Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

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  • Summary: Jak and Daxter are quite a comic duo! Jak's the strong, silent type of hero, while Daxter's the obnoxious comic nut! The adventure takes place across a massive piece of continuous coastline - you can explore freely, with no loading screens and no waiting time. All characters andJak and Daxter are quite a comic duo! Jak's the strong, silent type of hero, while Daxter's the obnoxious comic nut! The adventure takes place across a massive piece of continuous coastline - you can explore freely, with no loading screens and no waiting time. All characters and environmental elements exist in real time and have incredibly smart A.I.; you can't ignore or hide from enemies, they will follow you everywhere. ("Which is supposed to be a good thing?") [Sony]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    Good lord, is this a beautiful game. [Jan 2002, p.124]
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  2. Electric Playground
    95
    Offers up the kind of gaming experience that you will never forget.
  3. GamerWeb Sony
    93
    Its charismatic cast, wonderful voice acting, drop dead beautiful graphics, and awesome level design make Jak and Daxter one of the best platform/adventure games I've ever played.
  4. Cheat Code Central
    90
    If you love this type of game, if you enjoy being taken into a world that lasts very long, is fun and is not frustrating to play, then this is a must have for your collection.
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  5. GameSpy
    90
    The nonexistent load times, unlimited draw distance, and non-linear level design go far to establish Jak & Daxter as a classic, but there could have been more innovation to cement its position.
  6. Games Radar
    87
    If a game like "Devil May Cry"'s a double espresso, heavy on the sugar, then Jak and Daxter's a nice soothing cup of tea. One offers non-stop thrills, but is over almost before it starts; the other's everything you'd expect, and it won't get you especially worked up, but lasts much longer.
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  7. GameCritics
    75
    It is Daxter who gives the game its flavor—more so than the relatively anonymous Jak. This flavor is ultimately what sets Jak And Daxter apart from a lot of the other platform games out there.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 112 out of 137
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 137
  3. Negative: 6 out of 137
  1. Independent101
    Jul 14, 2012
    10
    So many colors! i love how many colors they put in this game, and how beautiful it is watching it turn from day to noon to evening to night,So many colors! i love how many colors they put in this game, and how beautiful it is watching it turn from day to noon to evening to night, killin' enemies,platforming and collecting stuff. than collect stuff and sell it to get more stuff, killing enemies to unlock stuff that unlocks more stuff to get more stuff. beautiful...just...beautiful.… Expand
  2. timone
    Feb 21, 2016
    10
    I have spent my life searching for the answers that my father and my father's father's failed to find. Who were the precursorus, why did theyI have spent my life searching for the answers that my father and my father's father's failed to find. Who were the precursorus, why did they create the fourft monolift's that liver our planet? How do they honess echo, the life energy of the world? What was their purpose and why did they vanish? I have asked the plants but they do not remember, the plants that has the rocks but the rocks do not recall, even the rocks do not recall? Every bone in my body tells me that the answers rest on the shoulders, a young boy, oblivious to his destiny, uninterested in the search for truth and regeneralting of my guidence! And why would he wanted to listen to old Samos the Sage anyway? I'm only the master of green echo, one of the wisest men on the planet! So it seems the answer begins not with careful research or sensible thinking. Hey, as with many of fate's mistery's, it begins with porter smallight of disobidence.
    I just gotta say that I love Jak and Daxter because it's really nostalgic and really easy. My friend Jacob played on it as well and the main characters Jak and Daxter, my name is Jack as well. I completed it years ago and the only thing I was thinking about unlocking the cutscenes but my brother Daniel says to me ''I don't think it doesn't do that'' but oh well, at least I know the scenes. When I was kid I fxxking loving it. I love the graphics, the gameplay, the characters and the music! It's just awsome! It's just so atmospheric. I played on it a million times before and I will definitlely go play it a million times again.    … Expand
  4. ilovegames123
    Jul 14, 2014
    10
    Considering this game was released in 2001, you wouldn't thinnk so playing it. I had a lot of fun with it, and the graphics were great. ItConsidering this game was released in 2001, you wouldn't thinnk so playing it. I had a lot of fun with it, and the graphics were great. It deserves its 10/10 rating!… Expand
  5. sonyfanloco
    Aug 8, 2014
    9
    es un buen juego daxter me mata de risa jak me parce una persona con carácter la historia me gusta los gráficos son buenos y la manera dees un buen juego daxter me mata de risa jak me parce una persona con carácter la historia me gusta los gráficos son buenos y la manera de jugar muy fluida… Expand
  6. uda124
    Jul 4, 2022
    9
    Great graphics (for a 20 years old game), stunning visuals, great characters and smooth gameplay. Brilliant game!
  7. HuevoAlce
    Jun 25, 2022
    8
    A great platformer with interesting level design and characters. Fun environments.
  8. [Anonymous]
    Apr 3, 2002
    0
    It sucks.

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Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#7 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#9 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001