Adventures and hijinks ensue, with ludicrous weapons and gadgets at their heart. Mechanic meets robot, the pair become friends, and they set off to warn the galaxy of impending danger. Besides a frame narrative provided by the pair’s frenemy Captain Qwark, the introduction to this latest installment is a beat-by-beat remake of the source material. Ratchet and Clank (the new one) is anything but loose.

Both are loosely tied into the events of Ratchet and Clank, that original PlayStation 2 game where the duo debuted.

In fact, now we have Ratchet and Clank, a game based on the upcoming film Ratchet and Clank. Not just that they've come out the other side of popular culture and made it to full-on reboot territory. Developer Insomniac's conscious blend of 3D platforming and third-person shooter spoke to me a whole lot more than Sly Cooper's sticky thievery and Jak and Daxter's “ GTA Jr.” antics, especially in the series' many, many sequels.Ī dozen or so games later, fuzzy hero Ratchet and defected death machine Clank are still here. If I had to pick my PlayStation 2-era mascot of choice, Ratchet and Clank would top the list.

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