8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Best PS2 platformer is now online!
Date of Review: Dec 6, 2004
The Bottom Line: If you played the previous 2 games, you should already have this. If you want an addictive online game and incredible single-player games, this is for you!
I've player all the Ratchet and Clank games and I loved everyone of them. I beat them and they are full of unlockables, this is no exception.
The single player game is breathtaking, once again. With gorgeous graphics, fun sound, good voice acting, and near-perfect controls, this game is a winner. The comedy in this game is hilarious. This may look like a kiddie game, but its not. Theres a couple fill-ins and cut-offs, and the game is so funny.
Theres better controls with 3 different kinds of controls, I recommend the lock-strafe control mode. Theres more weopons with more unlockables. The insomniac museam, where you can explore how the game was made, is back along with other fun unlockables, including cheats and cinematics. The weapons now have 5 upgarades and you can unlock weapons from the previous game again. Once you beat the game you can play on challenge mode where its harder but you can get omega weapons which upgrade more and the RYNO 3. The titanium bolts (which you can collect to unlock things) are back and well hidden.
There are some negatives: there are no grind boots, ship missons, races, and other fun things that were in the previous games. But some new touches that make-up for the game. Some of these are vehicles (hoverships and cars) and these "missions" that are very fun to do. And of course theres ONLINE PLAY!
The online play is amazing and incredibly addictive. There is very advanced features like buddy lists, ignore, list, clans, messages, and a very deep stat tracker. It supports 8 players with open-mic (you dont have to push a button to talk). There is also offline play with up to 4 players with a multi-tap. The different modes are Seige (2 teams attack each others base), Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, and Team Deathmatch. There are 8 different weapons (lava gun, gravity bomb, a gun that turns people to sheeps/ducks, etc.) that upgrade after you kill 3 people with that weapon. There are about 8-10 maps and some of them are pretty huge. The online play is very fun and addictive.
