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jak 3 ps2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

if you liked the game jak 2 you will like this game even more. you get to fight for to new cities now, haven city and spargus city. haven city has fallen into ruins and the krimzon guards creation the krimzon death bots have gotten a new leader and have attacked and smashed haven city. the krimzon guards are much better soldiers and are actually on your side for once in the whole series.they are covered in blue armor and call them selves the freedom league. they have more teenage like voices and tend to swear a lot in battle. they are desperetly defending haven city and are actuallly doing pretty good. the metal heads also join the chaos and take over and deform a small section of the city. a new and much more powerful enemy called the dark makers who are the precursors long lost enemies return and are trying to destroy not only haven city but the entire planet. you also get to go to a new city located in the harsh and savege wastland desert. the only reason you end up there is becuase the stupid grand council of haven city decides to blame you for everything that ever happened to haven city and punish you by banishing jak to the waste land to die. your found by damus, the king of spargus city who rescues you and takes you back to his kingdom. ther you get to fight in a lava flooded battle arena to prove your self. you get a new light jak capability by taking in light eco. you can easily access a huge garage full of rugged combat vehicles specialy designed to take on the harsh waste land. you also get over 12 diffrent guns based on the 4 originals wich are also included. you get your hover board back wich comes with several attackes of its own. you also get another mech suit wich is used to battle the dark makers. you also get a hair cut and a new oultfit wich also has some hard core precursor armor wich not only protects you but also boosts your health meter. the game features even better graphics, more missions, more locations, better gameplay and an even more complex and addictive storyline. you get to work for a new cast of heroes and freinds as well as the usual dirty lowlifes who betray you at the worst possible moments.this game also reveals the long kept secret of the precursors wich i found funny, suprising and disapointing but i wont ruin it for you. i love this game even more than jak 2 wich wasnt even half as good as this one though it was still awsome if you read my review of that game. it is the best in the jak and daxter series even thogh it isnt the newest installment in the series. i love a lot of diffrent video games and series but this one is one of my favorites. i highly recomend you buy this game becuase it is worth any price its sold for. this is a truley amazing and fun game and everyone should enjoy it as much as i do.

Finds a middle ground between the mediocrity of the first title and the excellence of the second

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In a way, Jak 3 is more of a direct sequel to chapter two than it is a continuation of the storyline that was established in part one. I realize that this was meant to be the end of a journey, a "coming of age" story that follows the title character through his innocence, his adolescence, and finally his ascent into adulthood. Bearing in mind, it's only natural that he'd want to distance himself from the people and places that make him feel like an adventuring child, rather than a self-assured saver of globes. "When I became a man, I put away childish things," after all.

Where the inspiration behind the storytelling of Jak II was unquestionably Blade Runner, the main source of direction for this final chapter comes largely from Mel Gibson's The Road Warrior. The outlanders who rescue the title-endorsed duo from their exile and drag them back to their own makeshift shanty town are the textbook definition of an early '80s burly man. They adorn themselves with hundreds of pointy edges, enormous, hopelessly detailed weapons and layer after layer of questionably-hemmed leather. They puff out their chests at every opportunity, and speak like a cluster of throat cancer survivors.

These new characters are just overflowing with personality, which makes the minor cutscenes and motivational speeches entertaining, but I couldn't shake the feeling that they were just going through the motions in an attempt to mimic the successful main cast of the second game. It's like they were trying to match the edge of the gritty, sullen warriors of Jak II, but were missing some intangible element that kept them from reaching that full potential. The twists and turns of their storylines were somewhat transparent (I'd figured out the major twist in Damas's story within an hour of meeting him), their importance to the central plot is thrown into question fairly early on, (when you return to the city around the three hour mark and only occasionally return to the desert thereafter) and for all of their gusto, their emotional impact on the player doesn't hold a candle to the inner-city gangs that ran chapter two.

As the "last" game in the series, (Daxter on the PSP and Jak X: Combat Racing have since been released, continuing the saga, and there are rumors of a new game on the PS3) Jak 3 is an atypical grand finale. A lot of things didn't happen that I expected to during the "wrap up" cutscene at the very end, and vice-versa... I was caught off guard by more than a few revelations, including the Wizard of Oz-styled reveal just before the final boss. For the first time, I think the series found its stride in the vein of comedy it had sought since day one. The character interactions are actually very funny in places - I legitimately laughed out loud on more than one occasion, which is not something I'm known to do during a game.

With the outline in place and the unexpected twists and turns counteracting the few more obvious revelations, Jak 3's story would have set the stage for one of the greatest final chapters in video gaming history - if only it were a bit longer. Jak 3 weighs in at about a dozen hours, which is less than half the length of Jak II, and that results in a much less rewarding experience than you'd hope for in a final episode. It also wasn't nearly as difficult as its immediate predecessor, which means less screaming and shouting, but also less relief and self-assuredness upon reaching that final scene. After completing part two, I had a sense of accomplishment, almost pride, at having finished such an elaborate and difficult game. I didn't get that same sensation upon putting this one to bed.

One area in which Jak 3 doesn't disappoint is the "holy crap" department. It just spoils you with these things - you'll control Daxter as he clings for dear life onto a speeding missle, (a live freaking MISSLE!) you'll leap onto a teensy platform while the camera leers above you and displays the dizzying heights below, you'll take down creatures the size of a whale... just unimaginably cool stuff. It doesn't overload on the action in quite the way that God of War did, but it's pretty close, and the last full hour of gameplay is one of those long moments that transcends mere video gaming and puts the player right into the middle of a summer blockbuster. I've long considered the last stage of the original Halo to be one of the, if not the greatest level in the history of gaming, and I'd seriously consider the closing moments of Jak 3 at least on par with that. So, yeah, very high praise indeed.

In both the grand finale and throughout the entirety of the game, there's a lot of variety in the gameplay. This is not just your standard jump, shoot and explore adventure game. You'll bump into an odd blend of flight stages, DDR-style coordination stages, racing levels and railed first person shooter segments, in addition to the exploring, jumping, punching, shooting and all-around adventuring levels. And, while this is something I had a big problem with when it was shoved into the mechanics of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it doesn't bother me so much here. The main reason is because the Jak series has always had some sort of similar variety ingrained within it, but it's also a bit more admissible here because the setup actually works. Nothing feels like it's been needlessly crammed into the proceedings, like the dance stages or the workout levels of San Andreas... it all just works together, several parts of a whole.

While the basic gameplay model (and its dedication to consistently bending genres) has remained mostly intact, there are two notable variations from the functionality of Jak II that become abundantly clear within the first couple of hours. First and foremost is the much, much heavier emphasis that's placed on the driving stages, more so than in The Precursor Legacy and Jak II combined. In this third chapter, they're vital to the completion of half the game's levels, including the final boss fight. It's almost to the point that I'd call this an "action / racing" title, because you'll find yourself spending as much time behind the wheel as you are on foot.

When it was successful, the vehicle-based gameplay was a blast, something that's never really been tried before - a sort of supercharged platformer on wheels. On the few stages that failed, however, the wheels felt like a gimmicky death trap. Incredibly frustrating, like trying to shove a square peg through a round opening. Largely, the vehicle stages were a roaring success, however.

Secondly, there's the revelation that there is a "Light Jak" to mirror the beastial "Dark Jak" that was unveiled in the second game. Where Jak's darker persona brought with it a variety of new attacks and offensive maneuvers, his light side focuses more on exploratory aids and defensive mechanisms. As such, it's not quite as exciting to play as "Light Jak" for the first time as it was to burst into "Dark Jak" mode near the opening of Jak II. It's just not as much fun to grow wings and casually flutter around a room as it is to fire purple lightning out of your fingertips and fry the opposition. These light powers enable a few new modes of exploration for the die-hard fan, but are generally fairly useless and go unused until the situation demands that you employ them. F

As far as controls are concerned, it's a pretty tight ship at this point in the series. Most of the infuriating glitches and bugs from the first game were ironed out in the second chapter, and the third game actually improves upon the near-perfection attained by the second. A few jump commands go unrecognized, and I had some problems with touchy collision detection during the faster races (which meant I had to hit the checkpoint dead center or risk doing it all over again) but those are minor gripes at best.

Visually, this could pass as Jak II's identical twin. The characters look almost exactly the same as in the previous chapter, and all of the little quirks, cartoony exaggerations and background puns that gave the first two games their identity are here in living color. It's not the best looking game I've ever played, and I didn't notice much of a difference upon switching to progressive scan, but it's near the top of its genre all the same. I'd imagine the phrase "ain't broke, don't fix it" could be applied to Jak 3 without hesitation

The voice acting is one area that's been kept fairly high in quality throughout the series, and that legacy is kept up here. Where the story falters, the voice actors often revive it, and vice versa... it's a good collaboration. The scenes are routinely stolen by Daxter and / or the villains, who go above and beyond in their pursuit of a good reading that matches the circumstances, while Jak is kept fairly low-key and stoic. It's for the best, too, because on the few occasions where he does decide to go all macho and tries to spit out a line like "let's go kill us some metal heads," it doesn't fit and he comes across as awkward and unsure.

Upon completing the second game, I likened it to The Empire Strikes Back, in that it took a fairly light-hearted series and transformed it into a more adult-oriented saga, with incredible results. For what it's worth, that Star Wars parallel carries over fairly accurately with this third chapter - you'll get lots of warm fuzzies at the end, and it's not quite as weighty or substantial as the second chapter, but overall it's still a very entertaining experience with a cast of characters you can't help but love. The big action scenes are really done fabulously, and there's rarely a dull moment, but this game suffers from the unbelievable quality of the game that immediately preceded it.

it rules

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

you should really play it it is awsome i loved it but it was hard destroying the hellcat cruisers THE END

Jak IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: September 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I CANT WAIT FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!! I played the first 2 games and I loved both of them. But this is not the last game so expect a 4th Jak game.

I have JAK II (its awsome). I think this is BETTER!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 17
Date: October 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have jak 2 and its better than jak and daxter so this one must be better!!!U get light jak!!!12 GUNS!!!and if u think thats it they hav a desert 5 TIMES THE SIZE OF HAVEN CITY!!!THATS BIG!!!!!!!!!!SO GO OUT AND GET IT QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peace...out

JAK 3 LOOK'S BETER THEN JAK 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jak and dexter 1 and 2 were beter then Ratchet and clank 1 and 2 when i herd they were making a jak 3 i been serching all over it i saw some trailers look cool and i saw the trailers at gamespy.com and jak 3 you get some wepons from ratchet and clank 1 and 2.

AWESOME FUN!!!! By Kai Kahardi

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well first off, that evil little 13 year old is my brother, Second, leave him alone, 3rd he's right. Anyway This game is awesome fun, it will leave you playing for hours and hours. It has a great storyline unlike jak 2. First of all on jak 3 he was thrown on a wasteland for all eternity(or until he dies) and this monkey parrot named pecker and of cource daxter is there to help him. You will drive dune buggies (which sometimes are hard to control) around the wasteland, you will need them because the wasteland is 2 times bigger than Haven city. There are 12 guns you can use and one great gun, i think it is a transformation of the peacemaker which destroyies everything, the 4 guns tha was on jak 2 make thier appearence, also dark jak (he was thrown to the wasteland because of this power too), there is a new transformation, light jak which is so cool, he has the power to slow down time (flash freeze), heal himself (light regeneration), glide (light flight) and shield himself from enemy attacks (light shield). The missions are almost like jak2, you have to work for this guy, do arrends etc. You get to play as daxter even more now (which is very exiting), on jak 2 there was only one level where you can play as daxter and that was the boss spider. Also this isn't the last of the jak series, a jak 4 will be coming out (saw it on tech t.v, i'm a videogame freak :) they said that jak saw his father (which is on jak 3) regenerating similar to light regeneration. Also if some of you don't know, daxter was turned into this weasel because jak pushed him into a lake full of dark eco (don't know if it was by mistake) so jak is still on that quest to turn daxter back, maybe he will be turned back on jak 3 or 4, maybe on 1 because jak 1 had a secret ending. So i'm going to stop now because my review is probaly real long, you will see what i'm talking about when you go to gamecube and look up sonic heroes. So get this game, its worth the money

Who is the man, with 12 guns in his hand?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Jak
Pros:
Beautiful graphics
top-calliber voice acting
elongo upgrades(like the single shooter being able to reflect shots, or scatterblast)
Great story
Cars with guns(Oh yea)
Favorite faces return
Daxter finally gets some respect(He's much more of a factor than he was in the previous games of the series, he's playeble at a bit of times)
the game isn't as frustrating as the second(which is a good thing)
This trilogy goes out in style
Cons:
Too many racing missions in the desert(Gets repetitive)
Some missions are still a pain(like walking that robot around or flying daxter around on that fast rocket)
Missons the oracle offers are pretty dang frustrating
Ammo goeas very quick in crowded areas(I love conserving ammo)

This game definitly shows how a triliogy goes out. The first one felt all orignial, then the second one upgrades like crazy, and the third keeps the style of the second(It reminds me of the Matrix series, but all characters are still there since the first, and the next 2 installments are acually good) For those who loved the jack series gotta get this. Those who love action adventures, get this and try out Ratchet and Clank.

Peace

This game is tight

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First of all this is to those two people that are fighting. Shut the hell up, both of you because this is not what these reviews are for. Now, this game has some new features to it, new guns, dune buggies, light power and a new land to explore. The wasteland is 5x bigger than Haven city and there is a city in the wasteland( didn't catch the name of it). There are 12 new gun upgrades and a large number of dune buggies. Also jak has light powers too because he found light eco along the way and now he has light shield, light flight, light regeneration and flash freeze. Dark jak also makes his appearence but he only has shadow invisibility. So get this game its so cool.

Jak 3 rocks 4-1-05

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This Jak game is 10 times better then 1 an 2. 3 has cool guns like a nuke shoter an a miny gun. In the very beging you get 2 guns the shot gun and assult riffle. It has realy cool cars to blow up anoying cars shoting back at u. The meadal heads are changed. And over all it is better then bothe jak 1 an 2.

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