I bought this game from a kid for five bucks. He was hosting his own video game garage sale in front of his house, or "VEDEO GAMES" according to his hand painted sign.
I had played the first game in the series in college and missed the second one entirely. But a game about a lombax and a robot who get increasingly larger and more ridiculous weaponry doesn't need a story. Sure, it's got one - a pretty decent one actually. But its unnecessary.
Interestingly, there are similar elements to Mario 64 in this one. There are areas that require you to use a long jump or high jump and they are performed the exact same way. Granted, Mario didn't have a suck cannon or a gun that shot out little robots or hot lava, but it's still interesting to see the influence carrying over to more modern games.
Something that the Ratchet and Clank series has always been known for is it's great commercials. Here's all of them, ever.
I'm excited for this one. It's not too tough, and it's a ton of fun. Plus, I heard that there's a level in this game that has Mario Galaxy style planetoids.
Why I Never Finished It:
As fun as the game is, with its unique weaponry and crazy worlds, it lacks a certain stickiness. I'm not sure if its because the dialogue was written for 12-year old boys or if its the slightly disjointed story, but I never had the motivation to see this through to the end. But now it's time for Dr. Nefarious to meet his doom.
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I played through the first two games, but decided to pass on this one. The first two games were already very similar. The only thing different I saw with this one was online play, which was pretty much worthless on the PS2 even in its prime.
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