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Jak and Daxter series

Jak X: Combat Racing

After saving Haven City once again, Jak and Daxter find themselves poisoned forced into competition on the international car-racing circuit by the execution of Krew's will. Featuring over a dozen customizable…

70 18 October 2005

Jak X: Combat Racing is a racing developed by Naughty Dog, released 18 October 2005 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.

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What Jak X: Combat Racing is

Jak X: Combat Racing is a racing game developed by Naughty Dog and released in 2005. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2. It runs on GOAL.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Taking place one year after Jak 3, Haven City has been steadily rebuilt after the defeat of the Dark Makers, Metal Head and KG Attacks. Combat racing became a sport over time in the dangerous Kras City. Jak, Daxter, Ashelin, Samos, Keira, Torn and Sig (Who does not attend) receive an invite to the reading of Krew's last will, as does his daughter, Rayn. After offering a toast, Krew reveals in a recording that everyone present has been poisoned with black shade. Krew gives an ultimatum: the only way to obtain the antidote is for everyone to race and win at the next Kras City Grand Championship. As Jak and friends progress through each race, they find that another crime syndicate led by the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Jak and Daxter series

Jak X: Combat Racing is the sixth of 18 entries we hold in the Jak and Daxter series. The next entry was Daxter in 2006. Its critic score of 70 is 7 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy at 90.

See all 18 Jak and Daxter games in release order →

How it was received

Jak X: Combat Racing holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Jak X: Combat Racing launched on 18 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005). All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005).

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When did Jak X: Combat Racing come out?
Jak X: Combat Racing was released on 18 October 2005 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.

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