Criticisms were given to "Jak II" shortage of mission checkpoints and overall difficulty. As Naughty Dog developer Josh Scherr once admitted: "One thing that everybody can agree on though, is that that game is just way too fucking hard." "IGN" named "Jak II" the #8 hardest PlayStation 2 game, citing its combat, platforming, city navigation, and instant death scenarios. "Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine" remarked: "It isn't proper to expect us to be perfect in order to make up for your game's many imbalances… Life might not be fair, but I certainly expect my games to be." However, some saw the challenge as a positive, such as "", who said: "I appreciate a good challenge in today’s games, and JAK II offers it."