Jak & Daxter (PS2)

When Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was released early in the life of the PlayStation 2, I can't say I paid it much heed. It's main tagline was that it was from the creators of Crash Bandicoot...not a series I had any particular affection for, and to be blunt it simply looked like a generic 3D adventure game, the kind of disposable nonsense that made up about 50% of the console's library. However, after being assured by several people whose view on games I hold in high esteem, and seeing as it can be picked up for under a fiver these days, I thought I would give it a go - and I'm ever so glad I did. The game is set in a world something like a cross ...  Read the complete review

-(Game Information)- Name:Jak and Daxter:The Precursor Legacy Publisher:Sony Compter Entertainment Europe Developer:Naughty Dog Genre:3D Platformer Release Date:Dec 7, 2001 Age Rating:3+ Number Of Players:1 Online:No Developer Site:www.naughtydog.com Product Site:www.naughtydog.com/jak1/index.html Memory Card Usage:700kb Minimum -(History)- Naughty Dog are one of Sony's main developers. Their most famous series was Crash Bandicoot, but after the PSone got kicked out and the PS2 was born, Naughty Dog wanted to try a new project, and Jak and Daxter was that. Now Jak is their most famous series, and ...  Read the complete review

I know that this game is an oldie, but i had the urge to write a review after a pretty boring weekend and thought that i'd do a classic of mine. It really is a shame that platformers are not the main part of the Playstation 2 nowadays. Remember Sonic the Hedgehog, that early platformer that nearly every gamer had back in 1991-1992. Remember Crash Bandicoot, on the playstation, the game nearly every PSone owner had. Remember Jak & Daxter, from the makers of Crash Bandicoot (naughtydog), the game that nearly every PS2 gamer has. No, wait a minute, thats a lie because to be honest, platformers stopped being so popular with the PS2. Grand Theft Auto is the ...  Read the complete review

PS2's first classic platformer turns out to be as great to play as it is to look at... Jak & Daxter's story isn't very complex, you play as Jak a young elf-like boy who one day along with his friend Daxter are exploring Misty Island. Weird things are going on at Misty Island and they want to discover what it is. On Misty Island they uncover a sinister plot to take over the lands and they also discover large vats of black goo, Daxter proceeds to fall in and is transformed into a small furry weasel type creature. And so starts the adventure to stop the plot of evil and turn Daxter back, along the way you're going to have to complete challenges to ...  Read the complete review

Jak & daxter is the first really good platformer to apppear on any next-gen system. You should know what to expect from naughty dog, the makers of the original crash bandicoot games (crash 1-3) and im very pleased to say that this retains all the charm of the crash games. You play as Jak, running around trying to find a way to return your friend daxter, who got changed into a weasel, into his original form. Shortly into the game, you discover that some sages have been kidnapped, and so develops the silly universe saving idea. You know the drill, a standard story in platformers that is totally outlanish and noone ever cares about, its still here and you have to rescue ...  Read the complete review