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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Action/3D Platform

RELEASE DATE

02/NOV/04

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence

DEVELOPER

Insomniac Games

PUBLISHER

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Ratchet 66
Clank 20
Lombax 17

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Enemies 43
Machines 33

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

humorous 101
fun 42
colorful 20

DESCRIPTION

Sometimes, you just can't save the whole galaxy by yourself, and nobody knows this better than the cat-like space mechanic Ratchet and his little robot friend Clank. Maybe that's why new multiplayer features are the focus of Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, the third installment in the gadget-happy PS2 platformer series from veteran designers at Insomniac Studios. Split-screen play is supported for up to four players on the same console, and as many as eight can join up online, with full voice-chat support, through the PS2 Network Adaptor accessory and a compatible USB headset device.

Up Your Arsenal features six maps designed specifically for multiplayer competition. Players work with teammates to beat rivals in "capture-the-flag" styled contests, using the limited assortment of the game's far-out weaponry that can be found in each area. Modes of transportation, such as the Turbo Slider and the Hovership, also encourage teamwork. The game's vehicles can carry two players at once — one driving and the other (quite literally) riding "shotgun" (or "lava gun," or "blitz gun," or "sheepinator," as the case may be).

This third Ratchet & Clank game also features a full-fledged adventure mode, designed to be at least as story-driven as the duo's first two games. After saving the galaxy (again) in Going Commando, Ratchet and Clank were finally getting the attention they deserved — or at least Clank was. He became the star of his own action-adventure television show. Perhaps a bit nonplussed by his sidekick's sudden stardom, Ratchet is ready for another adventure when the evil Dr. Nefarious hatches a scheme to eliminate all organic life in the galaxy, and the two are called back into action. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/3D Platform
RELEASE DATE:

02/NOV/04
TOP TRAITS:

humorous, 3D Platformer, Ratchet
DESCRIPTION:

Sometimes, you just can't save the whole galaxy by yourself, and nobody knows this better than the cat-like space mec... more

players 146

followers 0

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POPULARITY: PS2 PLATFORM

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Spookty played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 19/OCT/09

“Roughly seven days left. Playing Up Your Arsenal now. Feels appropriate, seeing as Dr. Nefarious is making a return in A Crack in Time.”

created 19/OCT/2009

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2) by: secondsabre

“Despite anything else I can say about it, it was fun. And Dr. Nefarious is one of the most wonderful villains I've ever had the pleasure of defeating. Everything was an upgrade from the previous ones, and since I jumped straight from 2 into this...”

created 22/SEP/2009

secondsabre played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 22/SEP/09

“There we go. Another one down. I had to really adjust my strategy for the last boss, but his second form was super-easy. Woo-hoo, done these ones. Only... *counts on hands* a bunch more 'till I...”

created 22/SEP/2009

secondsabre played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 21/SEP/09

“Another couple of planets down. I'm right near the end, I just feel it. Of course, the real question is, when I finish this one, do I move onto the next R&C game, or finish up Resistance 2?”

created 21/SEP/2009

secondsabre played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 16/SEP/09

“Took out another planet, and evil!Clank as well. He glitched out twice, so I actually had to beat him 3 times... Guh. Well, most of my weapons are Lv5, so they were doing an awful lot of damage.”

created 17/SEP/2009

secondsabre played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 15/SEP/09

“Wow, really thought I was near the end of this one. I've never been a big fan of Ratchet (as a character), but I love Clank to death... especially evil!Clank. "What a load of bullshi..."...”

created 16/SEP/2009

Uh, whoops. by: Spookty

“So I went to add Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal to my games, and of course I typed "and" instead of "&", and so I go "What!? How could it not be here!?" Turns...”

created 13/SEP/2009

secondsabre played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 21/AUG/09

“Putting more work into this one. I just wasn't in the mood for an RPG... Untold Legends really sucked it out of me. Needed something to laugh at and blow things up... and R&C is the perfect...”

created 21/AUG/2009

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2) by: ragemonger

“not quite as good as the first 2 but still pretty awesome, lots of fun”

created 11/JUL/2009

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2) by: Nokoryous

“This game may be impressively strong as a stand-alone action platformer, but the real gem here is the cheeky, often subtly inappropriate humor through which the story is told. Great characters accompanied by great comic foil. Play it.”

created 06/JUL/2009

Tigershard played Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on 05/JUL/09

“Ratchet and Clank 3 contains all the humor and gadgetry of the past games right from the get-go. The only immediate change I have noticed in my hour and a half of play is the level up system for...”

created 06/JUL/2009

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Added by: Nokoryous
Date: 05/JUL/2009
Views: 17
Votes: 0

created 05/JUL/2009

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2) by: King-Kupo

“Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal expanded upon everything that made Going Commando great, while still providing gamers with a fresh and unique experience. It is one of the crown jewels of my PS2 video game collection, and I'd recommend it to anyone”

created 03/JUL/2009

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“The same Japanese comparison, this time for Up your arsenal. ”

Added by: GamerJay813
Date: 28/APR/2009
Views: 17
Votes: 0

created 28/APR/2009

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2) by: titans5

“The Ratchet and Clank series is one of the best series i've played and this game is the best of them all. Funny story combined with colorful planets and unique weapons makes this game a blast. This game has the best final boss fight in the series.”

created 26/APR/2009