Jak 3, the third installment of the ever-evolving Jak and Daxter series, promises to wrap the story up and answer all your questions in some sort of grandiose finish. . . Does the end of this series live up to such promises? Weelll. . I haven't beaten it yet so I'll have to get back to you on that one. But what I can tell you about is the journey to said end and whether or not this journey is worth the trip. Thankfully, Mine and many others biggest complaint about Jak 2 . . the driving and racing around a big city with slow cars that were hard to control . . is gone! phew . . . Yet, the mechanic that system was based around is still present in Jak 3. Basically you find yourself in a fairly large area with little icons on your map. Heading toward one of those of these icons will begin a cutscene and a mission. The game's main storyline is progressed in this fashion. Doing missions will unlock more missions, and earn you items such as guns or armor. . In this way Jak 3 ends up feeling sort of like a big set of mini games . . You do a lot of "drive out and pick this or that up" . . or . . "race these people in this type of vehicle" . . or . . "Shoot all the . . . whatevers" . . . . Every so often you'll come across a mission that actually feels like platforming. . where you have to jump, grab, fight. . switch play between Jak and Daxter. . etc. . and this. . in my mind is where the game shines. Jak 3 tries to do a lot of things all at once. You do a lot of driving, but its not a driving game. . You do a lot of shooting but its not a shooter . . . You do a lot of driving and shooting at the same time. . but its not a drive-shooter. .um.. well. . you know what I mean. . Basically, it has a lot of ambitions and it does all of them fairly well. . It has a lot of variety. . needless to say this means it does not get repetitive or boring. . but it also means that anyone one who misses the days of the original Jak and Daxter or who thinks that the new Jak style is like a watered down Ratchet and Clank is likely to find the same complaints with Jak 3. . . However, this is a very fun game. Don't get me wrong. The variety keeps things fresh. The story is good so far and extremely funny. . A couple of times I actually gasped thinking .. how could they say/do things like this and get away with it!? The game treads a fine line between kid and adult humor . . Jak himself is still a half whiny Jerk who is still called a Hero. . its a tad annoying but Daxter manages to balance out the universe with his large and in charge kind of humor. . All in all this is a good solid game. Its definitely an improvement over Jak 2 . . so if you played that at all, or if you enjoy games like Ratchet and Clank you should give Jak 3 a try. . . The only problem I can foresee is that anyone new to the series would be absolutely LOST story wise if you haven't played Jak 2 . . Is suffering through Jak 2 worth it to not be lost in the better Jak 3? . . hmm. . I give that a good solid Maybe! . . .
THE GOOD :Freedom:A lot of weapons: A load of vehicles to chose from: A lot of things to unlock:The places you visit feel alive:Great graphics: Funny moments: You can fly and do other things!:You can blow up things!!!... Read Full Review
Jak 3 offers the last game in the trilogy which offers more than both of its counterpart games, put together! Once again, the storyline in this game is still amazing and very interesting. It offers a whole new set of ... Read Full Review
