Daxter for PSP Reviews by Gamers

Not too difficult, not to easy. If your into the Jak and Daxter series, or your just tired of all the weak titles on the PSP this one is worth playing. The game is somewhat repetitive though...but what platformer isn't.

After starting this platforming extravaganza, it soon occurred to me that this was the first game since I purchased a PSP that made me happy to own one. Put simply, Sony has produced a very entertaining, fully-fledged platforming game unique to the system. Although exterminating bugs is a rather lame motivation, the memorable characters a Jak and Daxter veteran would expect are thriving in this handheld version of the series. Story aside, there are plenty of fun things to do. As you progress, Daxter's set of moves and abilities steadily increases. This helps to keep the action fresh and volatile. Collectors will spend plenty of time finding the orbs and bugs for the multiplayer game in each stage. There are enough bugs to smash in every stage to keep the most violent of players appeased.
Daxter contains several mini-games based on popular movies. When certain goals are met within these games, the in-game Daxter might get an extra move or a larger life bar. The games are mainly button pressing rhythm games. They are simple to learn and difficult to master. Several vehicle stages are also present. I didn't expect this staple of the series to show up on the PSP. Although I was unable to test the multiplayer bug battles, I tried playing the computer. Basically, you choose a bug you have found in the game and fight another bug. The fighting is turn based and similar to Pokemon or Monster Rancher. Although there is a plethora of options concerning your bugs and their equipment, this mode seemed tacked on to me. I would have rather had a cooperative play option if Sony felt the had to have a multiplayer mode. Most platformers are single player experiences and we don't need to pretend they aren't.
Everything considered, this is one of the best games currently available for the PSP. Daxter isn't a chopped up rehash of a console game that the handheld market often sees. This is an original, robust game that will delight any platforming fan.