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|genre = Action, Platformer | |genre = Action, Platformer | ||
|wikipedia = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jak_II Link] | |wikipedia = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jak_II Link] | ||
|gamefaqslink = [ | |gamefaqslink = [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/914535-jak-ii Link] | ||
|reviewlinks = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/914535-jak-ii/index.html GameRankings]|88/100}}, {{ReviewLink|[ | |reviewlinks = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/914535-jak-ii/index.html GameRankings]|88/100}}, {{ReviewLink|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/jak-ii Metacritic]|87/100}} | ||
|gameinfo = Jak is back in another action-packed adventure, but he's not the same. In Jak II, experiments with Dark Eco gone wrong leave Jak with an uncontrollable dark side, and after two years in prison, Jak seeks vengeance. Accompanied by your trusty friend Daxter, unleash the dark powers on multiple enemies and witness amazing transformations. Armed with powerful weapons, a high-tech jetboard, an impenetrable mech suit, and a number of vehicles at your disposal, you have no excuse for failure.<br /> | |gameinfo = Jak is back in another action-packed adventure, but he's not the same. In Jak II, experiments with Dark Eco gone wrong leave Jak with an uncontrollable dark side, and after two years in prison, Jak seeks vengeance. Accompanied by your trusty friend Daxter, unleash the dark powers on multiple enemies and witness amazing transformations. Armed with powerful weapons, a high-tech jetboard, an impenetrable mech suit, and a number of vehicles at your disposal, you have no excuse for failure.<br /> | ||
The game features new weapons and devices, new playable areas, and a storyline that picks up after the events of The Precursor Legacy. The game's plot was noted for being much darker than its predecessor's. As in the previous game, the player takes on the dual role of recurring protagonists Jak and Daxter. There is also a new array of characters such as Torn, Erol, Krew, Kor, Ashelin, and Sig, as well as some returning ones, such as Samos and Keira. | The game features new weapons and devices, new playable areas, and a storyline that picks up after the events of The Precursor Legacy. The game's plot was noted for being much darker than its predecessor's. As in the previous game, the player takes on the dual role of recurring protagonists Jak and Daxter. There is also a new array of characters such as Torn, Erol, Krew, Kor, Ashelin, and Sig, as well as some returning ones, such as Samos and Keira. | ||
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|progressive = 1 | |progressive = 1 | ||
|cpu-intensive = 1 | |cpu-intensive = 1 | ||
|gpu-intensive = 1 | |||
|japan_rating = A | |japan_rating = A | ||
|ko_rating = 12 | |ko_rating = 12 | ||
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|Comments=Game constantly speeds up and slows down without speedhacks enabled. Once enabled, game runs perfectly fine except for a few small areas. Music is tied to FPS, so will constantly stutter along with the framerate. Observations by FlatOut are still valid, though setting VU Cycle Stealing to 2 seems to run better. Level 3 does indeed cause choppy gameplay but seems to resolve more sound issues. Finished the game without any major instabilities, though mostly minor graphical issues are still present in hardware mode. Use OpenGL as DirectX causes long shadows. | |Comments=Game constantly speeds up and slows down without speedhacks enabled. Once enabled, game runs perfectly fine except for a few small areas. Music is tied to FPS, so will constantly stutter along with the framerate. Observations by FlatOut are still valid, though setting VU Cycle Stealing to 2 seems to run better. Level 3 does indeed cause choppy gameplay but seems to resolve more sound issues. Finished the game without any major instabilities, though mostly minor graphical issues are still present in hardware mode. Use OpenGL as DirectX causes long shadows. | ||
|Tester=Darkshadows | |Tester=Darkshadows | ||
}} | |||
{{TestingEntry | |||
|Status=2 | |||
|Region=NTSC-U | |||
|OS=Windows 10 Home x64 | |||
|CPU=Intel i5-3570k @3.4GHz (Overclocked to 4.7GHz) | |||
|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | |||
|Revision=1.6.0, | |||
1.7.2672 (SSE4) | |||
<spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide"> | |||
* EE Cyclerate: 1 | |||
* EE Cycle Skipping: 2 | |||
* mVU Flag Hack: Yes | |||
* MTVU: Yes | |||
</spoiler> | |||
|Graphics=GSdx 1.2.0 | |||
<spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide"> | |||
* Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware) (1.6), Vulkan (Hardware) (1.7) | |||
* Internal Resolution: 3*Native | |||
* Preload Textures: Full (Hash Cache) | |||
* Mipmapping: Basic | |||
* Blending Accuracy: Basic | |||
* GPU Palette Conversion: Off | |||
</spoiler> | |||
|Sound= | |||
* SPU2-X 2.0.0 Xaudio2 | |||
* Lilypad 0.12.1 | |||
|Comments=Frequent lag without speedhacks; unless you have a high-end PC, speedhacks are essential to make the game playable. EE Cyclerate +1 and EE Cycle Skipping +2 makes the framerate relatively stable in gameplay sections, although cutscenes often run below PS2 framerate and some areas still lag, most notably the Precursor Oracle's house and the room with the bugs in the Tomb of Mar. Using the black label version (v1.00) as for some unexplained reason, Torn's finger is stretched in the Greatest Hits version (v2.01). Aside from the lag, there are noticeable issues with mipmapping and textures; this is most visible with the skybox in the palace. Software mode fixes this, but causes lag. Some textures seem to randomly glitch out, like the wings on the hovercraft in Haven City and Samos's eyes and beard in some cutscenes. Game froze when entering the stadium at one point, but I'm not sure if this is a PCSX2 bug or a native PS2 bug. I was also missing 3 orbs at the end of the game despite having seemingly done everything, and had to get them with the infinite orbs glitch. Again, this is known to be a bug in the original game and is probably unrelated to PCSX2. Fully playable (aside from having to cheat in the last 3 orbs, I completed the game 124%). | |||
|Tester=PandoraGTX | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{TestingFooter}} | {{TestingFooter}} | ||
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|Description=The game always starts in Japanese even after the language has already been set. | |Description=The game always starts in Japanese even after the language has already been set. | ||
|Workaround=Fixed on 1.7 dev builds. For older builds full boot the game(System -> Boot CDVD (full)), or choose the bottom(third) option in the main menu, then the top option and change the options with the Japanese flag picture to your preferred language. | |Workaround=Fixed on 1.7 dev builds. For older builds full boot the game(System -> Boot CDVD (full)), or choose the bottom(third) option in the main menu, then the top option and change the options with the Japanese flag picture to your preferred language. | ||
}} | |||
{{Issue | |||
|IssueName='SCEA presents' splash screen cut in half | |||
|IsFixed=1 | |||
|IssueLevel=0 | |||
|Description=When booting the games Jak II and Jak 3, the right half of the splash screen that reads "Sony Computer Entertainment America presents" etc. is completely blacked out. | |||
|Workaround=Go to Config -> Graphics Settings -> Hacks -> Enable HW Hacks -> Preload Frame Data. Switching to software renderer also works. | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Known Issues== | ==Known Issues== | ||
{{Issue | |||
|IssueName=Unstable performance | |||
|IsFixed=0 | |||
|IssueLevel=1 | |||
|Description=Some areas of the game (seems to be those that cause lag on the PS2) seem to speed up, even with the framelimiter enabled. This seems to be caused by the game "speeding up" physics when the framerate decreases, and PCSX2 doesn't emulate this correctly. | |||
|Workaround=Use speedhacks. Any combination of EE cyclerate and VU cycle stealing fixes this. | |||
}} | |||
{{Issue | |||
|IssueName=Precursor Oracle lag | |||
|IsFixed=0 | |||
|IssueLevel=0 | |||
|Description=Severe lag when the Precursor Oracle is on screen (drops to around 1/2 to 2/3 speed). | |||
|Workaround=Unknown | |||
}} | |||
{{Issue | {{Issue | ||
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{{Issue | {{Issue | ||
|IssueName=' | |IssueName=Broken fingers | ||
|IsFixed=0 | |||
|IssueLevel=1 | |||
|Description=In the NTSC-U Greatest Hits version of the game (v2.01), Torn's finger is stretched and looking at him will glitch out the graphics. | |||
|Workaround=Use the black label version (v1.00). | |||
}} | |||
{{Issue | |||
|IssueName=Glitchy menus | |||
|IsFixed=0 | |IsFixed=0 | ||
|IssueLevel=0 | |IssueLevel=0 | ||
|Description=When | |Description=When changing a setting in the pause screen and menus e.g. enabling/disabling progressive, the background shows orange glitched graphics. | ||
|Workaround= | |Workaround=Software mode fixes it, but is not recommended as it is likely to cause lag. As far as I know, the glitch only affects the menus and has no effect on gameplay. | ||
}} | }} | ||