Jak II 2003

Is it still worth playing?

A 2003 platformer for the PlayStation 2, in which Jak, after two years of torturous experiments, seeks vengeance against the tyrannical Baron Praxis in the dystopian Haven City. That city is a seamless open world of interconnected areas, free to explore. Jak runs, double jumps, crouches and rolls into long jumps, and fights with a spin attack, a dash punch, a dive attack and an uppercut. Along with his fists he carries the Morph-Gun, an upgradable firearm, and he can transform into the powerful Dark Jak. Getting around is part of it, since the Jet-Board gives faster travel and tricks and the hovering cars called Zoomers can be carjacked. Each Health Pack restores a quarter of his health. A whole city to cross, with platforming, guns and vehicles mixed in, still gives it variety today.