Another Left Tomb Skip Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHezh_0GVMA

Any% Detailed Commentary and Explanation

https://youtu.be/1oPhu8kStgg

I wanted to make this as a resource for people who may like an additional break down of how the any% route goes (in its current form).


Jak II Resources found on SRC, Including Hover Tutorials and Tombstone Patterns:

https://www.speedrun.com/jak2/resources

My Playlist of Tutorials, Including Underport and Left Tomb Jump:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Jak Series Speedrun Discord:

https://discord.gg/RXF4mNN

Escape to Left Tomb Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8iTiNglvY&feature=youtu.be

Hover-Glitch Guide with Input Display

Another Hover-Glitch Guide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsSYUJeBNUo

In-depth guide on the Jetboard

Done on Jak 3 but still applies to Jak 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kdd-NL6B_I

Information for each individual enemy in the game

Spreadsheet made by Tanman detailing the enemies of Jak 2 and what it requires to kill them.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aw0OXkjcC8eozwmPcMBeQN4FGavSDM3mBbg8EnVNR2M/edit#gid=1223152824

Jak 2 100% Notes by xTVaser

Keep in mind that the displayed 100% route is not fully up-to-date anymore.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SrpsysDc_VO-MYHa1M_q-N_m9CDwC6Gan7Hl4PVY074/pubhtml

Jak 2 Any% Route and different Testings by xTVaser

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tJYSFdP2OXJYQ7XV0wul_jHEbqBxXknw54sCcCRsX64/pubhtml

Jak 2 Any% Tutorial Series (work in progress)

A tutorial series that focuses on showing all of the different strats from beginner to expert + explanation.

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoWsh1ex4TYoEtf6Haar2xtPVmQSKGBrz

Lap Skips for "Class 2 Race"

Smoker's quick explanation video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Ay4hSe3is

Full Race done by me with Input-Display.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIDkzKwU4w

NTSC-J (Japanese) Version Differences

• Jak does not start off with a goatee.  You have to turn on the toggle cheat to give him a goatee.
• The circle button is the only select button for the menu when the Japanese or Korean languages are chosen in settings.  For all other languages both x and circle will work.
• You cannot kill civilians.  Hitting/shooting them twice will still trigger the wanted level, but they will never actually die.  This remains the case during overworld missions such as the Erol race as well.  You can still blow up vehicles and consequently their drivers, however.
• Despite the second paragraph on the game case saying otherwise, turning into Dark Jak does not hurt you and leave you on 1 HP (image of case, text not easily readable: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/japanboxes/jak2-jp.jpg)
• Currently there do not appear to be any glitches that have been patched (entire any% route works as of April 4, 2015)
• No time advantages or disadvantages have been found thus far
 
Game title in Japanese: ジャック×ダクスター２ (Jak x Daxter 2)

Release date: March 11, 2004
 
English text on case exactly as it is written:
 
In Desperate days,
 
Heroes are chosen.  Not for their Courage, since fear haunts us all.  Not for their Skill, as the path to glory lies littered with the capable fallen.  Not for their Luck, for any fool can win or lose to the fickle of fortune.  Heroes are chosen by fate, and fate alone.  And within this fragile choice great hopes and dreams reside.  One Hero to shoulder our darkest burdens, and lead us all to a bright new world.
 
Having been injected with Dark Eco during experiments in prison, Jak's body has begun to change.  Now whenever Jak is exposed to small amounts of Dark Eco, his rage begins to build.  If Jak reaches a certain rage threshold, he can choose to transform into Dark Jak, and wreak havoc for a short time.  This 'mode' is terribly exhausting, and Jak always comes out of it damaged, with only one hit point left, so he must learn to use it wisely.  Unwanted Power he acquired it is.  He is not what he was.  Vastly huge adventure awaits him, truth is about to be unveiled.  What he will find is a link which transcend the time yet never wear off.


Video of title screen and intro cutscene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFBJ6d8tWn0

Video of citizen invincibility:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E1NxbZuRD4

NYFE-Race glitch shortcuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0seddR6U8D8

Old Hover Tutorial

Note: the following video tutorial is of Jak 3, but the mechanics of the hover work almost exactly the same in Jak II

Hover discovered by: Unreal704
Video tutorial by: ThaRixer (Ricky)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orWpZvvpLI8

Poly's Hover Process Guide

"A Jak II hover process guide to give new runners some guidance on how to build their hover confidence as well as get comfortable on the Jetboard. It also acts as a general hover resource for Jak II Any%." - Poly

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dt4oPVwdnfiugjyJoMzBAQjITivtywxTD9rIeT2B7gw/edit?usp=sharing

Shaft Skip Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiQmJzv7GU

Sickynar's Underport Skip Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrVi-dfr978&t=8s

Tombstone Hover Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfuyGwTPgeI

Tombstones Puzzle guide for the second test of manhood

Original by Vaser
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/183602500375543808/664248844812288010/TuEnJcM.png

Revised by Slysonic https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/183602500375543808/1081045481251160126/tombstones_but_better.png

Underport 1 Skip with Inbounds Deload

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONZcY9MDl-0

Vaser's Introduction/Guide to Jak II Speedrunning

Note that not every single point is mentioned in this video, but it contains most of the information needed to run the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEZQjj_pVuY

Why the boulder doesn't spawn in for Left Tomb (After Mar's Tomb Skip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A58nnVoVHNU

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After the recent Twitch changes to VOD storage that you've surely heard about, we've decided to no longer accept Twitch VODs for submissions to the Jak boards. From now on, only YouTube links will be accepted for video proof in a run submission, and we would encourage you to export any previous runs

Nome	Autor
Another Left Tomb Skip Tutorial	septerna 4 years ago
Any% Detailed Commentary and Explanation	Sickynar 7 years ago
Escape to Left Tomb Tutorial	Boomer 4 years ago
Hover-Glitch Guide with Input Display	septerna 4 years ago
In-depth guide on the Jetboard	yankee027 4 years ago
Information for each individual enemy in the game	blahpy 4 years ago
Jak 2 100% Notes by xTVaser	kuitar 4 years ago
Jak 2 Any% Route and different Testings by xTVaser	kuitar 4 years ago
Jak 2 Any% Tutorial Series (work in progress)	morisv 4 years ago
Lap Skips for "Class 2 Race"	septerna 4 years ago
NTSC-J (Japanese) Version Differences	Sultra 8 years ago
NYFE-Race glitch shortcuts	blahpy 9 years ago
Old Hover Tutorial	Sultra 4 years ago
Poly's Hover Process Guide	septerna 4 years ago
Shaft Skip Tutorial	rRubiks 3 years ago
Sickynar's Underport Skip Tutorial	xTVaser 8 years ago
Tombstone Hover Tutorial	septerna 4 years ago
Tombstones Puzzle guide for the second test of manhood	septerna 4 years ago
Underport 1 Skip with Inbounds Deload	septerna 4 years ago
Vaser's Introduction/Guide to Jak II Speedrunning	smoker2g 4 years ago
Why the boulder doesn't spawn in for Left Tomb (After Mar's Tomb Skip)	septerna 4 years ago