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Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details

Posted May 20, 2007 at 5:26AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: GDC, Insomniac Games, PS2, Ratchet, SIXAXIS
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Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details - Image 1 Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details - Image 2 


Insomniac Games' Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for the PlayStation 3 has already gathered quite a following since its first showing in the GDC 2006. This PS3 exclusive has a lot going for it and judging from the new info that was given out in a recent press release, it looks to be packed with features that fans of the series will enjoy.

The storyline of the game has Ratchet looking for his origins. Emperor Percival Tachyon, still bent on wiping the last-known Lombax off the universe, sent his forces to ambush Ratchet and Clank in their home galaxy. Ratchet and Clank steal TachyonÂ’s imperial warship and go on an adventure to unravel the mystery of the Lombaxes.

So what does this new game have to offer gamers? We've already discussed some of the details of the game in past articles but it seems that the guys at Insomniac wanted fans of the game to get a few more tidbits on it.

Features:
  • Increased draw distances, enhanced lighting and shadowing, and more fluid and exaggerated animations as compared to older iterations
  • Encounter an entirely new cast of characters and some old favorites and the introduction of a variety of new alien races and life forms.
  • A more emotive Ratchet with nearly as many animation joints in his face (90) as PS2 Ratchet had in his entire body (112). This joint density applies to many of the characters featured in Ratchet & Clank Future: 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 RatchetÂ’s armor.
  • Utilize RatchetÂ’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 RatchetÂ’s ship through asteroid fields while trying to destroy enemy fleets in a complete redesign of classic Ratchet & Clank space combat gameplay.
We're just going to have to wait and see how this game pans out once it's released this Fall. Before you go, be sure to check out some of the screenshots of the game below.

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details - Image 1 Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details - Image 2 Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction screens and details - Image 3





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# coolGuest 2007-05-20 07:20
can't wait to get it.

i bet this will be a ps3 seller.

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# : )Guest 2007-05-20 08:29
i love this game, i hope theres online play i fink there will be.

Does anyone know if this is going to be on xbox 360

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# noAct II 2007-05-20 09:26
it wont be on the xbox360

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# ps3 exclusiveGuest 2007-05-20 09:27
it's for ps3 only.

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# Never played it......Guest 2007-05-20 13:26
But looks really good. Graphics look awesome. This is what I bought a PS3 for. Not a bunch of poorly ported games, like SC:DA, Blazing Angels, and now looks like rainbow six vegas. Along with others.



We need games of this quality.

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# Just STFU!Guest 2007-05-20 20:11
Haha, in your dreams it's coming to XBOX!

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# another one!!!!Guest 2007-05-21 05:39
That game is going to be the action/platformer of the year!!!! Insomniac has made consecutive hits for the past 10 years.....us PS3 owners will be some happy gamers from July through the future....

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# i don't get itGuest 2007-05-21 07:20
what i don't get is that, why 360 owners are posting here and why there so evil?

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# i don't get itGuest 2007-05-21 07:26
what i don't get is that, why 360 owners are posting here and why there so evil?

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# i don't get itGuest 2007-05-21 07:28
what i don't get is that, why 360 owners are posting here and why there so evil?

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# it should be on other consoles...Guest 2007-05-27 22:27
i think that ratchet and clank future (R&C5) should not just be for the PS3- not many people wn those. It should also be for PS2 and X-Box 360, coz loads of people have them. this will also mean they will sell millons of games, and not hundreds.

don't disappoint me, Insomniac, you're my fav. game company!

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# ps3Guest 2007-06-20 07:22
ur a *****ing noob, r and c is published by sony , its like asking if halos coming to ps3

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