Jak 3 reviews

Let me just say this. The beginning to this game is ultimate. There is no way it could have been better. There's now two cities and a huge desert. It is about four (my estimate) times bigger than haven city. And what's more, the sand actually acts like sand. If drive sideways along a dune, you'll find yourself slipping.

When you get called back to Haven City, it is amazing. Everything has changed. One section is only rubble, one section has been consumed by the Metal Heads and one section has been done over entirely. Everywhere you go you will see Blue Guards battling Red Robots battling Metal Heads. Tor gives you a whole bunch of quests to help your side win.

However, the rest of the game was not to the same standard. Nothing was really developed as much as Jak II. The new characters only appear briefly as well as the old. The end approaches way too fast and the replay value is a lot less than the previous title.

Last thing. I think the creators could learn a lot from Ratchet and Clank. Not graphics or story wise but gameplay. Having no strafing is frustrating.

Word of warning if you're a great fan of the series. After the recent television ad campaign you may be forgiven for thinking this is a resolution to the series. As with what the other guy has written, many beleive this is the last Jak game, yet Naughty Dog have confirmed many times that another two games are on the way. They will be a remake of the original for release on the PSP, and a new game for the PS3, tying up the story behind the Legend of Mar (I wont say any more as it will ruin one of the story elements in this game).

This game is however the final chapter in the Precursor trilogy, and for those wanting to find out about the true identity of the precursors, this wont dissapoint. Just expect a few glaring contradictions with the ending of the last game.

Not enough can be said about the graphics of this game. While there is a notable increase in the amount of vertical tearing in the game (put in place to keep the frame rate running smoothly), most of the classic platforming levels run perfectly, and you'll find yourself staring just at the backgrounds themselves.

Its easy to see the production value that has been put into the games cut scenes. These are such a sight to behold, that you will always be eagerly waiting for the next one to come. The character animators at Naughty Dog have outdone themselves again.

The gameplay was what many complained about in Jak 2, with there being a large number of spikes in the difficulty. This is where Naughty Dog spent most of their time working on. The gameplay is pretty much perfect, and you wont find many a game more fun to play than this one.

Involved the whole family playing for hours!

Bought this for my son and he absolutly loves it.. Wants to get on and play it all the time .. He's happy so I am !!!

Jak 3 is the best jak and daxter game yet.With great graphics and awesome guns this game is worth buying. Unlike the second game this one has far more places to explore.

The worst game ive ever played cant get much worse than that

Wonder why in the world they bothered to make this game! Totally unnecesary.

i dont know what this guy is on about, the ending ties things up nicely for the series, and naughty dog have confirmed that there will never be a sequel to jak 3

If you've never played the second game in the series, you may be quite lost at the very start of the game, then become comfortable, only to become completely confused again in the middle part of the game. Such is the wealth of character story in this game that you really need to have played the second to appreciate everything.

This however does have one drawback. While Jak 3 is one of the best games of the year, it fails ever so slightly in comparison with Jak 2. While Naughty Dog have tweaked the gameplay to near perfection (there still exists the odd mission that will make you want to pull your hair out) the character development have taken a sharp decline since the last game.

Overall, the story concept is better than Jak 2, but not developed very well. The gameplay is leaps above Jak 2(and more fun), even though the missions sometimes have no real purpose. You'll be wandering around having so much fun but at the same time not really knowing why you're doing what you're doing.

The end result, this is not the conclusion to the story Naughty Dog promised, expect another sequel soon. A bit of a contradiction to the story in Jak 2, but if you're a platforming fan, this is still the best money can buy.