May 102013
Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier
- Wreak destruction with the Gunstaff: a new weapon that also transforms into the Shockwave Concussor, Blaster, Vulcan Fury and Peace Maker.
- All new Jak and Daxter adventure that takes place after the conclusion of the original trilogy.
- Classic Jak and Daxter action platforming adventure that has players navigating through new zones in the air and on the land, get to grips with new Eco powers.
- Take control of five different planes each with its own strengths and weaknesses.
- Open ended game play allows players to choose between critical missions and optional missions in order to gather additional modifications and Eco.
The dynamic duo Jak and Daxter are back in an all-new adventure on PSP™ that picks up the action where the previous trilogy left off. Whether battling Sky Pirates in a customizable aircraft or blasting Aeropeans with the punishing Gunstaff weapon, Jak and Daxter’s journey will take them beyond the edge of the Brink – and into a war bigger than they ever could have imagined. Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a single player action platformer for PlayStation 2. Packed with classic J
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A Long-awaited Disappointment,
I am a huge fan of the Jak and Daxter series, and have been waiting a LONG TIME for this new entry in the series. Imagine my disappointment when I pop it in my PS2 and do not see a Naughty Dog logo. “Oh dear god…” I said aloud.
What I experienced was basically a watered down version of the other games. The graphics are shiat, because its a PSP port. It would probably look better on the PSP. The controls are slow and clunky, not fluid like they should be. The camera control WILL KILL YOU. OFTEN. The mini-games strewn about for finding Precursor Orbs are tedious, boring, and just not that cool. Just imagine trying to play the original games, except half of your control doesn’t work, and that’s kinda like what playing this is like. Also you can only see out of one eye, and its your bad eye.
The good things about this game? Well, the story is new Jak material, so thats a plus… The air combat is pretty cool, as well as the skill-tree thats new to the series. Basically, you collect black eco from enemies and spend it upgrading your attacks. That part is actually pretty cool. Daxter now transforms with dark eco, which is pretty fun, but tends to last a bit too long.
All in all, again I wait for another entry to the series. My hopes are that Naughty Dog (the actual MAKERS OF THE SERIES) will be back again at full force to deliver a game on the PS3, something that will rival the great Uncharted series, and maybe finally put Jak and Daxter in the spotlight, so everyone will know how great a series it is.
Final Review: D
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|Not equal to previous Jak games,
Disappointing and no where near the caliper of Jak 1, 2, or 3.
I had been waiting for this game for a long time and when I put it in, I could tell immediately this was not going to be good.
Graphics, gameplay, missions….just about everything is not up to the standards of the Jak series.
But, just my opinion.
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|I love Jak and Daxter, but this one……,
I have been a fan of the Jak and Daxter series for as long as I can remember. It’s one of the first games I played and no doubt one of my favorites, so I was so exited for this one. Especially because High Impact Games did a good job on Ratchet and Clank Size Matters. I did not get what I expected.
Right, so the story. All the eco in the universe is going away so Jak needs to stop it. It’s actually not that bad, but not nearly as extremely EPIC as the other games. There are some twists. It may be confusing if you don’t know the Jak universe. (I suggest you play games 1-3 and don’t buy this)
The gameplay is split into 3 sections. First is running around with Jak and shooting things and platforming. It’s alright. The weapons get WAY too weak later in the game. You can’t have Dark Jak or light Jak, instead you have Blue, green, Red, and yellow eco powers. There are still a little fun, but not as awesome as the others.
Second is the Dark Daxter parts. in THEORY Dark Daxter seems awesome and I would be, but not how the did it. It consists of repetative mashing a button and boring puzzles. These parts are a chore.
Finally the flying. Personally I don’t like driving in games, but I loved the driving bits in Jak 2 and 3. If you like flying, you’ll probably like it. It’s not that bad. BUT, if you don’t like driving and/or aren’t realy good at it prepare for all heck to break loose. I spent sooooo long trying to get past some of the latter driving. They are so annoying. Argh… even some other parts are annoying like this ape boss thing that is almost impossible!
You can upgrade your ship and powers. If you do end up getting this for some weird reason then upgrade alot. Even then it can still be annoying. Jak 2 was hard, but….
Over all this is not reccomended. Especially if you are a Jak fan or on PS2.
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