You remember Jak? The same Jak with the pointy ears and his faithful friend Daxter who were exiled to the unforgiving wastelands, who were the duo that gave us the pleasure to spend tons of hours fighting creatures and exploring on the PS2? Well, their games (Jak and Daxter, Jak II, Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing) are coming to the PS store for PS4 later this year, according to the latest post by Sony on the PlayStation blog.
According to the post, you will be able to play all of the four Jak games in 1080p resolution and with full trophy support, with Jak X being a spin-off of the other three games. For those who don’t remember, Jak X was the racing game where you were able to select from many of the characters from the series as you raced them in customizable dune buggy-like vehicles.
The game will have the Adventure and Exhibition modes which promise hours of challenge and fun. Although there won’t be online gameplay against others, you will be able to play with your friends via splitscreen. Good old PS2 gameplay days, right? Sony says that additional enhanced features that include Shareplay, Remote Play, and Activity Feeds will be available, but will require a PlayStation Plus Membership.
Jak X got some good ratings back in the day due to its graphics, the game’s sense of speed and the variety provided by the different modes and the online functionality. Some did note that the game suffered from the occasional difficulty spike, floaty handling of vehicles and the unbalanced random weapons element, but it was enjoyable regardless of its shortcomings.
The Jak game series was a big part of our PS2 gameplay times and the upcoming reworks sounds more than promising already. It would be good to see some online gameplay features eventually coming to the game, but they could always be added in later. The games will be available on PS4 later this year and you can get them on the PS store, with pricing information coming soon. If you are interested in reading the PlayStation Blog post, you can do so by clicking here.
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