Great game that carries on the tradition of the other Ratchet and Clank options that in our view (mine and my sons) has the best weapon choices and best locations of the PS2 series. The storyline is still adequate.

I just recently beat this game and it was fun. There are so many weapons to choose from. My favorite weapon was the rift inducer. It makes a black hole and all the enemies in the area get sucked in. The people that made this game really used their imagination with some of these weapons. I enjoyed every minute and would recommend this game to anyone.

This is a replacement for the original game, we've played it so much! :) It's got all the challenge you'd expect from a Ratchet and Clank game and more. The games main focus is on upgrading your weapons. Each can be upgraded to level 5 - then you purchase the 6th level and upgrade it to level 8. It's got 5 levels of a Captain Qwark 2D side-scroller game
The Dynamo/Swing-Shot are now mixed with a third one into the Hacker Device. The Hacker is used to unlock doors through a very cool new many game. There is also armor to buy, Clank levels to play, Charge/Magna/Grind Boots, Ratchet Skins, skill points/cheats, titanium bolts and Trophy's to find/earn. There is also a Championship Level replay here and the End Boss Battle is the toughest in the series, including the new R&C:Future Tools of Destruction.
This game introduces the Hovership -- for ship to ground and ship to ship combat. There is also a four wheeled all terrain vehicle that you drive, while a monkey does the firing. There is also arena combat and you can even try weapons before you can buy them.
If you have them, make sure to insert a memory card with R&C 1 and 2 saves on it to get a free skin, free weapons and a one-time only discount.
This is my second favorite R&C game, after #2 -- it rocks!

I bought this for my son. He's very happy with it. Runs well and was a good price.

We have only done a few levels soo far, but have had a total blast with this game. As with other R&C games its just fun. My 6 yr old loves them all as well (mostly runs around killing a bit and runs to me for the bigger kills or difficult things).

I am a pacifist and I usually don't like shooting games, but, with this one, the bad guys are just (almost) robots, so it is okay. No blood or gores. I really enjoy the game because the design is smart and the game is not only about shooting enemies with a lot of choices in weaponry, but also about racing, treasure hunters, strategy and more. The characters are funny, but not too silly. The environment is superb. The sound is great as well, and I like the idea to go from planet to planet. Besides, you don't stop playing because you get old, you get old because you stop playing. So enjoy this game. It is a well constructed one with a lot of surprises.

This is a good game. It has been harder for my son to play than the other Ratchet and Clank's. The challenge is good for him.

i've played 1, 2(going commando), and 3(up your arsenal)

never played? start off with 2 and then get 3 (both of which are just wonderful)

if you must... get 1 too BUT i think block buster + 14 hours of game play will get you through the entire game (assuming you're a noob and will have problems... if not you can probably beat the whole game in 8-10 hours *no cheats needed*)Note, if you were to play the game to unlock everything and the secrets... you'll need 30 hours+

i like racket and clank games because your character has so much freedom, you can strife (in 2 and 3) you can jump, switch weapons easily/safely, upgrade weapons, blow up many things, it's a lot of mindless fun... a game for all ages

this is currently one of my most favorite ps2 games in terms of replay value (i've beaten it at least 6 times and upgraded everything to max) just playing nowadays to unlock all the skill points and secrets (i've played part 3 for at least 80 hours now and that's just part 3 alone) it's a great game guys

More of the cutest and visually exciting game series.
I loves me some Ratchett and Clank.

This is a great game. I'm a newbie and really enjoy playing this for hours.

Ok so shooting up aliens and stuff is a little violent, especially considering we don't have any guns in the house (toy or deadly) but the kids love it and my wife plays for hours on end. Very funny and the best game of the series in my oponion.

This game is as much fun as the other Ratchet games kids will love them

I haven't been playing these games for long, but after playing the first and second, I wanted to see the third. Many have given it almost a 10 out of 10 in ratings and there actually right. It doesn't have much of a different feel than the second game but it sure didn't let me down. Your nanotech still upgrades along with your weapons with the more things you kill, there is similar music, control, and challenges from Going Commando. The fun gladiator arenas are back, with even tougher challenges. Classic characters from the series return like Al, Slim Cognito, Captian Qwark, and Skid McMarx. I give this game 5 stars because quite possibly, this game brings out the best in the PS2.

For action, this is definitely the kind of game u would like to play.

It is a great game, I bought for my kid. and me and my kid playing this game often. it is a best 3D platform game I ever tried.

LOTS of fun to play, lots of good weapons, interesting puzzles to solve, fun plot. If you can overlook the cartoon violence, there's not much offensive material. Of the four games our family acquired this holiday season, this is by far the best one.

I first borrowed the original Ratchet and Clank from a friend. It was a new milestone in video games.

I found this game in Wal-Mart and bought it. It was great. Many of my old favorite weapons like the Suck Cannon, Lancer (I think that's what it was called), Morph-O-Ray and others were reincarnated into familiar forms.

The controls are great. Personally, I prefer the lock-strafe mode; third person camera with first person shooter controls.

The weapons upgrade through usage to provide more power and usability. Unlike in some other games, the order you get a weapon in doesn't necessarily dictate its power--the first weapon you can get, the N60 is one of my favorite and it is the best all-around weapon, in my opinion.

For anyone who has played the first or second game, buying this one is a no-brainer. For someone who hasn't, I recommend you buy all three and play them all.

Ratchet and Clank was a suprisingly fun game. It's your typical 3-D third person shooter, like Destroy All Humans

Story
Up Your Arsenal is the 3rd in a series. I have not played the first two, but I am inclined to try them out. It follows the humorous story of Ratchet, a cute cat-like alien wielding a big gun, and Clank, his little robot sidekick. However, from the perspective of most people in the game world, the roles are reversed. Clank is a James Bond like secret agent, and Ratchet is his bumbling chaufer.

This leads into the the comical nature of the story. For the most part, it's not gut busting comedy, but there's enough dry wit to keep you smiling, and sometimes laughing through the cut scenes, and sometimes during the game play as well.

The story also features Captain Quark, "The best superhero the galaxy has ever seen," who though being a coward and moron, overshadows Ratchet as well.

The game is also chalk full of references to other games and movies. There's enough that I'm certain to have missed a lot of them, and those I caught I really enjoyed. A few examples: One of the cowardly troops in the game exclaims "We're all gonna die! Game over, man!" borrowing from the movie Alien. Also there are a number of mini-games that are very similar to some old-school Atari games.


Weapons
Unlike many shooter games, you don't start off with a lame weapon that becomes increasingly useless as the game progresses. I'm speaking of course about that stupid single-shot pistol.

Instead, you start off with a wrench (melee weapon) that can 1-shot groups of small enemies both in the beginning and end of the game, as well as having a powerful jump attack that can 1-shot large enemies in the beginning, and 2- or 3-shot large enemies in the end game. It's particularly useful in the end game to clean up groups of enemies to preserve ammo, or take out one or two enemies that have gotten too close.

The first ranged weapon you get in the 1st level is a shot-gun, a weapon powerful enough to be reserved for mid-game in similar games. The remaining weapons only get more powerful from there. The 2nd weapon you'll get is a ranged area-effect bomb that can groups of large enemies in a single shot.

To keep the weapons useful as the game progresses, they each become more powerful, the more you use them. Taking the shotgun for example, in the beginning it has a short range, but wide (cone) effect. When it gets to level 3, it gains a charge up ability increasing the depth of the cone, as well as damage done. At level 4, it can lock-on to enemies, so you can shoot easier while moving, and at level 5 (max) it gets a charge up ray effect with the power of the BFG in doom (no joke, it can level the playing field quite easily)

There are also a series of unique and very fun weapons, such as the Suck Cannon. A gun that vacuums up enemies, and then spits them out at other enemies. Also one of my favorites, the Duck Gun. A gun that just turns your enemies into harmless ducks! Strategically, I haven't found much of a use for it, but it's just fun turning things into ducks!


Difficulty
For the most part, I found the game relatively easy to play. There are about 20-30 different weapons to choose from, but the controls make it rather easy to swap weapons mid-combat. I've been able to use the rope gun to swing from one ledge to another, mid fall, switch to the remote turret launcher, and by the time I land have the laser whip in my hand to wreak havoc.

The game-play was easy enough to be relaxing and enjoyable, but not so easy that I got bored. I typically had to tried each level 1 to 3 times before I got passed it. For the most part each level is unique enough to keep me moving with out that "been there - done that" feeling (like what you get in Halo) The levels were easy enough that I didn't feel the levels were impeding my ability to enjoy the story.

The only exception would be some of the last 3 or 4 levels that were to the point of difficulty that I had to spend 3-4 hours trying and retrying to pass them.

One thing to note, is the save style in the game. It uses save points and continue points (similar to Halo). Save points are places where you can start after turning off your Playstation. Continue points are places where you can start over from in the event of death, so you don't have to start over from the beginning, so long as you don't turn off the Playstation. For the most part this wasn't too bad, but there were a couple places where I was forced to repeat a boring (easy) part that took 5 minutes, just to get to die at the hard part, over and over and over again. That got frustrating, but at least there weren't too many such places.

Play Time
Ratchet and Crank is a quick game. With out any prior experience with the game or others in the series, I was able to beat it in about 20 hours of game play. If I tried again (which I'm certain to do soon), I could probably beat it in about 14 to 15 hours play time. Someone who knew it inside and out could probably beat it in about 10 hours.

Replayability
The game is loaded with hidden location, and unlockable features. Even after the 20 hours of play time, I'll be going back to levels I've already beaten to find those secret locations, so I can unlock more skins, cheats, etc. Similar to Rogue Squadron, there are places in earlier levels that are inaccessible with out tools or weapons that are earned later in the game, encouraging the player to go back and replay some levels to unlock various secrets.

It's also a fast enough game, with enough humor that I wouldn't be surprised to find myself playing it through from beginning to end again with in the year.

I absilutly love this game it is the best game ever the graphic are awsome the weapons are sweet and it is very funny and chalenging.

I have three reasons of why I like this game

1.Awesome weapons

2.Really funny

3.Did I mention the weapons.

Great game a must buy for PS2 fans.

This, suprisingly, is my first Ratchet and Clank game, and I'm pleased to say I was totally satisfied. The game's graphics are awesome. Voice overs are great and the cutsscenes are hilarious. But enough about background info and more about the game!

The main plot it that a robot doctor named Dr. Nafarious is attempting to command an army of robots and completely wipe out the "squishies," or organic life forms. Your mission is to stop him.

I'm pleased to say that this game consist's of many worlds to visit. There are many enemies around the corner, leaving non-stop action and shooting. Gagets are plentiful, and each can be upgraded five times. There is momre strategy than expected in this semi-shooting game as well. For example, there are multiple routes to take, many jumps to perform, and definately lots ways to kill your enemies.

This game also has many side quests like collecting sewer crystals for bolts and Annihilation Nation's optional side quests, allowing for lots of replay value!

Two multi-player modes are available too, local, and online. Local multi-player deals with plugging in two controllers and playing with the person next to you. You may play as multiple players (like a snowman) and there are many worlds to play the four different multi-player game modes (ex capture the flag).

The online section lets you play with people all over the world, but I have not quite figured out how to use it...

Overall it's great, and I'd recommend to anyone!

Okay in the very beginning you start out on a spaceship playing galactic chess with clank when you get news of a tyrannoid invasion on a planet called veldin and that's where the whole adventure begins. If you want some info on how to win cheats,gadgets and new outfits I'm the gamer to talk to . I can also give you some info on how to win with very little trouble. I say very little because there are a few parts of the game that you have to use your head to figure out like the boss battles, or some of the missons on anialation nation, you have to study the enemies moves and find the perfect react and attack time.You also have to use your head to find secret areas wich contain titanium bolts these are what you use to by the different outfits I mentioned sometimes you need certain gadgats to find or reach the titanium bolts. You have to search hard to find some of these gadgets and others are hard to get a hold of because they cost a heck of a lot of money or bolts. Most people would usually just go crazy and buy every gun in the game without thinking about anything. But armor is just as important as the guns if not more, so be sure not to forget about armor.Break all boxes especially ones with blue contents inside.This is the health open to you in the game it's called nanotech. after surviving massive amounts of enemies, or damadge your nanotech level increases.Skillpoints are what opens up cheat codes. To get skill points complete challenges and ranger missons. To be good at this game it takes practice,patience,perserverence,and reflex.This is a great game I defenatly reccomended it.

Insomniac Games. The creators of the Spyro the Dragon series and the little known game, "Disruptor". They have been little known for far too long. That all changed at the release of Ratchet and Clank. After a year, they released a sequel- Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando. All of the time I owned these games, only one thing remained in the series: Multiplayer. That's one of the miraculous things this game has brought gamers everywhere. With both local (Split-screen on one TV) and online play, there was no limit to the experience gamers would receive. With a compelling storyline to save his galaxy from the evil Dr. Nefarious, Ratchet would use over 30 futuristic weapons and gadgets, along with his buddy, Clank, to keep the galaxy safe once again. I'd be impressed with this game even without multiplayer... well, as long as they made a bonus disc for it, or something... well, non-the-less, I recommend this game for anyone who's loved the series so far, Halo, or basically anyone who owns a PS2. If anything, this is one of the greatest console-selling games of all time. -This game review brought to you by Agent 001/7.

This game is pretty good. The graphics are good and gameplay is too. My favorite character in this game is lawrence because he's kinda funny. The game is fun in multiplayer as well. Multiplayer goes up to four players without adapter. I give this gae a 9.9 out of 10.

i am a natural fan of this game, and am a proud owner of all the ratchet and clank games from insomniac games, and all the games in the jak and daxter sieres from naughty dog... and overall i think that this game and jak II are the greatest achievments that these wonderfull corperations have made, i say this because i thank them for giving me somthing to do, rather than laying in bed, or trying to beat the game for the 50th time on some other game... but this game has it all... the multiplayer is fun with someone else, but if you are alone then this is the game for you, instaed of those small MINI games that are usually not includuded in most games, there are hoverbike races, arena combats, and so much more! plus did i mention that this is the first game in the sieries that playes online with a standard high - speed broad band connection? well u becha it does... setup for online takes only minutes... so it goes online, has basicly MAXI games, and an awsome adventure mode plot. i would endefinetly encourage you to buy this game...

I love this game. I got a ps2 for x-mas, and this game, and i've been addicted ever since. I even got so attached i went and bought Ratchet & Clank and Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando. The controls sometimes got me confused because i was used to halo for the xbox but i got used to it. I just found out how to play it online and know its so much better. Not all weapons are available in online mode, but the ones they did put in made it fair and not to cheap(like it would have been if they added the rift inducer). Great game and i think everyone should play it.
~Acron170

Our whole family highly dislikes this game. We purchased it because of great reviews on Amazon, yet this game doesn't have enough save points and after 30 minutes we got tired of replaying the same paths over and over again, each time with less ammo.

Simply put, the controls for this game are impossible. You need both analog sticks and just about every button to play this game. The movements are not intuitive and fustrating. The actual game play has components that are too easy or too hard. I expected great things from this game, but I don't even want to play it anymore. The graphics and concept seem good, so I'll give them some credit there.

Ratchet and Clank was the series that basicly made me want a PS2. When I heard about the 3rd installment, I was SOOO EXCITED!!! This was a very good game that people will enjoy playing again and again. In the beginning, Ratchet and Clank have saved the Bogon galaxy, and are just kickin' back, when they learn that Ratchet's home planet is being attacked by an alien race called the Tyrrhanoids. Later on, we learn that the true villan, Dr. Nefarious, is plotting to destroy all organic lifeforms, or "Squishees." It's up to Ratchet and Clank and the newly assembled Q-Force to eliminate Dr. Nefarious and save the Solana galaxy once again. Apart from that, this installment features the (in my opinion) long awaited Multiplayer mode! Grab a multi-tap and some buddies to play local, or hook up to the Internet to duke it out online. Even though the online universe of the game is scarcely populated due to the recent release of Ratchet: Deadlocked, you can still find some people online. With a wide array of weapons, a thrillingly funny storyline, and multiplayer capability, this is a very great game sutible for ages 10+ even though it's T. The main reason it's T is the guns you use to destroy enimies. Still, it rocks- Agent 001/7.

This game, like the two that came before it, is just plain fun.

The graphics are wonderful, the script is often hilarious, and there is a lot to explore. The challenges are difficult enough to keep you interested, but not so hard that you get frustrated and want to stop.

And don't forget about all the great weapons and gadgets!

I would recommend this game for people of all ages.

this is a weird a game aya reallymomy dislike it, so know any glod? jokes/

this game is great it has the best graphics i also recommend the ratchet deadlocked. this game has all shooter game elements. Me i play online all the time as you should. Online is so much fun!

Ratchet and clank uya is a great game. You rush through plantes and kill animes. you get to buy wepons and upgrade them as you go. This is good because they gain power. One thing that makes this game great is being able to play as clank not gust ratchet.

The online mode is great now you can bring you skills to a high level. And play people all over the place. Anothe rgreat thing you can do is play 2-4 local player. So this way you and your firends can take out your anger out on each other. And still Have your firends.

I absolutly love this game. it hase a very good sense of humor and um.....how do I say it;very different gameplay. by different I mean fun because it's hard to mix platforming and shooter gameplay,but they did it. I am not sure who came up with"Courtney gears" but that's hilarious. I like the fact that there are lots of differnt guns (the decimator is my fav)and most are useful. How do I explain the multiplayer, it's so fun but kind of annoying. cuz I play four player with a multitap and my friend gets a sniper then chikens out the whole time just sniping. My favorite thing in multiplayer is that you can get turned into a duck or sheep and graze or cwack. I would highly reccomend this game now that it is at such a low price. The only downside i'd say is once you've bought every thing there is nothing at all to do,but there is challenge mode once you beat it,that is fun. I hope this was helpfull.

The Ratchet and Clank series continues in this action-packed installment! This game is an amazing third installment of the Ratchet and Clank series, and is filled with what a Ratchet and Clank game always has; mayhem, destruction, guns, humor, more guns, adventure, and lastly, guns.

This game has amazing graphics and gameplay, along with enough shooting to last you a year! This game has awesome upgradable guns, and a lot of humor! This is the kind of game that you don't get bored of after beating it, for it is a shooting game, and third-person shooting never gets boring! If you somehow do get bored of beating the computer over and over again, and want to test your skills against others, play online and put your skills to the test!

Apart from having good graphics, gameplay, and humor, this game is extremely challenging. The bosses really challenge your skills and put them to the test, and as you progress through the game, the bosses get harder and harder. This game is also an adventure game, unlike it's sequel, Ratchet: Deadlocked, which is NOT an adventure game, but a gladiator game, meaning all you do is play gladiator fights, and there is barely any adventure. Ratchet and Clank has the gladiator fights, but they are not as good as the ones in Ratchet: Deadlocked, for the game does not concentrate in gladiator fights.

Now you might ask "Which Ratchet and Clank game should I buy, the third or fourth installment?" That depends completely on the person who is making the decision. If you like plain old shooting games, with mindless blasting and shooting your opponents throughout the whole game, then go ahead and buy Ratchet: Deadlocked. On the other hand, if you are the kind of person who likes mind challenges, as well as some shooting, then buy Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal. They are both very good, and I personally recommend both of them, but that completely depends on the person

Rating: 9.5/10


Recommendation: I don't have an exact recommendation, but just to let you know, Ratchet: Deadlocked is currently $40.00, while Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal is only $20.00, so I just wanted to point that out.