Jak and Daxter or Maximo?
03-28-02, 06:10 PM
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Jak and Daxter or Maximo?
I'm looking to pick up a new game and I was trying to decide between Jak and Daxter or Maximo. What would you recommend?
03-28-02, 08:48 PM
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I like both games. Maximo has "old-school" difficulty, one hit deaths if you fall in pits, limited lives and continues. Jak and Daxter is easier, unlimited continues, take a couple of hits to die, no "lives" you are just resurrected close to where you die. J & D took me about 12 hours to beat, haven't beat Maximo yet.
03-29-02, 12:17 AM
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Well, I wrote a review for Maximo at www.Game2Extreme.com if you want to check it out. Might help!
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03-29-02, 01:35 AM
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If you had to get just one...definitely go for J&D. It's so definitely awesome! 
I've played a bit of Maximo, and though it's fun (at first), it can get pretty frustrating.
I've played a bit of Maximo, and though it's fun (at first), it can get pretty frustrating.
03-29-02, 04:30 AM
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Never played J&D, but I'm hooked on Maximo right now. Sure, it's hard, but it's refreshing to play a game nowadays where you can't make it through the first level the initial time you play it. Plus, the game is fun as hell. Go with Maximo.
03-29-02, 02:45 PM
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Both are good games, but I'd probably go with Maximo. Its difficulty is rewarding and I think it has more replayability than J&D. It's more of an "old school" type platformer. You can't go wrong with either, but I'd suggest Maximo if you can only get one.
03-29-02, 04:39 PM
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Maximo defenitely has the feel of the old Ghosts and Goblins which is hard to do when converting to 3D. While not exactly a sequel, I think they coulda made it one easily and it'd be the best of the whole old school games made 3D thing that usually fails so horridly.
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03-29-02, 06:58 PM
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I liked both games alot, but I thought Jak & Daxter was too easy. I finished it in about 10 hours of gameplay, whereas Maximo took 2 to 3 times longer & was more challenging. But they're both good. You could pobably beat J&D in a rental.
03-29-02, 11:54 PM
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Maximo! Maximo! I can't stop playing this game. It's like Medievil on steroids. I think if you liked Ghouls n' Ghosts, you will love Maximo. Overall an excellent game.
03-30-02, 01:26 AM
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I had Ghosts and Goblins for NES, and although it was extremely difficult, I did love playing it. I'm sure I'll love Maximo too -- I await the challenge.
03-30-02, 02:39 AM
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Originally posted by mijang
Thanks for all the input! I really couldn't make up my mind so I ended up just getting both games.
Thanks for all the input! I really couldn't make up my mind so I ended up just getting both games.
03-31-02, 04:22 PM
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I had the SAME dilemma last night when deciding on the free game to take with my buy 2 get 1 free deal at blockbuster... and I ended up taking Maximo and have no regreted it once... if I were you... Id go for the pre played offer... you can pick up 3 games for about 60 dollars
