![]() ![]() While Jak II provided the player with only four different types of guns, Jak 3 expands on the concept with two additional modifications for each gun giving Jak a powerful loadout of twelve weapons. Spargus City, the Wasteland, and Haven City function as the main hubs in Jak 3, where leaper lizards, buggies, and zoomers respectively are the main sources of transportation. Most notably are the changes undergone in the Haven City environments. There are some differences between Jak 3 and Jak II. In Hero Mode, Jak also keeps all twelve of his weapons but loses his light flight along with two of his dark powers until they are collected in their respective parts of the game. Collecting all 600 Precursor Orbs has some cosmetic effects on Jak's appearance, but has no effects other than this. As the Precursor Orb count is not reset, and the orbs are regenerated at their original locations, the player is able to regather orbs that they had already collected the previous time they played through the game. After the game has been completed, the Hero Mode option is made accessible, which, when purchased, allows the player to replay the game at a higher difficulty level, but with all previously unlocked cheats and extras still available. Secrets, made available as the player progresses and collects elusive Precursor orbs, can be purchased and toggled, allowing the player to access "cheats" such as upgraded weapons damage, world mirroring, or invincibility. ![]() With the exception of timed or otherwise linear missions, the player is free to explore the massive game world as they see fit. Missions can consist of anything from defeating particular enemies, reaching a specific location, or completing a puzzle. The player is led through the story as they complete missions, assigned by the various characters in the game. Like its predecessor, the gameplay of Jak 3 is a blend of platforming, driving, and gun combat. The player uses Dark Jak, returning from Jak II, to fight enemies. Although, I will say that I really enjoyed Jak X, so I’ll be watching out for that download once it goes live.Gameplay screenshot of Jak 3. The difficulty also skyrocketed in both of those titles, often to unreasonable levels that left me wanting to hurl my DualShock out the nearest open window. The first Jak and Daxter is actually my favorite of the bunch, as the second and third games took a gritty, slightly more mature turn that I didn’t feel fit the series’ aesthetic very well. Naughty Dog followed The Precursor Legacy with Jak II (2003), Jak 3 (2004) and Jak X: Combat Racing (2005), all of which are supposedly coming to the PlayStation Store as remastered classics sometime in 2017. For the record, I’ll probably be double (triple at this point?) dipping. But if you absolutely need to play Jak and Daxter on your PS4 and want it to look nice and shiny on that newly purchased QLED, then by all means, partake. I’m only assuming that the resolution maxed out at 720p, so really, if you already own The Jak and Daxter Collection on one of these older systems, the reasons to upgrade may feel a little lacking. Now, the Jak and Daxter trilogy was previously re-released on PS3 and Vita back in 2012, a package that also had trophies and was rendered in high definition. Additional enhanced features include Shareplay (active PS Plus membership may be required), Remote Play, Activity Feeds and Second Screen support for game manuals with PS Vita or PlayStation App.” Here’s a direct quote from the product page that details everything that’s been added:Įxperience Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy™ with 1080p up-rendering and Trophies. The digital-only release is part of Sony’s steadily growing ‘PS2 on PS4’ line of software, retro games that have been formatted to run on current hardware. If you happened to miss out on this PS2 gem (or if you’re intent on reliving the magic like I am), you can head over to the PlayStation Store today and download a remastered re-release of the game for $14.99. ![]() And to this day, it remains one of my favorite the genre has to offer, though it does feel a tad dated and can be slightly frustrating in some spots. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was a colorful, open world 3D platformer that starred an elfin silent protagonist and his mouthy ottsel sidekick. Way back in 2001, fresh off (and for a short time, during) the development of original PlayStation classic Crash Team Racing, the team that brought Nathan Drake to life put together and unleashed a title that truly felt like a common sense evolution of the Crash Bandicoot franchise. ![]()
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