Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

 PlayStation 2
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  1. tommyterminater
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    This in my opinon is one of the best playstation 2 platformers ever. The games core is that its a colectothon adventure action 3d platfomer much like mario 64 or banjo kazzoie.The open world tropical island still looks gorgous and the best part NO LOADING SCREENS YES YES YES MY GOD THIS IS AWESOME:) If I had a poblem that isn't that big that the story is very simple its just stop the badThis in my opinon is one of the best playstation 2 platformers ever. The games core is that its a colectothon adventure action 3d platfomer much like mario 64 or banjo kazzoie.The open world tropical island still looks gorgous and the best part NO LOADING SCREENS YES YES YES MY GOD THIS IS AWESOME:) If I had a poblem that isn't that big that the story is very simple its just stop the bad guys from taking over the world and the characters mostly daxter can get annoying and the dialog in any of the games to me isn't very funny compered to banjo kazzoie. The gameplay itself is simple but fun you play as jak a silent protagonist who has a ability to use different eco power ups red makes you stronger and better attack power blue makes you faster and yellow allows you to fire progectiles.You also have your spin attack and punch attack and jumping of course.Daxter just sits on your shoulder through the entire adventure just to make comments on the area with his annoying vocie. the main colectabels include preceursor orbs which can be used to get the main object of the game the power cell which makes jak and daxter do the best thing ever whichmakes me smile every time. If you love games like banjo kazzoie or mario 64 and have not played this game. GO GET IT NOW ITS FUN HAS A BUATIFUL WORLD TO EXPLORE AND IT KICKS MAJOR ASS TODAY 10 OUT OF TEN… Expand
  2. Ps2-game
    Aug 23, 2014
    9
    Amazing. Just one of the best platformers of all-time. Only reason why it doesn't get a 10 is because the camera and checkpoint system can both be a little annoying
  3. LatinCritic13
    Jul 14, 2020
    10
    Naughty Dog’s new IP, Jak and Daxter is one of the very best platformers I have ever played. It’s hard to believe that this game used all of the PS2’s architecture to ensure that there are no loading screens or texture pop ins during the game’s development.
  4. maxim98
    Sep 25, 2015
    9
    This game is pure nostalgia for me, being a little kid when this came out, and playing through it all once more 10 or so years from when I first did is still an amazing experience, to anyone with a Ps2 this is a must buy platformer that still holds up very nicely in terms of graphics and smooth seamless game play, with almost no loading times between areas. In my opinion the series inThis game is pure nostalgia for me, being a little kid when this came out, and playing through it all once more 10 or so years from when I first did is still an amazing experience, to anyone with a Ps2 this is a must buy platformer that still holds up very nicely in terms of graphics and smooth seamless game play, with almost no loading times between areas. In my opinion the series in general is one of the most overlooked for the PS2 and is worth giving a shot, no matter how old you are.… Expand
  5. perkjl
    Jan 4, 2016
    9
    Fun platformer from Naughty Dog the creators of the Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted series. The open world environments with no loading times was impressive as well as the visual achievements/ polygon counts. It's probably one of the better platformers for the PS2.
  6. timone
    Feb 21, 2016
    10
    I have spent my life searching for the answers that my father and my father's father's failed to find. Who were the precursorus, why did they create the fourft monolift's that liver our planet? How do they honess echo, the life energy of the world? What was their purpose and why did they vanish? I have asked the plants but they do not remember, the plants that has the rocks but the rocksI have spent my life searching for the answers that my father and my father's father's failed to find. Who were the precursorus, why did they create the fourft monolift's that liver our planet? How do they honess echo, the life energy of the world? What was their purpose and why did they vanish? I have asked the plants but they do not remember, the plants that has the rocks but the rocks do not recall, even the rocks do not recall? Every bone in my body tells me that the answers rest on the shoulders, a young boy, oblivious to his destiny, uninterested in the search for truth and regeneralting of my guidence! And why would he wanted to listen to old Samos the Sage anyway? I'm only the master of green echo, one of the wisest men on the planet! So it seems the answer begins not with careful research or sensible thinking. Hey, as with many of fate's mistery's, it begins with porter smallight of disobidence.
    I just gotta say that I love Jak and Daxter because it's really nostalgic and really easy. My friend Jacob played on it as well and the main characters Jak and Daxter, my name is Jack as well. I completed it years ago and the only thing I was thinking about unlocking the cutscenes but my brother Daniel says to me ''I don't think it doesn't do that'' but oh well, at least I know the scenes. When I was kid I fxxking loving it. I love the graphics, the gameplay, the characters and the music! It's just awsome! It's just so atmospheric. I played on it a million times before and I will definitlely go play it a million times again.    … Expand
  7. Antemiz
    Mar 19, 2016
    10
    this was a great platform game i enjoyed every bit of it when i first had ps2, i liked the levels and everything it inspired me, the gameplay was fun and daxter was funny, great job naughty dog
  8. LegitimateGamer
    Mar 14, 2016
    9
    Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is an outstanding platformer in a vibrant world, and has tons of humor along with that. The game has great gameplay, and many items to collect. The game itself is always fun to play, and the controls are good as well. The open world that is in the game is amazing, and no load screens within the game is an amazing feat. I love this game a lot, and haveJak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is an outstanding platformer in a vibrant world, and has tons of humor along with that. The game has great gameplay, and many items to collect. The game itself is always fun to play, and the controls are good as well. The open world that is in the game is amazing, and no load screens within the game is an amazing feat. I love this game a lot, and have played it over so many times. It has great replay value, and it is extremely satisfying to collect each item in the world(s), and it is just plain fun to explore the world. My only gripes are that at times the game can be too easy at times, and a lack of boss battles might make it a bit repetitive. The moves you have are limited, and I wish you could continue to add more so that it would become more interesting. The game also doesn't do too many new things with the 3D platformer. It sort of just barely expands on what has already stood, but it still distinguishes itself from the industry. I still love this game, so anyone reading this, just give it a chance.… Expand
  9. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 27, 2016
    9
    Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

    + Fun
    + Beautiful and Connected World
  10. GunnarTheGamer
    Sep 22, 2017
    10
    This game is a masterpiece of graphic art and challenging gameplay, I was raised on PS2 and this is the first game I played

    Pros: no load times, beautiful graphics, addictive, simple, easy to play, hard to master,

    Cons: (enter hater here)

    If you like this game try Ratchet and Clank, uncharted, and the rest of the Jak and Daxter franchise (including Jak X combat racing)
  11. anthonybobby
    Mar 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alexander_Doom, [Anonymous], gamezgeek and Fry_Bot are pathetic losers who hate this game. This game is a masterpiece! The one thing I hate in this game though are the Lurker Sharks, they scare the crap outta me!… Expand
  12. Life_hater
    Jul 19, 2018
    8
    Its a good game to spend time, sometimes I felt lost, but nothing so hard. The plataform is very cool, somethimes a little challenge; the bosses: too easy but too few. The mini games is fun. :) Good Job after Crash, Naughty dog.
  13. AKthaBeast
    May 3, 2018
    9
    One of the best platforming games of the PS2 era. Everything from the design, story, and gameplay were fun.
  14. andrewcook4991
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Best in the series. Camera can be poor at times but it still holds up well even today imo. Characters are very enjoyable and level design is solid.
  15. sebastianali
    Oct 18, 2020
    9
    Jak And Daxter 1 es un grandioso videojuego de plataformas, que no tiene nada que envidiarle a la trilogía de Crash Bandicoot y se nota que se ha hecho para conmemorarlo por haber perdido los derechos del personaje (que triste historia por cierto). La ausencia de pantallas de carga en un juego de mundo abierto conectado, con los gráficos increíbles (que han envejecido bien por cierto) y elJak And Daxter 1 es un grandioso videojuego de plataformas, que no tiene nada que envidiarle a la trilogía de Crash Bandicoot y se nota que se ha hecho para conmemorarlo por haber perdido los derechos del personaje (que triste historia por cierto). La ausencia de pantallas de carga en un juego de mundo abierto conectado, con los gráficos increíbles (que han envejecido bien por cierto) y el ciclo día y noche en pleno 2001 hacen de este uno de los juegos mas hermosos que jamas he visto. La música combina muy bien con los escenarios y te recordara a Crash Bandicoot, de hecho, casi todo te recordara a Crash Bandicoot, los movimientos del personaje, las habilidades, etc. Los de Naughty Dog si supieron adaptar la jugabilidad clásica del marsupial y mezclarlo con conceptos jugables como los de Banjo Kazooie u otros plataformeros 3d de la epoca, mejorando su base. La historia va muy de la mano con la ambientacion "antigua/futurista" que tanto me gusta ver en un juego y esto se expanderia todavía mas en futuras secuelas. Por cierto, la relación entre ambos protagonistas es increíble, Daxter es un personaje muy original que te cae bien. Tengo que criticar el no poder mover la cámara arriba o abajo, la corta duración, y la falta de rejugabilidad al terminar el juego. Es un juego BASTANTE corto, lo pude terminar en 2 días... Ademas de ciertas misiones algo aburridas y tediosas... Por estos errores, creo que sigue sin superar a la tetralogia de Crash Bandicoot, aunque esta es mi opinión. Uno de mis videojuegos favoritos y lo puedo recomendar a todo fan de los plataformas. Jak And Daxter 1 es el verdadero Crash Bandicoot a mundo abierto, y define como tendría que ser una futura entrega del marsupial.… Expand
  16. NetoGermano
    Aug 23, 2020
    5
    Playing this game today it's... a dreadful experience. I regret everything...
  17. deathstramding
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece… Expand
  18. ChesterField
    May 1, 2020
    9
    The quintessential adventure / platform saga on ps2. Fun, humorous and technically amazing. Essential.
  19. NoManF
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    The only big problem about this game is the horrible checkpoint system, especially in some areas where you need to spend at least 1 minute to get in the same point you die/get off the edge. Most of the soundtrack is not so memorable like previous ND games .I'm actually impressed for a 2001 game not having loading times between "levels".
  20. Fox45
    Jun 2, 2021
    9
    A great game for the time! I had a lot of fun playing it, even playing it in 2021. The last part of the game has an excellent level game design!
  21. BanjoBoox
    Jul 13, 2020
    10
    Sensacional evoluiu tudo do primeiro e foi muito além .. uma obra prima da trilhogia impecável que teve
  22. PatitoCosmico67
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    Juegos de plataformas, bonito con bastante variedad y muy entretenido, y diría que aguanta bastante bien el paso del tiempo
  23. neojotic
    Aug 29, 2020
    9
    Unique characters, an interesting world and story and stunning level design. Jak and Daxter has everything that an amazing platformer in the 6th gen has.

    A great new franchise in Playstation's books and another win for Naughty Dog
  24. Xrayplayer
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    The best platforming game made by naughty dog.

    The gameplay is similar to Mario 64 and spyro with some unique aspects like the power cells and eco which it can give you abilities useful for combat and platforming, the levels are greatly designed with balanced difficulty, and collecting stuff and platforming never gets old, the graphics are amazing (for 2001) and I love the visual style,    The best platforming game made by naughty dog.

    The gameplay is similar to Mario 64 and spyro with some unique aspects like the power cells and eco which it can give you abilities useful for combat and platforming, the levels are greatly designed with balanced difficulty, and collecting stuff and platforming never gets old, the graphics are amazing (for 2001) and I love the visual style, the controls are tight and exploring those big open areas are so much fun with no loading screen its amazing for 2001 game, and the story and characters are also good daxter is hilarious, I enjoyed the music and the boss fights are epic.

    It's nearly perfect but I can't give it a 10/10 because the game is too short you can beat it around 5 to 6 hours.    … Expand
  25. FirstSpawn
    Dec 27, 2020
    9
    Одна из моих любимых игр, которая украсила моё детство!
    (С удовольствием перепрошёл её в 2020 ♥)
  26. MACAKoopa
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego simplemente es hermoso, es uno y los más maravillosos y clásicos juegos de la popular y legendaria PlayStation 2, además de ser el juego que demostró que Naughty Dog es una excelente desarrolladora sin dudas!… Expand
  27. dottorfrizzino
    May 6, 2021
    10
    wow i love this game son many colors,so many nice levels, so everything this game is one of the best of the ps2
  28. avishay50
    Apr 15, 2022
    9
    Brief introduction for those unfamiliar with the Jak and Daxter game series - Jak and Daxter games are a Mario style platform game series distributed by Sony and developed by Notty Dog, and like the Mario games we have to go through stages and collect things to progress in the game. If in Mario we need to collect stars to advance in the game, this we need to collect power cells which isBrief introduction for those unfamiliar with the Jak and Daxter game series - Jak and Daxter games are a Mario style platform game series distributed by Sony and developed by Notty Dog, and like the Mario games we have to go through stages and collect things to progress in the game. If in Mario we need to collect stars to advance in the game, this we need to collect power cells which is the stars of the game, Orbs which is the money of the game you give to get Power cells and flies which meanwhile I do not know what to do with them but very fun to collect them. And now let's start with the review: Gameplay - The game Jak and Daxter has survived the test of time well and is still fun to play and it feels very accurate with my pressures. But the camera is a bit frustrating sometimes, sometimes it happens that I press the jump button and Jak does not jump and then I fall off a platform or hit me at the jump speed. And despite these two flaws the gameplay is just a smooth and clean flow that you can not stop enjoying just walking around the big stages and jumping. Final score - 9/10 Plot - The main plot of the game is almost non-existent, but it is fun and entertaining. The characters are funny and fun to listen to in-game dialogues, maybe they are pretty silly and not fascinating in any way but in my opinion a fascinating plot in a platform game is something that is nice but not as important as gameplay and stage design. Final score - 7/10 Stage design - The stage design in a simple game is amazing, there is variety from one stage to another, for example at one stage you will be on a beautiful beach with lots of green surroundings and at another stage you will be on a snowy mountain. The details in each stage, the various obstacles, enemies and gimmicks add a lot to each stage and there were times I wondered what would await me in the next stage. Final score 10/10 Graphics - The graphics in the game are simply beautiful (even today) and it stands the test of time. All the details and colors in all stages, the characters that look great even today, and in general it's amazing how a game from the PlayStation 2 looks beautiful graphically even 3 generations later, it's true it can not cope with today's graphics but it looks amazing both for its time and today. Final score - 10/10 In conclusion - the first game Jak and Daxter is an amazing and fun game even today, it is a must play for platform lovers and is recommended for people who are looking for a fun platform game. Just a little tip for those who play: it is recommended to play the game with a lit YouTube video because the game does not explain how to get the things to look for. Final score - 9.5 / 10 - Amazing game.… Expand
  29. Tromble
    Jun 29, 2021
    9
    Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a PlayStation 2 classic that holds up remarkably well.

    The controls of Jak and incredibly smooth and easy to use combined with excellent level design and gorgeous environments to explore and you have a work that borders on masterpiece. My biggest criticism is with many of the female character design feeling over sexualized particularly when it    Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a PlayStation 2 classic that holds up remarkably well.

    The controls of Jak and incredibly smooth and easy to use combined with excellent level design and gorgeous environments to explore and you have a work that borders on masterpiece.

    My biggest criticism is with many of the female character design feeling over sexualized particularly when it comes to Keira who is only 14 during the events of this game.

    Overall I would highly recommend Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.    … Expand
  30. Mr_Nobody34
    Jan 14, 2022
    7
    Ratings for the time period it came out
    Story : 7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 7
    Fun Factor : 7
    Environment interaction : 5
    Sound effects : 8
    Overall Immersion : 7
  31. Ed4
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Jak and daxter is one of the best platforms ever created, the loading sistem is revulotionary and the story of the game is one of the best for is time
  32. BenGamer
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Great Game b I love it
  33. HuevoAlce
    Jun 25, 2022
    8
    A great platformer with interesting level design and characters. Fun environments.
  34. uda124
    Jul 4, 2022
    9
    Great graphics (for a 20 years old game), stunning visuals, great characters and smooth gameplay. Brilliant game!
  35. aliciemadness
    Jan 4, 2023
    10
    It was the first platformer that I really enjoyed. The characters are very memorable and it is next to my memory of the time where I could not stop playing on the ps2
  36. wojtulace1
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    It's fine. Small enemy and gameplay variety. Overall more boring compared to its successors.
  37. pedrosantos1
    Apr 4, 2023
    10
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  38. OMGitsTHEMEMI
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    The first game in the amazing Jak saga. The story is amazing, the characters are very charismatic and the platforming and level design are awesome.
  39. Warrior_of_Doom
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
    and the overall experience.
  40. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    9
    The only Jak and Daxter game I like. The colourful and friendly world captivated me as a teen. I remember i rented the game and beat it in just one weekend. Good old times.
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#13 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#7 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#9 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Yahoo!
    90
    One of the most thrilling games to hit PS2 since its launch.
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  2. TotalPlayStation
    94
    From the way the game renders an entire world that you can explore from one end to the next without a single loading screen, to animation that literally trounces anything ever seen in any videogame, to game design that keeps things interesting despite being what some would call “just a fetch quest,” this is a perfect example of the next generation in videogames.
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  3. GamePen
    90
    Simply amazing.
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