Jak X: Combat Racing

Publisher: SCEA

Developer: Naughty Dog

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 10/18/2005

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GameZone's Review

8.5
GZ Rating

Gameplay	8.5
Graphics	8
Sound	7.5
Difficulty	Easy/Med
Concept	8
Multiplayer	8
Overall	8.5

Reviewer: Louis Bedigian

Review Date: 10/17/2005

While not quite innovative, Jak X is one of the most varied racing/driving games ever made

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Avg. Web Rating

7.6

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Michael Lafferty - 08/04/2005

A treat for the eyes, Jak X: Combat Racing is a straightforward and fun racing title

Michael Lafferty - 04/11/2005

Jak X: Combat Racing is, simply stated, a joy to drive

Interviews

Naughty Dog’s creative director talks about Jak X: Combat Racing
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Description

After Jak stopped the Dark Maker menace in his last adventure, cities were rebuilt, people flourished and sports reemerged to fill the void. Combat racing became the biggest sport of all, as the excitement of high-speed competition brought crowds to the track. Kras City led the way, with people flocking to the dangerous city of death and intrigue. When Jak and Daxter receive a mysterious invite to Kras City for the reading of Krew's Last Will and Testament, they find that they have been joined by familiar faces such as Ashelin, Keira, Samos and Torn. When Krew reveals in his recording will that everyone present, including his daughter, Rayn, has been poisoned, everyone is shocked. Krew gives everyone an ultimatum – the only way to get the poison antidote in time is to race for him in the next Kras City Grand Championship, or they will all die. Now, Jak and his friends are forced into a high-speed contest for their lives, as they are swept up into a deadly plot to win the biggest racing event on the planet – against the best drivers in the world. With a deadly objective ahead of them, Jak and his friends take to the treacherous terrain as they are thrown into the driver’s seat and find themselves racing against time in order to save their lives.

Features

Players can create their own strategies for races and missions with an assortment of vehicle power ups, including projectile weapons, ranged weapons, smart bombs, mines, catastrophic attacks, turbos, shields and repair.

More than 10 racing tracks with 20 configurations – plus reverse and mirror design – for greater diversity.

Destructible elements within each track provides players additional challenge and fun.

Vehicles are fully customizable and feature unique and lively handling characteristics through the utilization of Advanced Rigid Body Physics technology.

Vehicles will feature progressive damage including parts breaking loose and falling off as they are destroyed in exciting and dynamic crashes.

Each vehicle has multiple segment "snap-ons" including body parts, accoutrements, decals, paint patterns and colors, along with other special mods. Players can have fun by adding accessories such as fluffy dice, bobble heads, antennae flags and more!

As an added bonus, gamers who play Daxter PSP (Final Name TBD) will have the ability to unlock Jak X elements such as secret decals, mods, vehicles and a character from Daxter PSP.

Hardware Requirements

DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller, memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation 2), Network Adaptor (Ethernet/Modem) (for PlayStation 2), USB Headset (for PlayStation 2, sold separately) or SOCOM headset