IGN Reviews Ratchet And Clank Future: Tools Of Destruction. Scores 9.4

IGN writes: "Insomniac knows the PlayStation 3. Last year, the Full Moon crew coded circles around the competition and walked away with the only real "Triple A" launch title on the system. What's great for consumers is that the team's follow-up is even better. It's a return to the franchise that paid the company's bills over the last five years and it's one of the most adored and acclaimed series in the PlayStation library -- it's Ratchet and Clank (in case you missed the headline), and it's really, really good".

[cloud360]

9.4 , now more of these kinds of games on ps3.

but this time for other genres that appeal people.

PS3 will win when it has like 10-20 exlusive first party games. I remmeber i bought a ps2 it had a game called dark cloud inm a demo disk. Am being supersticious.

People will buy the Ps3 when they have enough exlusives. Enought so that they can be put on a demo disk for every PS3. (happened with ps2)

[cloud360]

9.4 yeh, i did a double post to stick it in you face.

Am still not gonna get this (Xbox fans happy)

becuase i dont own a ps3 "yet" (xbox fans dissapointed).

Puts on helmet . ahh, no more bubbles

[skynidas]

XD

[lonestarmt]

ahh ign, 9.0 folklore and Rachet 9.4 = so sweet. What will you give uncharted??? keep them coming sony...

[shmee]

except 1up

www.metacritic.com

www.gamerankings.com

:)

[sonarus]

like i said earlier the 8.5 was based on 1 persons opinion who may or may not be a 360 hoe. Don't waste my time with 1up reviews but i guess they made xbox fans happy giving ratchet and clank its lowest score.

[Texas GMR]

Looks like a fun game. Great review too.

[Makroyale]

I still would've given it a 9.5 as I think it's > or = the new metroid on the Wii.

Time to have about 20 hours worth of Toy Story graphic fun!!!

[unsunghero28]

Good for Sony, but let's keep Nintendo out of this...

[gunnerforlife]

wow from an xbox website now thats woow

[sticky doja]

ign has been around since way before Microsoft or sony decided to make gaming systems. I remember when their name was www.secretsofthesegasagas.com . It was the site I always went to for walkthroughs, cheats and reviews. They are, in my opinion, the most unbiased gaming site on the internet.

[Jack Bauer]

dangit...too many good games... too little money!!!

[MK_Red]

Awesome. IGN FTW. With even EGM giving it a 9/10, 1UP is starting to look like a** right now.

[FirstknighT]

It's Official than...Sony got its first real AAA title. A kiddy game no doubt but still a AAA title. We'll see how many games this baby sells. But not interested in this title, I'm looking forward to some Uncharted reviews.

*Edit*
Not really. I played some at my lil cousins house everytime he got stuck but running around bashing endless boxes is not my thing. But I seen enough to know this is just for kids.

*Edit*
RELAAAAAAAAAAAX children! No need to get defensive. If you like taking control of some goofy looking rat and running around the whole level bashing on next gen barrels than so be it. Buy it and enjoy it. I for one don't care about this game. I rather have something more on a adult level and that is why I said I'm looking forward to Uncharted.

[-CaT-]

Never played a Ratchet game before eh?

[harpua]

"A kiddy game no doubt"

you just described Halo 3, which was partially produced by Fisher-Price.

[cmrbe]

This game is for the general masses. Not just for kids. If it plays like the previous installments it will be funny and fun as hell to play.

[tk]

And when Uncharted is out you will bash it and say you look forward to Haze. And when that is out you will say it suck because you already have Halo3, but that you look forward to MGS4. And when that comes out you will say it sucks - you will rather look forward to KZ2. And when that comes out you will....

Give it up will you? Trying to sound balanced but still make a backhand swipe is so... MS

[games4fun]

firstknight kiddie game yea right and now sales matter before it was a wall of its got no triple AAA even though tripple A got nothing to do with score. So now its AAA and then comes the next thing it has to sell, it will sell well and not only that it just seems you make up excuses over and over if one thing is met by your standard there is another to meet before its as great as some rainbowcolor game.

[m9105826]

You don't own a PS3 do you? Nor have you played a R&C game before, obviously. Of course, it could depend on your definition of AAA. You could be a dipsh*t like TheMart and only call a game AAA if it's metacritic rating is above 90, or you could be a real gamer and call a game AAA if you feel like it was a great experience and you got your money's worth. I personally like the second definition, and going by it, there are at least 5 AAA games out for the PS3.
Also, just because a game's cast doesn't consist of a bunch of lumbering, steroid-injected supersoldiers, and just because it has a lush, beautiful color-palette doesn't mean it's a "kiddy" game. Ever heard of Conker?

[u got owned]

Lets be fair it is a kid game, but that doesn't mean adults can't enjoy it.

[RonDeMuerte]

hehe dude it's for kids and adults like most pixar or dreamworks animated movies......HA! there's more sexual innuendo in ratchet and clank games than there is in the whole halo series!!!!.....

[mgbass13]

Ign is pretty good with reviews. I still think they knocked Heavenly Sword way too hard for being short.

[poopface1]

But I think games that have short single player get lower reviews when they dont have any multi player.

[SageFrancis]

It's official, 1up are sht at reviews. 3/10 for jericho and 8.5 for ratchet?

retarded.

[MK_Red]

Agreed. I didn't believe 1UP was biased until now. And everyone was saying that EGM is against PS3... at least they gave Ratchet a 9/10.

[FirstknighT]

What's wrong with 8.5???? You guys are talking like it gave it a 6

[BloodySinner]

They're fanboys. They take everything to a personal level.

[MK_Red]

"What's wrong with 8.5???? You guys are talking like it gave it a 6"

This is what I said when fans complained about sites giving Halo 3 8.5. This is the same. R&C is a superb game that some sites give it low score just to get attention.

[crck]

in the span of 2 months. A higher score for those 3 games then just about everyone else. They are handing out 10's like candy to 360 games. But a great ps3 game comes out and they mark it the lowest around. Thats what wrong with their score.

[mighty_douche]

to be honest i dont even know what AAA means. do you?

either way, i dont buy games based on review score, but this is a game thats been on my radar for a while, but good reviews do nothing but get me more excited about this.

[Bazookajoe_83]

Well i cant realy say that,because i havent played it. But it looks sweeeet =)

[wangdiddy82]

two reviewers from 1up gave it a 9 and 9.5.. And one of the dumb reviewers from 1up gave it a 8.5..

This is hands down one of the best looking games to be released this gen.. I cant wait to play this game..

[Peekay]

where's Almighty now?! - kissing my left butt cheek!

[tk]

Think they realize (unlike 1UP) that the bias made them look really really stupid.

I still maintain - all games must be re-ranked. Make R&C a benchmark for platformers - make the score 7, and re-rank the rest. Otherwise - how much will game improve over R&C:TOD? Much I think - this is only the first year of the console. So not much leeway in the scoring for R&C:TOD2 is there?

[aaquib5]

I thought The Mart promised that there would only be 1 AAA game this year?

[fishd]

AND AT LAST THE STORM BEGINS...

[mrpotter]

and you get Lair Score from ign ( i still love you Lair) wow the psp game got a 9 back in feb and now this get even better . I magine what a double whammy of gmaing goodness it would have been if both God Of War and Ratchet had graced sonyplatforms in 4 different games.

Bravo Insomniac Making th eps3 best title a year after making the best original launch title of this generation in less than a year. You put all other developers to shmae especilly developing for a system that supposedly hard to develop for.

[King2008]

Personally i'm tired of everyone throwing around the phrase "AAA" title, game etc...since when has that ever matter. I decide was is AAA not the collective of reviews from varyin publications. I never remember people acting like this when one side chose sonic and the other mario...no one here wins a prize if the console they bought ends up selling the most once new systems hit retail stores. So while some may not consider say HS a "AAA" title based on review scored i personally cant imagine a time that i have been so into a game in a long time. So for me that is the definition of AAA not review scores. Please don't be a sheep and follow the pack. Make up your own minds. Posted this before but felt it should have been here moreso than the other topic

Glad to see Ratchet is being well received but does the fact that ign, egm or whomever say its "AAA" factor in to if your going to buy the game or not? If the answer is yes then how can you call yourself a gamer.

JUMP BEYOND not Play Beyond or Jump In

[m9105826]

Thank you for being a gamer and not a fanboy. AAA is in the eye of the beholder, not the eye of the Metacritic. Bubbles for you.

[FirstknighT]

Well of course there are games that the individual likes and calls it a AAA title. I for one LOVE Shadowrun and a AAA in my eyes but a bomb in most reviewers (Of course most of those reviews were giving it low marks because of the lack of gameplay but it has more gameplay than Warhawk but that's another story) But AAA is used when the MAJORITY praises the game not the minority. Majority rules! A game that averages 9 and up from the majority is a very rare treat for gamers. Games like Bioshock and Halo 3 has a majority of 9 and up. But does that mean I'm not going to play a game that has averaged 7 or 6? Of course not. Jericho is getting crappy reviews but I'm still going to play it.

Than of course their is the second part which makes a AAA title and that is total sales but let's not get to confused.

[Myth]

Heavenly Sword definetly deserves to be on that list. It's a great game.I don't usally like that game genre but Heavenly Sword is much more than an action fighting game.

[Tsukasah]

Good, a 9.4, this game could be the system seller that Sony needs. 400 dollar PS3 + R&C + Spidey BluRay bundle... Sony really should do that, it would really sell ALOT!! Too bad it would be kinda costly for them, but worth it.

[Vojkan]

Now i dare you to tell me that 1UP is not biased for giving 8.5?!
I visit that site daily, listen to podcasts, and what their show and i can honestly say that they have truck load of anti sony guys.

[cr33ping_death]

ooooohhhh whats this now i do believe the hardcore MS faithful would consider this AAA material.....right.

[poopface1]

Your right about the AAA title not mattering but usualy you can tell from a developers past history. All the previous games were good for alot of peole so it was obvious this would be a quality game. I have a 360 and was never interested in the RC games on my PS2, but now I can say that this game actually looks worth trying and I would definatly give it a try if I had a PS3.

[jazzmanb]

graphics are somewhat dissaopointing.....does not have toy story graphics..

[Covenant]

I am SO looking forward to playing this on my friend's PS3.

As I've said before, this is one thing that my 360 is lacking: Fun action/platformer games like this.

Nice job, Insomniac. (As always)

[jcgamer]

Ratchet: TOD is a certified winner and critical darling...congrats to PS3 owners...Insomniac is on a roll...

Insomniac released the #1 best-selling game on the PS3 before they made this...and released Ratchet: TOD a little less than a year after releasing Resistance...THAT's what I call on a roll...

[jazzmanb]

technically aaa,means the amount of money the company has put into the game,regardless of reviews it received...but everybody uses the term as validation for hyped 9+ scored games...this really isnt aaa, but what some gamers call aaa...i even use it to as a joke

[fopums]

kudos too insomniac, with Resistance and Ratchet being good solid titles they are what other developers should try to mold themselves after.

I.E. not one trick ponies

[fenderputty]

These guys kick some major ass.

[Caliber]

Nice to see the good scores keep coming in.
I definitely have to get this game

[tatotiburon]

oh my god the PS3 finally have a AAA title...where i put my camera??

[resistance100]

Well i my opinion ps3 has had an AAA title from day 1 in the form of resitance: FOM. It was playing that on my mates ps3 before launch (which he imported from the US) that convinced me to pick up a ps3 from day1

Everyone who has played a 40man online match will tell you how good that game is online, plus its backed with a solid single player. Warhawk, Oblivion, Virtua Fighter 5, Heavenly Sword and folklore are also games which i own and would consider to be AAA IMHO. However i respect that other people may think differently.

[Kleptic]

Resistance is definitely one of the most underrated games ever made...it is easily one of the greatest console shooters ever made...and almost immediately shut up the fanboys saying that the PSN wouldn't even come close to XBL...

the funny part was that a PS3 launch title did things that XBL never has...a brand new service with 40 player maps and dedicated servers...as well as invivtes/chat/messaging/clans/ parties...and full matchmaking as well as a true lobby for joinging custom games...stats/unlockables/awar ds...it has everything except online co-op (something that only Gears of War and Vegas had at that point...basically the main reason resistance averaged under a 9)...

Insomniac is one of the best developers in the industry...and will continue to be...I have a feeling that Resistance 2 will end up being one of the most impressive FPS games ever created...Ted Price responded in an interview that "cracking" the PS3's SPE's did not occur until the summer prior to the PS3's launch, and that Resistance was simply the tip of a pretty big ice berg...just look at the difference between Resistance and R&C...which both use the same engine...Resistance 2 will most likely be on an even further optimized version of that same engine, but if you can translate the visual brilliance of R&C into the gritty Resistance type of world...it will be incredible...

[atke car]

end R&C rocks too,like resistance did.

[sjappie]

Still this game does nothing to me.

[cartman313]

Xbox tab is that way ---->

[ATLRoAcH]

Game.

[The Wood]

seem to be a little nicer to American games companies or is it just me??

good score either way as i feel we need more 3d platform-type games

[Sevir04]

Brains. and this games is giving Dreamworks and Pixar a runn for there money... this is the realization of a pixar film. a true work of art. and no developer can even attempt to do what this is. wow... i wonder what Resistance 2 is gonna be, because resistance was the only AAA title at launch and it was the only solid game at launch as well. GDC08 will reveal Resistance 2 i cant wait.

[joydestroy]

sweet, AAA

[Rythrine]

Picking up my copy tomorrow. Can't wait. Midterms? What Midterms?

[Korosuke]

Even if an adult plays this game, can you enjoy it?

Not offensive meaning, it is a pure question.
I haven't played R&C series before and each reviews is good score so I am interested.

[Rythrine]

I was like you when Jak and the first Ratchet came out for the PS2. I thought since it was a platformer, its for kids. I rented Ratchet and got hooked since. It's not all about jumping, shooting, and slashing enemies. There's much more into it.

[Korosuke]

thx Rythrine. I plan to get one :D

[Rythrine]

You won't be disappointed.