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Jak II PS2

Strengths: All the perks of a new and updated video game. Great graphics and adventure.

Weakness: None I've noticed.

For a person who enjoyed the original Jak and Daxter, I love Jak II. This game has the same general idea, coupled with more exciting adventure, better fight scenes, and better graphics. This is just what I would have expected for this game and I am very pleased.

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Jak II PS2

Strengths: Great graphics, terrific gameplay.

Weakness: If anything, difficulty. It's not an easy game.

The only real complaint I have is the size of the city. It's fun, for about 2 seconds. After that the LOOOOONG travel times between missions get old fast. I like the idea behind it, but I think they made the city a little too big for the game it's in. Maybe I'll change my mind as I progress through the game.

Regardless, I did give the game five stars. That's because it is one of the best games I've played in quite a while. If you played the first one you'll feel right at home here. The moves are all pretty much the same. However, there are some significant enhancements. First off, guns. They work very well and give it somewhat of a Ratchet and Clank feel. The other aspect is dark eco powers. Once you're fully charged up you can turn into Dark Jak for a short period of time. As the game progresses you get additional dark eco attacks, which are basically extensions of your normal attacks. These are incredibly powerful and visually stunning. My jaw hit the floor when I did my first bomb attack in the middle of a group of metalheads. These enhanced attacks introduce some real combat tactics that were somewhat missing from the first game.

Graphics are outstanding, as good as it gets for the PS2. I'm playing this on a 46 inch HDTV and it looks as good as the best Xbox games out there. Gameplay is well balanced, and the story is fun and interesting. To top it off the game seems to be selling for $39.99 most places. Worth every penny in my book.

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Jak II PS2

Strengths: Graphics, gameplay, length

Weakness: having to drive hovercrafts all around city

I love this game. It is better than Jak & Daxter and much more fun. Everyone should buy this game. The guns are the best addition to this game by far. Ordering this game from DVDempire.com was a great choice. Jak can finally talk! Great story also

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By member: WhyWouldIStop - Apr 5, 2004

Jak II PS2

Strengths: Fun gameplay and great story.

Weakness: N/A

A Must Buy. This game is great for all ages. It is challenging and fun. It shows the dark side of Jak's world. The game has a great story and is fun.

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Jak II PS2

Strengths: This game has good graphics and a good overall story line. The missions system makes the game a lot less linear than the first.

Weakness: While still being fun, its more difficult than the prequel. Welcome to the world of "do over"!

This game is cool. The developers did a good job on this title. However, the story and content is a far cry away from J&D. The original game was very colorful and family-friendly. All around good clean fun. This game takes all that and flushes it. Dark and creepy, its quite a departure from its predecessor. Its still a good game though. I'm just not sure they should have made this a sequel to Jak and Daxter. I think it would have been better on its own.

On the up side, I like the mission system. I also found delight in the Grand Theft Auto-esque action. At one point, I stole three consecutive zoomers in 30 seconds and. I also liked running down pedestrians on the said zoomers. Uh...psychiatric evaluation pending.....Another good thing: Jak is no longer a mute! Anyway, over all very nice. Just wait for your little brother to grow up a bit before handing over the controller.

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Jak II PS2

Strengths: Graphics-A+ one of the best looking PS2 games Sound-A+ top voice and music Gameplay-A+ combinations that work Length-A+ not too short/long Replay-A+ cool secrets Story-A(?) pretty good

Weakness: Graphics-none Sound-none Gameplay-sometimes too hard & city travel time Length-"Wait... I'm at the end?" Replay-secrets are !@#!$# hard to get Story-not very complicated...

If you like platform games... I mean GTA... I mean Tony Hawk... I mean Ratchet and Clank... I mean racing... aww screw it... if you like games at all, you'll love this game. No really!
Ok, I know I will write more later, just go get it now :P.
I still have to try and get more of these sidemissions done... dunno if there is another ending like the first one...

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Jak II PS2

Strengths: There is more of a storyline to follow and less collecting than in Jak & Daxter. The missions assigned throughout the game present more of a challenge than the previous game as well.

Weakness: I'm not fond of the overabundance of zoomers. They seem to get in the way and detract from the game.

This game is a little more "grown up" than the first. After his imprisonment, Jak has a lot of anger issues he needs to work through. This time around, Jak gets weapons and cool upgrades as the game progresses. I haven't completed the game yet, but I'm enjoying it so far.

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