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"Jak 1/Jak2/Rat and Clank/Locked and Loaded"

The last action platformer I ever got was Crash Bandicoot 1, and I heard a lot about the ones of this generation, so what is the best: Jak 1/Jak2/Ratchet and Clank1/Ratchet and Clank2 ?
(And I don't have a gamecube, so nobody tells me to get mario, or wario, or any GC game)

Ok, I'll get Jak1, and if it becomes addictive to me, I'll get 2, now how is that ?

It depends.

I'd obviously strongly recommend Jak 1, but you won't get exactly the same experience with Jak 2. Therefore liking Jak 1 shouldn't necessarily serve as an incentive for getting Jak 2. They're really quite different.

Ok, how about this: I'll get Jak 1, if I like it I'll get 2, is that ok ?

Look, if you want a pure, brilliantly designed platform game with tons of variation and a decent sense of humour then go for Jak and Daxter. I personally found it incredibly enjoyable to play and it easily gives Mario Sunshine a run for its money. The one flaw is that it's too short, but collecting all the orbs and artefacts will keep you going long enough. It's also only £15 or so.

If you want a Jak of all trades, but a master of none then go for Jak 2, Ratchet and Clank or Ratchet and Clank 2. By no means bad games, but too many GTA-esque elements and gun-toting detracts heavily from the platform experience into some kind of shoot-'em-up which really isn't that fun.

How about you get both the Jak games!

Damn it, why does everybody disagree whenever I post a questionnaire ?

No.

It's Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy by far.

So generally,Jak 2 is the best platformer on ps2, right ?

i'd probably say jak 1 over the others, the others are abit gun heavy.

The order of my platformers from best to the least best:

Jak 2:Renegade
Ratchet and Clank 2
Ratchet and Clank
Jak and Daxter:The Precursor Legacy
Beyond Good and Evil
Sly Raccoon
Whiplash