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Jak 2 Review DestinyHeroDC
Holy cow it has been a while since a did a review. I think its been about 2 days. But any way, it is time for the next review. Jak 2. Why does every thing keep rhyming? Anyway, I love this game. Now without further a do, let us get on with the review!
The game play in Jak 2 is a pretty decent game. It starts off like Jak and Daxter the Precursor Legacy. However that changes later down the road. You start off platforming and eventually, you get guns! GUNS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Wasn't this game rated E last time? Now it is rated T. Go figure. Anyway, I kind of liked this touch. It gave Jak 2 the maturity it needed. Another cool thing is the way the story advances. Instead of collecting your precursor orbs and going to the next area, Jak 2 is mission based. Meaning you can have 2 missions that advance the story. If you do one of them, you advance part of the story, leaving the other part of the story to advance later. I love this. Makes me feel like I always have something to do besides do that stupid gun range, and run over random civilians that do not know how to duck. Oh yeah that is right. There is now aircraft in Jak 2 which lets you get around quicker. Now be warned. It is very hard to control, but once you get a hang of it, it is easy to control.
The graphics and sound seem the same as Jak and Daxter the Precursor legacy, if not a little better. But it is not enough to notice. If you have not read my first one and want to hear my opinion and review on its sound and graphics, it is pretty much the same, so let me paste it here.
Next is the graphics of the game. Even though the game was made in
the 2000's and needs that cartoon like texture, I still think they could
have done a better job. The game looks pretty good and has no frame
rate lag at all. The best part of them all is that there are no loading
screens. How cool is that? I enjoyed not seeing a loading screen every
time you go to a new area. The only loading screen you get is by loading
the game or using the warp gate at a far distance but I do not classify
that as a loading screen. The cut scenes look just like the game if not
a little better. Which is kind of sad when the game has less quality
than the cut scenes.
The sound is also the same as the
graphics. It could have been so much better. While it is not great, it
is not terrible either. If anything, like the graphics, the sound is
sub-par. Although, the music is very invigorating and electrifying. I
have never had a game pump me up during a boss fight at the time or even
just walking around. Some of the soundtrack is quite soothing at times,
and quite energetic at others.
Well there you go. The same thing.
The games addictiveness and depth is pretty high. I never imagined a Jak game to be pretty addicting. There is just so much to do! From collecting the well hidden precursor orbs, to getting all the missions completed, until you be the game, it will make you come back for more and more every time you put the controller down.
Now let us talk about the story! The story is very well done. There are like I said, missions instead of quests and favors, and a lot more cut scenes. It truly is a pretty good game if you are going for the story. To keep it spoiler free so you can enjoy the game yourself, that is all I will say about the story.
The difficulty in this game is just as hard as the first one. Now do not be fooled. Just because you have eight pieces of health, does not mean you have 8 hit points. Some enemies hit for 3 hp. Some for 2, and the rest for 1 hp. See what I mean? IT IS THE SAME IF NOT WORSE THAN JAK AND DAXTER THE PRECURSOR LEGACY! Like I said before. That is the only reason the game is so hard!
In conclusion I rated Jak 2 8 overall. It has a great story, lots of replay value, and lots of things to do. The downside is that the game is very hard and has sub par graphics and sound. That is it for this review, and as always. I will see you, in the next review! Dang rhymes...
Graphics 7 Sound 7 Addictive 8 Story 9 Depth 9 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 3.5/5
Submitted: 04-27-15
Review Replies: 4
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