"The first Jak and Daxter game was released on the PS2 in 2001 and from then on, became a household name in the platform gaming genre. Developed by Naughty Dog; the same guys that brought us the Crash Bandicoot series. Jak and Daxter delivered a great dose of action and puzzle solving. It featured gameplay similar to that of Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie where the player had to collect items to progress through the game's levels. Four other games have been released in the series and the fifth one has been released on the PS2 and the PSP. The latest adventure is called Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier."
Reboot Jak and Daxter instead of making Jak 4.
There was no conclusive ending to the franchise. There was so much more that could be done. Jak still had to face being Mar. I mean, there would be at least one more trip back in time because he had to build the city.
But I do agree that rebooting would be better. Simply because this is a different naughty dog to the one who created jak and daxter. Different people with different ideas. If they're gonna take on jak and daxter again, better to start from scratch and make it their own from the get go rather than trying to be new while being laden down by the originals.
*Jak and Daxter Shouldn't Get a Sequel until we get a new Crash Bandicoot first. There, fixed your title for you.
Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, and Jak and Daxter ruled the roost back in the PS2 days. But how do they fare going up against each other?
Jak and Daxter for me. Loved that series. That franchise is in my top 5 of all time. Ratchet and clank would be next. I didn't play sly cooper back on ps2 or ps3. I got the trilogy on vita and it's good but no where near as good as the other two I thought.
I liked Jak & Daxter the best.
However it is great we got HD collections of all these great franchises last gen.
Posted by Fred Dutton // SCEE Blog Manager -
When I took over the SCEE PlayStation Blog a month or two back, I promised you a few new regular features. Today, I’m happy to unveil the first of them: Behind The Classics. Every fortnight (well, that’s the plan at least), we’ll be talking to the creative force behind a vintage PS One or PlayStation 2 title. To kick things off, Naughty Dog co-founder Andy Gavin was kind enough to lend us his time to discuss the making of seminal 2001 PS2 platformer Jak & Daxter.
Good read.
There are simply not enough 3D platformers like this around any more. It's why I'm anticipating Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and the new Ratchet & Clank so much. I hope next gen ditches the overwhelming FPS obsession and brings about a new wave of action platformers.
Love this idea for the psblog....the internets wasn't all that big when a lot of these things came out and now that it is the info should be spread to the people.
Jak and Daxter will always have that special place in my heart. They where my childhood. Im so glad they released the collection.
Uh........
WTF? This game came out months ago. How did it get approved and how did they fake N4G into giving it heat?
The users give it heat? Still, reviews are timeless. Previews and First Impressions are not.
7/10? i dont agree with the score, my score would be 8.7/ 10 at least , i really like The Lost Frontier