GAME · 2003 · USA
Jak II
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- #001
Near the arena there is a billboard featuring Ratchet and Clank from the Ratchet and Clank series.
- #002
This was the last match in which Anna Garduño voiced Keira Hagai, who was replaced by Tara Strong.
- #003
This is the first game in which Jak can speak.
- #004
This is the only game in which a young version of Samos appears.
- #005
This is the second game with no loading screens.
- #006
In Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando, Ratchet can be seen playing Jak II on the main screen.
- #007
Throughout the game there are hints that Kor is the leader of the Metal Heads. For example, he has a yellow circle on his forehead like the Metal Heads. He also said that the large Metal Heads are magnificent.
- #008
This game is considered one of the hardest video games ever made.
- #009
The developers created detailed cutscene character models after the team discovered the first images of Kingdom Hearts featuring detailed cutscene character models.
- #010
This is the first game to include a Hero Mode (New Game+).
- #011
This is the first game in the series and in Naughty Dog's catalog to be rated T for Teen.
- #012
The weapons in this game are references to the eco powers Jak used in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001).
- #013
This is the only game in which Tess's happy animation can be seen.
- #014
The other "Daxter" game is a prequel chapter to Jak II.
- #015
Jak II won the IGN Editor's Choice award in 2003.
- #016
This is the only game in the series in which Daxter cannot make death quotes at Jak when Jak dies.
- #017
Toonami held a sweepstakes in which callers could win one of 30 PlayStation 2 consoles and one of 500 copies of the game.
- #018
There was originally a mission in which Jak used his jet board to race people in the street, but it was scrapped.
- #019
This game was originally going to be a cheerful collection competition like the first game, but Naughty Dog decided to take inspiration from Grand Theft Auto III.
- #020
This game is famous for its brutal difficulty.
- #021
Jak II is the first game in the series to be a sandbox.
- #022
Jak II is the first game in the series to feature subtitles.
- #023
Daxter has different animations in Jak II than he does in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.
- #024
The technology in Jak II was largely reused from the previous game, particularly the technology that lets the game run seamlessly and without loading times. One notable change, however, is the improvement in graphics. Character models are far more detailed, with a much higher polygon count; Jak's character model consists of 3,000 polygons in The Precursor Legacy, while in Jak II his cinematic model has nearly 15,000 polygons.
- #025
This is the first game in which you can partly play as Daxter.
- #026
Jak, Daxter, Samos and Keira are the only characters who appear in every game.
- #027
Josh Mancell is the composer of the Jak and Daxter Trilogy and is also the composer of the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy.
- #028
The game ranked 90th on Metacritic's list of the Best PS2 Video Games of All Time.
- #029
Jak II is the only game in the series whose versions for English-speaking regions include the Japanese and Korean voice tracks.
- #030
This game and Jak 3 both include a mini-game featuring Daxter.
- #031
In cutscenes, characters consist of around ten to twelve thousand polygons, whereas in the first game they consist of two to three thousand polygons.
- #032
There is a scrapped mission in which Jak and Daxter defend Haven City from the Metal Heads.
- #033
One of the early story ideas was that Keira would be a sage.
- #034
A YouTuber named Powercell Zeke turned every fact, detail and so on about the trilogy into an iceberg.
- #035
This is the first game in which Jak reaches adulthood rather than adolescence.
- #036
In the second game, Jak is someone who thinks only of his own goals, making him an anti-hero.
- #037
The Last of Us, also developed by Naughty Dog, features a character named Tess, which may be a reference to Jak and Daxter's Tess.
- #038
When you are not playing as Jak, Daxter can dance with his old victory animations, as he did in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001).
- #039
In Europe, the game was titled Jak 2: Renegade.
- #040
The game sold poorly in Japan, so Jak 3 was never released there.
- #041
The Scatter Gun and the Blaster initially had aiming assistance, but it was scrapped.
- #042
Evan Wells's favorite weapon is the Vulcan Fury.
- #043
The Precursor Stone was originally called the Precursor Star.
- #044
The Peacemaker was originally going to be called the Boomstick.
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