Ratchet & Clank (Sony PlayStation 2, 2002)

I really like this game. I decided to buy it because it was a really good deal on eBay. Money well spent on my part.

This game has all kind of things to keep you busy. You collect bolts for money and they have golden bolts hidden throughout the game. The longer you play the game and continue the story line the more you find. What keeps it interesting is that you can go back to planets that you have already visited and depending on your equipment you will find more areas that were not on the map or areas you couldn't find before.

The story line envolves a robot named Clank that meets a mechanic named Ratchet. The two soon set out to save the planet and form a friendship bound. Sounds simple but the dialog between the two and in the game keep you interested.

There are also some side things that you can do in the game to get the best out of your playtime. The golden bolts (which I mentioned before) are one. They are throughout the game in secret areas that you can discover as you play. What is nice about this quest is that on the universe map when you pick your planet you want to travel to, it will tell you if there are any gold bolts on the planet and how many there are. This allows you to not waste your time looking for something that is not there. The universe map also gives you a list of missions that you need to complete on that planet. There are also skill points that you can earn throughout the game. You do a number of things and earn a skill point for example killing so many creatures with only your ratchet as a weapon.

The weapons you use can also be leveled up. That makes using them all the more fun. They will change names and sometimes there ability. It can be a lot of fun to just run around killing things for extra bolts and get stronger weapons in the process. Also some of the weapons abilities just make you chuckle as you use them.

This game also proves to be fun for more then one time around. Once you beat the game and it is over, you don't think okay let's get rid of it and find another game to beat. You add it to your collection and it is fun the third, fifth, or tenth time you have played it. It does not get boring.

This game is one of my favorites and will probably remain that way for a while.

Rachet & Clank is a great game where you play as a Lombax and his robot buddy and travel from planet to planet searchin for ship parts to start with but ending up ultimately saving the world. The thing I love most is the upgrading of your weapons, you buy weapons and accesories with BOLTS which you get from killing enemies and destroying little things like boxes, plants, poles, and small things like that. Once you buy your weapons you upgrade them simply by using them, the more you use a paticular weapon the more experience it gets. Overall it's a great game that I feel should get an 8 out of 10 it's not the best in the series but hey it's the first.

Ratchet & Clank in my opinion redesigned the platforming genre into what it is today. This is the first title in the long running and highly popular series. The game not only provides great platforming elements but it does it with a twist, it introduced out of this world weapons and gadgets. Whether you enjoy turning your enemies into chickens, hover boarding, or rail grinding, this game has it all. Throw in the lovable yet outrageous characters, this game is a must own title.

Super Mario 64 was the game that defined 3D platforming, and more recently Super Mario Galaxy has revolutionized 3D platforming, but in between, we've enjoyed the absolutely superb Ratchet & Clank games from the fine folks at Insomniac Games. The games starred the furry, sarcastic Lombax named Ratchet and his robotic sidekick/utility pack named Clank in their multiple adventures to save the galaxy from the misdeeds of various villains (ranging from the amusing in Chairman Drek to the hilarious in Dr. Nefarious) and the humurous mistakes of the bumbling Captain Qwark.

This is the game that started all of that, the game that introduced the two heroes of the series, the central bumbling villain/partner (depends on his mood, I guess) Captain Qwark, as well as the slick, polished platforming and blow-!@#$-up action hybrid gameplay that has defined the series. It's all very solid, very fun, and anyone looking for a gaming experience that won't necessarily shake up their conceptions of what's possible in gaming but will still provide a purely entertaining 10 hours of fun should most definitely check this game out. And make sure you continue to play through what is arguably one of the best game series ever.

Ratchet & Clank is one of the best platform games of all time. It is also a great shooter as well. Things go boom in a big way in this game. Running and gunning has never been so much fun. This one is for the whole family. This game has great characters in an awesome Star Wars-like story where you will become the hero of the galaxy. Graphics are slick and some of the best the PS2 has to offer. Controls are solid and you can really feel how much damage these weapons do. This is a must have epic for your PS2. Anyone can play it and have fun at the same time. 5/5