Product Description

Ever wanted to be a galactic hero? Join Ratchet and his brainy pal Clank as they journey into the past and discover secrets from the future in an all-new action packed adventure from one of PlayStation's most successful franchises. You'll fight space battles with a whole new arsenal of outlandish weapons and gadgets, explore star systems, travel back and forth through time and have plenty of rib-tickling laughs along the way!

• Bend time to your advantage with brand new time-manipulation gameplay
• Discover new planets and life forms with an all-new space exploration and combat system
• Explore the galaxy like never before with cool "anytime" gadgets like the Hoverboots

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2009-11-06
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Format: Unknown format
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

The One To Beat in 09
Were to begin...

The gameplay has been so perfectly refined in the years the franchise had been going that it's simply the best platformer available on any console. If you've never played the series before, it's a good place to start, though it does follow on directly from the previous two so you might want to pick those up first. If you're looking for a new platformer and are having doubts, read on...

The gameplay is a seamless blend of platforming, action combat and puzzles, each intensifying as the story progresses. When I played the first of the PS3 R&C titles the thing I was mostly impressed by was the sheer amount of information the screen could handle at any time- bolts (in-game currency) flying everywhere, enemy fire coming in from all sides, the level of destruction is vast and handled smoothly by the console. Imagine facing a horde of thirty-odd enemies, dodging fire while dealing out some of your own, all while facing an ever-dwindling supply of health thanks to some nasty nerve toxin. That's just one of the game's combat challenges (mandatory, mind you) that adds a different flavour to the usual run-and-gun, encouraging a kind of absolute concentration that's initially tricky to master but thrilling to execute. Most interesting of all though are the Clank levels, in which you often have to record your own actions and then replay the levels in tandem with the recording(s) in order to achieve multiple targets, all in under a minute. These are the game's one true innovation, and are as frustrating to figure out as they are rewarding to complete.

The game's humour is the best of any I can remember, from the always-hysterical Qwark's myriad one-liners ("keep the change, villain!" and "it's like time is all...not working" among the best) to the constantly apologising robots ("WE.WERE.JUST.KIDDING.WOULD.YOU.LIKE.TO.GO.FOR.SOME.PIE?"), or Dr. Nefarious' screaming for his butler LAWRENNNNNNCE and the various assorted aliens aping actors as* diverse as Woody Allen and Peter Lorre. I also picked up references to Seinfeld and Star Trek among many others. In addition to the humour there's a few moments of genuine sadness too, owing much to the game's exploration of family and in particular, fatherhood. Deep stuff.

Graphically, it's at least the best looking game of it's kind of this generation, only less impressive than those games that go for photorealism. Each of the game's planets looks nothing less than amazing, from the nuclear winter of the Tombli Outpost to the heatstroke haze of the Molonoth Fields. The planets are sprawling, vast landscapes with distinctly non-linear paths that encourage exploration for collectables such as bolts, weapon schematics and upgrades. This is extended with the addition of the moon levels, essentially mini levels focused entirely on platforming or combat. It would be easy, given their skewed camera angles and gravity allowances, to criticize these as Super Mario Galaxy rip-offs, but let's not forget that Ratchet and Clank games had been set in space for years before the portly Italian set his sights on the skies, so it was an inevitable conclusion. Speaking of the emptier regions of space, Tools Of Destructions' on-rails shooting sections have been abolished in favour of free roaming sections that allow you to explore for side missions and enemies for levelling up.

While the score is suitably orchestral if underwhelming, the voice acting is second to none. Jim Ward's Captain Qwark I've already covered, though Dr. Nefarious gives him a run for his money as the series' best character. Kudos to Armin Shimerman (surely familiar to Buffy fans and Trekkies), whose throat must have been wrecked when the recording sessions were done. The rest of the cast give it their best too but these characters are beyond praise.

In short, everything from the previous PS3 titles that could be improved upon has been. In terms of length, it took me a good 20 hours to finish the main story, although that was a very thorough run through on the hardest difficulty. Still, it's a refreshing break from the standard 12 hour run-throughs that we accept these days as long as there's multiplayer bundled in. Platinum trophy hunters ought to wrench (hohoho!) another week out of it, too. Quite simply the best platform game ever made.

*Have you ever SEEN such alliteration!

Best in the series and that's saying something I can tell you!
Love it! Each day, time seems to stand still while I'm at work as I'm so eager to get home, plonk myself down in front of my telebox and play this awesome game.

I've played every one in the series and as a child of 34, I'm slightly embarrassed that all my mate's are currently raving about Modern Warfare 2 when I'm more into actually enjoying a fun, action, platformer with great funny cut seens, witty diologue, intense gun battles with ever more weird and wonderful weaponary such as Mr Zurkon, Rachet's homicidal, suicidal, blaster weilding maniac body guard mini-robot.

It's just crazy fun and difficult enough to present a challenge to adult gamer's such as myself.

I'd recommend this to anyone who can't remember the last time they really ENJOYED a game and your kids will love it too.
It's the last in the series apparently??? :(
But they're going out on a high, that's for sure :)

I've loved playing many different types of games such as the uber scary, brilliant Dead Space, was amazed with both Uncharted games and I'll be playing Modern Warefare 2 next for sure, but Rachet and Clank remain my all time favorite franchise.

Youll lose track of time playing this great installment of a classic title!
Ratchet and clank: a crack in time is great. If your a fan of the previous editions of this series youll already know that your guarenteed great graphics, smooth game play and a great story line. The new edition bosts better guns, easier gameplay and fantastic levels full of challenging baddies. The best thing with this game though is CLank has a seperate story line that runs parralell to ratchets and provides a change of pace and a mental challenge in addition to the "whack um all" ethos!

This game is fun, colourful and a challenge, the story is fun to play and it will keep adults and child alike playing for hours. be warned its easy to get lost in gameplay and lose track of time!

This game comes with a warning to all people who suffer with seizures or epilepsy as some of the patersn and flashing lights might trigger off an attack.