Bakisi Isles

Bakisi Isles.

Bakisi Isles is a map featured in the multiplayer mode of Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. It supports the Siege, Capture the Flag, and Deathmatch modes.

The Bakisi Isles map.

The map is structured around three large, slightly hilly islands that surround a central one. Each of the Siege mode bases are located on the southwestern and southeastern islands. Both of these lower islands are connected to the northern one by a long, curving bridge. Said bridge has a large chamber halfway along its length with a node on top, which is accessible via jump pads. Both of these bridge nodes provide several weapons, but also a hovership. All three of the outer islands contain nodes that offer turbosliders, Charge Boots, and Morph-o-Rays, with the northernmost one also containing a Lava Gun.

All three outer islands also feature bridges that lead inward to the central island, which contains a tall tower with another node on top. The base of the inner bridges can be scaled with Gravity Boots, leading to hidden nanotech crates. The tower is guarded by rangers at ground level and normal turrets at the top.

A notable strategic point is the floating platform located between the two bases themselves. This platform can only be reached using a Hovership and is the location of another Hovership node, Charge Boots, a Flux Rifle, and Minirocket Tubes. Its positioning makes it a powerful staging and sniping position against the rival base.

Behind the scenes

Its precise origin is not clearly known, although a file containing all of the game's text suggests it takes place on Pokitaru. However, the islands also feature trees similar to those seen on Florana.