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A "T" Rating???

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 26
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, I'm sure the developers are trying to make the game (In quotes) more "Mature" by giving it a Teen rating and uping the adult content, possibly dirty humour? Or it could just be the violence, but this looked like a promising Platformer for our younger gamers, to enjoy but looks like that can't happen. Anyways, the game looks great, looks like Jak and Daxter in space with a wonferful amount of weapons (And somewhat bondish?) gadgets. Grapics look very good and fluid for somehting like the PS2 (Even though Xbox would be better.) Looks promising.

Looks like one of the top 5 games out this year!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: November 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First, the 'T' rating HAD to come from the sheer number of weapons and their counterparts in real life. After all, you have a glove that thows bombs, a rocket launcher, a blaster, a flame thrower-- all of which have real life counterparts, namely a grenade, a bazooka, an UZI, and duh, a flame thrower! Something tells me that Insomniac couldn't get the ESRP to slap an 'E' rating on it if they wanted to, and I'm not certain they did! After all, this game is not aimed at the 'Spyro' crowd, but rather at the kids who played the original Spyro who are now a little older and itching for something a little more edgy.

That's not to say that R&C won't be something that little kids would enjoy (quite the contrary) or that adults wouldn't enjoy R&C as well. I'm looking forward to finding out what strange weapons and gadgets are hidden throughout the game. It also looks like a decently long game, which is something that has been sorely missing in the latest batch of platformers to hit the shelves. As a fan of both platformers and shooters, I eagerly await its arrival!

The best game to hit the PS2, ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: November 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

After a day playing, this is easily the best game I've played on PS2. Fun platform action, incredible graphics and lots of shooting. I've not had this much fun since Spyro on the Playstation.

The controls are great and have been tuned to perfection - Ratchet can jump and somersault with ease as he takes out the bad guys.

The story is well written and the dialogue between the characters is a hoot - Look out for captain Qwark!

Ratchet kicks Jak & Daxter and Sly where it hurts and laughs as he does it. The insomniac folk (of Spyro fame) have done it again. If this isn't game of the year, I'll eat my hat. If you buy just one PS2 game this year (or ever!) make it this one.

The New Platform Standard!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this the day it came out after months of anticipation and all I can say is WOW! Don't hesitate, just go buy it. The graphics, gameplay, camera controls, weapons, and storyline are simply unflawed in every way. This game blows Jak and Daxter away(which I only mention because most think it was the best). Personally, I prefer Rayman, Maximo, or Sly Cooper any day over Jak. Sorry but running around just to find things while beating enemies that are way to easy is no fun. I play all the platformers and this is going to redefine game play. It's challenging and inspiring. How were they able to release what will be the game of the year...?

Great Story, Awesome graphics, what more could you ask for?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: November 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Full Story:

Set in a futuristic world filled with spaceships, robots and high-tech gadgets, Ratchet and Clank moves from planet to planet across a vast solar system. Ratchet lives on an abandoned backwater planet and dreams of someday striking out on a magnificent space adventure. Closer to the center of the galaxy, Chairman Drek rules a polluted planet, Orxon, inhabited by an ugly race called the Blarg. He too has dreams, but his concern is conquest and domination. Tired of his polluted world, Chairman Drek comes up with the ultimate solution – to build a new planet using the best parts from many of the other worlds in the galaxy. If he can’t convince the inhabitants to part with a few thousand hectares of their worlds, the army of robots and Blarg warriors can eliminate any resistance.

In one of the factories creating Chairman Drek’s evil armies, a computer glitch creates a small but smart robot – Clank. Learning about the Chairman Drek’s plans, Clank flees the factory seeking help, but his ship is shot down over Ratchet’s homeworld. Forced together by circumstance, Ratchet and Clank blast off from planet to planet through an extraordinary sci-fi universe. The unlikely pals encounter imaginative characters, acquire a plethora of weapons and gadgets, and blow up everything in their path, as they uncover more of the Chairman Drek’s plan.

Features:

* Developed and created by Insomniac Games, this is an all-new action-adventure platformer, available exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. This superstar development team includes Mark Cerny of Cerny Games who has been heavily involved with Ratchet and Clank from the beginning of the project.

* The player can acquire over 35 different weapons and gadgets in the game. Each has a unique function and the game is structured so that the acquisition of these items is spread out evenly over the player's entire experience.

* Ratchet has one of the most comprehensive sets of moves of any character on any platform. Ratchet can perform more than 20 standard moves and as the player begins to acquire the many gadgets in the game, the number of moves Ratchet can perform will grow astronomically.

* Weapons, weapons and more weapons! The game offers more than 35 weapons and gadgets that the player can acquire and equip. Each ultra-destructive weapon, while easy to use, has a different function and allows players to devise their own strategies when taking on hordes of enemies.

* The game's economic system requires gamers to frequently purchase gadgets infobots (clues to new levels) , weapons and their respective ammunition Players have the option to spend their time collecting money to build up their inventory of weapons to eliminate the tougher enemies, or they can plow ahead with a minimal weapon selection, facing a more difficult time as they advance to later levels. Players can earn money by destroying enemies, searching their surroundings and solving puzzles.

* Gamers can accessorize all of the weapons and gadgets obtained throughout the game by accessing the inventory screen to build up Ratchet with hand, head and foot gadgets.

* A "quick select" menu allows players to select weapons quickly or view their ammo counts without having to go back to the inventory screen.

* The combat system is easy to comprehend - there are a lot of enemies to shoot, most of them are fairly easy to destroy with the right weapon, and most importantly all of the weapons are fun to use. Because of the variety of weapons available, there is an immense depth to the enemy gameplay within the levels.

* The science fiction theming that permeates the game sets it apart from all other action-adventures. Travel from planet to planet in Ratchet's space ship, exploring a huge variety of environments, challenges, and alien atmospheres. Use futuristic, high-tech devices, battle intelligent robots and blow up everything with your ultra-modern weapons.

* A variety of fun, action-filled minigames provide players with immense gameplay variety - not only can the player play as Clank, but Ratchet can use vehicles that he finds throughout the game

*Breathtakingly enormous environments unlike anything else on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Each planet is filled with life, movement, energy and full interaction that will keep players mesmerized for hours.

Ratchet&Clank measures up to Jak and Daxter, & then some..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I wrote in my Jak and Daxter review that that game would be the one that all the others would have to meet up to, in terms of graphics and gameplay. Well, I can honestly say, I think they've met their match. Graphically, Ratchet and Clank is a sight to behold. Everything is done in such a high-rez detail. You can see buildings way out in the distance, spaceships zooming overhead, it's brilliant. Gameplay is another matter, entirely, in that it throws a curve ball on the platforming thing. Instead of your character having powers to dispose of its' enemies, you have bombs and guns. Everything from plot to presentation to control and gameplay, this game raises the bar and then some. This isn't something you'd expect from the creators of all the Spyro games on the PSone, at all. I mean, you'd expect to see some type of something to remind you of Spyro but, no, not here.
Ratchet&Clank is definitely a brilliant addition to the Platforming genre. I tip my hat to Insominiac for such a great game.

Insomniac does it again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. The graphics, game play, camera controls, weapons, and storyline are perfect in everyway. The game is seamless and a joy to play. The graphics will blow you away. Buy this game. You will not be disappointed.

Stunning Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has it all! Stunning graphics, epic story, great dialog, easy controls and menu system!
The Gadgets you colect are awesome and powerful! I won't list any, as part of the fun is discovering them!
The levels are creative and fun and the game offers challenges but is fairly easy to advance in the game.
This game had me hooked in the first few minutes!
If your a fan of epic scifi and fantasy this game is for you!
Great game for all ages!

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

if you get this game you will love it .. im waiting to see what is next. buy this game for sure it is a must. buy buy buy ....

A good platformer, but not the best.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: November 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is fairly well done, but lacks that special artistic touch seen in "Jack and Daxter" or "Sly Cooper". I recommend getting those titles first.

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