Jak II: Renegade (Platinum)

Our son has just started playing and and it appears to be full on action from start to end. This is a must buy and a must play. Its easy to play and very enjoyable too.
If you are going to play Jak then you really need to buy all of them, the worth it!!!!!

Make no mistake about it, this is a great game. The only slight problem that I have with it are the graphics. I'm not saying they're not fantastic, they are great. There is however a lot of slowdown, especially in the city. There is also a lot of jumping in the grapics. I have not worked out whether this is the game at fault, or whether the TV I have is not up to scratch to play it, even though it plays other PlayStation games fine.

Other that that this game is likely to give you many a days pleasure, and is about 5 times longer than the previous one, not to mention having great replay value. One of the first missions involves scaling a crumbling tower to capture a flag, and it was so much fun. This lets you know very early on what the quality of the game is gonna be. :)

I only played the original but I got the correct impression that it was rather short. This time round Naughty Dog have proved again that they are the kings of platform gaming.

Positives:
-Characters and cutscenes are funny. I love watching Daxter trying to hold on as Jak spins. In another cutscene Daxter gets drunk and sings while you receive the briefing on your mission.

-The gameplay is really fun. The many driving missions aren't exceptions either. You can run round blasting monsters or transport agents to your hearts content.

-The game isn't too easy.

-The game has replay value. There are many side missions and orbs to collect.

There are no flaws in this game. 5 stars, no question.

Jak II is one of the coolest games around and takes the platforming and action genres and combines them into a very polished title.

Being set in a GTA-like living city allows Jak to steal hovercrafts and escape from guards and the inclusion of weapons is great for taking the guards out. The story is also a step up from similar games and manages to hold your interest.

If I was going to pick one bad thing it would be that the music and sound effects get a bit annoying, but the voice acting is great and the game fully deserves a 5 out of 5.