Game Review - Ratchet And Clank : Up Your Aresenal

Name: Ratchet And Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Platform: PS2
Genre: Platform
Price Paid: $39.99
Would Pay: $39.99
Complete: Yes
I started out the Ratchet And Clank series with the original purchased at a going out of business sale, and fell in love with the game. I purchased the second one full price, and wasn't disappointed. Insomniac is on a roll, with the third one of the series as good as all of the previous ones.

The ridiculous weaponery has continued, somehow managing to top even the last game. The best strategy remains overwhelming firepower. It's great tossing black holes at enemies and watching them get sucked in. The low point of the game though was the new hovercraft battles - I much preferred the space battles of Going Commando to these. The controls were awkward to get used to, and nothing like the ease of turning Ratchet into a flea on crack armed with nuclear weapons.

Although I marked it complete, I really am far from complete. As with Going Commando, you unlock Challenge Mode by finishing the story arc. You can further upgrade the weapons to spread more mayhem. I also hadn't completely collected all the Titanium bolts (36/40), nor all the trophies (about half). Also toss in multiplayer, which I haven't even tried yet, and probably won't since jenbooks thinks I'm a camping bastard.