By the end of Ratchet & Clank it morphed into the Lavacitor, an upgraded flamethrower that also caused enemies to explode, damaging surrounding foes.
As I pumped raritanium into it, I was able to not only upgrade its range and the amount of ammo it carried but also its destructive capabilities. Take the Pyrocitor, for example, which starts out as your average, limited-range flamethrower.
There may be fewer choices, but I felt encouraged to use everything available to see what I could get out of them. Through these systems, even the weakest weapon can eventually become an unstoppable behemoth if you spend enough time and resources on it. As in later entries in the franchise, each gun can be leveled up multiple times from use, and can be further differentiated by unlocking upgrades using a limited resource called raritanium. Technically, the remake has a slightly smaller number of combat options than the original, but it does more with what's there. When Clank crash-lands on Ratchet's planet, the two team up to warn the galaxy about the impending warbot threat and the boisterous bad guys behind it.Īs always, fun informs Ratchet & Clank's weapon lineup. Clank is a defective robot accidentally created in a factory meant to pump out murderous warbots. Ratchet is a Lombax - a weird catlike creature that walks upright - who works as a mechanic on a backwater planet, dreaming of exploring the galaxy. Ratchet & Clank begins with an extended introduction whereby the eponymous duo is brought together. But even amid some flaws, it's hard not to be excited about one of the PlayStation 2's best gifts to gaming being brought back to glorious life. Ratchet & Clank makes a handful of concessions and choices to help tie the game in more strongly to the upcoming film. Insomniac updates a PS2 classic with modern polish and gameplay Developer Insomniac isn't just updating its most well-known mascot for a new audience it's bringing that character's origin up to modern standards of polish and playability. Is a decade and a half enough time to warrant revisiting that old ground? In games, though? That amount of time makes a world of difference. In the world of film, there would be justifiable debate and hand-wringing over a mere 14-year gap between an original release and a remake. Ratchet & Clank covers old ground, but it's also something we rarely see in gaming - not a re-release or an HD up-rez but a full-on, Hollywood-style remake of the 14-year-old original game.
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