Jak II takes a bold turn away from its predecessor in term of setting, characters and gameplay for which I mostly appreciate. The shift to action focused gameplay is what I associate the Jak series with, while keeping platforming elements intact. Driving around getting to each mission can become tedious and is probably it’s biggest issue.

In respect to presentation, the dark atmosphere of Haven city I found quite compelling and ambitious. Naughty Dog again created this with almost no load times. Graphics and animations are great and hold up very well today, since it also supports 16x9 and progressive scan.