Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (known as Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded in most PAL countries, Ratchet & Clank 2 in Ireland and Holland, Ratchet & Clank 2 Going Commando in some PAL countries and Ratchet and Clank 2: GaGaGa! Commandos of the Galaxy in Japan) is a 3D platform game for the PlayStation 2. It was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony in 2003. It is the second game in the Ratchet and Clank series.

Story
After defeating Ultimate Supreme Executive Chairman Drek, Ratchet and Clank became galactic celebrities. However, things started cooling down after a while. Nearly a year after their previous escapade they appear in an interview for Behind the Hero, and are kidnapped immediately afterwards. It turns out that they have been transported to the Bogon Galaxy by the founder and CEO of Megacorp (a company that makes everything from household appliances to heavy weaponry), a man by the name of Abercrombie Fizzwidget (who has a tendency to use malapropisms and often makes up words). It appears that a masked "dupliferous criminal mastermind" has stolen a valuable experiment-a cute blue fuzzball.

Clank is reluctant to partake in another adventure, so Ratchet goes solo while infiltrating the thief's ship. The Thief then hires Thugs-4-Less (their motto is "If it ain't broke, we'll break it") for protection. The dastardly thief also kidnaps Clank! After Ratchet comes to Clank's rescue, Clank has no choice but to go along with Ratchet.

Ratchet confronted the thief on planet Siberius defeating the thief, reclaiming the Experiment, and returned it to Mr. Fizzwidget. After Mr. Fizzwidget accidentally ejected the duo from his ship, the thief approached, demanding the experiment, not realizing that Ratchet didn't have it. When the thief falls off of his ship (falling about 5 feet), his mask comes off, and revealing it was Angela Cross. Angela warned Ratchet that the experiment would ultimately doom the galaxy.

On planet Dobbo, Ratchet and Clank discover that Angela's claims are true, and try to persuade Fizzwidget to destroy the experiment, but their efforts are in vain. The duo then stumble across an ad for the "Protopet" (the experiment), which is being prepared for mass release. At this point, it is revealed that Thugs-4-Less terminated their contract with Angela and have been hired by Megacorp to "protect" Mr. Fizzwidget.

On planet Boldan, Ratchet and Clank are captured for "attempting to bump off" Mr. Fizzwidget. They are sent to a prison on Planet Aranos. After being freed by one of Clank's admirers (a pink female robot, which is also revealed later on as an Infobot), they head to Thugs-4-Less HQ to free Angela, who was also captured by the thugs. Our heroes vanquish the thug leader and free Angela. Eventually, the three of them go to Megacorp HQ to end the Protopet menace once and for all.

After they get there, the female Infobot reveals that Captain Qwark (the disgraced superhero from R&C) created the Protopets to restore his reputation. Fizzwidget appears, and in a surprising plot twist, he is actually Qwark in disguise! He takes Angela's Helix-O-Morph (a gadget that will repair the fatal flaw in the Protopet) and zaps the original Protopet. But something goes wrong, and the original Protopet mutates into a gigantic monster. When Ratchet finally defeats the Protopet, Clank discovers that the batteries are in backwards in the Helix-o-morph. Angela corrects this also via amplifying the device with Megacorp's TV transponders and zaps the original, ending the threat once and for all. The real Fizzwidget appears. It turns out he's been tied up in a closet this whole time, and he speaks perfect English as well (no malapropisms, no made-up words).

Everyone else lives happily, except Qwark. He gets a job in the Megacorp Testing Facility, acting as a test dummy for gadgets like the Crotchitizer which he ends up taking a liking to as referred to in Up Your Arsenal.

Release
For its North American release by SCEA, the game was given the title of Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando. Since the "Going Commando" subtitle was deemed too rude for releases outside North America, SCEE gave it the title Ratchet & Clank 2 for the European release, while the UK & Australia release received a new subtitle: Locked and Loaded. The Japanese release of the game went by the name ''Ratchet and Clank 2: GaGaGa! Commandos of the Galaxy''.

Bosses

 * Swamp Monster I
 * Chainblade
 * B2 Brawler
 * Thugs-4-Less Leader (Helicopter)
 * The Unknown Thief
 * Thugs-4-Less Leader (Ultra-Mech)
 * Arachnoid
 * Megapede
 * Swamp Monster II
 * Thugs-4-Less Leader (Giganto Mech)
 * Mothership
 * Mutant Protopet

Weapons

 * OmniWrench 8000
 * Blitz Gun
 * Bomb Glove
 * Bouncer
 * Chopper
 * Clank Zapper
 * Decoy Glove
 * Gravity Bomb
 * Hoverbomb Gun
 * Lancer
 * Lava Gun
 * Minirocket Tube
 * Miniturret Glove
 * Plasma Coil
 * Pulse Rifle
 * RYNO II
 * Seeker Gun
 * Sheepinator
 * Shield Charger
 * Spiderbot Glove
 * Synthenoid
 * Tesla Claw
 * Visibomb Gun
 * Walloper
 * Zodiac

Gadgets

 * Swingshot
 * Dynamo
 * Electrolyzer
 * Hypnomatic
 * Infiltrator
 * Thermanator
 * Tractor Beam
 * Thruster-Pack
 * Heli-Pack
 * Hydro-Pack
 * Glider
 * Levitator
 * Charge Boots
 * Gravity Boots
 * Grind Boots

Items

 * Megacorp Helmet
 * Commando Suit
 * Biker Helmet
 * Box Breaker
 * Electrolyzer
 * Levitator
 * Infiltrator
 * Hydro-Pack
 * Glider
 * Armor Magnetizer
 * Qwark Statuette
 * Mapper

Planets and Locations

 * Oozla - Megacorp Outlet
 * Wupash Nebula
 * Maktar Nebula - Maktar Resort
 * Maktar Nebula - Jamming Array
 * Barlow - Vukovar Canyon
 * Endako - Megapolis
 * Feltzin System - Thug Rendezvous
 * Notak - Canal City
 * Slim Cognito's Ship Shack
 * Siberius - Frozen Base
 * Tabora - Mining Area
 * Dobbo - Testing Facility
 * Dobbo Orbit - Testing Facility Moon
 * Hrugis Cloud - Deep Space Disposal
 * Joba - Megacorp Games
 * Todano - Megacorp Armory
 * Boldan - Silver City
 * Aranos - Flying Lab
 * Gorn - Thugs-4-Less Fleet
 * Snivelak - Thug HQ
 * Smolg - Distribution Facility
 * Damosel - Allgon City
 * Damosel Orbit - Allgon Moon
 * Grelbin - Tundor Wastes
 * Yeedil - Protopet Factory
 * Dantopia - Insomniac Museum