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Jak II

Naughty Dog

2003•Shooter•PEGI 12

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacesportsvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarysimpleglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, sweeping shooter: breakneck and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

230 ratings

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About This Game

Jak II is an open-world platform, third-person shooter, and an action-adventure video game. It is the second game of the Jak and Daxter series and a sequel to Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Like Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, the game's begins with a speech by Samos Hagai. Jak, Daxter, Samos and Keira are in the process of activating the rift rider, the precursor device hidden behind the large door at the end of Precursor Legacy, and its accompanying rift gate. When the gate is activated a large figure steps out, accompanied by a swarm of creatures. Jak panics and activates the rift rider, propelling the group through the gate. As they are travelling through the rift, the rider is destroyed. The group fall out of the rift and are separated, though all find themselves in...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceSportsVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ExplorationTime travelMinigamesMascotExtreme sportsAction-adventureBacktrackingBuilding

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Details

Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Released: 14 October 2003
Series: Jak and Daxter
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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