Apex Legends vs Jak II

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale built around squads of “Legends” with unique abilities, praised for its fast, fluid movement, gunplay, and ping communication system.

Jak II takes the beloved characters from the original platformer and plunges them into a dark, dystopian metropolis known as Haven City. Following a series of torturous experiments with Dark Eco, Jak seeks revenge against the oppressive Baron Praxis while unlocking devastating new transformations. Blending high-speed vehicle navigation, third-person gunplay, and challenging platforming, the game delivers a mature storyline complemented by trademark humor from Daxter. Players explore a sprawling open world, accept missions from various factions, and master a versatile arsenal of morph gun attachments to save the city.

• Excellent gunplay and movement
• Free to play
• Great non-verbal comms
• Strong hero design

• Engaging, mature storyline with memorable characters
• Vast open world with varied mission design
• Satisfying gunplay and satisfying Dark Eco mechanics
• Memorable soundtrack and iconic voice acting

• Squad play can frustrate solos
• Grindy cosmetics
• Steep aim skill ceiling

• Notoriously difficult difficulty spikes and checkpoint placement
• Lack of modern quality-of-life navigation aids
• Grimy visual aesthetic might not appeal to fans of the first game