Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Insomniac Games has overhauled its proprietary PS3 engine technology to create the most visceral Ratchet & Clank universe yet, overflowing with exotic creatures and flying vehicles.

The PS3 system’s superior power enables Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction to bring vivid worlds to life with increased draw distances, enhanced lighting and shadowing, and more fluid and exaggerated animations.

Discover an all-new galaxy spanning vast worlds such as a majestic cloud city and a space-age amusement park.

Encounter an entirely new cast of expressive characters (and some old favorites) as well as the introduction of a variety of new alien races and life forms.

Experience a more emotive Ratchet with nearly as many animation joints in his face as PS2 Ratchet had in his entire body. This joint density applies to many of the characters featured in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, enabling more detailed, personable and expressive characters.

Clank returns as a playable character, and Ratchet will have new enhanced abilities.

Fire a fully stocked arsenal of all-new weapons such as the Plasma Beasts and Tornado Launcher, which uses the Sixaxis controller to direct tornadoes that suck up enemies and whip them around with debris.

Use the Sixaxis controller to maneuver, destroy enemies and solve puzzles.

Upgrade and customize weapons with a new system that provides greater power and flexibility. Players also will have the ability to upgrade Ratchet’s armor.

Utilise Ratchet’s new supply of consumable “on-demand’ combat devices, such as the Groovitron, which causes enemies to dance uncontrollably to ’70s disco hits.

Gadgets gameplay returns as Ratchet and Clank will have more gadgets at their disposal to help them bounce, fly, evade and defy gravity.

Pilot Ratchet’s ship through asteroid fields while trying to destroy enemy fleets in a complete redesign of classic Ratchet & Clank space combat gameplay.

Customer Review: More Clunk than Clank!
I got my latest Ratchet and Clank game for xmas along with my PS3 I was so excited I could hardly wait to play it, but oh what a disappointment it was, within 3 days I`d finished it and I`m now playing it for the forth time hoping Ive missed some major part of the game but alas it seems not! Yes the graphics are fantastic and I do have a 1080p HD tv so that allows the game to play smoothly and keeps up well with the graphics but there seems to be little substance or difficulty involved in playing the game, oh well I look forward to the next installment if there is one!

Customer Review: It doesn’t work
What the reviews here neglect to mention, is that the game was shipped with a major bug. On many machines it fails to load claiming ‘there is insufficient disk space on your machine’. This error is spurious. The manufacturer is aware and advises to either add or delete a block of 500MB for your PS3 Hard disk and it should work. The problem is it doesn’t and the UK hotline for Insomniac hasn’t been answered on the 3 occassions I have rang.

Bottom line is if you want a game which may not work on your PS3 then go ahead. Be aware though, if (as I did) you buy this as a present for your kids, you may face disspointment.

List Price: ?21.99
Used Price: ?69.00
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