Quick Review (for people with no time or who just want to play instead of read) Excellent game, has all you need to know
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Storyline-pretty decent story. good characters influenced it. cutscenes lead to linear races.
Gameplay- Excellent tracks, easy manuevering capability, great weapons, turbo boost greatly increases fun. Many race types and options. Outstanding car customize elements. short load times.
Graphics- It has really good graphics(could be better though), same as previous games in the series. good car graphics.
Sound- Outstanding Music, beginning music fits the beginning cutscene. very nice.
Related Games- Racing(Jak 3) Characters(All Jak games), Similar to other racers.
In Game Messes- A little more weapon options would be great, some tracks get repetitive.
In Game Fun- Various tracks and race types make it less boring. Various track elements increase tension and battles(hairpins,straightaways,etc. helps in dodging missiles,other weapons, etc. but it gets annoying when you try to take and enemy out, increasing difficulty level) lots of other fun things. Cars are awesome (many wheels, bumpers, hoods, roof/side panesl, fenders, etc.) short load times. Cutscene animation is pretty well put together.
AI- enemy AI get competitive and can kill you once in a while. normal, regular, decent AI.
Summary- Good variety of tracks and racing types, excellent car customize options, AI is decent. Track elements are great. Music is awesome. Decent Graphics. Cutscenes animation excellent. Flaws- Weapon variety (type) could be bigger. Tracks can get repetive.
JAK X: COMBAT RACING- buy this game!!!!! must have for all PS2 gamers.
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~Roxas~