I bought Jak and Daxter for the PS2 on Saturday, and I've practically been playing it ever since. The game is so addictive, I was up until 5:00AM last night playing and didn't even realize it. It's one of the best platformers I've ever played. Right up there with Mario 64.
Basically, you've got 2 main characters: Jak, the hero, and his unwilling sidekick, Daxter, who is tragically transformed into a furry merekat-like creature at the begining of the game when he accidentally falls into a pool of Dark Eco (Eco is the energy of life), and subsequently spends the rest of the game perched on Jak's shoulder providing advise and comic relief, and attempting to impress Keira, the Green Sage's daughter, who just so happens to have a crush on Jak. You begin your quest in search of the Great Sage Gol Acheron, who is the only man capable of changing your friend back to his true form, but things meander off shortly thereafter.
As far as the game's graphics are concerned, they're some of the best around. Unlike Mario 64 or the Crash Bandicoot series, the entire game world is rendered on the fly, allowing you to go anywhere at any point in the game without load times (I've been all over the island, and haven't experienced so much as a stutter). Climb a high mountain, and you can litterally see every area in the game. The draw distance is absolutely unbelievable. The voice acting and character animation is phenomonal as well. Each character's lines are delivered perfectly, and their lips and body language precisely match the words they're speaking.
If you like platformers like Mario 64 or Crash Bandicoot, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of Jak and Daxter. You won't be dissapointed. I've been playing it for almost 2 days straight, and I'm still less than half way through.
-Keiichi
Basically, you've got 2 main characters: Jak, the hero, and his unwilling sidekick, Daxter, who is tragically transformed into a furry merekat-like creature at the begining of the game when he accidentally falls into a pool of Dark Eco (Eco is the energy of life), and subsequently spends the rest of the game perched on Jak's shoulder providing advise and comic relief, and attempting to impress Keira, the Green Sage's daughter, who just so happens to have a crush on Jak. You begin your quest in search of the Great Sage Gol Acheron, who is the only man capable of changing your friend back to his true form, but things meander off shortly thereafter.
As far as the game's graphics are concerned, they're some of the best around. Unlike Mario 64 or the Crash Bandicoot series, the entire game world is rendered on the fly, allowing you to go anywhere at any point in the game without load times (I've been all over the island, and haven't experienced so much as a stutter). Climb a high mountain, and you can litterally see every area in the game. The draw distance is absolutely unbelievable. The voice acting and character animation is phenomonal as well. Each character's lines are delivered perfectly, and their lips and body language precisely match the words they're speaking.
If you like platformers like Mario 64 or Crash Bandicoot, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of Jak and Daxter. You won't be dissapointed. I've been playing it for almost 2 days straight, and I'm still less than half way through.
-Keiichi
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