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greater replay than RC1, but I liked RC1 more...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I actually like RC1 more. I have played and beaten Ratchet and Clank the first, and am about to beat number 2. I do love this game, but I thinks it's important for me to point out it's flaws for Ratchet and Clank fans'

1. Compared to RC1, I found this game to be significantly EASIER! That's right, easier. I read one post or two saying it's hard. MOST of this game is easier than RC1, except obstacle courses (like gliders and levitators), hoverbike races, giant clank battles (one in particular), that sort of thing. The levels I feel like were longer (I think so anyway', tough to tell), but just easier.

2. I think most of the increased ease is because of the plethora of weapons and upgrades. Although the weapon acquiring and upgrades can be cool, I feel they took more center stage than necessary on this one. I'd like to see a reduction here in the next installment. Also, your armor can be upgraded to the point of ridiculous indestructibility. They SHOULD NOT ever go beyond this in a future addition. In fact, they should find a way to scale it down a bit (which would also require some ' though not much ' scaling down of opponents' damage capabilities, possibly Ratchet's too.)

3. I also felt the puzzles were easier overall (a few exceptions). The two intrusive devices, the Electrolyzer (a 2D grid with moving lights and 2 way switches ' it even sounds too easy when described), and the Infiltrator (a globe device where you have to guess the path of the traveling' gas it sounds like) were just not as difficult as the device in RC1 (forgot what that was called). I felt the device from RC1 was a much cooler design, and it felt like the puzzle was making me think on different levels at once. (Three circle of lasers and reflectors that have to aligned to different targets' heck it even sounds hard). Though even RC1 was guilty of allowing some of these puzzles to be too easy on later levels (Hint to Insomniac, make the puzzles later in the game HARDER). That being said, I think the Infiltrator had potential if the puzzles were harder overall, but the Electrolyzer was hopeless. Perhaps a new 'level' could somehow be added to the Infiltrator.

4. NOT ENOUGH CLANK MISSIONS! I find myself missing the little guy in this one. They have Clank missions, but they all seemed easier and shorter. None of them are as long or cool as the one from Orxon on RC1. In fact, I was disappointed that in RC1 once you played the Clank missions, the area was 'freed up' and couldn't access those areas anymore with Clank. Unless you start and play a whole new game! Hint Insomniac: make Clank missions replayable as a game, just like the arena and hoverbike race! Also, make more little Clank missions next time, long and tough please!

5. More specifically on Weapons, the modifications you can get with the platinum bolts are cool, but I don't really like the electricity or gas mods that gave any modded weapon an area of effect quality. Each mod should be just the cool strafing mods or something specific to the weapon.

6. Again on the weapons' I think it's the upgrades (using your weapon so much they get more power) that imbalanced the game. After upgrading my weapons, everything became easy' even the Impossible Challenge in the Arena! Or they needed a harder than impossible challenge for people who are fully upgraded. Now there's nothing I can't beat easily.

7. Too many weapons that work for you! In RC1, you only had the glove of doom, little robots that ran on the ground and self destructed. There was also the Visibomb guided missile, which wasn't quite as cheap. Using the Glove of Doom always made me feel cheap though. In RC2, you have stationary turrets that you can place and they shoot for you, flying robots that follow you and shoot for you, a shield which gets upgraded to deal damage to anything that touches you, and a Sniper rifle for picking guys off from far away (it has an awesome zoom feature). I feel that Insomniac should limit weapons that fight for you. These just make it too easy. The Sniper should probably be toned down just a little (it was mostly fine).

8. Lastly on weapons, the flamethrower (pyrocyter ' even the name is cool!) was very useful in RC1. It was a great 'circle and fire weapon' useful for taking out little critters when they swarm you. You can't really do that in RC2. Yes, you do get a lava gun that functions the same basic way' but you don't find it until later in the game! RC1 you get the pyrocyter on like the second world. It takes significantly longer to get the lava gun. Worse, once upgraded, the lava gun has more powerful shots, but no longer has the functionality of the lava gun/pyrocyter. Terrible! Instead of a constant stream, it fires volcano rocks or something' powerful but reduced and lame functionality, it became almost like the rocket launcher. I felt cheated. Constant stream circling is just fun and cool. Bring it back Insomniac.

9. The grind rails were easier on this one. They also seemed shorter. The grind is definitely one of the most fun aspects of this line. Make em better I say!

10. The hoverbike is cool and all, but I REALLY miss the hoverboard. Bring it back, man! Especially with the feature of the hoverbike races where THEY attack YOU. Do this for the hoverboard, and it'll totally rock! You could also have antigravity sections (kinda like the magnetic boot sections for Ratchet) for the board, or bike, or BOTH!

11. Ratchet's best possible battle armor is kinda lame' because you never really need it. And worse it covers your whole Face! I want to see ratchet! They hid him! Even if it were necessary, I would never purchase the armor just cause it hides his face! LAME!

12. In general, I don't see the need for weapons and armor that are super high priced and you will NEVER need! The Zodiac weapon and the best armor you don't need at all to win or beat any battle. And they cost so much you need to spend ridiculous amounts of time collecting money. Next time, every weapon and armor should be needed. And they should cut down the cost so that you acquire them in half to 2/3's the amount of time.

13. The AI for monsters is still too dumb. Slight improvement over the last one, that's it. They need to make it even harder.

14. If it matters to you, the story is not as good as RC1. RC1 had a simple but cool n effective storyline. RC2 is more like Hollywood hack stuff. Won't go into it in more detail (and better English!) because it's not really critical to this game. They might try a plot where Ratchet and Clank are chased throughout, rather than planet hopping to chase some bad guy'

I thinks that's it for the negatives. Things this thing is great at'

1. WHOA! The replay value on this one is much higher, because of all the frigging games: hoverbike races, arena battles, the space ship battles, and Giant clank battles. They really needed more of these, especially the giant clank missions. They could totally expand on Giant Clank (see the mods note for the ship below).

2. Mods on the ship rule! I love my tiger yellow spaceship (color is the last thing you should worry about though). I was surprised that these mods were mostly balanced. Perhaps the shields make it a little too easy, and the space mines, but only a little. Oddly enough, the mini-nuclear missile I didn't find to be overly powerful at all, just right. Keeping the same weapons here would be fine. Wouldn't want to see a lot of expansion on these here, maybe some device to help track opponents better, or navigate/fly better. Otherwise, they just need more space missions, Rah!

3. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Probably even better looking in RC2 than in RC1. Actually definitely better. Each world is immersive and real.

4. Globe worlds rock. Gimmee more!

5. The Tractor beam is a great gadget! I love it. Especially moving the robots around. The water freezer/heater is cool too. Maybe incorporate some spots in the game where you can swing in a circular pattern on the swingshot, and have it fling you further! But it's more difficult to control and only useful when reaching large platforms! Great mod for that one, and it wouldn't require much change!

6. A gadget that allows you to control robots and operate them. Totally cool. But I think they put more of these in there at the expense of little clank missions...boo

All in all, great. I just like RC1 better on its first pass. (I will review it here later). Again the replay for RC2 is pretty darn good. They should 'ratchet' it up one level next time, to the true level of 'forever insomniac' heheh.

Beyond great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is defiently good lets start out with the pros

Pros

There are like 40 something weapons and that alot to chose from! And since you can upgrade them with slims upgrades or just by useing them enough youll have modfied weapons over 100 times woah thats alot of weapons!
The graphics are great abosoutley great if you blow something up you see the glass light reflects off of things you dont walk through things the graphics are just great
The sound is excenlent as well the characters dialouge! No sounds are messed up or happen when you do nothing you get the right explosions from the right gun and the right shattering from the right enemys O_o
Gameplay oh the gameplay its great! Its a RPG like setting you walk around and can explore areas and try and find secret areas as well. Theres lots to do and lots to see along with detailed levels. Its the right amount of challenge and the right amount of easy. Theres lots of little electrolizer puzzles and infiltrator puzzles to solve to and theres alot to destroy! And neat skill points that are fun to do!
Un-lockables this game has alot of unlockables all right! It has the insomniac museum and clanks day at insomniac and outfits for rachet and codes to make rahcets head big etc. And stuff to change the paint on your ship!!
Replay its good here since you can play in challenge mode to get all skill points and weapons.

Cons
May be a LITTLE to hard for some people at hard levels

All in all its a MUST buy!

Crazy good action. Insanely good game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First things first, don't skip over this game because of its childish appearance. I bought this game for my little brother (14) for Christmas, and now that he's beaten the game, Ive decided to give it a shot. I was blown away. I guarantee you this is the most fun, addictive, hilarious, and impressive game I own. The game is huge in every respect. Lengthy story, massive levels, tons of different planets, at least three different styles of gameplay (3rd person action as Ratchet, 3rd person action as Clank's giant robot self, & space dogfights),and most importantly: a HUGE arsenal of upgradable weaponry). Let me be the first to say that the first time you upgrade your Blitz gun to a Blitz Cannon and blow away three enemies at once... you, my friend, will be as hooked as I am. Great Price. Great Buy.

P.S. Dont miss out on Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal. Two words: Online Multiplayer... happy hunting

(A lot) Better than the first

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Yessir, Ratchet and Clank return, hotter than ever. This game featurs 25 destructive super weapons, including R.Y.N.O 2, Mini Nuke, Zodiac, Lancer and 5 other Gadgetron weapons from the first game. The storyline is a little more complicated, featuring that some characters are not the ones thought first when you see them. The Theif will have you confused when you see who he really is. Actually: Who ''She'' is. there are great Maxi-games in this game, which are just big minigames, including: Hoverbike races, Gladiator Arena Battles, Electrolizer Targets and more. It' s safe to say that this game is a lot better then the first. Many of you had maybe think that Ratchet and Jak are rivals in a gaming war, but the credit list says: Special Thanks to: All of the Naughty Dogs. But who cares. This game is really fun. It takes a lot of time to finish it. an this game really should be whith an E rating instead of T. I highly recommend it. BUY IT NOW!!!!!

Probably one of the best games ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is the sequel of Ratchet & Clank, which was one of my favorite games. If you thought this series couldn't get any better after the first one, boy were you wrong. This game has better(and more) weapons, bigger levels, bigger and badder enimies, "Maxi"-games(much like mini-games), and tons more.
Another big addition to this game is the RPG like gameplay, where if you kill enough enimies, you maximum nanotech will increase and you weapons will gain experience and become more powerful, for example, the Blitz Gun which is an awesome short range weapon can be upgrade to the Blitz Cannon with longer range and the ability to take out multiple enimies. Pretty much every weapon in the game is upgradeable except for the weapons from the first game that you can get for free if you have a Ratchet & Clank 1 save file on your memory card. There is also a Ryno II in this game, the upgraded Ryno from the first one. But it cost 1,000,000 bolts. That will take you forever and is it even worth it? You can also buy new armor suits and upgrades for your ship(those are bought by raritanium). All in all, this is the best platfrorm game yet and it will give you hours of enjoyment. Have Fun!

Insomniac has outdone themselves

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. Usually sequels aren't very good, but this is at least fun as the first one. There are more weapons and gadgets, worlds are bigger, there are maxigames, like hoverbike races and gladiator arenas. I can't believe they made this game in a year. (Note: there are a few glitches in this game that can work to your advantage!)

This is great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

There are only a few sequels that end up good (i.e. Riven, the sequel to Myst). This happens to be one of them (not that I've played the first one).
It isn't educational at all, but it's not bad. The only offense I've taken is that you keep killing Thugs every so often, who are REPTILIAN (possibly evidencing reptile prejudice)! At least they're given a little respect in the multiplayer mode of the third in the series (I'm referring to the ability to play as them).
The humor is also really funny. You'd think, however, that the game would be a serious Jak 2-like game, what with Ratchet's glares on his photo-like pictures.
The music is also excellent. Sadly, David Bergeaud didn't release a soundtrack I'm aware of.
To sum it all up, I wouldn't highly recommend it for a gamer who likes reptiles, but it's still good.

Finished it in record time.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I finished this game in a little over 2 months, which is amazingly fast for me. Its very similar to the first game. You get more glitches in the camera views with this one though. The newer weapons, with the upgrades, are pretty cool. You can beat the final boss without aquiring any super-weapons, like the RYNO. Just make sure you upgrade the weapons you have to their full potential.

Its a fun game that should help you kill some time when you need to. [...] Its hardly any more offensive than an episode of Tom and Jerry.

Good, not as good as the first one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I know I gave the game 5 stars, it is good, but not as good as the first one. The plot is a little more goofy, and can kind of get confusing (example: first, your trying to get back an experiment, then you have to destroy it). But the game play is awesome! There are more enemies, more weapons and gadgets. The worlds are bigger, more detailed, and some have mini-games. Ratchet also gets a commando suit that can be upgraded about five or six times! And if you have a saved R&C1 game on your memory card, you can get some old weapons.... FOR FREE!!!! It also features a new RYNO, the RYNO2, which can kill any enemy with one shot! Mini-games include: Space bike races, Gladiator arena, Space battles (in a space ship), and Circle Worlds.
Yes this game is very good, but when given a choice, I say go for R&C1!

The Best Games in Years, Ratchet and Clank 2 Going Commando

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Dudes, I'm sorry that it took me till Friday to finish the best
games safe from the harm of G.T.A. games, the baaad bunch o' b-
unnies (Sly 3) But hey, guys my reviews are NOT popular, (Best
Games of The Years) so before they go into Amazon's memories re-
ad all 11 of them.

Graphics, how about that I make myself clear by uhh... telling
you a hint... GOOD GRAPHICS! best, Boldan, Silver City
Sound, nice, Insomniac took time to create sounds as beautiful
as the prequel game.

Levels, some are VERY ANNOYING but just looking at them make yo-
u want to explore, but later you die!

1. Aranos, Flying Lab
2. Oozla, MegaCorp Outlet
3. Maktar Nebula, Maktar Resort
4. Endako, Megapolis
5. Barlow, Vukovar Canyon
6. Feltzin System, Thug Rendezvous
7. Notak, Canal City
8. Siberius, Frozen Base
9. Tabora, Desert Mining Area
10. Dobbo, Testing Facility
11. Hrugis Cloud, Deep Space Disposal
12. Joba, MegaCorp Games
13. Todano, MegaCorp Armory
14. Boldan, Silver City
15. Aranos, Flying Base (PRISON! HEEEEEELP!!!!!)
16. Gorn, Thugs-4-Less Fleet
17. Snivelak, Thug HQ (time for some payback!!!)
18. Damosel, Distribution Center
19. Grelbin, Tundor Wastes
20. Damosel, Allgon City
21. Yeedil, MegaCorp HQ

With it's beautiful plot and big bad guns, you got to help a gi-
rl Lombax, bring down MegaCorp to size, stop a Thief, and kill a experiment gone wrong! you WILL KNOW RATCHET AND CLANK!!!
stay tuned for Sly 2: Band of Thieves

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