Jak III PS2

In 2001, Naughty Dog of Crash Bandicoot fame released the first game in what was to be one of the platform genre's finest series - Jak and Daxter. Good as it was, Jak 2, released two years on, managed to surpass its predecessor, expanding the series to include mission-based driving and a refined game structure. It was a resounding success, and paved the way for the final chapter in the Precursor Legacy, known as Jak 3. One year has passed since Jak and Daxter saved Haven City from Kor and the attacking Metal Heads, yet Haven City is still immersed in deadly chaos as three groups fight for control of the streets. The people of Haven City have grown to distrust Jak's dark powers, and as rumours boil of Jak's ties with Krew and Kor, the city blames Jak for its current woeful circumstances. When the palace is destroyed by a surprise Metal Head attack, even Ashelin cannot protect Jak as the High Council's power broker, Count Veger, forces Jak into banishment for life to the desolate Wasteland. But despite their bitterness and rejection, Jak and Daxter, together with Pecker, soon find themselves embroiled in their final adventure to lay the Metal Heads to rest once and for all. Beginning in the barren wastelands, Jak 3 'wastes' no time in introducing its latest addition to the winning Naughty Dog formula, off-road vehicles. Akin in some ways to the early PS2 game Smuggler's Run, players will spend much of their time racing across vast landscapes in a competitive manner in order to fulfil the tasks assigned to you. You'll also be given a worthwhile tutorial in how to manoeuvre these mechanical beasts. It's a welcome addition to Jak 3, but players needn't worry about the absence of platform elements, as later on, particularly when Jak and his cohorts make their way back into city realms, running, jumping and dodging makes a welcome return in gameplay reminiscent of that seen in the debut release. There's nothing really new in this respect, but the final chapter in the series remains remarkably faithful to its ro