An oppressive city, a hero gone wrong, and a platformer that suddenly changes its face.

On still few votes, the profile climbs high. Connection dominates, ahead of nearly nine games in ten, the mark of a title that stays with those who lived it. Rediscovery follows close behind, ahead of seven games in ten, and both controller feel and art direction hold around two thirds. A fine coherence pulling upward. The one snag, the sound drops off, near the bottom, ahead of only a third of titles, but on a single vote, nothing definitive. The portrait of an endearing game, pleasant to play, whose music stays the quiet link.

In the galaxy of PlayStation 2 platformers, Jak II stands apart with its darker turn and its open world. Where its cousins played color and carefree fun, this one bet on an adult tone, and that earns it this marked attachment.

So, for who? For you if you love a platformer that dares to grow up, a coherent world and a hero you don't forget. Much less if you want first and foremost a soundtrack that crashes into your playlist.