravitated away from proper destruction, and just things that make the title look like it’s from 2008. If Just Cause 4 is like this because the developers are running out of ideas, it might be best to retire the series and move on to something else.	Read review
Push Square	John Cal McCormick	6 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4’s traversal system can be wonderfully entertaining, and the chaotic, explosion-sim physics in play are frequently exhilarating, but they’re manacled to a game that has absolutely no idea how best to use them. What’s the point in giving players an array of tools that lets them cause wanton destruction on a gargantuan scale, and then designing a campaign full of drab, copy-pasted missions that barely require you to use them? It’s a bit like getting the coolest BMX on the market for Christmas, but then your Mum tells you you’re only allowed to ride it around the garden where she can keep an eye on you. Cheers, Mum.	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Dave Rodriguez	8.1 / 10	12-13-2018	Overall, Just Cause 4 is a worthy sequel, and improves many problems I had with 3. A shallow story and bland open world don’t hinder the excitement and insanity the tool set Rico is given to cause damage with.	Read review
Reno Gazette-Journal	Jason Hidalgo	6 / 10	01-15-2019	Just Cause 4 introduces some new interesting features like strike missions and an immersive frontline but does so at the cost of doing away with the familiar liberation system that fans of the series know and love. The result is a Just Cause game that doesn’t quite feel like a Just Cause game, which might not sit well with some folks. Hopefully, the next game in the series finds a way to merge both as the game’s base mechanics continue to be a hoot for players with creative minds.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	John Walker	Not Recommended	12-04-2018	Although that said, even if the bugs and AI were fixed, it would still leave behind a version of Just Cause that barely changes anything you actually do since the third edition, yet has made every aspect of doing it so astronomically more annoying. What went wrong? How did such an established and entertaining series end up in such a quagmire? Gosh I’d love to know.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	عبدالرحمن بعيون	3.5 / 10	12-05-2018	Just Cause 4 introduced some interesting new features that made the gameplay more fun and creative but at the expense of other stuff. It’s an experience that you will enjoy but a one that you will forget the moment you drop your controller for the last time.	Read review
Saving Content	Scott Ellison II	4 / 5 stars	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4‘s villains never have enough screen-time to warrant their position of power or revenge, but this game is the equivalent of a popcorn flick for video games. It’s as ridiculous as the series gets, where the bad guys are trying to control the weather (the weather!), and Rico is the perfect person to remove them from power. Just Cause 4 is at its best when it isn’t too serious, and focuses on the fun and silly – which this game has in spades. Just Cause 4 is a great ride from start to finish.	Read review
Screen Rant	Corey Hoffmeyer	3.5 / 5 stars	12-05-2018	Just Cause 4 refuses to reinvent the series, but it still offers a thrilling, over-the-top ride for fans.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Peter Dragula	6.5 / 10	12-14-2018	Great destruction in massive world, but also bad UI, simple and repetitive missions and graphical issues.	Read review
Shacknews	Charles Singletary Jr	8 / 10	12-04-2018	Beyond the occasional crashes and the visual flicker, the game ran fairly well with so many things happening on screen. I never noticed any significant slowdown, even with the game’s weaponized weather completely upending the area around me. At worst, there’s a slight framerate dip with massive rapid explosions, but nothing that impacted my gameplay experience. Overall, Just Cause 4 is a very entertaining package and its potential won’t be fully tapped for a long time.	Read review
Slant Magazine	Aaron Riccio	2 / 5 stars	12-11-2018	It doesn’t matter how cool an individual set piece looks if all the smaller scenes leading up to it are marred by unresponsive vehicles, dumb AI, and shoddy physics.	Read review
Softpedia	Silviu Stahie	7 / 10	12-10-2018	Still, I have hope for the franchise, and I’m sure that it’s going to be turned around at some point. Until then, we’re left with some mindless fun, and that’s about it.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Róbert Herda	60 / 100	12-10-2018	Just Cause 4 is not an ideal sequel and certainly not the best of its genre. Many of the shortcomings will presumably be fixed in some time, but at the moment you may not get the experience you’re hoping for.	Read review
SpazioGames	Paolo Sirio	6.8 / 10	12-03-2018	Just Cause 4 succeeds in being a chaotic open world in which ammunition tricks and vehicles are always on.	Read review
Stevivor	Luke Lawrie	6 / 10	12-03-2018	If you enjoyed the last game in the series then Just Cause 4 will give you a lot of fun creating explosions across the world, it just doesn’t push the series in any meaningful direction.	Read review
TechRaptor	Robert Scarpinito	8.5 / 10	12-03-2018	Just Cause 4 is the most essential game in the series, perfecting years of blowing things up in the most creative ways. While the narrative doesn’t have any lasting impact, the overall package delivers as video game comfort food.	Read review
The Digital Fix	Tom Bedford	8 / 10	12-10-2018	While it misses some of the best features from its predecessors, Just Cause 4 is a captivatingly fun experience, with enough new mechanics to be a staple for action fans.	Read review
The Games Machine	Erica Mura	7.3 / 10	12-03-2018	The latest adventure of Rico Rodriguez, with its good dose of adrenaline and over-the-top action, forces our hero to embark on a real impossible mission to dismantle the dangerous Project Illapa. Despite the lack of variety and the exaggerated length of the campaign, Just Cause 4 still manages to push the boundaries of players’ imagination, dragging them once again into a world of destruction, explosions and pure chaos.	Read review
The Jimquisition	Jim Sterling	Not Recommended	12-07-2018	Video Review	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Karl Smart	2 / 5 stars	01-21-2019	Just Cause 4 is just more of the same. The physics engine that has been around since Just Cause 2 is still fun to see in action, but that’s about it. There is nothing new about Just Cause 4 that makes it stand out from other entries in the Just Cause series. The Extreme Weather system that was meant to make a huge difference in Just Cause 4 just isn’t used enough for me to care, and outside of things going BOOM, the game just seems like more of the same.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Dominic Leighton	8 / 10	12-04-2018	Just Cause 4 is the best entry in the series to date, offering spectacular free-wheeling destruction on a scale that’s not been attempted before. Rico remains one of gaming’s most enjoyable protagonists, but more than ever before, it’s really all about what he’s capable of doing rather than the events unfolding around him.	Read review
TheXboxHub	Matthew Thomas	3.5 / 5 stars	12-12-2018	Overall, Just Cause 4 feels every bit the game that Just Cause 3 did, yet it pales in comparison due to its lacklustre presentation, stilted design and derivative story	Read review
Too Much Gaming	Carl Vincent David	7 / 10	01-02-2019	Just Cause 4 feels like you’re living in and advancing the plot of a B–movie, and that’s amazing. Wherever Rico goes, there’s bound to be action, excitement, and more importantly, explosions.	Read review
TrueAchievements	Mark Delaney	4 / 5 stars	12-11-2018	Despite issues in several areas, Just Cause is ultimately about the scale of its action moments over which players have complete control, and the freeform sandbox in which players run amok, and to these ends Just Cause 4 is the best in the series.	Read review
TrueGaming	TrueGaming	6.5 / 10	12-15-2018	While it still presents the same over the top action experience from the last instalment, Just Cause 4 fails to impress with its general look and the new extreme weather and grappling hook attachments which were interesting but underused.	Read review
Twinfinite	Tom Hopkins	3.5 / 5 stars	12-10-2018	For more information on how we review games, check out Twinfinite’s review policy here.	Read review
Unboxholics	Θέμης Μπολτσής	Not Recommended	01-04-2019	Just Cause 4 is like a Michael Bay movie. It is full of explosions, full of intense action and without any real substance.	Read review
USgamer	Mike Williams	2.5 / 5 stars	12-12-2018	There are times when Just Cause 4 is amazing, but the final result is a game that loses parts of what made Just Cause great in the first place. The new mission structure repetitive and causes the series’ staple destruction to take a backseat. The tether customization is top notch and the new weapons are a winner, but things like throwable C4 are gone. And the extreme weather, which is exciting when it appears, doesn’t make its presence felt during most of the game. I had fun with Just Cause 4, but it’s a game I want to love more than I actually do. Temper your expectations.	Read review
VG247	Phil Iwaniuk	Not Recommended	12-03-2018	The pros and cons shout over one another constantly, and I think that’s why I find it such a frustrating game to play	Read review
Video Chums	A.J. Maciejewski	5.8 / 10	12-30-2018	There’s no denying that Just Cause 4 is a disappointing game with its generic gameplay and embarrassing graphics.	Read review
VideoGamer	Joshua Wise	6 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4’s thrills give way to repetition and a dull mission structure, but it’s a ridiculous roller coaster while in full swing.	Read review
Wccftech	Nathan Birch	6.5 / 10	12-07-2018	Just Cause 4 delivers a truly astounding open world that lacks much to do beyond “blow up more gas tanks.” A shallow story, an absence of interesting NPCs, and frustrating mission design make for an uninvolving game that sometimes feels like a job to play. There is fun to be had in Just Cause 4, but only if you stage a revolution against what the game wants you to do.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Jon Hueber	4 / 5 stars	12-12-2018	Just Cause 4 amps up the chaos and fun to well past 11. Gamers have never before had the freedom to cause mayhem on this grand of a scale.	Read review

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Set in the fictional South American world of Solis, JUST CAUSE 4 takes the series incredible destruction and unique physics to a whole new level with the introduction of tornadoes and other Extreme Weather events. JUST CAUSE 4 has four distinct biomes: Rainforest, Grasslands, Alpine & Desert. With each biome offering its own individual, fully simulated weather event, players will have a truly unique experience as they traverse this deep, diverse world.

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