

Dark eco also exists in the game, but as an obstacle that damages Jak, rather than an item that is collected.

Red eco increases attack power, while yellow eco allows the player to shoot ranged bursts of energy through Jak's hands. Blue eco increases Jak's speed breaks nearby boxes (except strong boxes) attracts Precursor orbs, scout flies, and small clusters of blue and green eco towards him and activates certain machinery. Green eco, the most common of the six types of eco, restores health. The player is able to utilize eco powers by either collecting small amounts of glowing eco particles or fully charging through eco vents. Collecting all seven scout flies in a level rewards the player with a power cell.Ī large part of the gameplay revolves around eco, a type of colored mysterious energy that comes in six different forms. Another collectible, scout flies, appear on every level. Precursor orbs are egg-shaped collectables found scattered throughout the world, some in plain sight, and some hidden. Power cells can be earned in many ways, such as fighting enemies, performing tasks for other characters, completing platforming challenges, and paying for them via Precursor orbs. The main objects are power cells, which are used to energize machinery to reach new levels.

The Precursor Legacy offers several collectibles for the player to gather. Injuries are accounted for by way of a life meter, which decreases whenever Jak is hit by enemies, falls from long distances, or makes contact with hazardous surfaces. The player controls Jak, who has access to abilities such as double jumping, a rapid spinning kick, and glide punching. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a 3D platformer in which the objective is to gather items to progress through the levels. It was released as a " PS2 Classic" port for the PlayStation 4 on 22 August 2017, the same day as the release of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. In 2012, it was one of the remastered ports in the Jak and Daxter Collection for the PlayStation 3, and for the PlayStation Vita in 2013. By 2002, the game had sold a total of over one million copies worldwide, and by 2007, it had sold two million in the United States alone. Many critics agreed that the game had some of the best-looking graphics at the time of its release. Jak and Daxter received critical acclaim upon release with most critics praising the game's variety. The title is often credited as being one of the first games with 'no' loading screens, with players able to traverse from the starting location to the final battle, and all interconnected levels in-between, without breaking away from gameplay.ĭevelopment began in January 1999, following the fourth installment of Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot franchise for the PlayStation.

The game offers a large range of missions, collectibles and objectives often in the form of minigames which provide a variety of gameplay experiences, as well as puzzles and platforming stages which are completed by the player to proceed the story. With the help of Samos the Sage, a master of the mysterious energy called 'Eco' created by an ancient race known as the Precursors, the pair learn that they must save their world from the rogue sages Gol and Maia Acheron, who plan to flood the world with "Dark Eco", a mysterious substance which corrupts all it touches. The game follows the protagonist, a young teenager named Jak, as he tries to help his friend Daxter after he is transformed into an ottsel, a fictional hybrid of an otter and a weasel. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a 2001 platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 2 on December 5, 2001, as the first game of the Jak and Daxter series.
