Ratchet & Clank (2002 game)

Ratchet & Clank is a 3D platformer/shooter game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. It was released in North America on November 7, 2002, and received positive reviews in the gaming press. It won PlayStation 2 Game of the Year in 2002.

Overview
Chairman Drek is creating a planet for his race, the Blarg, by breaking off a large quantity of other surrounding planets and using them to form the new Blarg planet. He doesn't seem to have any concern for those currently living on those planets. To stop him, Ratchet must try to contact Captain Qwark, the greatest hero the galaxy has ever known.

Drek will stop at nothing to make his world, even if it means blowing up Ratchet's planet with his Deplanetizer, as it is in the new planet's orbit.

Gameplay
The game was one of the first to try to shake up the platformer genre by focusing the game not only on making difficult jumps, but also on action and shooting aspects as well. In addition to shooting, the game includes space dogfights, hoverboard races, Grindboot courses, Magneboot courses, giant robot battles, and Swingshot courses (courses where Ratchet swings from node to node (called "Versa-targets") using a special hookshot-type gadget).

Plot
The story begins on a backwater planet in the Solana Galaxy, known as Veldin. Here we see our protagonist, Ratchet, working on a space ship. We get our first glimpse of the "Help Desk" as he checks it to see what else needs to be done to complete his ship. A robotic ignition system is needed. Meanwhile at a robot manufacturing plant elsewhere in the galaxy, we witness the glitch that brings us our next protagonist, Clank, a tiny robot who discovers that his creator, Chairman Drek, plans to create a new planet by destroying other planets in the galaxy. He is spotted as he flees the planet and is shot down over Veldin. Ratchet strikes a deal with Clank. If Clank will start his ship he agrees to help Clank locate Captain Qwark to save the galaxy from Drek. The two begin an adventure. They eventually find Qwark only to discover he is working for Drek. Ratchet vows to 'pay him back' while Clank tries to convince him that Drek is the bigger issue. Ratchet after searching vigorously finds and 'kills' Qwark. The two go on to save the galaxy from Drek by destroying him, his planet buster, and his newly constructed planet. The two become instant celebrities and are featured on many magazine covers and television show. They settle on Veldin to await their next adventure.

Weapons

 * OmniWrench 8000
 * Bomb Glove
 * Pyrocitor
 * Blaster
 * Glove of Doom
 * Suck Cannon
 * Taunter
 * Mine Glove
 * RYNO
 * Devastator
 * Walloper
 * Visibomb Gun
 * Decoy Glove
 * Drone Device
 * Tesla Claw
 * Morph-o-Ray

Gadgets

 * Helipack
 * Swingshot
 * Trespasser
 * Grindboots
 * Hydrodisplacer
 * Sonic Summoner
 * Pilot's Helmet
 * Magneboots
 * Metal Detector
 * Thrusterpack
 * O2 Mask
 * Hydropack
 * Gadgetron PDA
 * Hologuise

Items

 * Gold Bolts
 * Hoverboard
 * Platinum Zoomerator
 * Premium Nanotech
 * Ultra Nanotech
 * Raritanium
 * Persuader
 * Bolt Grabber
 * Map-o-Matic

Planets and Locations

 * Novalis - Tobruk Crater
 * Aridia - Outpost X11
 * Kerwan - Metropolis
 * Eudora - Logging Site
 * Nebula G34 - Blarg Tactical Research Station
 * Rilgar - Blackwater City
 * Umbris - Qwark's HQ
 * Batalia - Fort Krontos
 * Gaspar - Blarg Depot
 * Orxon - Kogor Refinery
 * Pokitaru - Jowai Resort
 * Hoven - Bomb Factory
 * Oltanis Orbit - Gemlik Base
 * Oltanis - Gorda City Ruins
 * Quartu - Robot Factory
 * Kalebo III - Gadgetron Site
 * Veldin Orbit - Drek's Fleet
 * Veldin - Kyzil Plateau