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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Insomniac Games

2004•Shooter•PEGI 7•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionrobots/ai/spaceromancefastimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, very fast shooter, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

202 ratings

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About This Game

A 3D platform video game and the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series. The gameplay is similar to previous games in the series but introduces new features such as a new control system and more levels in the upgrade system for weapons. It follows Ratchet and Clank's adventure through a fictional universe to defeat a robotic villain, Dr. Nefarious, who intends to destroy all organic life. Characters such as Dr. Nefarious and Sasha, a Cazar starship captain who helps Ratchet throughout the game, are introduced, and a number of characters return from the original Ratchet & Clank.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The third-installment invades the online universe with new, explosive weapons and unique gadgets that are out of this constellation. Ratchet and Clank return to planet Veldin, (the setting of the original Ratchet & Clank) where they’ve been called upon by the president of the galaxy to stop Dr. Nefarious as he plots to exterminate all organic life. Together with the Q-Force and Captain Qwark, Ratchet and Clank set off on another intergalactic quest to uncover the schemes of the sinister Dr. Nefarious and save the galaxy again!

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceRomanceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

PiratesExplorationMinigamesMascotUpgradable weaponsRobotsSlot machineRun and gun

Details

Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Released: 2 November 2004
Series: Ratchet & Clank
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 12h rushed, 15h normally, 31h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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