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    The Ratchet & Clank series developed by Insomniac Games continues its success, by giving the fans the best from the previous installments, but also improving on the major gameplay elements.

    Ratchet and Clank Future - Rediscovering Platform Games

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    #1  Edited By Ejiku

    I lost interest in platformers a long time ago. Don't get me wrong. I still love the oldschool platformers like Mario and Sonic (dear lord please erase from memory games like Bubsy) but I really lost interest about the timeof Donkey Kong 64. To much back tracking, to much collecting and to much time between action. So in the following years I pretty much ignored every platform game out there.

    Enter Ratchet & Clank Future. Last fall my Xbox 360 was out for repairs (curse you Red Ring of Death!) I'd been spending some quality time with my PS3. Sadly Resistance: FoM was at the tim my only non-PSN game title. As such I'd been playing a lot of demos trying to find a quality PS3 title. I decided to give R&CF:ToD a spin. To my surprise this was actually a fun title. Straight forward and fun. It's a bit on the cute side but it's done very, very well and to date is one of the best looking PS3 titles I've seen (that is until MGS4 launched ;P) . I'm really finding new found respect for Insomniac (especially after Resistance).

    This lead to my seeking out the PS2 versions of Ratchet & Clank. Sadly it's almost impossible to find the original Ratchet & Clank in the used games sections unless you want beat up, ratty discs with no cases, a problem I have with EB/Gamestop but that's another post. I ended up getting Up Your Arsenal. And to my surprise I'm really enjoying this title (thank you PS3 for upscaling). I was also surpised to find that there are still a lot of people playing the multiplayer portion of this game. It just reminds me of how large the PS2 install base really is.

    So now I'm on a mission to collect all the R&C games. I actually find platforming fun again. Ah, it's good to be back.

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    #2  Edited By Creciente

    All of Ratchet & Clank games are amazing and a must-have for any fan of platformers. I'm a big fan of the series, and because of Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty (which will be out this summer!) being exclusive to PlayStation 3, I am seriously considering to make a purchase.

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