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Greetings all,
this is my first foray into the world of video game reviews
so at times I may seem a little new so bear with me.....
First all of these reviews are based on a scale of 1-5 and
on story, gameplay, control, graphics/effects, and overall.....oh and if
you have a request for a specific game please send your requests to
Lori@themx.info well enough of the
formalities.....on with the show!
RATCHET AND CLANK: GOING COMMANDO
Well it's been about two years since our heroes Ratchet and
Clank saved Ratchets home planet from destruction....and since then
well.........they've gotten a little bored and more than a little
forgotten. Then of course, as with all heroes, they are needed yet
again........
This is the setup for the sequel to one of the best games
of 2001 for the PS2. This game has been long awaited by many fans of the
first (yours truly included) and I must say ...I am impressed....and being
as I am VERY picky, that's saying something........
Story....3.5/5.0
OK if this game has a weak point this would be it......I
mean it's an action game so don't expect Shakespeare. Ratchet and Clank's
popularity has waned a little since saving Ratchets homeworld
and well.....they're bored. Suddenly they are transported
to a planet halfway across the galaxy and asked to become mercenaries to
recover a stolen experiment. well that's about it but it's a wild ride
getting there. You will go through several worlds and environments fly
space fighters, and fight in arenas gladiator style all in pursuit of a
masked thief that stole a fuzzy blue thing in a cage.
Gameplay...5.0/5.0
In a word awesome......all of what made the prequel what it
was plus a TON of added features.
The first one you might see is that instead of finding
health upgrades or buying them you now earn them through experience. The
more enemies you kill the quicker you level up. Your weapons also upgrade
in this fashion the more you use them the quicker they will change to more
powerful weapons. Now anyone who has played the first game knows about the
many "mini-games" you played from time to time....well they have grown up.
Now called "Maxi-games" there are more of them and they have more meat to
them and are just plain more enjoyable instead of annoying.
Oh by the way wait till you see the "sphere-world"
levels.....I mean WOW!
Control...4.0/5.0
Well here the control is more than adequate but sometimes
the camera is problematic. You seem to always get hit by an unseen enemy
and the weapons seem to have a problem finding a target
but once you get through all that everything works just
fine....but you will be thankful that you can sometimes fall from any
height and not lose life!
Graphics/effects...5.0/5.0
Ok when compared to the Xbox and the PC the PS2 is usually
the low man on the pole where graphics are concerned.....fear not, this is
not the case here! The first game was jaw-droppingly beautiful and the
amount of things moving at one time in the foreground and the
background without slowdown was amazing. No less amazing here....and it
looks to have been cleaned up a bit. the animation of the enemies is
smoother and the overall design of your opponents is meaner....just wait
till you meet Chainblade!
Overall....4.9/5.0
This is just a great game...period. anyone who likes
action/platformers or weapon based shooters
will embrace this one and unlike many of the weapon laden
games it's actually light on the violence. no blood and mostly robotic
enemies who explode into bolts when beaten. but still rated T for Teen for
a lot of cartoonish violence but no more than a day of Looney Toons.
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