Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is an amazing return to form for the Ratchet and Clank series (one of my personal favorites) after the disappointing Ratchet: Deadlocked; which, while still being good, lost most of the things that put the franchise on the map. It's also one of the single best games in the PS3's library and an experience not worth passing up.
The first thing you'll notice are the beautiful visuals this game has to offer. And believe me, as great as they are in the screens, they're even better in motion. Insomniac has learned a lot from their previous effort, Resistance, and it shows. The game ends up looking almost exactly like something Pixar would cook up. The best part? There's almost no slowdown.
This game also brings back the incredible humor that made the series so memorable, and in even better form. The jokes supplied in the game are done surprisingly well and will most likely manage to make you at least chuckle. The voice overs are just as well done, too. It's not the funniest game of the year (for that, you'll have to go to the awesome that is Portal), but you'll have a few good laughs.
The gameplay is relatively unchanged from the series standard, which is a good thing in this case. It still controls like a charm, possibly even more so. The obligatory Sixaxis motion controls are rarely used and (mostly) well implemented. The only problem is the camera, which isn't even that bad.
The weapon selection, one of the series' trademarks, is probably the craziest I've seen in a game in quite a while. Yes, you've got your generic pistols and rockets and crap. But you've also got hilariously off-beat weapons like:
Overall, if you own a PS3 and have not at least tried out Ratchet and Clank Future, your gamer license will be revoked indefinitely.
Rating: 9.5/10
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is an amazing return to form for the Ratchet and Clank series (one of my personal favorites) after the disappointing Ratchet: Deadlocked; which, while still being good, lost most of the things that put the franchise on the map. It's also one of the single best games in the PS3's library and an experience not worth passing up.The first thing you'll notice are the beautiful visuals this game has to offer. And believe me, as great as they are in the screens, they're even better in motion. Insomniac has learned a lot from their previous effort, Resistance, and it shows. The game ends up looking almost exactly like something Pixar would cook up. The best part? There's almost no slowdown.
This game also brings back the incredible humor that made the series so memorable, and in even better form. The jokes supplied in the game are done surprisingly well and will most likely manage to make you at least chuckle. The voice overs are just as well done, too. It's not the funniest game of the year (for that, you'll have to go to the awesome that is Portal), but you'll have a few good laughs.
The gameplay is relatively unchanged from the series standard, which is a good thing in this case. It still controls like a charm, possibly even more so. The obligatory Sixaxis motion controls are rarely used and (mostly) well implemented. The only problem is the camera, which isn't even that bad.
The weapon selection, one of the series' trademarks, is probably the craziest I've seen in a game in quite a while. Yes, you've got your generic pistols and rockets and crap. But you've also got hilariously off-beat weapons like:
- Slinkies that kill people
- Grenades that make enemies go all John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever
- Guns that shoot buzzsaw blades
- A gun that shoots a hive of flesh-eating nanobots
Overall, if you own a PS3 and have not at least tried out Ratchet and Clank Future, your gamer license will be revoked indefinitely.
Rating: 9.5/10
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