Jak X Combat Racing

by Sony

Product Features

• More than 10 racing tracks with 20 configurations -- plus reverse and mirror design for greater diversity
• Collect weapons and power-ups like projectile weapons, ranged weapons, smart bombs, mines, catastrophic attacks, turbos, shields and more featuring various character drivers to choose from
• Multiple play modes and non-linear progression - Racing, Time Trial, Time Box, Death Match and Team Death Match
• Destructible elements within each track provides players additional challenge and fun
• Add all kinds of accessories to your vehicles, including body parts, accoutrements, decals, paint patterns and colors, along with other special mods

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000056C34
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,386 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #23 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Racing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Jak X Combat Racing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars who knew a jak racing game can be this good?, November 18, 2005

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ps2 gamer "star wars" - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jak X Combat Racing (Video Game)

This game was really surprisingly good. I must admit ,at first I thought this game wouldn't be really good, but it really exceeded my expectations. The game begins when jak , daxter and their friends are invited for the reading of Krew's will. (Krew was the big fat guy from jak 2 .)When they get there, they meet his daughter, Rayn. she pours everyone some drinks , so they'll have a toast for krew. After they all finish drinking, Rayn plays Kre's will. He appears as a hologram , and he informs everyone that the drinks they just had have been poisoned!(He even poisoned his own daughter). He says that his associates will give them the antidote only if they win the Kras city championship race (since it was his dream to win this championship), so jak and his friends are forced to race for him.

Now , through the entire game , you don't just drive one car. There are 12 cars you can drive , and you can fully customize them , and replace their body parts. You can change their front fenders, rear fenders , trunks , wheels , and more. You can earn more body parts by winning races. You can even change the color of your car, and tune it's performance.

One good addition to the game is the expanded secrets menu. You can get tons of secrets(by buying them with money you get from winning races),such as extra accesories for your car , extra movies, extra characters to drive with , etc. It's all just real awesome.

There are three modes you can play , multiplayer (which includes online and local modes),adventure, in which you play as jak and advance through the storyline , and exhibition , where you can shoose different characters to play with(all of which have different attributes and characteristics) , and you can race in any track and in any type of race for money.

The jak series has always been known for their variety. And this aspect returns here too. The game has normal races , where you have to just finish a number of laps around the track , but there are also tons of other game modes , like death match , where you just have to destroy the other racers,sport hunt , where you have to kill a bunch of monsters , death race, where you have to shoot as many cars as you can(not real racers, but weak smaller cars) and many , many more.

Now , about the pick-ups. There are 4 types of pick-ups here. One is health , which simply heals you car. The other is turbo , which let's you use a turbo boost . The third is a weapon power up which lets you use forward - facing weapons , such as machine guns , missiles , etc. And the last one is backward - facing weapons , such as mines , oil streeks , etc.

This game is a really awesome game. Don't worry about the fact it's a racing game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JakX is the best., April 10, 2006

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Eric Solis (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jak X Combat Racing (Video Game)

This game is so sick. I haven't played it online yet. I don't have a network adapter... I got my friends in to it, though. There's a dvd being awarded out to people who win this contest @ jakxdvd.com for a demo of JakX and a 90 min. movie related to the Jak & Daxter games, 1-3. JakX beats MarioKart any day of the year. I already unlocked a grip of the characters. I like how they made it possible to hook up to the Daxter PSP game to unlock extras that way. They thought ahead. Very good multiplayer game.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lets Jak things up!, February 20, 2006

By 

John Moscarelli "Disturbed" (East Setauket, New York) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jak X Combat Racing (Video Game)

The Jak and Daxter series is amazing. People argue that the second one is the best and I agree, but they are all very good. This one is also good, just naughty dog decided to go in a different flow. They decided to go with racing, combat racing that is. I thought this was a great choice because people who are getting bored with the action/adventure Jak's they can play this one which is a totally different flow, but with the same theme.

Now the Jak and Daxter series is known well for its great fantasy story-line. They didnt do too bad with this one, but I already knew the story-line wasnt going to be as good as th last ones because its hard to come up with a good story-line for racing games. You're Jak as always and combat racing has become the most popular sport in the Jak world. Before Krew died he made a bet with an amazing racing team meanwhile Krew had nobody to represent his team. So after Jak won the world race in Jak 2 he made a poison that he would give him and all his friends so that they would be forced to race for him if they wanted the antidote. As you probably know, Krew died in the second game so he was not able to give Jak and his friends the antidote himself so he got his daughter to do it. Now you must race as Jak to save your life by winning the championship.

The gameplay is great. The thing that makes it so great is that its not just racing its combat racing. So you get to shoot your opponents with various weapons oyu pick up throughout the race. The game has all different kinds of races that you compete in. It has the circuit race, turbo races, time limit races, demolitino derby and more. This lets you not get the feeling of being bored, the only problem i have with all this different kinds of races is that you dont see as much circuit races as i would have liked to see. Another problem with the racing is that the tracks are not made too well. What i mean by this is that many turns are way too sharp and most of the sharp turns come after a jump so you end up going up the jump and not being able to turn in the air so you crash into the wall in mid air. Also your vehicle flips over a lot which gets annoying. Probly the level that has the most of this is haven city, in the sewers. The controls are great and easy to get into. And a cool thing about killing someone or when your car blows up is that everything goes into slow motion and it shows the car totally get destroyed and crash into the wall and do flips and stuff. And once you blow up your not eliminated, you just start over from where you blew up and they have your car moving already so its not like oyu have to wate for acceleration. The car doesnt have that many cars, only like 12 or so, but the game lets you customize your vehicles which is great. Throughout the game you win new parts like body, wheels, front pannels and sidepannels and what not. Its great. The game also has multiplayer, only i wish you could do more than just two players. But you can unlock new characters by having your memory card in with the previous jak games saved data on it. You can get characters like thee first jak and second jak. The game also has online play where you can join clans and stuff.

The graphics are decent, just like the last jak game. Really no improvments which sucks, but in this one there really isnt much of cut-scenes. I would have liked to see more cut-scenes because i love the characters in the Jak world. The sound is also good with the machine guns and rockets, they sound great.

This game is excellent, not quite as good as the previous ones but it gives Jak a new flow. I would really like to see an new one and you should defenitely pick this one up especially if you liked the jak series. The game is rated Teen for: Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence, Language, Use of Tobacco.