PS3Hype Review Old Gold: Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction

PS3Hype writes: "Ratchet & Clank, a duo for any younger but also older gamer. On the PlayStation 2 it was a great success and we are now, one year later. Today we look back to this successful title and we will see if this game can still compete with the top titles by now.

[jkhan]

Ratchet & Clank TOD was one of the most unappreciated game of this gen. It was just like playing through a pixar movie. LOL @ game reviewers stating it had too much variety.

[raztad]

Is that true? How a game can be bad because variety? LOL

R&C:Future is awesome. Beautiful, pure fun, platforming at its best. Being a 2007 game visuals are top notch, Im playing it right now and I must say that KZ2 doesnt make this game looks aged.

[Shane Kim]

Yep, gamespot gave it like 7.5 because it had too much variety.

[Cajun Chicken]

Can't wait for the new one. I hope it has just as much tweaks and changes as R&C had to R&C:GC. Spherical worlds FTW.
This is what Insomniac do best.

[Sarcasm]

Honestly what boggles my mind, is why didn't Insomniac just do 60fps for Resistance 2.

60fps with lower poly counts is OK by me. In R&C Future it made it was buttery smooth and played excellent.

[Downtown boogey]

It remains one of the best games on the platform.

[xabmol]

I love those little planets. They were AWSOME!

I just hope we get some more magnetic boot sections. I want them to go crazy with them. I'll never forget the first time I walked up that metal ramp... AMAZING!

Man, I love a good platformer.

[lordgodalming]

First comment on the original website is "no replay value." lol I've played this game through four times already.

[GWAVE]

R&C: Tools of Destruction is the poster boy for what's going on in the gaming media. It has great graphics, smooth gameplay, lots of content, "too much variety", and a lot of replayability. It has a great Meta score and it has sold modestly well.

Yet, the media will ignore it. Same thing happened to Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Motorstorm, and many more.

I guess the one lesson we can learn from this that unless your game has an advertising budget greater than the development budget, it ain't worth mentioning...

[Unicron]

Pity. It's an amazing title.

[DragonWarrior_4]

It wasn't gamespot who game it a 7.5. It was that douche bag Aarron Thomas, the dude that acted and looked like he had down syndrome that did the review. Everyone who has been to that site knows he was a total xbox 360 fanboy, which is messed up because I didn't buy this game at first because of the review. I ended buying it from Gamefly used which sucks even more because Insomniac deserved my money.

Personally , I thought the game was really fun and pretty. I liked the story of the old ratchets better and the worlds cause they were bigger, but I think Insomniac will do the next one justice. It was at least an 8.5 and it had a ton of replayability. I would have given it at least a nine if it wasn't so short.

[pixelsword]

I hear they're also doing a review of Pong.

[remanutd55]

i'd give the game a 94/100 but good review nonetheless , very underrated game , cant wait for a Crack in Time , already voted for sticky hand lol

[Snatcher]

Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction...the name...it means it can go from a adventure game to a RPG as long as it follows the story. MUAHAHAHA. This franchise will end up like Resident Evil. Resident evil went from horror to action.

THIS FRANCHISE WILL END UP AS RPG.

Can someone please tell me where in the title does it specifically imply this is a adventure genre only? Mwahahaha.

[Cajun Chicken]

It's a platformer/third person shooter hybrid, the only RPG elements in it is leveling up nanotech and weapons.

[heyheyhey]

wtf?

so i guess COD4 is also an RPG because you can improve your weapons and level your character up?

R&C is an action/adventure platformer, has been and always will be.. and it's awesome

[akaFullMetal]

me and my girlfriend can't wait for the new one coming, lets go insomniac!!!!!

[News4fanboys]

dang thats a laaaate review lol.
i will have to disagree with some people saying its the most under appreciated game this gen as imo i think Valkyria chronicles is.
Either way though R&C FTOD is AMAZING and the more veriety the better for me.. i get tired of all these plain same ol same ol games.
Insomniac are an incredible dev team and make nothing short of AAA high quality titles and am proud to support them.

Resistance 1 and 2 were a masterpiece and r&c were as well.

just like the logo says "Only on Playstation" :}

[samich2007]

NO it is not a late review :p they are looking at the game after 1 year. They compare the graphics with the games that are now on the market. So maby if there are better graphics now in the games they will rate this time the game with a 8. But a year earlier they've rated it with a 9. Do you understand? :)

[News4fanboys]

ah,ok but why did they rate it then?
dont get that part wen they could just give a writin review.. have these dudes reviewd the game before? if not then it would therefore be a late review as its acually longer then a year,about a year and a half.

[jBat17]

modern war tea-b'd halo in graphics, gameplay, and fun.

and it's sad that the two year R&C game still looks better than that banjo game that came out just a few weeks ago..

[Meus Renaissance]

My favourite Action/RPG game of all time

[xabmol]

Is that just what you call it because of the weapon/armor upgrades or are you just lost? lol

[pixelsword]

And it is full of action, so I'm inclined to tolerate his assessment of R&C: ToD.

[Ninjamonkey]

I loved that game.

Visually, its STILL better than most multiplats. Plus the game has tons of replayability (completed it 3 times), a great story, great guns and great enemies.

Its great. I cant wat for the next one coming out this year looking at some pics the graphics are yet again updated lol.

[no-spin]

teah it built up at the end, too bad the rest of the game played avarage. Still replay value is moderately high

[Ripyealip]

Doesnt RPG mean role playing game???

[heyheyhey]

yeah, it does

don't mind Snatcher... he's a bit.. "special"

[SonySoldierEternaL]

Snatcher, and every other 360 fanboys are inbreds

[Gue1]

Role Playing Game

Well, you have a role in every game you play.... lol ;-)

[hotrider12]

R&C TOD AND ALL R&C GAMES ARE GREAT!!!!! AND YES RPG STANDS FOR "ROLE PLAYING GAME"
CAN'T WAIT FOR "A CRACK IN TIME"

[Chuk_Chuk]

One of the best games ever. Graphics are crisp gameplay is fun and addictive. Can't wait for the next one with TROPHIES!!!!!!!!!!!! . Had every game except for PSP ones and the one on PSN

[Ripyealip]

ratchet and clank games are my favourite i played them all hope the franchise never ends

[II Necroplasm II]

Tools of Destruction is awesome. It's a game where you can't put it down much. I think when I first got it and played it I cut the PS3 off once then beat it :)

[NegativeCreep427]

Deadlocked I think was very under-rated, but why don't Insomniac hurry up and develop a side project focused entirely on Captain Quark. I loved the 2D-style Quark levels in Up Your Arsenal and I think if Insomniac really cared for it, they could develop Captain Quark as a standalone character with his own IP.

Captain Quark could be what Blasto was supposed to be.

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Racthet and Clank is a great franchise only found on the Playstation 3.Bring on Ratchet and Clank:A Crack in Time which will escalate the PS3 line-up to unparalleled heights.

[Ripyealip]

i wonder if this will be the last ratchet and clank