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one of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 26
Date: October 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Jak 2 is one of the greatest games ever made. The gameplay is great, the graphics are stunning, and the characters are awsome. The dark eco flooded through jak really did wonders to his physical self, along with giving him a new atitude. I have completed about 60 percent of the game, and I know I am going to start a new game once I beat it. The challenges are hard, but worth it. If you are someone who wants a game to beat within 2 days, don't get Jak 2. Otherwise, any gamer should consider adding this to their game collection.

Shooting, Driving, Killer Story...Oh MY!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: October 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game and I must say WOW! what a ride!!! This has to be the best platform adventure game I have ever played! (And I play everything, trust me!) The story is cool, the characters are great (I want an Ashelin game all by her sexy self!) Daxter and Jak are cool too! This game has me missing dinner and much needed sleep it is so much fun! The racing alone will keep me busy for the next month. I must say the dudes at Naughty Dog hit a home run on this one. And people say the platformer is dead!!! I think Naughty Dog just gave that genre a Cardiac Shock treatment!

Sensational

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Jak 2, sequel to Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter (Naughty Dog, of course, being the creators of the famous Crash Bandicoot) from a few years ago, is simply a great game. Everything from its level design to its voice acting to its art direction is simply top-notch. Clearly a huge amount of love and time has been put into making this game the experience it is.
There are many who would compare Jak 2 with Grand Theft Auto. I think this comparison is completely unfair. Yes, Jak 2 does borrow a number of game elements from GTA. Most notably the use of a mini-map and mission system will be familiar to anyone who played the GTA games. However, these features were not original to GTA, but were simply refined in GTA. And, in fact, in Jak 2, these features are further refined. Also, there is a long history of "borrowing" in platformers (the most obvious example is last year's wildly successful and fun Ratchet and Clank which was in many ways a Greatest Hits Album, compiling the greatest moments from the greatest platformers over the last ten years and throwing some guns in), and, in fact, Jak is being creative to actually borrow from outside the genre.
Actually, its unfair to even spend so much time discussing these features because, quite frankly, they're minor aspects of an enormously more impressive game. Jak 2 adds a number of new features to the original game including a gritty, futuristic setting, the aforementioned GTA aspects, a hoverboard, and guns. Miraculously, all this other stuff does not keep it from being a great platformer. In fact, it makes Jak 2 even better and more sophisticated than its predecessor. Its many missions are relatively short, giving you just enough time to enjoy the action without getting tired of doing the same thing over and over again (fans of the original game may remember the snow level...), but never making you feel cheated. They're perfectly bite-sized, giving you just the right amount of everything.

Finally, Jak 2 is probably the most artistically accomplished game in recent years. The world Naughty Dog has created is so beautifully constructed and conceived that, even if you're just looking to blow away some bad guys, you won't be able to not stop and stare at some of the amazing sights. Naughty Dog's attention to detail is astonishing and even if you're stuck on the same mission, its hard to get frustrated because the game is so gorgeously built.
Thanks Naughty Dog! Gamers owe you!

This Game is Huge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing JakII for over 15 hours and I'm barely 50% complete! Everything about this game is amazing... from the graphics, to the story, to the incredible variety of things to do. Jak now has Dark Powers he can use, weapons, a hoverboard, and a huge city to explore. This is a must have for all PlayStation2 owners and if you don't have a PS2 you should buy one just to play this game!

Jak II is a lot better then the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: September 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jak and Daxter did not top Crash Bandicoot, but this one can. Packed with better graphics, better music, better sound effects, better voices, better gameplay and just plain better everything. This game contains an little bit from the first game but in a darker style. You can slam enemies with your weapon, you can punch and spin like in the fist game and you can hi-jack Zoomers. This game is great and all the bad reviews are NOT true. This game is maybe only for hardcore gamers but it' s really fun. You need this game. Really.

It rocks the house

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The best platform game I have ever played. Its so HUGE! Jak and Daxter rock the house-its fun challanging and got the BEST graphics on the PS2 to date!

This is my favorite game of the year for sure...the spider chase was awesome! And the cable to the palace level...you have to see it to understand how great it really is.

An intense experience!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Jak has been held captive for 2 years, he's mad and out for revenge. Jak can steal hover vehicles from anyone even the Crimson Guard (pretty much nothing but police with high tech gear). Jak can obtain weapons now and explore huge environments. If you liked Jak and Daxter, Crash Bandicoot, Ratchet and Clank, heck even the GTA series I'm sure this game is right up your alley. Plenty of surprises and betrayal in this beautiful game. If I could I wouldn't leave my PS2 until I beat it but that isn't going to happen:( If you have any questions e-mail me my e-mail address is Burnout44129@yahoo.com

These people are being way to harsh, try it you'll like it, like I said e-mail me for some more details.

Jak II is over the top

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A friend of mine works at an "unnamed game store" here. We cracked one of these open in the back and played it saturday night until about 4am. All I can say is this is the most awesome, adventure ever!!!! It's like all the cool stuff from your favorite games and then more stuff you've never seen before.The game is so beautiful to look at and the movies are like something done by those guys at Pixar. Some parts of it are really difficult, but hey, that's why it's called a game. I hope to get time tonight to play it even more. I've already got the jones for more of Jak II! Holy Cow!!!!! Get it now or you will be so regretin' it!!!

Great Gameplay for Teens and Up

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: October 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Jak of Jak and Daxter fame is back again. Jak has been in prison for 2 years, tortured and infused with dark powers. By the time Daxter rescues him, he's ... different ...

Where the first Jak and Daxter was about bright, cheery bouncing to gather up objects, the second Jak has an older, wiser, more cynical guy. The game begins in almost a Grand Theft Auto style, with the cops chasing you down and you carjacking whatever vehicle comes by to get around town. You drive around the streets from spot to spot, getting new missions and proving yourself.

The graphics are really good as you bounce, spring and roll your way across the various levels. Daxter has some really cool moves as he tags along with you. There are the normal hop-and-jump platform levels plus tank-chasing-you and other combinations of efforts.

The game definitely appeals to the more mature audience of the PS2. While the first Jak and Daxter was an "E for Everyone" game that was more of a Super Mario game, this one is darker and more serious. It carries a rating of "T for teen" and isn't quite suited for the pre-teen set.

There are plenty of games now for the kiddie players, so keep this one for the teen-and-up gamers. It's a more mature platform game, with themes of slums without water, torture and death. Still fun and rewarding for those teens and up who enjoy the Jak game series!

Bet it gets mixed reviews

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Jak II, technically, is everything Jak and Daxter was and more. The same moves are there plus a few more. Much of the old cast is there too, minus a few players.

But the style of this sequel couldn't be more different than its namesake. First, the catchy music with the tropical drum beat is gone. It's replaced by a grating shorter music track that is ominous, depressing, and MIND NUMBINGLY REPETITIVE. The bright cartoonish landscape is gone as well. Much darker citiscapes and bleak post-apocolypse scenes replace the cheer of JAD with gloom and doom. The monsters take a similar tone. Nearly everything in the game does, in fact. Jak and Daxter was popcorn while Jak II is blood and revenge. Daxter now googles at women. 'Kick some butt' has turned to 'Kick some ass.' Guns. A ghoulish looking alter-ego Jak. And so forth.

These aren't bad things necessarily. The game is still enjoyable and easily ranks in the top PS2 games. But it's no longer a PG game. You will want to pass up this title for young children.

Game play is enjoyable and as addicting JAD. It has borrowed heavily from other games, notably Grand Theft Auto. A mini-map and mission based game play allows for car-jacking, killing civilians at random, angering and then avoiding the local authority, and the ability to upgrade weapons. Gameplay is not nearly as complex as GTA, but the influence is unmistakable.

Hover craft are offered as an easy way to navigate the city. Unfortunately, the hover craft are slow and bulky or fast and fragile. There are very few stretches of unpopulated city or straightaways. All in all, hover craft are fun for 10 minutes and tedious afterwards. Each mission promises to crisscross the city, going from A to B to A and so forth. This is one of the major gameplay flaws.

Overall a great game. I would say Jak II is a cartoonish GTA minus hookers and blood. This happens to be a good way to describe the atmosphere and the violence.

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