Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction also known as Ratchet & Clank 6 is a action/shooter game, and is the sixth game in the Ratchet & Clank series. It is only on the PlayStation 3 and is one of the most highly received games currently on PS3. It has received high praise for the graphics and gameplay.

Story
Ratchet and Clank are about to try out one of Ratchet's new vehicles, but then Clank receives a distress call from Captain Qwark, who is at the planetary defense center. Before Ratchet & Clank get there, Metropolis is suddenly attacked by a race of aliens called the Drophyds. They work for Emperor Percival Tachyon, last of the Cragmites, the most evil threat in the universe. Escaping from Kerwan in an imperial warship, Ratchet & Clank crash-land on planet Cobalia in the Polaris Galaxy.

Leaving Cobalia with the help of a Smuggler, the two find a ship on the Lombax homeworld called Aphelion.

They soon find that Qwark has sworn loyalty to Tachyon. Heading to the Nundac ring, they stumble upon three people: a girl called Talwyn, and 2 war bots called Cronk & Zephyr. All five search for the mysterious 'Lombax Secret'. On Rykan V...

apons== This is a sort list of Weapons in the game:
 * Combuster
 * Magma Combuster


 * Fusion Grenade
 * Fusion Bomb


 * Plasma Beast
 * Plasma Stalker


 * Tornado Launcher
 * Tempest Launcher


 * Shock Ravager
 * Lightning Ravager


 * Predator Launcher
 * Raptor Launcher


 * Shard Reaper
 * Nitro Reaper


 * Buzz Blades
 * Doom Blades


 * Nano-Swarmers
 * Toxic Swarmers


 * Alpha Disruptor
 * Alpha Cannon


 * Pyro Blaster
 * Incinerator


 * Negotiator
 * Judicator


 * Razor Claws
 * Shredder Claws


 * Mag-Net Launcher
 * Mag-Net Cannon


 * RYNO IV
 * RYNO4EVER

Combat Devices
These are limited use items with immense power, these are weapons that were left out of previous games to keep balance but will be featured in Tools of Destruction as special "RPG" items for tight situations


 * Groovitron: Mesmerize your enemies with this dance-inducing disco ball!
 * Golden Groovitron: Priced at 2,000,000 raritanium at the device vender in Cobalia in challenge mode, this combat device contains an unlimited ammo capacity.
 * Visi-Copter: This radio-controlled assult weapon allows you to take out enemies across moderate distances. A favorite of lazy adventurers across the galaxy.
 * Transmorpher: Transform your enemies into loveable penguins with the latest in molecular reconfiguration!
 * Mr. Zurkon: This humble yet eloquent synthenoid has been manufactured with only one directive: protect its master!
 * Death Springs: These mortar coils pack a nasty isokinetic punch! Releasing one cluster will send them gravitating toward enemies, where they will explode on contact!
 * Leech Bomb: Weary from battle? Low on nanotech? Throw one of these and absorb the health of your enemies!
 * Confuzzler Gas: derived from the seeds of the Cobalian Werm Plant, this psychotropic hallucinogen temporarily causes your opponents to fight each other instead of you!
 * Mega-Leech Bomb: Packing twice the power of a regular Leech Bomb, the Mega-Leech Bomb is the absolute latest in health transfering technology!

Gadgets

 * Swingshot a glove that shoots a grapple that will latch on to versa-targets and allows Ratchet to swing across cliffs
 * Geo-Laser an upgrade that allows Clank to cut through walls and ground and is controlled by the Sixaxis controler.
 * Heli-Pods a glove that shoots out a heli-pod that lifts massive weights and hazardous objects affixed with a self-adhesive Heli-target.
 * Holo Pirate Disguise a pint-sized holo-morphic pirate disguise which disguises Ratchet as a robo-pirate.
 * Gelanator a gadget that allows Ratchet to drain or fill a standard G4-MW isobaric gelatonium pump.
 * Robo-Wings powerful robotic wings, when charged, allow Ratchet to fly without having a time limit.
 * Decrypter a small metal ball that is used for hacking into and is controlled by the Sixaxis controller.
 * Grind Boots boots used to slide along specially designed grind rails.
 * Gravity Boots boots that allow Ratchet to walk on a gravity defing track.
 * Charge Boots boots that contain rocket boosters that allow Ratchet to charge for a short period of time.
 * Bolt Grabber a gadget that increases Ratchet's bolt pick-up range.
 * Gyro-Cycle a hovering glass ball big enough for Ratchet to fit inside.

History
At the 2006 Game Developers Conference, a Ratchet & Clank tech demonstration was shown for the PlayStation 3. It will be developed by Insomniac Games once again, and released sometime in late 2007. Now that they've finished releasing "Resistance: Fall of Man," they are working full time on the fifth Ratchet and Clank game.

The tech demonstration video showed a walkthrough of one of the levels from the game. It was a huge futuristic city with greenery here and there-like Metropolis but with less plants-and it began with a tunnel, much like the opening tunnel of Metropolis in the first game. The tunnel had gears rotating inside of it with plants growing around; it looked like the person walking through it had just come out of a dark jungle. The city itself was huge with massive, futuristic buildings and towers with flying cars everywhere.

The busy skies of the city contained flying buses and sidewalks in the sky, much like Metropolis and Megapolis. The buildings in this city were more imaginative and original than other buildings in the previous cities, they had so much detail and are almost impossible to explain in words.

Soon, the trailer showed floating robots as they marched down a sidewalk. Police cars chased a flying cars above, and an airship came floating around an arch that read 'Ratchet and Clank' on it. The level demo ended there.

From the trailer's views, one could definitely say that the city is possibly Metropolis, returning again as it did in the first and third games.

It was revealed at the end of 2006 that the game will use the graphic engine of Resistance: Fall of Man. *source needed*

As of the April EGM Issue, it was revealed that the city shown in the Tech Demonstration, was Kerchu City, a lush jungle utopia under attack by Space Pirates.

When the creative director Brian Allgeier was moving onto the Ketchup Boss Scene, Swingshot Targets were visible, right before the platform that Ratchet was landed on, hinting the Swigshot/H.p.shot's chance of returning. Also, in the Episode 6 Full Moon Podcast, a gadget called the Gelanator was mentioned. It was something that Ratchet and Clank could use for building structures out of gelatonium, a jello type matter.

Gameplay
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction has been regarded as the greatest Ratchet and Clank game ever released (and the best game, currently on PS3 only) for the games lush visuals and fun gameplay mechanics, although the game itself is not that different to any other Ratchet and Clank game. Clank returns as a playable character where he controls futuristic robots called the "Zoni" to aid him in his platforming adventures, such as giving him the ability to slow down time, or levitate objects, or modify Clank himself to earn new capabilities (such as wings for flight).

The game also features a powerful new group of "Combat Devices", weapons that are too powerful to be used as a full weapon, but still aid the user in combat. Such devices are the Groovitron or Mr. Zurkon.

The game does not, however, feature online play, as the developers felt that other important parts of the game would have to be sacrificed in order to accommodate online play. This came as a shock to gamers, as the two previous Ratchet and Clank home console games (and even the Size Matters PSP game) had online play.

Unlike previous games, Tools of Destruction does not support PS2 memory-cards to unlock previous weapons, due to the previous installments to the franchise having a much lower polygon-count. Instead, weapons and devices from previous games have been upgraded and re-drawn in Tools of Destruction. This game is like a movie that you both play and watch.

Reception
The game was universally well received, earning an average score of 92 out of 100 on Gamerankings.com, and has won numerous "game-of-the-month" awards from various different magazines and web-sites. It recieved 98 out of 100 on PS3M (PlayStation 3 Magazine) and is currently the highest rated PS3 game.

Trivia

 * In Europe the game has a different cover and is called 'Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction'.
 * A demo of the game could be found on the PlayStation Network, on the PS3
 * As a joke, when Ratchet and Clank meet the Plumber, he says, "Almost didn't recognize you there in high-def." This is a joke because of the improvements of graphics on the Playstation 3.
 * In the level "Nundac Asteroid Ring" the first seven letters of the Greek Alphabet are used as teleporters and the first six letters are necessary for a skill point called "Alphabet City".