Extras is a menu option that is used to access various miscellaneous content related to A Crack in Time. This includes skill points, cheats, concept art, cinematics and skins. The option to begin challenge mode will be added to the menu once a full playthrough of A Crack in Time has been completed.
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Skill points[]
The Skill Points menu lists all skill points. Each skill point displays its name, what category it falls under, and how many points it is worth. Those that have been completed become highlighted and display a description of how said skill point was unlocked.
Cheats[]
| Name | Description | How to unlock | Toggles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customize Aphelion | Change the look of your Lombax starship. Fuzzy dice not included. | 100 skill points | Zoni / Hot Rod / Racer / Military |
| CryoMine Glove Ultra | A look so cool, it's subzero. | 250 skill points | Off / On |
| Altered Arsenal | Change the size of Ratchet's weapons! | 400 skill points | Normal / Big / Huge / Giant / Tiny |
| Rainbow Trails | Nothing embodies the spirit of destruction like rainbow-collared projectiles. | 550 skill points | Off / On |
| Wrench Replacements | Give your wrench a rest. | 700 skill points | Omniwrench / Azimuth's Wrench / Chronoscepter / Rubber Chicken / Plunger |
| Time Distortion | Adjust the flow of time in Ratchet's next adventure! | 850 skill points | Normal Time / Fast Forward / Super Speed |
| Mirrored Levels | Try saving the galaxy when everything's been reversed. Go ahead, we dare you! | 1000 skill points | Off / On |
Concept art[]
A menu that displays concept art made for the game. They are unlocked by obtaining skill points.
| Name | Description | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Quest for Booty | Check out some of the concept art from Ratchet's downloadable adventure. | 175 skill points |
| Space | Qwark isn't kidding... it really is pretty darn big. | 325 skill points |
| Weapons | Take a deeper look at the cornerstone of the Ratchet & Clank franchise — crazy weapons! | 475 skill points |
| The Good Guys | Take a look at some of the friends Ratchet meets in his lastest adventure. | 625 skill points |
| The Bad Guys | Take a look at the characters you love to blow up. | 775 skill points |
| Environments | Lock some of the industry's most talented environment artists in a room, and this is what happens. | 925 skill points |
Cinematics[]
Plays the pre-rendered cutscenes seen throughout the game. Cutscenes are unlocked as you progress through the game.
Skins[]
| Skin | How to unlock |
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| Mustachio Furioso | 9 gold bolts |
| Agorian Warrior | 16 gold bolts |
| Dan Johnson | 24 gold bolts |
| Alister Azimuth | 32 gold bolts |
| Dr. Nefarious | 40 gold bolts |
| Captain Ratchet | Quest for Booty save file |
| Bancho Ratchet | Cheat code |
In A Crack in Time skins are automatically unlocked by collecting gold bolts, except for the 'Captain Ratchet' and 'Bancho Ratchet' skins. The former of which requires a Quest for Booty save file, the latter requires the following cheatcode: 
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. The 'Bancho Ratchet' skin is based on the cliché form of a Japanese delinquent or gang member, designed in a skin contest for the game.[1]
Challenge mode[]
After a full playthrough of A Crack in Time has been completed, this will be added to the Extras menu, allowing a new challenge mode save file to be made at any time. All experience, weapons, armor, bolts and collectibles will be carried over to the new challenge mode save file.
If the player chose to time warp back to before defeating the final boss, this option is a convenient method to start a challenge mode playthrough without requiring the player to reach the post-end credits again.
Behind the scenes[]
On February 3rd 2010, the cheat code for the Bancho Ratchet skin was announced on the Insomniac Newsletter. The skin was the winning entry from CoroCoro magazine's Japan-exclusive A Crack in Time fan-designed skin contest. It was modeled by Insomniac and included in the game as a secret unlockable.[2]
Citations[]
- ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2010-02-03-unlockable-bancho-ratchet-is-one-bad-mother-shut-your-mouth.html
- ↑ Insomniac Newsletter wrote: “As a pre-Valentine's Day gift, we present Bancho Ratchet: the winning entry from CoroCoro magazine's Japan-exclusive A Crack in Time fan-designed skin contest. Bancho Ratchet was modeled by Insomniac and included in the game as a secret unlockable. To play as the punked-out, pompadoured Lombax, pause the game and enter the following code: Up, Right, Down, Left, Triangle, Square, X, Circle, R3”