Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is an upcoming full game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Insomniac Games. It will be the next game instalment in the series and will use the Ratchet & Clank comic series as a base as All 4 One will be succeeding the comics in the Ratchet & Clank series. The game is a platformer shooter, however it relies on a 4 player co-op system where the players can choose to play as either Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark or Nefarious.

Plot
We find our heroes in the midst of a dilemma of intergalactic proportions when Dr. Nefarious’ latest evil plan goes awry leaving Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Nefarious himself caught in the snare of a powerful and mysterious machine. Begrudgingly, the Galaxy’s biggest do-gooders and its most sinister criminal must work together to discover a means of escape in this action-packed installment of the Ratchet & Clank series.

Gameplay
The game will return as a platform loaded with over the top weapons, but a 4 player co-op system has been brought in. Up to 4 players can pick up a controller and join in, to help each other. The game has took a platformer focus, filled with gadgets - but normal shooting returns along with strafing. Each character gets their own unique attacks, such as Clank spinning on the spot to defeat enemies.

Weapons and gadgets
Because of the new 4 player co-op gameplay, a bundle of new weapons and gadgets have been thrown in. One especially for the new multiplayer experience is a gadget that stuffs another player inside its barrel, then shoots it out - often to shoot them across to a hard-to-reach platform.

Art style
The game has altered the art style from past PlayStation 3 titles. It has probably been based off the comic series, with Ratchet's face becoming wider, Qwark's facial features looking different and all the body to head ratios of the characters have been changed. The game takes place two years after A Crack in Time so it could signify how the characters have changed.

Characters

 * Ratchet
 * Clank
 * Qwark
 * Nefarious

Weapons

 * Wrench
 * Combuster