<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
platform	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
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
teenager	O
named	O
Jak	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
help	O
his	O
friend	O
Daxter	B-Application
after	O
he	O
is	O
transformed	O
into	O
an	O
ottsel	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
hybrid	O
of	O
an	O
otter	B-Application
and	O
a	O
weasel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
installment	I-Application
of	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
ports	O
in	O
the	O
Jak	B-Device
and	I-Device
Daxter	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
"	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
22	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
gather	O
items	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
collectibles	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
planet	O
incorporating	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
small	O
and	O
not	O
very	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
settlements	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
varying	O
environments	O
and	O
abandoned	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
hub	O
is	O
Sandover	O
Village	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Jak	O
,	O
a	O
mute	O
15-year-old	O
teenager	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Daxter	B-Application
(	O
Max	O
Casella	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
loudmouth	O
who	O
is	O
transformed	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
fictional	O
hybrid	O
of	O
an	O
otter	B-Application
and	O
a	O
weasel	O
,	O
called	O
an	O
ottsel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
builds	O
the	O
flying	O
Zoomer	O
vehicle	O
that	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
use	O
multiple	O
times	O
throughout	O
their	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Against	O
Samos	O
's	O
warnings	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
forbidden	O
Misty	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	O
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
explosive	O
device	O
they	O
found	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
resulting	O
explosion	O
sends	O
Daxter	B-Application
into	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
dark	O
eco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
emerges	O
transformed	O
into	O
an	O
ottsel	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
hybrid	O
of	O
an	O
otter	B-Application
and	O
a	O
weasel	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
otherwise	O
unharmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
begin	O
their	O
training	O
in	O
a	O
nearby	O
island	O
called	O
Geyser	O
Rock	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
collect	O
a	O
few	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
collected	O
cells	O
,	O
Keira	O
clears	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
allowing	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
Klaww	O
,	O
cross	O
the	O
Mountain	O
Pass	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
ancient	O
Volcanic	O
Crater	O
where	O
the	O
Red	O
Sage	O
dwells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
truth	O
is	O
revealed	O
:	O
The	O
Blue	O
,	O
Red	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
Sages	O
have	O
been	O
abducted	O
by	O
Gol	O
and	O
his	O
sister	O
Maia	O
(	O
who	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
figures	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
saw	O
on	O
Misty	O
Island	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
intend	O
to	O
harness	O
their	O
combined	O
power	O
to	O
extract	O
the	O
dark	O
eco	O
in	O
their	O
possession	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
continue	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
more	O
cells	O
,	O
exploring	O
a	O
dark	O
cave	O
filled	O
with	O
Lurker	O
spiders	O
and	O
a	O
mountainous	O
tundra	O
by	O
the	O
volcano	O
's	O
summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
the	O
Sages	O
from	O
captivity	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
intercept	O
the	O
machine	O
and	O
engage	O
it	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daxter	B-Application
contemplates	O
using	O
the	O
light	O
eco	O
to	O
return	O
himself	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
allows	O
Jak	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
itself	O
is	O
kept	O
a	O
mystery	O
until	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
began	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
as	O
"	O
Project	O
Y	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
team	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
only	O
two	O
programmers	O
were	O
allocated	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Jak	O
as	O
well	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
eventually	O
35	O
developers	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
unique	O
character	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
main	O
development	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
confirmed	O
the	O
idea	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
showing	O
them	O
a	O
character	O
they	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Boxman	O
"	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
their	O
animation	O
engine	O
,	O
they	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
tweaks	O
allowed	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
to	O
have	O
no	O
loading	O
times	O
or	O
fogging	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
display	O
high-quality	O
textures	O
in	O
a	O
seamless	O
,	O
multi-level	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
each	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
3	O
–	O
6	O
million	O
polygons	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
application	O
Maya	B-Language
would	O
stop	O
working	O
even	O
on	O
cutting-edge	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
references	O
and	O
proxies	O
as	O
Maya	B-Language
and	O
other	O
current	O
tools	O
available	O
were	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
handling	O
the	O
entire	O
area	O
all	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
did	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
admirably	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
begun	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
restored	O
and	O
made	O
playable	O
by	O
archivists	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
project	O
called	O
OpenGOAL	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
decompiles	O
The	B-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
and	O
then	O
recompiles	B-Language
it	O
for	O
x86-64	B-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
playable	O
natively	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
SCEA	O
gave	O
IGN	O
a	O
demo	O
build	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
IGN	O
staff	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
…	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
,	O
a	O
funny	O
,	O
light-hearted	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
less	O
epic	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
all	O
its	O
own	O
…	O
"	O
after	O
reviewing	O
the	O
demo	O
build	O
for	O
twelve	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
tight	O
execution	O
and	O
heavy	O
action	O
elements	O
which	O
"	O
ensure	O
that	O
things	O
never	O
become	O
dull	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
continued	O
,	O
"	O
Next	O
to	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
3D	O
platformer	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2002	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Daxter	B-Application
from	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Original	O
Game	O
Character	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
promoting	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
and	O
reducing	O
the	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$49	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
game	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
19th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
games	O
reached	O
4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
almost	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
(	O
1.97	O
million	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Prize	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
17th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
