Again, gamespot review is completely wrong!
Completely Sandbox
Almost everything is blow uppable.
Cool looking cars
Loads to do
Loads to explore
HUGE!
Loveable characters
Great graphics
The Bad:
Few glitches
Missions can get a bit annoying after a few repeats
Some missions are annoyingly hard
The Ugly:
Nothing as of yet.
Again, gamespot has messed up a review on another highly anticipated game *cough*too human*cough*, so dont look at there review, giving this game a 5 is the stupidest thing i have heared.
Anyway onto my review. After a while being developed and waiting for the release this game lives up to expectations of being another great sandbox game similar to GTA but with a lot more explosions.
From the start you are thrown into the action contracted to find a army leader for a soon to be president of Venezuala (sp? VZ from now on!) you get off your boat and get given a lovely present, a satelite guided missile. This is where the fun starts. You are treated to, in my opinion one the best looking explosions outside of real life. It is amazing. And the way your character reacts is great, shielding his eyes from the light and heat. The explosions dont stop there. You are tasked with many other things to blow up, or you can just blow up what you fancy.
This brings me onto a point of people saying "Oh this game is in no way realistic" well what did you expect? This game is designed to be fun, as most games are. It is in no way supposed to be fully realistic, it is in the important parts.
Pandemic have expanded on the vehicles this time around, giving you access to more choppers, bikes, and fast cars and junkers. Oh yeah, and tanks! The way you steal some of the vehicles is great, running up a tank barrel and playing a sort of mini game, tapping the right button in time to stop the driver. Or grappling to the chopper and climbing up.
The story has been expanded on also, giving a good story of revenge and cash making. The characters you meet are all loveable and voice acted well which is good for a game of this time!
What else? The graphics are great, the game has not lagged for me yet, and thats with a large explosion fest i had.
The missions are good at first, go here and kill people, take over your enemies villa, etc. Then as you meet the factions and do work you get sort of, training missions. You talk to one of your recruits or a contact at a faction and they give you a task and time or amount to beat, and you bet on these so its a good way to earn some cash.
I have yet to try the multiplayer but i am positive it will be great, co-op blowing up stuff has to be great yeah?
Anyway long review but meh. Get this game and ignore gamespot.