I’ve played about with the Ratchet and Clank games now and again but Size Matters on the PSP was the only one I played from start to finish. A Crack in Time follows on from the last two PS3 outings and this time you mostly play as Ratchet as you explore the universe whilst Clank gets an outing now and again as he navigates a time machine in space called The Great Clock. This time, your enemy is Dr Nefarious, a mechanical tyrant whose green dome head bears a resemblance to Amy Winehouse’s beehive. Joking aside, Ratchet tries to reunite...
The Ratchet and Clank games have always been well respected by the platform gamer community and the only one I’ve played is Size Matters on the PSP. It was frustrating at times but ultimately it was a great game with some neat ideas, great characterisation and voice acting. Tools of Destruction on the PS3 brings the mechanic cat-type thing and the robotic backpack into next-gen glory and my does it look good! The game starts off with Ratchet enjoying a holiday in Metropolis when suddenly there’s an invasion by a race known as the Cragmites. Some dude called General Percival...
Time for a preview and I’m looking forward to the latest Ratchet and Clank game, called Future: Tools of Destruction. It’s the first next-gen title after the awesome Size Matters on the PSP and there’s going to be a whole load of new weapons and gadgets to try out and this time it’s all in glorious hi-definition and looks absolutely stunning. In this one Ratchet is still trying to trace where he came from as he’s the last of the Lombax race. Even his little robot friend Clank can’t help him when it comes to fathoming out this one. However,...