It’s been a
while since I did a rage review on a game, mostly because of the time
investment. Before I’ve gotten around it by watching the plot on the laptop and
doing the rest from memory but I assure you I have played this game recently.
The sacrifices I make for you…
So, the big
3 star-duos of the Playstation 2 era are Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter and Sly
and Bentley, but the only one of the 3 to find much success in the post-PS2 era
was Ratchet and Clank. Sly and Bentley did have a PS3 release in Thieves in
time but that’s outside of HD remasters, it’s the only PS3 title with just
them, with Jak and Daxter, their only PS3 release they star in outside of HD
remasters is
Oh, my first
nemesis. It sucked. Also, they were in that brawl game Battle Royale, doesn’t really
count though.
But there
was always the PSP, Sony’s handheld console, Jak and Daxter found success with
the Daxter title, which is a solid game but then we have the dark sheep of the
Jak and Daxter series. This is Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Released to
surprising critical acclaim, this was the product of High Impact Games, the
guys who made Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank, so good
hands! This was their last big-name title before they fell and were relegated to only
making garbage and mobile games.
Yeah, sure
that one was a hit…
Naughty Dog,
the original Jak and Daxter team had a few plot ideas from drafts they were
doing for Jak IV, but with the PS3 on the horizon and a team working on
Uncharted it was decided to ditch it and work on a racing game instead, Jak X:
Combat Racing, a surprisingly solid racing game that’s getting a PS4 remaster.
So, let’s see how High Impact destroyed it as we take a look.
