Snackbar Games
- Review, by Snowcone and Dots: "If you own a PS2 you absolutely owe it to yourself to give Jak 2 a try."
- http://www.snackbar-games.com/r86.html

GameSpy
- Review by Benjamin Turner. Score: 2/5
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october03/jak2ps2/

Game Revolution
- "So grab the nearest small, fuzzy mammal and start swinging it over your head - Jak II is slated to hit PS2s everywhere this October." Review by Brian Gee.
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/previews/featured/ps2/jak_2.htm

Boomtown
- Review, by James Hamer-Morton: "I thoroughly enjoyed playing through the game, which is certainly lengthy if you plan on even coming close to finding everything." [Score: 9 out of 10]
- http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=2029

The Armchair Empire
- Preview with screen shots by Kurt Kalata.
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Previews/Playstation2/jak-ii.htm

Wicked Toast
- Review by Marcin Manek with screen shots. Score: 4/5
- http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=107

IGN
- Review by Douglass C. Perry. "One thing for sure is, the game is harder than before."
- http://ps2.ign.com/articles/450/450238p1.html?fromint=1

GameSpot
- "Everything in Jak II comes together to produce one of the best-looking, best-playing games on the PS2 so far." Review by Brad Shoemaker with overall score [9.1] and screenshots.
- http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jak2/