Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Ratchet & Clank

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
R&C game
Genre	Action/Adventure; Platformer
Developer	Insomniac Games
Publisher	SCEA
Systems Featured On	PS2
Released In	2004
Total Sales	1 million+ copies

1 Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
2 Story
3 Gameplay
4 General Game Information
5 Release Dates
6 Features
7 Game Ratings

[edit] Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, the third game in the series, was released on November 2, 2004 in North America and on November 12 in Europe. The heroes need to stop an evil robot, Dr. Nefarious and the Thyrranoid race, from killing all organic life in the galaxy and turning everyone into robots (so they can rule the universe). To learn how to defeat Dr. Nefarious, the duo need to locate the only man who has ever defeated him, which soon leads them to join a team of characters who work together to take Nefarious down and save the universe once again. The game is proceeded by Ratchet: Deadlocked.

[edit] Story

This is the third installment of the Ratchet and Clank series. Clank is now a star of is own TV series "Secret Agent Clank", with Ratchet taking a backseat from the spotlight. When their home planet of Veldin is under attack from the evil Dr. Nefarious, the duo is sent by the Galactic pres. to find and form a team of unlikely heroes including returnees Skidd McMarxx, Helga, Captain Qwark, and Big Al.R atchet'll be able to train, purchase weapons, and receive missions.

[edit] Gameplay

Ratchet and Clank once again team up for an all-new adventure combining diverse gameplay with elements of action, exploration, co-op vehicles, adventure, puzzle-solving, strategy, role-playing and fierce battles into one riveting experience. Featuring single-player and introducing new multiplayer offline and online gameplay, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal aims to redefine the action platform genre even further to deliver one of the most exciting and fulfilling single-player and multiplayer experiences ever.

[edit] General Game Information

[edit] Release Dates

North America – November 2nd, 2004
Europe – November 12th, 2004
Japan – November 25, 2004
Australia – November 18, 2004

[edit] Features

The fun duo returns for another exciting adventure.

Stop Dr. Nefarious' plan to destroy all organic life forms in the universe with his Tyrannoids.

Team up with characters such as Captain Quark, Big Al, Skid McMarx and Helga the trainer

20 weapons and gadgets to choose from and 14 weapons will have four upgrades each.

New weapons include the Infecto Gun, Electro Whip, and Rift Inducer.

R&C3 introduces ingame and online multiplayer, which you can enjoy with friends.

Play as Captain Quark in Vid-Comics, which slowly bring back his memory of defeating Nefarious.

Giant Clank returns, but not on Sphere World battles. His large metal feet are planted firmly on the ground this time.

Tons of fun new gadgets for you to tinker with!

[edit] Game Ratings

Gaming Headlines___________9/10
PS2 world!_________________10/10
1UP______________________9.5/10
Fragland___________________92%
GameDaily_________________9/10
GamePartisan.com__________9/10
Gamespy__________________5/5
NZGamer__________________8.7/10
PSX2______________________9/10
The Armchair Empire_________9.0/10
Game Over_________________97%
GamePro__________________9.7/10
PS2 IGN___________________9.6/10

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal

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