<s>
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
titled	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
2006	O
with	O
Rico	B-Application
Rodriguez	I-Application
,	O
an	O
operative	O
for	O
an	O
organization	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Agency	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
dropped	O
into	O
a	O
Caribbean	O
island	O
nation	O
called	O
San	B-Application
Esperito	I-Application
to	O
link	O
up	O
with	O
his	O
mentor	O
and	O
Agency	O
superior	O
,	O
Tom	O
Sheldon	O
,	O
and	O
help	O
him	O
overthrow	O
San	B-Application
Esperito	I-Application
's	O
dictator	O
,	O
President	O
Salvador	O
Mendoza	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
Agency	O
believes	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
weapons	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
arrival	O
,	O
Rico	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Sheldon	O
and	O
fellow	O
agent	O
Maria	O
Kane	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
ally	O
themselves	O
with	O
a	O
guerrilla	O
group	O
and	O
the	O
Rioja	O
drug	O
cartel	O
staging	O
a	O
rebellion	O
against	O
both	O
Mendoza	O
and	O
the	O
Montano	O
drug	O
cartel	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
exploited	O
the	O
corruption	O
of	O
the	O
regime	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
operations	O
throughout	O
San	B-Application
Esperito	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
Rico	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
dismantle	O
Mendoza	O
's	O
regime	O
,	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Black	O
Hand	O
mercenaries	O
hired	O
to	O
oppress	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
San	B-Application
Esperito	I-Application
,	O
and	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
cartels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Sheldon	O
discovers	O
that	O
Mendoza	O
does	O
,	O
indeed	O
,	O
have	O
control	O
of	O
WMDs	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
San	B-Application
Esperito	I-Application
lost	O
to	O
his	O
control	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
retreat	O
to	O
his	O
private	O
island	O
just	O
off	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
including	O
cars	O
,	O
boats	O
,	O
aircraft	O
,	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
motorcycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
stunts	O
with	O
their	O
cars	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
stand	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
and	O
jump	O
to	O
another	O
car	O
,	O
or	O
choose	O
to	O
open	O
their	O
parachute	B-Application
while	O
still	O
in	O
motion	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
skydiving	O
,	O
base	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
parasailing	O
(	O
by	O
latching	O
onto	O
a	O
moving	O
car	O
or	O
boat	O
while	O
one	O
's	O
parachute	B-Application
is	O
deployed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
:	O
Viva	O
Revolution	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
suffers	O
from	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
bug-related	O
issues	O
though	O
,	O
as	O
noted	O
by	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
rushed	O
"	O
to	O
market	O
without	O
sufficient	O
time	O
to	O
fix	O
certain	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
'	O
game-killing	O
'	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
render	O
certain	O
missions	O
impossible	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
unplayable	O
until	O
it	O
is	O
reset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
had	O
not	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
SNES	O
classic	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
will	O
literally	O
jump	O
at	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
parachute	B-Application
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
aircraft	O
for	O
spectacular	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
vast	O
landscape	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
all	O
its	O
quirks	O
,	O
the	O
overriding	O
impression	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
is	O
favourable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Sloppy	O
vehicle	O
handling	O
,	O
some	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
endless	O
travel	O
means	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
hit	O
the	O
same	O
high	O
notes	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
mindless	O
action	O
is	O
still	O
good	O
dumb	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
stayed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
three	O
weeks	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
