Daxter
by Sony Computer Entertainment
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Video Game Reviews of Daxter
Customer Review: Great Fun with an Amazing Ocelot
Summary: 5 Stars
Until now, Daxter was merely the ocelot sidekick of the gun-toting Jax. With the Daxter PSP game, the little otter-like creature finally gets a platformer of his very own. This is really quite fun!
Don't judge this game by its opening levels. Like most platformers, you have to begin slow, learning the basics of movement, jumping, attacking and looking around. Daxter is out slaying bugs, so he begins with the most basic of weapons - the bug swatter. He's searching for orbs, killing enemies, picking up health, and generally having a grand old time.
As the game progresses, you get a wide variety of levels to explore and ways to move around. You get to drive cars, ride on zip lines, and much more. You get new weapons to take on new, more difficult enemies. There are even cool dream sequences that let you take on movie character personalities, sort of like Gex.
Most of the missions are go-at-your-own-pace, where you can explore and track down all the hidden secrets. There are a few timed missions which might get frustrating, but as with all games, if you are patient and take your time to learn the map you can eventually get through them.
I do wish they had made this for the big screen as well as the small. As beautiful as the PSP graphics are, with great detail and level distinctiveness, there were times that for example brown boxes blended in with the brown background and things became very hard to see. You shouldn't die repeatedly because the screen is murky.
The game is relatively easy to get the hang of - but also encourages you to replay to track down all of the hidden items in the levels and to get the top score.
It's also nice that the game is all about killing bugs - a task that most people find to be OK for children to do :) You're not slaying humans and there isn't mature language. It's nice to have a game that is really fun to play and that is appropriate for all ages of players as well.
Highly recommended - and as I said my only hope is that they'll make this for the big screen as well so we can enjoy it with a bit more clarity.
Customer Review: Fantastic!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This fantastic platformer is a huge bonus for psp! The game looks awesome on the lcd! So many enjoyable levels!!!!!! Don't hesitate, buy it!Customer Review: amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
i become never bored with this game.
a cute character, delicate description, gradual learning of skills.
But due to my unskillfulness, sometimes i have to try more than 30 times to pass through one stage.
Still, it is my most favorite psp game.
Customer Review: What's all the fuss about?
Summary: 2 Stars
I had read so many reviews about how awesome this game was. So I bought it. After playing it for twenty minutes or so I was bored with it. It's not bad, and I can see how some people might like it. But really, it's nothing to rave about. Sorry Daxter, but you really didn't impress this gamer. Customer Review: Recommended!!
Summary: 3 Stars
Very cool graphics, very good movement & response to controls, cool characters, beautiful environments. ...As Daxter, you're basically supposed to kill bugs & collect gems. And sometimes you have to figure out HOW to reach (or get into) certain areas, so there's a certain amount of "puzzle element" to this game. ....I must admit, I was a little bored with it in the beginning (ie: in the 1st-level hotel), but very soon after, the game just got more interesting! New enemies are added, new environments, bigger goals, better weapons...! This has turned out to be one of the more fun titles I've owned for the PSP! Plus it costs about $20.00 -- a very cool value! (NOTE: I made a mistake on the "star rating" but now I am unable to change it. I wanted to give this game 4 stars, not just 3)