Ratchet Returns! (Ratchet and Clank 2: Locked and Loaded (PS2))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Ratchet and Clank 2: Locked and Loaded (PS2)
Date:	19/08/09 (7 review reads)
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Advantages: Good combat and puzzles, great characters, amusing, good graphics

Disadvantages: ..

Ratchet and Clank 2 is an action game for the Playstation 2 developed by Insomniac.

The story follows from the end of Ratchet and Clank where they have become heroes revered by all for saving the world in the first game. Things soon heat up as they are transported to another galaxy and they must go on a new adventure to recover a dangerous weapon for the Megacorp company! The games story is silly and full of humour from the characters cast with the lombax Ratchet playing well off his robotic sidekick Clank.

The gameplay has remained largely the same with its focus on combat with explosive and fun weapons which now includes blasters, shotguns, rifles and grenades. You also solve some basic puzzles by platforming through areas and activating items and using your giant wrench to tighten any loose bolts. It's a really fun and satisfying game to play with the fun and unique weapons and simple platforming.

There are some welcome additions to the series such as the weapons are now upgradable and don't become obsolete as you play through the game, as you use a weapon it will gain experience and once you fill the bar you will find a new more powerful version of that weapon at your disposal. Ratchet can also find multiple new ratchets which he can use to do more damage and new suits of armour which reduces the damage you take. Ratchets health is also upgradable like the weapons and levels up as you fight, the more enemies you defeat in combat the more hit points you will have.

Graphics have been made slightly better with even more detailed environments and great animation during cutscenes. Voice over is also of good quality and the cast are bursting with personality.

This game is an excellent follow up to the first perfecting the gameplay with some welcome upgrades and new storyline.

Summary: An excellent game.