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Ratchet & Clank 3 for PlayStation 2
Ratchet & Clank 3 for the PlayStation 2 is an action platformer in which you try to stop Dr. Nefarious. The robot wants to remove all organic life from the galaxy. Ratchet and Clank enlist Captain Qwark and the Q-Force to investigate his plans. The journey takes you across different planets, where you shoot, jump and reach new passages using gadgets.
Many weapons improve as you use them in combat. New properties then change how you approach an enemy. Bolts let you buy more equipment, giving you tools for groups, distant opponents and close-range battles. Assignments mix exploration with larger confrontations, while separate 2D platforming sections change the perspective and pace of the action.
You play the story alone. You can also compete locally with up to four players on a split screen. Three or four players require a PS2 Multitap and enough controllers. These matches give the same unusual weapons a different role: you now have to account for other players' choices. The disc thus offers both a planetary adventure and matches to play together on the sofa.
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 3 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 3
Ratchet & Clank 3 was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. In North America it is called Up Your Arsenal. It followed the first adventure from 2002 and Locked & Loaded from 2003. Dr. Nefarious became the new main villain, while earlier characters returned within the Q-Force story.
Insomniac had to complete the sequel within a short development period. In a retrospective, Brian Hastings described a thirteen-month production, with network play among the biggest new challenges. The team had to develop the existing adventure further while making weapons work in player-versus-player matches. The third game therefore required different decisions from simply adding new planets and enemies.
Local matches brought the series' weapons to a shared split screen alongside the separate campaign. The 2D platforming sections also broadened the design while retaining the duo's comic conversations and space travel. The next PS2 game, Ratchet: Gladiator, arrived in 2005 with more emphasis on combat and arena assignments. Ratchet & Clank 3 preserves the combination of a story-led planetary journey and competitive action on one disc.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded introduces weapon growth through use and mixes planetary travel with races and space battles. The third game develops shooting further and adds local matches. Both let you save for new devices and discover which weapons work against a particular opponent.
Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2 has the same foundation of gadgets, platforming and travel between planets. You mainly buy its weapons with collected bolts. Ratchet & Clank 3 makes improvement through use more important, adding larger confrontations and matches against other players.
Ratchet: Gladiator focuses more on arena combat assignments and customising weapons. Ratchet is forced to participate in a violent television show. Ratchet & Clank 3 leaves more room for investigating Nefarious and for the interaction between planets, story and different kinds of action.
Jak 3 on the PlayStation 2 also combines platforming, firearms and vehicles. The desert and Jak's new powers provide much of its variety. Ratchet & Clank 3 takes its planets and unusual arsenal as its starting point, with additional local split-screen matches.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves also centres on distinctive characters and assignments in 3D environments. Sly, Bentley and Murray use their individual abilities to prepare heists. Ratchet & Clank 3 chooses more direct shooting action, with weapons and gadgets as the main tools for completing the next assignment.
