Ah, It is the year 2002, I had recently been working on my whole PS2 collection, I had alot of stuff to play on the system, But not really the time to play It though! But just you wait and see, Because I was just watching my TV one day, and I just saw a commercial for what seems to be a radical action adventure shooter game by SCEA! My mind was completely baffled by this game, I didn't know what to expect let alone just watching the trailers, But sooner or later, I just knew that I had to play this game, For my whole entire life would NEVER be complete without It! Now I know, I know, what Is this game you speak of RedHotToddy? Well guys, Just watch! This Is Ratchet and clank for the Playstation 2!

Story-8/10
Our adventure begins on the humble world of planet veldin. Our humble hero ratchet the lombax is repairing his airship but he discovers he is missing a very very important part to the ship, the ignition! Which then brings us to our next issue, Planet quartu is where all of the world's robots are created, the machine itself then accidentaly breaks down thus releasing a little tiny robot named clank, Our little robot friend cluelessly investigates around the factory and finds a little robot with clues on the planet. After watching the video, Clank takes an escape pod back to earth, only to be chased by two other enemy ships, they shoot down clank, causing him to crash land onto the planet Veldin, which then brings us back to ratchet, who curiously watches the shy little robot crash onto the planet. After getting to the location of the crash site, Ratchet finds the quiet and deactivated clank. Clank then wakes up and tells ratchet about saving the world, which then finally?brings us to our final conflict! Clank finally tells ratchet that their home is under attack by the evil Ultimate Supreme Excutive Chairman Drek (Or you can just call him the USECD for short.) This little nugget dude is planning to destroy the planet and make room for his brand new planet! (Kind of like how like In Sonic adventure 1 where Robotnik wants to destroy the city And create Robotnik Land.) So now that we know the whole story, Will ratchet and clank save the day? Will they finally prove their worth as heroes? Let's just get on with it shall we folks!

Gameplay-8/10
In this 3D action adventure game, You will the on the role of our heroes ratchet the clueless and his robot friend clank, as you guide our two heroes through big planets and worlds, defeating enemies, and collecting tons of goodies along the way. The controls are good! You use the left?Analog to move, The right?analog lets you control the camera,You press X To jump, O to fire your Weapon/Gun, Square to swing your wrench, and Triangle to bring up your inventory. Now let's get to the very high point of the game, and those are the weapons! Ratchet and clank will have to fight evil with tons of cool and destructive weapons like the Blaster which works like a trusty little long range pistol, The devastator which works like a big powerful missle launcher that does huge damage and explosions, The pyrocitor which flames and burns your enemies to ashes, and many more! Bolts are a huge essential in the lombax and robot's quest, as they will grant you access to cooler bigger and much more better weapons later in the game! Boss fights are also pretty cool as well, Most of them require lots of timing thinking and strategy to beat, Such as the snagglebeast fight. There are tons of baddies That will get in the duo's way, Such as sand sharks, robots, toads, and all other sorts of nasty baddies! Every once in a while the duo will have to split up into their own little mini-levels, In some instances clank will have to solve puzzles and get to the end of the level using his trust senses and gadgetbots. Ratchet even gets a whole level to himself where he must traverse and explore his?way through a big rainy?city, there are also?fierce thunderstorms?occuring?in the city, so clank will have to stay in the ship?or else!?There are plenty of mini-games to go around as well, Such as hover-board racing, turret shooting, and many more. I will be honest here, this game really does remind me of spyro the dragon alot! It might be because both games were made by the same developer? The big levels and amount of stuff to do? Yeah! That could be it!

Graphics-9/10
Oh wow, It has been about 11 or so years since this game has came out, and This is still one of the most dazzling games I have ever high my eyes on in the PlayStation 2's lifetime! I am not kidding or trolling with you guys here! The game follows a very very cartoony and sci-fi feel to It that you just don't get in any other adventure game at the time! And that Is what makes the game itself unique and standing out from other games! But anyways, Each level after level Is big, colorful, vast, beautiful, and just offers tons to do and see which make the levels ready to be explored for your enjoyment, The levels themselves are pretty darn fun! You'll guide ratchet and clank through a big city, a big and dangerous like gauntlet which only a true man can complete, A groovy and tropical island overrun with tons of baddies and such, and well! Yeah! Now for the actual character design and such, Well, this is the first game, So there aren't that much characters to begin with, But for what there Is, We have Ratchet, a yellow and furry lombax like creature with a huge knack for adventure, Clank, a little tiny and intelligent robot that helps his friend throughout the ride, And we finally have Chairman drek, Ratchet and clank's arch-enemy who wants to do anything to take out the duo and destroy them! The HUD in the game is pretty typical, It displays how many life points you have left, How much bolts you have collected, and your current weapon and ammo left in the weapon.

Sound-9/10
Let's all face It, My ears are pretty much dire from most platformers that I have played on the PS2 lately, But If there Is one thing that the developers really nailed on the head when It came to this game, It would really have to be the original soundtrack! Oh yes, My all time favorite part of the game! Throughout the course of the game, Each world Is presented with It's own personal and catchy theme To It, Examples Include The blarg station, which has a really errie and spooky feel to It that somewhat haunts you as you run down the halls of the ship, We have the sci-fi and cartoony sounding Metropolis which really prepares you for the rest of the entire game, We have the tall skies of oltanis, and well, You get the point! The songs in this game are all still outstanding none the less! Now for the sound effects, I really have to hand It to them, The sound effects, while not really remarkable by any means, are still pretty fun! You get a big boom like noise when you burst open a crate, We have the weapon sound effects which get more fun as the game progresses (I:E Blaster-Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew, Devestator-Zoom-ka-BOOM! And so on!) Lastly, the voice acting, and this has got to be also another one of my favorite parts of the game! All the characters in the game have very likable voices that never get tiring or annoying! We have James Arnold Taylor (Johnny test, Star wars) As ratchet, We have David Kaye (Make way for noddy, X-men) as Clank, and we have Kevin Michael Richardson (Cleveland show, Lilo and stitch) As chairman drek! Ratchet sounds like your typical wise-cracking yet crazy and lovable protagonist, Clank sounds like your typical quiet yet really smart and intelligent sidekick man, And Chairman drek sounds like your really tough and hard as nails antagonist who really wants to make mincemeat out of our heroes.

Addictiveness-10/10
This game really deserves a perfect ten of the addictiveness factor! And You guys really know why I rated this section as It is! Well here Is why, Well first we will start off with the overall presentation of the game, The game itself feels really cartoony ,sci-fi, and just really cute that you'll easily get addicted the day you start playing! My second reason is because of the WEAPONS! And I am sure all of you guys here on the vizzed board will agree, The weapons rock! We have pistols, rocket launchers, flame-throwers, bombs, minions to protect you, and all sorts of other cool stuff! I cannot take anymore how much fun It is just using the weapons! It feels if you are playing and tooling around with them just for your own enjoyment, and that has truely been an all-time staple of the series! In fact, this Is what has been keeping the whole entire series alive ever since!

Depth-9/10
Probably without a shadow of a doubt one of the biggest platformers that I have played for the playstation 2! This game has alot to offer for you, and Here I will list everything one-by one! Well first, Let's start with the length! The game is overall 20 levels long and each of the levels last for a reasonable amount of time, So the game will most likely take you about 2-5 hours to rip through in a single or so sitting. Second, Gold bolts! Each level has these special colored gold bolts which will unlock some really cool suprises later in the game! (I will get to that later.) Third, It is the insane amount of weapons and gadgets available for you to play with! There are overall 15 insane and wacky gadgets not fit for this world! We have the blaster which works as a good long range blaster gun, We have the devestator which is an amazing rocket launcher that is good for wiping out storms of enemies, We have the pyrocitor which flames and burns your enemies into crashes and ashes, We have the tesla claw which electrify multiple baddies all at once, We have the bomb glove which is a good short range grenade, We have the decoy glove which distracts your enemies and makes them bite at the decoy itself, and well, Those are at least a majority of all of them! Now to the gold bolts we were talking about, Once you have a certain amount of them, You can go to this special room that lets you purchase them all new GOLD versions of the weapons you already have! But before that, You will have to play the game In challenge mode, A special mode where you can play through the game one more time but with all of your previous bolts, weapons, and everything else you had saved with you from your first playthrough of the game! This Is without a doubt one of the biggest games I have played on the PS2, And all of you on vizzed board will agree! Oh yeah, There are also these Skill points which can be unlocked after completing certain tasks in the levels! That Is all!

Difficulty-7/10
The difficulty level in this game is all fair and through throughout the entire quest, As you adventure through your quest, It starts out all pretty easy, But as soon as you get to the blackwater city, Things start heating up a bit! And here is why! Well first, It is your amount of hit points available, You only have about 4 hit points before you are knocked out, that Is not alot, but still! It was then dominated by the new and fresh health and armor system in the newer games! Second, It is some of the gold bolts and skill points throughout the adventure! Some certain skill points like the "Tricky" one in the blackwater city have been cited as the hardest skill point in the whole entire game, but It is possible! But Is there is one thing that has troubled me through my whole life of playing the game, It would have to be the final level of the game! The day I arrived here, I spent more then my whole night trying to beat this travesty, And when I finally got done with all of that, I got to chairman drek! And he was such a complete nighmare to beat! But anyways, If you are pretty good at platformers and such, Then this game shouldn't give you any trouble! For now that Is...

Overall-9.5/10
So in general, I think ratchet and clank is without a doubt one of the finest platformer games that you can get on the playstation 2 today! This game did pretty moderate and good back then, And I really agree! But anyways, Let's get to my scoring reasons! I gave this game a 9.5 because It is fun, addicting, fresh and innovative, and just an awesome game that has really redefined the definition of "3D platformer"! SCEA has once again done It again and I know they will next time! So anyways, This has been RedHotToddy's 133th game review on the vizzed board, and well, See you guys later in my 134th review!