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Great Game.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

....but the only real flaw is the camera. Already in stage 1 i was doing a double jump & the camera for some reason has a life of its own & decides to do a 360 camera turn so if i had moved the directional pad in anyway, id be at the bottom of the mountain & dead. I give this game a 4.5, nothing is ever perfect. But the developers did a good job of taking a legendary series & creating something everyone can enjoy as oppose to Spyro & Crash who unfortunately did nothing but failed since their oweners left. I brought this game along with Daxter & there both great original titles. But to be honest i enjoyed Ratchet more then i did Daxter. This game has alot of things 2 do for such a little machine. Its truly great. Enjoy =)

Great PSP game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is definitely one of the best games on psp. Even though it is under the platformer genre, it has many styles of games implemented into the game itself. It's worth the 40 bucks and if I had to buy it again I would. That's how good this game is. I've played MANY psp games (I have the blockbuster pass) and this one ranks very high in my book. The developers did an excellent job and actually took time on this game. What are you waiting for? Buy it now for yourself and everyone you know.

Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been a Ratchet & Clank fan since the beginning, and was going to pick Size Matters up regardless. Let's just say I'm glad I did!! This game sticks to the story, the humor, the characters and the fun of the franchise while remaining a brand new game! Best game out right now for the PSP! Camera can be a little weird at times, but much better than other games I've had. If you like platformers (or even if you don't) grab this game!!!

The graphics are top notch and on par with the PS2. Great effects and ultra smooth gameplay to boot. The numerous "minigames" add to the enjoyment as well, and break up any monotony of whacking away with your wrench.

I'd give this sucker 6 stars if I could!

best of the series!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

pro:
-somewat interesting story line
-new weapons
-customize free armor to use special ability
-permanet weapon upgrades (unlike deadlock which u can only hav a limited number of upgrade)
-fast loading time.
cons:
-poor multiplayer (wait alot for games 2 start, or maybe its becuz this game is new and not alot of people are playing multi yet, who knows?)
-fewer levels(9 i think)
-controlls both good and bad(its hard to get use to, but when u get it, its not a problem)

i have all 4(and now 5) ratchet and clank series. unlike Deadlock(which sucked), this game rocks! this game is like a mixed of best stuff from each game into one. i dont know if this happens to anyone else but i feel dizzy after playin 4 more than 20 mins (i play alot of other psp games but this never happens) its probably becuz of the size of the screen, too much going on such a small screen.

Way to short.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm suprised that no one else has mentioned how short this game is. I beat this game in just a few days. Although I think the game is great, I expected it to be much longer. Even though the game is short you can go through it again and beat it in challange mode. Which isn't that challanging( the whole game isn't that challanging) but you do get to keep your weapons and upgrades from the last time you played through the game. This means you can upgrade your weapons to there full potential during the second time through. Also during the second time through you can get the very final stage of weapons by buying them, so it is definetly worth playing twice. Also this game has decent online play to make it even more worth having.

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters..........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Ratchet and Clank series achieved good success over its' four games on the PS2. So, it comes as no surprise that Sony brings it to the Playstion Portable. Just how does it stand up to the console editions?? Does it matter that it was developed by a different developer? Well, I'm going to answer those questions for you. First of all, it doesn't matter a bit that it was developed by a different developer. Which in this case was High Impact Games. If you were unaware that it was made by a different one, you wouldn't have figured it was made by anyone else other than Insomniac. Anything that Insomniac was able to achieve graphically and gameplaywise on the PS2, High Impact was able to achieve on the PSP. To me, that's pretty impressive. The designs of the levels, although abit smaller, are as excellent as they are on the PS2 and the story has so many twists and turns that you'll keep playing just to see how things end. Even the control, which relied so heavily on the second analog stick on the PS2, has been worked out to accompany the PSP without things feeling out of place. In my opinion, it holds up quite well to the console editions & is a worthy installment to the ongoing series. To sum it all up in one sentence, I'm amazed. Games like Size Matters is just what we need on the PSP.

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters leaves me hopeful that Sony will bring its' other successful platformer, Sly Cooper(which is another one of my favorites), over to the PSP. Or, at the very least, continue this one on it.

The game is great, the platform isn't

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: February 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love Ratchet and Clank. My husband got it for me and it's the first video game ever that I got hooked on, couldn't put it down, and have played all of them. I liked Psychonauts because it reminded me so much of Ratchet and Clank. R&C is my gold standard.

Size Matters sadly is lacking. The graphics, game, story line...all that is great. I hate the camera. I hate that I can't see what's behind me without effort. The controls are difficult. Run, R, L, and X at the same time to long jump? If I had four hands, that just might be easy...but I don't! And I don't have big man hands; holding the PSP isn't comfortable to begin with, so trying to hold four buttons is hard. A previous reviewer said the game made him dizzy; I didn't notice that at all, but I did find that holding the PSP and manipulating all the buttons made my hands hurt after awhile.

I hope another PS version comes out; I much prefer playing it on the PS2. This game is like a snack when I want a meal! Give me R&C on PS2!

Edited to add that I've finished the game. After awhile I got used to using the shoulder buttons for the camera and it wasn't so bad, but it does get in the way sometimes, especially during fighting sequences. The weapons are cool, I love the beehive! There was a lot of unnecessary repetition, especially during big boss battles, like the one with the corn field (I don't want to spoil it so I'll wont say who it is with); the parts leading up to the boss fight didn't really need to be done every time I tried to kill the boss. I did find a glitch that made it easy to get lots of bolts so that helped in buying weapons. Overall it's a good game; a little short but definitely makes me want to play the next Ratchet and Clank even more!

Fun...if you don't mind repetition

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: February 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a technical accomplishment due to the graphics that could be the best on the PSP system to date. The gameplay and controls, however, bring this game down significantly. The camera works ok for the most part, but during frantic battles, you notice its shortcomings very quickly. The lack of second control stick severely hampers you ability to turn and see what's around you.

Other annoyances also contribute to the downfall of the gaming experience. The levels are generally large, which means if you do not make a commitment of 30-minutes to finish the level, you will be forced to replay the bulk of the level. Some gamers may not have problems with this, but I personally dislike repetition; the same enemies at the exact same locations, using the identical attack patterns...it gets old very quickly. To add to this frustration, the weapons you are given are seldom "up to the task" in defeating the enemies during the first encounter. In many instances, you are forced to fight them at least two or three times, during which your health levels up. This just feels like the game developers artificially tried to lengthen a game that is already short.

The hoverboard races, Clank giant robot sequences, are all quite bland. If you have played most of the R&C series, this will not bring any excitement at all, but feel very "been there, done that".

Overall, I must give it a 3-stars out of 5. Worth a rental, but not a buy.

THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 20
Date: February 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

-----------THIS IS A REVIEW FROM OVERLORD, UBER PSP AND DS GEEK-----------
I JUST BOUGHT THIS GAME AND IT IS AWESOME. THERE ARE TONS OF COOL WEAPONS (THE BEST ONE IS THE LASER TRACER. THE RYNO IS PROBABLY BETTER BUT IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE) THE STORY IS GOOD, AND THE GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING. THE ONLY FLAWS OF THIS GAME IS THAT IT IS A LITTLE SHORT AND THAT THE SOUND IS A LITTLE BUGGY. HOWEVER, AFTER YOU BEAT THE GAME ONCE, YOU CAN PLAY CHALLENGE MODE. IF YOU WANT TO COLLECT ALL OF THE TITANIUM BOLTS IN THE GAME AND BUY ALL OF THE FULLY UPGRADED WEAPONS THAN YOU CAN EXPECT TO PLAY THIS GAME FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. GAMING MAGAZINES ALWAYS GIVE THIS GAME A 9 OR 10 OUT OF 10. THIS GAME DOESN'T DESERVE SCORES LIKE THAT. RATCHET & CLANK: SIZE MATTERS DESERVES AT LEAST A 17.

-----------------------------OVERLORD OUT!--------------------------------

Small game... Big Price

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: February 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited like many for the introduction of Rachet and Clank for the PSP and couldnt wait untill it came out. Like anyone with a brand new game, I played it a lot the first couple of days trying to beat it a soon as possible. But, i soon realized the in no time I was one the last level in two days and I didnt spend every waking moment playing the game. This was a dissapointment because all the other games have been pretty indepth. I understand that it is for the PSP, but it seemed way to short of an adventure to me. Now on to other things, the grafics of the game were, I thought, good and still had the old Rachet and Clank that we knew in the old days. There were some glitches like any other games, but it can be anoying. The plot of the game seemed a little cheezy if you ask me but i made the best of it. In all, I like the game but was dissapointed because they made it look like a Big game and it wasnt. I would recomend to buy this game on sale instead of full price. Hpefully they will come out with a predisesor to size matters, but in this game, there is no size.

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