Alternate ending
Hanging in Gnawing Lerker area Same height as the power cell It is easy to shoot and find
On the way to the Robot area It is harder to shoot easy to hit and easy to find
Near Dark Cave entrance It is easy to shoot and find Use platforms to hit
Near Dark Cave entrance Cross Dark Eco with platforms You should be able to find some clean water on the other side of some Dark Eco You must use the rolling jump L1 or R1 and jump when you finish rolling or you cannot get across the Dark Eco Swim down and get close enough and it will explode It is difficult to get to
In Dark Cave after you pass the second hanging spider and before the first rotating platform Near the crystal that is after the second spider you can find some clean water Swim down and get close enough and it will explode
Avoid Ambush
On Misty Island when you go into the dark eco sylo the huge circular arena dont walk straight through it You have to creep round the edge and if you have blasted the strong boxes with the cannon collect the precursor orbs
Boss One
Avoid the spikey creatures it sends forth until their pointybits disappear then move in for the kill The boss will then sprout two giant leaf platformsuse them two jump and strike it in the head repeat this three times Youll be victorious Forbidden Jungle
Dark Eco Pool
To get to the dark eco pool on Misty Island go up the platform with all the barrels rolling down and blast the strong boxes with the cannon If you then go to the side of the platform near the barrels ad jump off you will land on a platform next to the dark eco pool
Easy Way to Get Power Cell from Pelicon
First go to senital beach Then get to the cannonfirst you have to unlock the blue eco vent Aim at the pelicon and shootit may take a few times Finally swim over thereNOTEthe fish will not kill you and the power cell should be there
Faster credits
Once the names of the Naughty Dog staff have been shown and have disappeared off the screen hold X or Circle to speed up the credits
Find really hard Power Cell in Volcanic Crater
Go to volcanic Crater and go on the mine carts to the opening of Spider Cave Now turn around and you will see a little metal box on the rock Its higher than your head so go to first person view mode and go to very edge to see it Now that you know where the box is go in spider cave Find the closes yellow Eco vent to the entrance of the cave Power up and run as fast as you can out of the cave to the rock To make the trip faster use rolling jumps run press R1 or L1 than you roll than press x and you do a long leap and when your at the rock get to the edge or close enough and jump press box to shoot a yellow eco ball and it should home in and explode the box The power cell comes out get it To find more power cells you didnt find go to the strategy guide on this site It really helps
Flying
In training mode get Blue Eco to go through a door instead jump off the mountain side with rocks If done correctly you will be flying until the Blue Eco runs out
Free Precursor Orbs
In the Forbidden Forest Kill the big flower boss When its dead jump on its head to get FREE PRECURSOR ORBS Dont lose life while jumping of a high area When you are jumping off a high cliff and dont want to lose life right before your going to hit the ground press 0 You will hover and soften your landing
Get the Secret Ending
Press CIRCLE to perform a spin kick right before you hit the ground to avoid falling damage
Handstand
To make Jak do a handstand find a cannon that fires the exploding bags For example at the tower at Sentinel Beach Get on top of the barrel of the cannon Try until Jak stands still without sliding Hold R1 and press X Jak will jump high Then press Square to slam down If done correctly Jak should do a handstand momentarily
Hint for quotMountain Passquot
In the quotMountain Passquot there is a big boulder bloking the way to a Power Cell and a few other things You need to go to quotSnowy Mountainquot and unlock the yellow eco vent thereit is behingd the trees Now go back and get the yellow eco vent then blast the boulder awayhint you need to jump a clif to get the Power Cell
How to Get the Power Cell From the Pelican
To get the power cell from the pelican You need to kick or hit the pelican and then jump off of the cliff and swim to the will mill wheel and run to the clearing where the rock is and you will see the power cell but i warn you you should try your best to get to the power cell before the pelican does because the pelican will take it again and you will have to get it again
How toquot Find the Canyon to the Sea
As you already know there is a fisher who leads you his boat right If you go to the water fall in back of the fisher You will see theres a little river lead to the building where the boss is the plant monster if you go pass the blue eco vent on the cliff You will see balls of blue eco if you look where the river ends you will see a little piece of land that is where the power cell is
Map translation
The following message is the code translated from around the outside of the map that is included with the game
quotIn ancient dreamless uninvaded sleep the silent giants wait to be awakened Deep will their slumber be silent their once echoing voices until the world has no memory of their beginnings In the gloom they will watch and they will wait Those who go to them for answers will return only with new questions But these will come when silence ends The one who carries the light will awaken the voices With him one whose fate was twisted toward darkness long ago in the time before time when the light bursts from the earth the answers to the questions will begin But only begin for still the world will not be ready to learn the truth of its past or the secrets of its futurequot
No Damage from Big Falls
When you fall from a high place kick Circle shortly before you hit the ground and you wont take any damage from the fall
Opening Strong Boxes
To open strong boxes you can either blast them with yellow eco or hit them with a bomb To hit one with a bomb you can either get a cannon or on Sentinel Beach you can sand next to a strong box until abomb lands next to you and blows it up when the bomb lands run away and come back when it has blown up
Ride the Falls
When exiting the the forbidden forest you are walking along a river Get in the river but be careful of the little fish they will bite you Keep walking and when you reach the falls either walk or jump off Note you can do this to save a few extra seconds or just for FUN
Secret Ending
Get 100 or more power cells and finish the game to see a secret ending If you get less than 100 power cells you wont be able to see it
Snowy Mountain Fort
When you get inside the Lurker Fort On Snowy Mountain theres a big wooden structure right in front of you climb it Once you get the PCpower cell next to the scout fly and orbs on the top jump down to the platform that is the highest oneyou just jumped of it to get up to the power cell If you look around to your back you will see another PC on a different wood structure You have to go all the way around the fort on platforms to get to it But if you do a running horizontal launch L1square while running from the platform your on you can skip all the hassle of going all the way around and get another Power cell Good Luck
Special Door
First you need to defeat the dark eco robot After you will talk to Samos and Keira and she will say to you quotget 100 power cells and this door will open
Swim faster
Instead of holding the Analogstick in the direction you want to swim keep tapping the Analogstick in that direction By doing this you will move about twice as fast
The most difficult crystal in spider cave
The most difficult crystal to reach in spider cave is most deffinately the one in the water near the dark eco pool The only way to get to it is to make a role jump by pressing L1R1 X in your role You have to time it perfectly to make it but its absolutely doable after some practice If thats the only power cell you cant get dont worry There is a total of 101 power cells to collect in the game and for the alternate ending you only need 100
Unlimited Yellow Eco When Using Yellow Balls
When you see a yellow eco ball NOT yellow eco vent get it and stand in the same place where you found it and when you shoot as long as you are in the same place it will automatically charge up again
