Video Gaming News - November 2004
Foster City, CA (November 2, 2004) - Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc. announced today the launch of Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal for
the PlayStation 2.
"With more than four million fans of the Ratchet & Clank franchise, the
implementation of online gameplay will appeal to a wider variety of players and
attract more network 'adopters' to the PlayStation 2 online community -- the
leader in online console gaming," said Grady Hunt, senior producer, product
development, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "By preserving the franchise's
style and sense of humor, while incorporating online functionality, Insomniac
Games has played a tremendous role in delivering a product that both hardcore
and casual gamers will enjoy."
From Sony:
The third installment of the Ratchet & Clank franchise returns gamers to
Planet Veldin to battle Dr. Nefarious, a robotic supervillain who has devised a
diabolical scheme to wipe out all organic life in the galaxy. To fight back,
Ratchet and Clank recruit Captain Qwark, a favorite from previous games, out of
retirement to lead the Q-Force, an unlikely band of heroic space cadets
comprised of some of the most memorable characters from the Ratchet & Clank
franchise. Together with the Q-Force, Ratchet and Clank set off on another
hilarious interstellar romp to uncover the schemes of the sinister Dr. Nefarious
and keep the galaxy safe for organic life. Players can explore 29 single-player
locations filled with perilous combat spanning huge, vibrant jungles, arid,
craggy deserts and treacherous, icy caverns. Players will be able to earn up to
20 weapons (including online and offline) with up to five levels of upgrades for
most weapons during the first playthrough, plus seven new high-tech gadgets to
help them through their journey.
For those looking to expand their gameplay experience, the multiplayer online
mode accommodates up to eight players over a broadband connection. In order to
promote community gameplay, voice communication is supported online via the USB
headset (for PlayStation2) and SOCOM headset allowing players to communicate
with fellow team members during online games, either in-game or in the main
lobby. Additionally, up to four players can compete offline via the multiplayer
split-screen function utilizing the Multitap (for PlayStation2).
The online lobby features a friends' list, allowing players to be matched up
based on their gameplay statistics, and offers the ability to select from more
than 20 player skins. In addition, gamers can track more than 100 different
types of statistics, including types of weapons, vehicles, gadgets, skins and
more in order to customize the type of online game they want to play. The game
also supports clan gameplay for up to 64 players as well as a "Quick Play"
option for gamers looking to jump immediately into the action.
Ten new levels featuring Siege, Capture the Flag and Deathmatch modes are
introduced for online play to provide players plenty of diverse surroundings to
destroy environmental obstacles. Commandeering multiple vehicles such as the
TurboSlider or Hovership further encourage strategic co-op gameplay by allowing
players to work together. Two players can team up to operate vehicles
simultaneously as one person controls the vehicle's direction while the other
unleashes its powerful weapons arsenal to combat enemies in intense battlefield
missions.
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal has been creating quite a buzz among the gaming
press in recent months, already garnering three perfect scores from PlayStation
Magazine, Official PlayStation Magazine, GMR and Game Informer.
"Fit to carry the title of perfection, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a
towering accomplishment that absolutely blows away the team's previous efforts
with its razor-sharp gameplay, diversified missions, and flawless balancing,"
said Andy Reiner, Executive Editor of Game Informer, the world's largest
multi-platform gaming magazine on the market today. "The missions show great
variety, online play rocks, and the enhanced controls streamline the
experience."
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