15 Best Open-World Video Games Of All Time

14. Just Cause 2

Let's just get one thing straight right now; the storyline in Just Cause 2 is not going to win you over for its gripping narrative and complex characters. It's a truly silly, campy set of cut-scenes that are put together to give you an excuse to blow stuff up for an hour or two.

Fortunately, once you are set free into an open world consisting of a series of interconnected islands, you probably won't pay attention to that pesky story anyway.

Because once you realise that you can surf on a jet before sending it careening into open traffic as you parachute away, you won't even care. Perhaps what makes Just Cause 2 such a fantastic open world experience is the pure fun factor involved, as the absurd, over-the-top antics you get involved in will keep you entertained for hours. Just Cause 2 creates a playground of violence, and you are the director of whatever crazy thing happens next.

It's a fanciful exhibition of explosions and mortar fire, while letting your imagination set up the ridiculous events that transpire. Almost nothing in Just Cause 2 is impossible, creating some of the most intensely fun, memorable gaming experiences of all time.