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==Gameplay==
The series consists of four [[Single-player video game|single-player-only games]], and two that include [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]. The series is primarily a story-based [[Platform game|platformer]] presented in the [[Third-person (video games)|third-person]] perspective. The player can explore a multitude of different areas in an open world environment and can perform several melee attacks. A substance called Eco can also be manipulated to enhance the player's abilities, with differently-colored Eco having different effects. Red Eco enhances the damage dealt and yields one impervious to damage from Dark Eco crates. Blue Eco allows the player to move faster, jump slightly higher, move slightly farther using attacks, attract Green Eco and Precursor orbs, and operate certain color coded machines. Green Eco is used to restore health, while Yellow Eco allows the player to shoot fire from the character's hands, which can be done “from the hip,” or using a scope. A hover bike called a "Zoomer" and a large bird known as a "Flut-Flut" are also available for transportation and to gain access to hard-to-reach places. “Flut-Flut” also has the ability to attack. Power Cells and Precursor Orbs are required to advance the story in ''The Precursor Legacy'', while completing story-related missions and collecting Precursor Orbs unlocks new locations and allows the player to unlock certain “Secrets” in all subsequent entries.

Shooting elements are briefly introduced in ''The Precursor Legacy'', becoming fully implemented in ''Jak II''. ''Jak II'' features customizable weapons and other varied forms of combat, expanding upon features present in ''The Precursor Legacy''. For example, Jak has many different gun mods. Each one is a certain color, either Red, Blue, Yellow, or Dark. Red gun mods make the gun similar to a shotgun. Blue lets it fire as a machine gun. Yellow mods are for long-range shooting, and Dark mods are for utmost power. Daxter is also a playable character and features in several ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]''-esque missions. Dark Eco powers also become available, which is countered by the introduction of Light Eco powers in ''Jak 3''. Guns can be upgraded twice through accomplishing certain story missions, and several abilities to use in both Light and Dark Jak forms are unlocked as well. Driving becomes a core ingredient and is further expanded upon in ''Jak 3''. In ''The Lost Frontier'' aerial combat is integrated into the series. Precursor orbs can be collected in each game to unlock cheats.

''Jak X'' deviates from the series' more traditional style of gameplay, adapting into the racing genre, and is based on the driving mechanics developed for ''Jak 3''. Several extras can be unlocked for ''Jak X'' and ''Daxter'' by linking up the save files from the two respective games, and several player skins can be unlocked if the player has save files from ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy|The Precursor Legacy]]'', ''Jak II'', ''Jak 3'' and [[Insomniac Games]]' ''[[Ratchet: Deadlocked]]''.

With the exception of ''The Precursor Legacy'', each installment offers "Hero Mode", which allows a player to replay the game at a higher level of difficulty with all or most of their previous acquisitions. This mode, in addition to other bonus content, can be unlocked by finishing the game and purchasing said content in the secrets menu with Precursor Orbs.