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Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded for PlayStation 2
Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded for the PlayStation 2 is an action platformer in which the duo must recover a stolen experiment for Megacorp. The assignment takes you to the Bogon galaxy, where you travel between planets and discover more behind the theft. You explore factories, cities and other alien locations, tackling battles and platforming challenges along the way.
Your weapons grow stronger when you use them against enemies. That rewards trying different devices rather than always choosing the same weapon. You spend collected bolts on new equipment, while Ratchet can also build up more health. Combat therefore calls for aiming and movement while helping you develop your arsenal for later encounters.
Between assignments, you race hoverbikes, enter arena battles and fly a spaceship. Gadgets help with routes and obstacles outside combat. You play this adventure alone, with Clank as your travelling companion. The variety lies both in the activities and in your equipment: a new device can change how a familiar enemy feels, and the next planet gives you room to try it.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded
Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. Insomniac Games developed the sequel and Sony Computer Entertainment published it. In North America, it was called Going Commando. It followed the first Ratchet & Clank a year later, moving the adventure to the Bogon galaxy with Megacorp as a new focus of the story.
An important change was weapons developing through use. Saving money for the next device remained, but fighting with a favourite discovery now also produced an improved version. Sony's announcement additionally emphasised Ratchet's experience-based growth. The creators thus combined role-playing elements with the jumping, shooting and exploration of the first game.
Smaller spherical worlds also found a place in the sequel. Insomniac later explained that the idea had been tried during the first game but saved for a later one. Locked & Loaded therefore expanded both the scale of the journey and the ways a location could work. The third game followed in 2004, developing weapon progression further alongside new multiplayer matches.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2 establishes planet-hopping, gadgets and saving bolts for new weapons. In the second game, many weapons also develop through use. Combat therefore brings not only money and progress but also growth for equipment you already own.
Ratchet & Clank 3 also uses weapons that grow stronger through combat and adds more military action to the story. You can also compete against other players locally. Locked & Loaded remains a single-player adventure, mixing its planetary journey with hoverbike races, space battles and arena challenges.
Jak II: Renegade shares the combination of platforming, firearms and vehicles. Jak carries out most assignments from Haven City and faces a darker story. Ratchet & Clank 2 instead travels between separate planets, making the development of a large arsenal an important part of progression.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy also lets you investigate 3D areas and reach new routes with special abilities. You collect Power Cells and use temporary Eco powers. Locked & Loaded puts more emphasis on shooting and weapon growth, with gadgets supporting the platforming between battles during the journey.
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc also combines jumping and fighting with learning new tools. Rayman's special equipment temporarily grants different abilities. Ratchet's weapons develop permanently through use, so choosing your equipment affects the current enemy while also building your arsenal for later assignments.
