<s>
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
picks	O
up	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
dual	O
role	O
of	O
recurring	O
protagonists	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Jak	B-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
platforming	O
,	O
driving	O
,	O
and	O
gun	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
differences	O
between	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spargus	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
,	O
and	O
Haven	O
City	O
function	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
hubs	O
in	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
leaper	O
lizards	O
,	O
buggies	O
,	O
and	O
zoomers	O
respectively	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
sources	O
of	O
transportation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
provided	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
only	O
four	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
guns	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
modifications	O
for	O
each	O
gun	O
giving	O
Jak	O
a	O
powerful	O
loadout	O
of	O
twelve	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
Jak	O
"	O
form	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
offensive	O
version	O
of	O
Jak	O
,	O
is	O
countered	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Light	O
Jak	O
"	O
form	O
that	O
mainly	O
focuses	O
on	O
defensive	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jet-board	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
appearance	O
from	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
additional	O
upgrades	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
fictional	O
universe	O
created	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
specially	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
largely	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
desert	O
only	O
briefly	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
being	O
completely	O
uninhabited	O
and	O
inhospitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
shifts	O
focus	O
to	O
Haven	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
sprawling	O
metropolis	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
central	O
locale	O
in	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
area	O
is	O
only	O
one-fifth	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
two	O
main	O
protagonists	O
are	O
Jak	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
Daxter	B-Application
the	O
ottsel	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
hybrid	O
between	O
an	O
otter	B-Application
and	O
a	O
weasel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daxter	B-Application
's	O
love	O
interest	O
Tess	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
weapons	O
designer	O
;	O
and	O
Jak	O
's	O
mentor	O
,	O
Samos	O
,	O
also	O
makes	O
appearances	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Damas	B-Application
,	O
is	O
first	O
introduced	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
did	O
Damas	B-Application
lose	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Haven	O
City	O
before	O
being	O
betrayed	O
by	O
Baron	O
Praxis	O
and	O
being	O
banished	O
to	O
the	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
minor	O
but	O
returning	O
characters	O
include	O
Sig	O
,	O
a	O
spy	O
for	O
Damas	B-Application
back	O
in	O
Haven	O
City	O
who	O
later	O
becomes	O
the	O
new	O
king	O
of	O
Spargus	O
after	O
Damas	B-Application
is	O
killed	O
,	O
Jinx	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Underground	O
,	O
Vin	O
,	O
whose	O
brain	O
now	O
resides	O
inside	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
Pecker	O
,	O
Onin	O
's	O
translator	O
from	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
becomes	O
an	O
adviser	O
to	O
Damas	B-Application
in	O
the	O
early	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
antagonists	O
from	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
reappear	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
secondary	O
villain	O
is	O
Count	B-Application
Veger	I-Application
,	O
a	O
self-absorbed	O
Haven	O
City	O
aristocrat	O
who	O
banishes	O
Jak	O
to	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Makers	O
are	O
Precursors	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Dark	O
Eco	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
antagonists	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
is	O
the	O
former	O
Krimzon	O
Guard	O
commander	O
Errol	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
renamed	O
Cyber-Errol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
cybernetic	O
version	O
of	O
himself	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
badly	O
wounded	O
in	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
when	O
he	O
crashed	O
into	O
a	O
supply	O
of	O
Eco	O
barrels	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Jak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
being	O
banished	O
into	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
by	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
Count	B-Application
Veger	I-Application
for	O
supposed	O
crimes	O
against	O
Haven	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
desert	O
,	O
flashbacks	O
reveal	O
that	O
Haven	O
City	O
is	O
at	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Freedom	O
League	O
and	O
the	O
surviving	O
Metal	B-Application
Heads	I-Application
and	O
their	O
allies	O
,	O
the	O
KG	O
Death	O
Bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Jak	O
,	O
Daxter	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pecker	O
lose	O
consciousness	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
rescued	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
desert-dwellers	O
,	O
who	O
take	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
Spargus	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waking	O
up	O
in	O
Spargus	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
Damas	B-Application
,	O
says	O
that	O
Jak	O
must	O
earn	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
civilization	O
by	O
proving	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
warrior	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Arena	O
challenges	O
and	O
by	O
serving	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
who	O
his	O
"	O
life	O
now	O
belongs	O
to	O
"	O
for	O
being	O
rescued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
one	O
of	O
Damas	B-Application
's	O
missions	O
into	O
the	O
desert	O
,	O
Jak	O
is	O
found	O
by	O
Ashelin	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
knew	O
Damas	B-Application
would	O
find	O
him	O
since	O
she	O
knew	O
he	O
would	O
check	O
his	O
old	O
beacons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
refuses	O
to	O
tell	O
him	O
how	O
she	O
knows	O
Damas	B-Application
and	O
then	O
begs	O
Jak	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
Haven	O
City	O
to	O
defend	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Heads	I-Application
and	O
the	O
new	O
Krimzon	O
Guard	O
Deathbots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashelin	O
leaves	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
,	O
after	O
finding	O
out	O
what	O
the	O
evil	O
Count	B-Application
Veger	I-Application
has	O
in	O
store	O
for	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
Jak	O
changes	O
his	O
mind	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
journey	O
via	O
transport	O
to	O
Haven	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
help	O
reunite	O
the	O
resistance	O
in	O
Haven	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
divided	O
due	O
to	O
barriers	O
put	O
up	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
them	O
hope	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
beat	O
back	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Heads	I-Application
and	O
Deathbots	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partway	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
start	O
to	O
encounter	O
strange	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
planetary	O
defense	O
system	O
situated	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Heads	I-Application
and	O
Deathbots	O
in	O
Haven	O
City	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
begin	O
their	O
trek	O
through	O
the	O
catacombs	O
to	O
the	O
Planet	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damas	B-Application
joins	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
burst	O
through	O
a	O
destroyed	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Damas	B-Application
is	O
crushed	O
underneath	O
a	O
buggy	O
and	O
fatally	O
injured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remembering	O
his	O
younger	O
self	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Jak	O
realizes	O
that	O
Damas	B-Application
is	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
but	O
Damas	B-Application
dies	O
before	O
Jak	O
can	O
tell	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veger	O
arrives	O
and	O
tells	O
Jak	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
true	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
took	O
Jak	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
small	O
boy	O
away	O
from	O
Damas	B-Application
for	O
his	O
eco	O
powers	O
before	O
Praxis	O
banished	O
Damas	B-Application
and	O
seized	O
control	O
of	O
Haven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Precursors	O
send	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
Maker	O
ship	O
to	O
slow	O
it	O
down	O
while	O
the	O
planetary	O
defense	O
system	O
charges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
ship	O
takes	O
off	O
,	O
he	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
shadows	O
and	O
says	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
he	O
could	O
leave	O
Daxter	B-Application
behind	O
,	O
not	O
with	O
"	O
all	O
their	O
adventures	O
ahead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Superplay	O
writers	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Josh	O
Mancell	O
and	O
Larry	O
Hopkins	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.6/10	O
,	O
"	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
exceptional	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
nicest	O
visuals	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
praise	O
the	O
"	O
Solid	O
platforming	O
action	O
with	O
even	O
more	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
tons	O
of	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
types	O
,	O
engrossing	O
and	O
well-told	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
trademark	O
humor	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
unlockable	O
secrets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
remastered	O
in	O
the	O
Jak	B-Device
and	I-Device
Daxter	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
collection	O
releasing	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
