bit-tech Shopping: Sony Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)

Rating: 8

Time with product: 6 Months

Strengths: Continues the excellent Ratchet & Clank series

Weaknesses: N/A

Summary: Like the Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper series on the Playstation 2, the Ratchet & Clank series has had 3 normal, platforming entries (the newest, 4th, Jak is a racing game and the newest, 4th, Ratchet is more of an arena shooting game). As with the other two series, the latest, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, improves in every way upon the previous games. It incorporates the best elements from the previous and adds a few unique twists. Now that this has become a greatest hits title, it is a definite must buy for any PS2 owner. Unlike the Jak and Sly games, however, the third installment of Ratchet & Clank includes an online play component. While I haven't tried this yet, I have heard it is quite a bit of fun, and is yet another reason to pick this game up.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Good controls, nice graphics, lots of explosions, humorous characters and storyline, online play

Weaknesses: None

Summary: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is the third game in the Ratchet & Clank series for the Playstation 2. If you've never played a Ratchet & Clank game before, you will have no problem picking up the story and enjoying this game. The game plays a lot like the Jak & Daxter games, but there is much more emphasis on weapons in this game. The game is a platformer at heart, and it does a very good job of giving you plenty of levels to explore and things to collect. As you progress through the game you will obtain new weapons that are very fun to use and cause some very nice looking explosions. The storyline is fun as well, so I would highly recommend picking this game up.

Rating: 8

Time with product:

Strengths: Solid gameplay.

Weaknesses: Doesn't feel any different from its predecessor.

Summary: When I was first introduced to the series, I scoffed at it as nothing more than another platformer. I enjoyed Going Commando sure, but it was too easy in my opinion; this game kicked my arsenal. Right off the bat, the game starts off with non-stop action and assumes you've played the previous installments. If you haven't, this game can be quite challenging, and if you have, then you're still in for barrels of fun. I have to warn you though, if you enjoyed other platformers like Jak, Crash, or Klonoa, you might not enjoy this game because the emphasis is heavily on combat and less on platforming. And when I say "combat", I mean shooting anything that moves. I'll always prefer other games to Ratchet & Clank, but if you're a big platformer fan, you can certainly do worse. Highly recommended.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Days

Strengths: It has crazy weapons, the story is good and the graphics is also good.

Weaknesses: Nothin i could think of.

Summary: Ratchet & Clank are two people that are trying to save the places that get overcomed by enemies. In this game you can use guns like the Infecto Gun. With the teamwork of Ratchet & Clank they will save the world by enemies. Viewers this game is the best game has everything!!! good guns, cool enemies, and the best gameplay!!!

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Years

Strengths: this game rocks you go arownd blowing stuf up. What could be beter?

Weaknesses: this game is to short and there aren't as meny guns. and no space batels come on!

Summary: over all i give this game 2 thumb's up. You fight your way through 17 asome planits. get 20 weapons and 5+ gadgets. Meat some new craters like Sasha a.k.a.the commander of the Battle ship the Phoenix and ratchets girl friend the president and the evil Dr.Nifareous and some old ones like velg a.k.a Quwarks fitness instructor AL a.k.a from Al's robot stor Quark him self that Little rat)