Also different is a significant amount of gun play to replace various eco powers, the addition of a hover board, and a departure from the usual progression of missions: Instead of collecting power cells, the player now has to complete a set of missions that go from linear to more open, ending with a linear finale.ĭaxter fires the Vulcan Fury while Jak drives a zoomer in Haven City. To add to his moveset, however, Jak is given control of all-new dark powers evinced by the experiments. Notwithstanding, the core of Jak II's gameplay remains similar to that of The Precursor Legacy, with an identical move set and the recurring reliance upon zoomers and platforming challenges. Blinded by revenge, Jak joins forces with the Underground and must take the fight to the Krimzon Guard, ultimately becoming entangled in the fate of the cosmos for which he had never been prepared. With his eventual escape, aided by Daxter, Jak is now a wanted fugitive, pumped with dark eco and capable of transforming into a savage alter-ego. Jak is captured by the Krimzon Guard and subsequently subjected to torturous dark eco experiments. While beginning where The Precursor Legacy left off, Jak, Daxter, Keira, and Samos are abruptly thrust into the foreign, industrious Haven City. Jak II takes on a notably darker tone with a more cinematic story-telling approach compared to its predecessor. It is the first game in the series to drop ' Daxter' from the title, with which Jak 3 and Jak X followed suit as well. Official emulation support for the game on PlayStation 4 was added on December 6, and it was made available to purchase standalone or in a bundle alongside The Precursor Legacy, Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing. It was released in October 2003 for the PlayStation 2 console, later released in February 2012 and June 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, respectively, as part of the trilogy remaster. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Jak II (known as Jak II: Renegade in the PAL region and Jak and Daxter 2 in Japan) is the second installment (third chronologically) in the Jak and Daxter series, developed by Naughty Dog, Inc.

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