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Eurogamer reviews Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty

Eurogamer:

"Apart from the length, the lack of new weapons is also disappointing. The wrench abilities are nice, but they're no substitute for a new Groovitron. Instead we get old favourites the Predator Launcher (allowing you to direct a few targeted rockets while dodging incoming fire), and the trusty old Combuster and Fusion Grenades, along with the Tornado Launcher, Shock Ravager, Nano-Swarmers and the Alpha Cannon, most of which are simply given to you, rendering all the bolt-collection largely moot. There's no Trophy support either - apparently the game was already complete when Sony patched in the PS3's new Achievement-esque reward system.

Which doesn't leave a lot to be enthusiastic about, as we can only mention the wrench abilities so many times. Quest for Booty is a solid, funny little platform game with good camerawork and controls so long established that their pristine execution scarcely warrants mention, but it feels so much like a regular Ratchet & Clank game that it's jarring to discover it ends so quickly, leaving us to damn it over and over again with faint praise. At GBP 9.99 it's probably worth it for a couple of evenings of entertainment, but for all the respawning swashbucklers and the catchy Pirates of the Caribbean style theme tune, it's could really do with another significant hook."
cp68 - contributor
Published: 502 days 18 hours ago | Review | PlayStation 3
 
 

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thereapersson - 502 days 18 hours ago
1 - Hrm, better than I thought it would be from Eurogamer
7/10... not bad considering this is a downloadable title that isn't very long.
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Syronicus - 502 days 16 hours ago
2 - Not shabby...
If it has the same pristine controls, camera and style as seen in the other games then heck yeah it's a must have for me. I loved all of the weapons in Tools of Destruction and if this has them all then I am all about it. Sounds like it will be a blast.
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titntin - 502 days 16 hours ago
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Well considering they only gave the amazing original an 8/10, I guess 7/10 is respectable from these guys. But I've never liked or agreed with their reviews on anything really, so I'll be waiting for a better review site before I guess weather this worth buying. Given how muchg I enjoyed the last title, and that this is 1/4 of the porice of a full size game, I'll probably pick it up!
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Cajun Chicken - 502 days 16 hours ago
4 - Good enough for me.
£10 for gameplay no-one else in the industry offers?
Fine, I'll take it. Mind you 7/10 is an amazing score for such a bitesized game.
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Bazookajoe_83 - 502 days 16 hours ago
5 - A must buy for me
I never played any ratchet and clank games until a cuple of month ago. I bought a psp and got Size matters, after that i was sold. 2 days after that i bought tools of destruction.
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Cajun Chicken - 502 days 16 hours ago
5.1 - Dig out a PS2...
Play the old ones, seriously. R&C is a series that all games have to be played right from the start just to realise what genius and pure undiluted fun they are.
Warning, my pet hate in the first one; Insomniac didn't put strafe buttons in yet.
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japwow - 502 days 15 hours ago
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not bad
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beavis4play - 502 days 15 hours ago
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i was buying regardless of reviews. ratchet is always fun and beautiful to look at. same great gameplay with some new areas and answers to some questions from TOD cliffhanger. at 14.99US? seems pretty good to me for dlc. now get it on PSN so i can start downloading!!!!
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BlackCountryBob - 502 days 14 hours ago
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I will be interested in how well this does as I think it could be very much indicative of the future or games, not in terms of downloadable stuff but in terms of the small bite size sequels that arrive between the big games like how the GT Prologues arrive between big games. I wonder if next year could see some kind of Resistance small game to fill the 2 years between #2 and #3 in 2010 (I assume).

Either way, I will buy it but I want the BD version in September, 3.2gb will kill my broadband.
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crazy25000 - 502 days 13 hours ago
9 - That title always makes me laugh a little
The word booty isnt used for treasure anymore haha
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jojo319 - 502 days 13 hours ago
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I love R&C. I am curious though why Too Human which averaged a review score of about 7 is being hailed as one of the worst games of all time by people in these forums. While a 7 for R&C is "respectable".....
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funkysolo - 502 days 12 hours ago
10.1 - The only complaint on RnC is the length
How can you complain about a $15 content for 4hours of fun? It's not meant to be a full game, yet they're rating it as such which given the price doesn't make much sense.
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