Battleangel | Personal

The world could really use more games like this one. Silly, fast and fun action that doesn’t take itself too serious. I had no expectations and got one of the best games in a very long time. I have to admit I was initially irked by the apparent political implications of the game, but soon found that JC2 had a tongue-in-cheek approach both to all-you-can-destroy American imperialism, revolutionary movements and tinpot dictators fallen out of favour as it were. A thumbs up from the political officer after all.

The game is a lot like Grand Theft Auto and Red Faction Guerrilla in many ways. But unlike GTA this is fun to play. Something that GTA lost along the way. So, JC2 might have its flaws but in the current gaming climate it still is one of most innovative and remarkable games to come along in years. Repetitiveness and lack of finesse in some parts hampers the end result but for now, JC2 is king of the hill.

Also, kudos for keeping the game small when most games are 7 – 15 GB these days. Fast loading times and smooth graphics don’t exactly hurt either. And as an added bonus, the game was designed by Swedish developer Avalanche Studios.

The whole experience with the island hopping reminds me a lot of one of the first sandbox games ever released, Hunter. That was sheer brilliance back in the day.

One final word of warning though. The game seems to be heavily favouring Nvidia hardware. Too much to be a coincidence in fact. Could be another rigged game. Just saying.