Daxter for PSP Reviews by Gamers

I like a lot of this game, but the bad outdoes the good. The graphics, as with some other PSP games I've played, far outdo the capabilities of the PSP system. They have tried to add too much to a system incapable of handling it. This has the prime problem I see in many PSP games, the view. It is terrible, especially in the more challenging parts of the game. If the views were not constantly changing, the game would be much more playable. With this game, you get to the hardest parts of the game and suddenly you need to be able to see a lot more of the area around your player. Unfortunately, the automatic views kick in and you are unable to look around at all. The game makers need to face reality and realize the PSP is limited, compared to PCs, PS3s or the Xbox systems. I enjoy challenges in games, but not ones created by bad graphical decisions. I'm not a big fan of sports games, but those seem to be the best games to play on the PSP. It's too bad PSP continues these bad ideals, because they lose a lot of quality games.

Daxter was an incredibly fun game. Instead of being the main man Jak, you are now playing as his furry and orange sidekick to explain the two year period between Jak being kidnapped and then being set free. Instead of the usual fists, kicks and guns, you now take up an electric flyswatter, and a flamethrower like bug spray.

The coolest things are what you could never do as Jak but Daxter could. Sliding, crawling through vents, scaling ceilings monkeybar style and scaling walls are great new and fun features. Another feature are Daxter's dreams. He takes the role of a different version of him such as an agent(Matrix[most likely]), a night, a barbarian, a tomb raider(Indiana Jones), a karate guy and a wizard(probably Gandalf from Lord of the Rings). They're minigames where you press the four action buttons and the D-pad to reach the end and get a prize when you wake up, such as new moves or health upgrades. The bug spray is a ranged stunning weapon, with deadly upgrades known as the flamethrower and an electric grenade launcher. These can be used as hovers, each having different ways of doing it and some using more energy depending on the weapon. The mini games in story mode are also incredibly fun and the Boss fights are pretty simple. Attack and avoid when youre supposed to.

But, there are some serious flaws. The bug spray has a limited supply of spray for all three weapons. The vehicle missions are difficult with tight controls and limited camera space. And the dreams take precursor orbs to unlock. The fish that can kill you instantly are nerve racking and you usually wont know where to go next. Plus, minigames in story mode will result in failure if you press one wrong button.

Overall, its a fairly good game and it explains how Daxter saved Jak two years after he was kidnapped. It's a little shorter than the other games, but it's fun. But as powerful as it is, the flaws are to big to ignore. However, I would recomend it to any Jak and Daxter game fan.