Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank is a 3D platform-adventure game featuring the protagonists Ratchet, a furry alien creature, and Clank, a small robot. The two travel across the galaxy in search of Captain Qwark and ultimately become involved in an effort to prevent a threat to the galaxy. The game follows conventions established by earlier 3D platform games such as Rayman, Sonic, and Mario while introducing its own mechanics and structure. Its levels consist of large environments with detailed buildings and distant areas that…
Gadget-blasting fun, though Ratchet's attitude and the hard final stretch grate.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Inventive weapons and gadgets
- Varied planets with clever levels
- Great humor
Not so much
- Weapons don't level up yet
- Ratchet is a bit of a jerk
Play it if anyone who loves platformers with big guns and silly humor.
Skip it if players who want the deeper upgrades of the sequels.
No cheat codes
Ratchet & Clank doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Play it better
- Smash every crate for bolts, the currency for new weapons.
- Buy the Devastator and Visibomb as soon as you can afford them for tough fights.
- Use the Swingshot and Hydrodisplacer to reach hidden spots.
- Swap weapons through the quick select menu instead of the full menu.
- Revisit earlier planets with new gadgets to find skipped items.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- Insomniac made it after the Spyro the Dragon trilogy.
- Ratchet is a Lombax, though the species wasn't named until later games.
- It was remade alongside a 2016 animated movie.
- Insomniac later made Marvel's Spider-Man for Sony.
