Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Ratchet & Clank 3 in Europe) is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. It was released in North America on November 2, 2004 and was met with critical acclaim, earning an average review score of over 90%. It is the first game in the series to utilise Sony's Network Adapter for online play.

Weaponry
Insomniac expanded on the extremely popular concept of the weapons' upgrading based on usage, with five possible upgrades initially and another three in the "Challenge Mode" for a total of eight versions of each weapon. Rather significant upgrades (such as enabling a "lock-on" mode) can be added in certain levels in addition to the standard increase in range, power and ammo capacity; upgrading to the final level (both "Level 5" in the standard campaign and "Level 8 Omega" in the Challenge Mode). Another improvement from the previous game, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, is that imported weapons (the ones that continue from the previous game, such as the MiniTurret Glove) can also enjoy the many levels of upgrades that the new weapons can earn.

Gadgets
Many of Ratchet's devices were carried over from Ratchet & Clank to Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, but the alterations from Going Commando to Up Your Arsenal are much greater. The "Swingshot" idea has been combined with the "Dynamo", and the button-timing puzzles of the "Electrolyzer" or "Infiltrator" from Going Commando are replaced by the "Hacker" minigame in Up Your Arsenal.

Insomniac Museum
There's a hidden easter egg in the game called the Insomniac Museum. In there, you can kill monsters cut from the game, play Qwark Vid-comics that didn't make it, and more. The correct way to get there is to win the six floor trophies in the Phoenix's trophy room, but there is a way to get in the Insomniac Museum without getting trophies. It's not a glitch; there is a transport pad that goes straight to the museum somewhere in Metropolis, but it's only active from 3 A.M. to 4 A.M. To do this, you can either wait until that time or set the PlayStation 2 internal clock to that time and boot up the game.

Demo game
On RC:UYA, there is a demo of Sly 2: Band of Thieves. To play this, on the main menu, hold L1+L2+R1+R2, then a message will come up. Beat this demo and a cheat will come up. Do this during game play on the main game. Just pause and press what it says. You get a Wrench Replacement of your wrench, giving the Dual Laser Saber. Enjoy!

Bosses

 * Captain Qwark (Planet Florana, Nabla Forest)
 * Robotic Space Eel (Qwark Vid-Comic, Pirate Booty)
 * Gary & Helen (Annihilation Nation, Station Q9)
 * Momma Tyhrranoid (Planet Tyhranossis, Korgon Base)
 * The Warship (Planet Daxx, Research Facility
 * Scorpio (Annihilation Nation, Station Q9)
 * Terror Of Talos (Holostar Studios, Lot 42)
 * Courtney Gears (Obani Draco, The Zygan System)
 * Dr.Nefarious (Qwark Vid-Comic, Deja Q All Over Again)
 * Giant Klunk (Planet Kerwan, Metropolis)
 * Dr.Nefarious (Planet Mylon, Launch Site)
 * Biobliterator (Planet Mylon, Launch Site) (This is the last boss of the game)
 * Captain Blackstar (Qwark Vid-Comic #1 Special Edition) (This is was a boss that was cut from the game)

Online multiplayer
Up Your Arsenal featured online multiplayer modes, Deathmatch, capture the flag, and Siege (in which you storm your opponents' base and try to destroy the power core within) are all represented. Up to eight gamers can play at a time, and the game supports voice chat through a PS2 compatible headset.

You can also play the same games with a friend offline, using two controllers.

In addition, online rankings can be found on the Insomniac website, but you must register at the community page first.

Graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is one of the few Playstation 2 games to support both 480P graphics and 16:9 widescreen technologies.

Trivia

 * Up Your Arsenal was the official sponsor of the WWE pay-per-view event WWE Armageddon.
 * Up Your Arsenal was taken from the vulgar british phrase, "up your arse".