Everything I remember from playing it years ago had come rushing back to me and the need to collect every last orb and power cell became very difficult to fight so no doubt when I get back to playing these it will be the first I 100% yet again, this time with the added bonus of achievements to record my well spent free time. I would still say they are comparable to the likes of Pixar and DreamWorks cgi films with just how much character is in every motion.Īs soon as I was an hour or so in to the first game I realized that I had to force myself to stop at some point if I was to ever get this review done in a timely fashion and as was the case on PS2 of the three games it certainly remains the most approachable and overall most refined and focussed in its design. I would even go as far as to say these games remain Naughtydogs finest work as their specialty has always been animation and while the Uncharted games are obviously more technologically advanced the Jak series art style allowed the super talented artists the ability to really push animation to its peak.

Starting with the first game in the series Jak and Daxter the Precursor Legacy, immediately upon loading up this 2001 near-launch title for PS2 you are greeted with a tremendously vibrant and expressive game full of personality and creativity that is sadly far rarer among modern high budget titles. Jak, Daxter and Keira ready themselves for goatees and ANGER

Jak 2 in particular remains one of my all-time favorite video games so you’ll have to forgive my somewhat fanboyish tone in this review. If you never did get a chance to check them out however consider these some of the best action platformers still in existence, easily on par with the likes of Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie and other timeless classics. If you played the Jak and Daxter games last generation then you really aren’t going to be surprised by anything in this HD collection as very little has changed and there are absolutely no bonus extras to speak of. The greatest trilogy of PS2 action platformers returns in high definition and they are still just as good as ever.

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