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Ratchet and Clank Reviewed On PS2

Ratchet and Clank is basically a 3D platform game and as anyone knows the 2D
platform genre was completely driven into the ground during the 8 and 16 bit
era. Now we are starting to see the same thing happen to the 3D platform genre.
Most 3D platform games are full of backtracking, bad camera work and loads of
coins, rings, stars etc to collect along the way. Thankfully Ratchet and Clank
avoids most of the common traps and down falls of the modern platform genre.



Ratchet is an alien creature that looks a bit like a gremlin with element of a
cat and a rabbit. He is busy working in his spaceship when a small robot named
Clank falls from the sky. Clank replays a tale of a world in peril and on seeing
this Ratchet and Clank sets off to save the world from Drek, an evil corporate
who is the leader of a dead polluted world. Drek is remedying the situation by
ripping apart other cleaner planets and using their resources to build a new
home. The game maintains a nice light hearted feel all the way through from
start to finish, complete with a colourful cast of well animated characters and
a great script.

Each level you play in Ratchet and Clank is a different planet. When you start
out you will not know where to go next, new planets will be revealed to you by
infobots, small robot storage devices that contain a brief video clip. Some of
these videos are intercepted communications between Drek and his army while
other are newscasts that talk about the chaos that Drek has unleashed and
finally some are adverts for various parts of the universe. These video clips
are the initial reason for you to visit a planet, but when you get there you
will usually receive other objectives and goals as your explore each world.

Ratchet and Clank is structured in a similar way to most other platform games,
but it is much more focused on skilful combat than the usual jumping scenarios
of other platformers. Your standard weapon is a large wrench which you can
either swing around or throw like a boomerang. You will also start with the bomb
glove, one of the games many weapons. Using the bomb glove will let you toss
bombs at enemies. All of the enemies in Ratchet and Clank are robots of some
sort and when you destroy them they will explode into a shower of nuts and
bolts, while moving through the game you will pick up these nuts and bolts as
they are used as currency. You can use them to purchase items and ammo for your
weapons at various shops.





As you make your way through the game you will find or purchase a lot of new
weapons, including a cannon that lets you suck up small enemies and spit them
out, a flamethrower, a machine gun, homing and guided rockets and several more.
The weapons provide lots of variety when it comes to disposing of the enemies
and players with different playing styles will find certain weapons more
effective than others. As well as the weapons you have a standard range of
attacks and jumps. You can steer Ratchet around with the left stick, but it's
actually easier to steer with the right stick which swings the camera around.
Other platformers that give you control of the camera let you move it around as
much as you like but when you have stopped moving it, the camera will revert
back to the default position unless you're in a tight spot. Ratchet and Clanks
camera stays in the same position you leave it. You will have a few occasions
where you will be surrounded by enemies and you can't see them all, but once you
get the hang of things this isn't a problem.

As well as the weapons in Ratchet and Clank you will earn a collection of
upgrades and gadgets that are mainly used for puzzle solving and getting from A
to B in tricky sections. Through the course of the game you will earn hover
upgrades, masks, door openers, water displacement device and a gadget that lets
you disguise yourself as a robot in order to infiltrate a robot factory. There
are also some sections in the game designed to break up the action along the
way, you will ride a hover board in races, fly a spaceship, man gun turrets and
you can even control Clank in areas that Ratchet can't get to. These brief areas
of the game are not very difficult but they do serve the purpose to break the
game up and add variety.



Most of the levels in Ratchet and Clank will have multiple objectives, so you
will have a choice of taking two or three paths at times, all of which branch
off from the starting point. Each one will have some sort of pay off, at that
point most games would ask you to backtrack through to the beginning of the
level and try a different path. Not Ratchet and Clank though, the levels are
designed in such a way they you will never have to backtrack through a section
you have just completed. Some of the paths loop all the way around to the
starting point and other have a teleport or other form of instant transport at
the end of the track. Without back-tracking the game moves at a nice rate
eliminating frustration usually found in games of this genre.

Ratchet and Clank looks fantastic and the sizes of the levels are really
impressive. You will also find yourself fighting a screen full of small enemies
in these huge environments and the frame rate doesn't even flinch. The
environments are very colourful and feature some really great animated
sequences. Facial animations are also great for both Ratchet and Clank during
the games cut scenes. You may see a bit of repetition of enemies within any
given level, but there is a great range of enemies to be found throughout the
game. On top of all this the quality of the textures and animation are terrific.



Ratchet and Clank also features a great sound track, each level has its own feel
thanks to the music which conveys tensions and creepiness without loosing the
light hearted tone of the game. Sounds effects are also great although the sound
of collecting bolts can get a little irritating over time. The voice acting is
good as is the script with great dialogue.

Ratchet and Clank isn't a difficult game to start out so you will be able to
cover quite a lot of ground in a short space of time until the difficulty level
starts to increase. Ratchet and Clank is never overly difficult of unfair. When,
not if, you run out of health you will start at the last check point you passed
through, although check points aren't visible there are lot of them so you will
never have to go over too much familiar territory. Ratchet and Clank is also
quite a long game, much longer than other games in this genre but it never feels
artificially long though.

Insomniac have done a fantastic job on Ratchet and Clank, it balances all the
various types of combat with standard platforming action while dodging all the
pitfalls and failings of most games in this genre. Anyone looking for an
excellent lengthy platformer will find a lot to like, as will shoot'em up fans
due to the large range of great and outrageous weapons. Ratchet and Clank is
definitely a great platformer in every way, it's also one of the best platform
games ever made since the genre went 3D.



9.5 out of 10

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