Jak X: Combat Racing

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  • Summary: After Jak stopped the Dark Maker menace in his last adventure, cities were rebuilt, people flourished and sports reemerged to fill the void. Combat Racing became the biggest sport of all, as the excitement of high-speed competition brought crowds to the track. Kras City led the way, withAfter Jak stopped the Dark Maker menace in his last adventure, cities were rebuilt, people flourished and sports reemerged to fill the void. Combat Racing became the biggest sport of all, as the excitement of high-speed competition brought crowds to the track. Kras City led the way, with people flocking to the dangerous city of death and intrigue. When Jak and Daxter receive a mysterious invite to Kras City for the reading of Krew's Last Will and Testament, they find they have been joined by familiar faces such as Ashelin, Keira, Samos and Torn. When Krew reveals in his recording will that everyone present, including his daughter, Rayn, has been poisoned, everyone is shocked. Krew gives everyone an ultimatum -- the only way to get the poison antidote in time is to race for him in the next Kras City Grand Championship, or they will all die. Now, Jak and his friends are forced into a high-speed contest for their lives, as they are swept up into a deadly plot to win the biggest racing event on the planet -- against the best drivers in the world. With a deadly objective ahead of them, Jak and his friends take to the treacherous terrain as they are thrown into the driver's seat and find themselves racing against time in order to save the world. [SCEA]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 46
  3. Negative: 1 out of 46
  1. Detroit Free Press
    100
    Sprinkled between the races are the kinds of cinematic scenes that Jak games have been known for: clever and extremely well animated.
  2. AceGamez
    90
    One of the best racing game I've ever played, walking the fine line between serious race challenge and kart-style arcade antics with the grace of a tightrope artist. Luscious graphics, masses of hilarious and beautifully scripted cut scenes, a great story, a host of racing modes with loads of weapons, a huge single player campaign and blissfully great online play.
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  3. Gaming Horizon
    83
    It’s a pretty good title with impressive graphics, a lot of tracks and cars, a deep single-player adventure and full online support with many game modes.
  4. Gamenikki
    80
    Another fantastic script with more one liners and jokes than should be allowed.
  5. Next Level Gaming
    78
    I would defiantly [sic] recommend this to anyone who ever wished they could strap a rocket launcher on the side of their car in "Gran Turismo."
  6. TotalPlayStation
    70
    It's a racing game where the racing isn't even right thanks to cars that are just too squirrely and AI that blatantly cheats on top of rubber banding up behind you. Any fun the game had in the start is sucked right out by the end.
  7. games(TM)
    30
    It's a horrible, cynically produced, soulless and poorly designed racing game that manages to be as equally boring as it is frustrating. [Dec 2005, p.107]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. DarkEnergon
    Nov 19, 2011
    10
    In the same way Crash Team Racing (the fourth Crash Bandicoot Game) was a stellar spin-off competitive racer, Jak X (the fourth Jak & DaxterIn the same way Crash Team Racing (the fourth Crash Bandicoot Game) was a stellar spin-off competitive racer, Jak X (the fourth Jak & Daxter Game) wraps up Naughty Dog's share of J+D with true skill that only they have ever managed (how many spin-offs are ever as good as the original games? Until Naughty Dog came around, none). The racing is fast and intense, the number of vehicles and customisation options rival those of real racing sims and the actual "combat" side of the racing is brilliantly intuitive and very reminiscent of CTR, which is definitely a good thing, the most notable similarity is the upgrading of weapons through collecting dark eco (much like CTR did with Whumpa Fruit). As far as the story goes, its a let down coming straight out of the J+D trilogy, but it suits the subject matter well and brings back all of the characters and locations we know and love from the original titles, as well as much appreciated nods to previous events from said titles. A brilliant game that fans of the originals and newbies alike will love and a smashing send-off for Naughty Dog, we miss you D':… Expand
  2. MoneyMaker101
    Feb 14, 2015
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played!It's incredibly fun,lots of cool tracks,guns...Characters are really funny and the plot is good.ThisOne of the best games I have ever played!It's incredibly fun,lots of cool tracks,guns...Characters are really funny and the plot is good.This is a racing game and I like it a lot!!!… Expand
  4. EvilPlayer
    Jul 10, 2022
    9
    I don't like racing, but this game was good. I thought that this is another Jak game with broken things, but I didn't see them. It was someI don't like racing, but this game was good. I thought that this is another Jak game with broken things, but I didn't see them. It was some fun. And I can't not to say about music. Music is the best part of the game. It's so powerful and atmosphere. A pair of racing were very hard, but I completed the game despite to have fire in my ass just like in previous Jak games)… Expand
  5. LeoConker
    Jul 3, 2016
    8
    Jak X is a interesting racing game mixed with shooting and also it has dialogue during the race. The negatives of the game are the auto-saveJak X is a interesting racing game mixed with shooting and also it has dialogue during the race. The negatives of the game are the auto-save bug that corrupts your memory card while the game saves. In order to prevent it you need to be on main menu, then remove the memory card, the game will tell you that the auto save is off. You can now play single player without damaging your card and to save the game you need to be on the main menu check profile. Finally insert memory card and save it then remove it if you want to play again.

    Cons: Auto-Save bug,
    glitches while racing,
    and cars roll over like a dice sometimes.
    Pros: Graphics are solid 60 frames per second,
    story is average because is about being poisoned and racing
    but some characters have their unique personality.
    Racing is fast paced, unpredictable and fun,
    their is also pure combat arenas, collect artifact and more.
    You can unlock arenas, tracks, characters, accessories,
    vehicles, awesome 2-player exhibition mode and it had online play. So overall the game is great if you disable the auto save everytime you play.    … Expand
  6. sebastianali
    Feb 10, 2020
    7
    Naughty Dog intento hacer lo mismo que con su otra franquicia, Crash Bandicoot y en parte esa decisión le salio medio regulon comparándola conNaughty Dog intento hacer lo mismo que con su otra franquicia, Crash Bandicoot y en parte esa decisión le salio medio regulon comparándola con CTR. Si bien me gusto bastante el juego con cosas como la personalización de los autos, los gráficos increíbles para la época (de hecho, gráficamente es el mejor de la saga), la velocidad en las carreras y muchas cosas para comprar en la tienda, tiene problemas bastante importantes que evitan mas nota. Al principio del juego no hay mucha estrategia, ya que las carreras se pueden ganar simplemente spameando el boton r1 para tirar todas las armas hacia adelante, y después mejorando los autos no se nota mucha diferencia, de hecho, como este juego tiene rubberbanding resulta peor el mejorarlos. La curva de dificultad a veces se dispara y sumado a los controles que son mucho mas robustos y "realistas" a comparación de CTR, dejan un mal sabor de boca ya que las carreras se convierten en tener suerte. Un ejercicio de repetición que frustra a la larga. Tampoco tiene multijugador a pantalla dividida de a 4 jugadores, cosa que es una vergüenza. Es un juego bastante entretenido, pero que pudo dar mucho mas de si.… Expand
  7. LatinCritic13
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    Jak X: Combat Racing is not what people expect after buying it. Sadly, it’s only a racing game, not a platformer.
  8. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    The game is amazing but it has a bug that f#cks your memorycard leaving it all corrupted

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#70 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#50 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005