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Ratchet Demo Now Available in Stores

While a PlayStation Network demo is set to hit for downloads on October 4th, those who ramble into GameStop today can pick up a playable demo for Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. The demo seems to contain the first level of the game and offers gamers a chance to try out the title before its release at the end of next month.

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THE_JUDGE - 839 days 9 hours ago

1 - I'm stopping by to try

and pick it up tonight. I saw the demo being advertised in one of their pamphlets about a month ago and the guys said they didn't have any. Well tonight will be try number 2. Wish me luck.

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ErcsYou - 839 days 7 hours ago

1.1 - Confirmed

heres a pic ....scroll down for more..

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ArduousAndy - 839 days 4 hours ago

1.2 - its not in my store yet

i should get it on monday (Miami florida)

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socomnick - 838 days 9 hours ago

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wait you guys have to pay for the demo :/ why dint sony release it on psn that way everyone could download it.

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xaphanze - 839 days 9 hours ago

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for those who try it tell us how it was.

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skynidas - 839 days 9 hours ago

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damn how come gamestop have RC demo and Sony own ps store dont this is bu11$h1t

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Snukadaman - 839 days 8 hours ago

3.1 - This will be the norm and it is not surprising....

Psn is free for a reason...its hard too even get their own demos up and running...disagree all you want kids..its just the truth.

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ISay - 839 days 7 hours ago

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its promotional to get people into the brick and mortar get you lazy fat ass up and go to the store, and stop crying on my favorite web site

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Assassin4hire - 839 days 4 hours ago

3.3 - wow

couldnt have said it better myself my friend..well said..bubbles for you

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UnasFortuna - 839 days 4 hours ago

3.4 - You have to reserve the game to get the demo

You have to have preordered the game to get one of the demos. The demo is amazing. This game is going to be sweet. I picked mine up today; but I had already preordered it... (New Mexico). I would assume they did this just to push sales of the game... not like it doesn't happen with MS games.... look at the Halo beta that you had to buy the Crackdown game...now that was a crock even though it turned out that I liked the game.

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gta_cb - 838 days 15 hours ago

3.5 - @ UnasFortuna

glad you put at the end of your comment that you liked the game because lots of people see it as it must be rubbish and people only brought it because of the beta, yes i do know some people that brought it for the beta. but a lot of people including myself brought Crackdown for Crackdown and i still like to play it to this day.

i have obviously completed the story mode, but at the moment i am trying to find all of the hidden and agility orbs =D

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scottie2521 - 839 days 8 hours ago

4 - interesting.........

might have to stop by to check it out

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AznSniper - 839 days 8 hours ago

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Sweet....i'll get warhawk and get the demo as well

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sonarus - 839 days 8 hours ago

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dont be a fool snukadman. They bundle the demo with the game to promote pre orders. So far sony has finally gotten on the ball and started releasing decent demos on the psn. Ps is getting demos same time as xbox live for a change so thats pretty big. Besided if you don't feel like getting it just wait till october 4th and you will get it

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PS360WiiRocks - 839 days 8 hours ago

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What!? Now this is TOO sick, Ahaha I am TOTALLY their!!! I'll try to write up a little mini-review and some videos if I get a chance this weekend...YES!

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BaMYouRDeaD - 839 days 8 hours ago

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I was debating whether or not to get this game, but since you can only get the demo by depositing $5 for the full game then I'm probably going to go get it tonight.

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vaan - 839 days 8 hours ago

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Cool, I'll go down there on the way to work later, and no doubt listen to the clueless nerds who work there tell me why 360 is great spiel.
They try it every time I get a game from EBgabes/gamestop. They have this robotic spiel seemingly drummed into them and they have no real anserws to any of my questions/opinions on why PS3 kicks ass.
Microsoft have spent their money well...?

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PS360WiiRocks - 839 days 6 hours ago

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While I won't debate with you whether or not they do the "a 360 spiel" now...when I got my 360 all I ever heard from them was I was basically a loser that that wasted my money on a lame system with lame games, that the PS3 was 10x more powerful and was going to be so much better that the 360 would become extinct, they always did it, they did it when I bought PGR3, COD2, Fight Night and Ghost Recon...so it goes both ways, I have never gotten any sh!t for buying a ps3 game though.

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monkey602 - 839 days 5 hours ago

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when i put a deposit on my ps3 last year the guys at gamestop told me i just made a mistake that the 360 was better. funny enough some of them have ps3's now.

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UnasFortuna - 839 days 3 hours ago

9.3 - MS has nothing to do with their training

I preordered all three systems and had no such statements from any of the Gamestops that I routinely shop at. Just as with many of the gaming magazines and gaming websites, everyone has a favorite and becomes a "fanboy" whether they realize it or not and tends to promote one system as better than the other. Luckily, as mentioned, I have never encountered this with the person whom I routinely do business with at Gamestop. Of course, you could look at it as my person just trying to promote preorders and sales since I buy for all three systems.

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damnwrx - 839 days 7 hours ago

10 - I'm Down

I'm stopping by EB Games......

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Jdash24 - 839 days 7 hours ago

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damn the closest gamestop is 40 minutes from my house
i hope some other stores get it in this weekend

or how about

PUT IT ON THE PSN!!!

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ErcsYou - 839 days 7 hours ago

12 - DEMO Confirmed

gamestop has it... yesssss.
here are some pics for proof....time to play...its on a blue ray...the demo is the whole first level

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ErcsYou - 839 days 7 hours ago

12.1 - oops

the other pics

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ErcsYou - 839 days 7 hours ago

12.2 - pic3

3rd shot..

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drtysouf21 - 839 days 7 hours ago

13 - Just got mine will

will be playing this evening!

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DJ - 839 days 7 hours ago

14 - Good!

Sony's taking initiative. Everyone needs to be able to try out their titles, regardless of whether or not they have a broadband connection. =]

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monkey602 - 839 days 5 hours ago

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i haven't checked but this better be at my gamestop here in ireland too.

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gta_cb - 838 days 15 hours ago

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i seriously wouldn't count on it.

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Foliage - 839 days 4 hours ago

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This is an awesome game.

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Catastrophe - 839 days 4 hours ago

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i can't wait

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UltramanJ - 839 days 3 hours ago

17 - Got the demo today

As soon as I saw this post I called my local Gamestops and luckily one of them had them. Most clerks weren't even aware of it.
Anyway the Pixar comparisons are valid as this is the closest yet to Pixar quality visuals. The graphics are simply amazing, as are the in engine cut scenes. Gameplaywise, it's Ratchet, plain and simple. You're given a blaster gun, a grenade launcher type gun, the transmorpher gun that turns enemies into penguins, and the disco ball gun that sends enemies into a dancing frenzy. Very cute, and as always with Insomniac, the gameplay is rock solid. There's also a six axis moment where Ratchet is free falling and you're controlling his descent with the motion control. Sadly the demo ends right before what appears to be the boss fight.
Anyway, you might be able to get the game without a deposit on the full version like I did. As good as the demo was, it was, like I said before; Ratchet. That's not really a bad thing, but in the end this is the same game as the PS2 classics, with a very very nice coat of paint. Personally I'm still going to stick with Uncharted as my PS3 gam of choice this fall.
Oh, and suprisingly the demo is on a Blu Ray disc as opposed to a DVD.

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Catastrophe - 839 days 1 hour ago

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Well Insomniac acknowledged that they had strayed from the things that make ratchet great, and I appreciate their return to the original formula. i'm totally looking forward to uncharted and am psyched it's a new experience, but a great ratchet game is still gold to me.

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PS360WiiRocks - 839 days 3 hours ago

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damn you ultraman you beat me to it...haha ok so the visuals are stunning, absolutely stunning...this is seriously by far the best PS3 game I have played to date...the gameplay is totally awesome and totally Ratchet, the game is a kick in the ass jumping from rail to rail while trains and lasers buildings try to stop you and dismantle the track...the demo is of the videos we have already seen...anyways the weapons like in all Ratchet games are awesome...I laughed so hard to get all the guys dancing with the groovitron...and it's funny if you hit em' while their dancing with your wrench, they will start dancing a little differently, it's hilarious, also hilarious to turn guys into penguins...and like ultraman noted, it has six axis functionality when your free-falling towards the end and it's really fun, I actually screamed out "NICE" seriously guys pick this DEMO UP!! This is one hell of a bad ass game, you wanna show off the PS3 or if you just like good games, this one is the sh!t!! Oh and the demo is about 20 minutes, so it's good length...ahh man I am going to go play it some more!

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Relientk77 - 839 days 2 hours ago

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i hope a gamespot near me has one... thats awesome

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UltramanJ - 839 days 2 hours ago

20.1 - What framerate issues?

Please explain. You make it sound as if the game's framerate chugs or is inconsistent. My copy runs nice and smooth.

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ChronoTrigger87 - 839 days 2 hours ago

20.2 - you do know your playing an older build?

insomniac has stated that the build you are playing is from a couple of months ago. they have already issued a statement saying that they have fixed and tweaked the framerate problems.

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xaphanze - 839 days 2 hours ago

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what youre saying is weird because they actually said the game is running at 60fps so people wouldnt expect any lags =/.

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Foliage - 838 days 17 hours ago

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The claim of 60 FPS has gotten out of hand recently. Technically speaking any game can claim to run at 60 FPS at some point throughout the game. It doesn't mean it is a consistent 60 frames throughout. Demos aren't always optimized, since optimization is often one of the last processes.

Trust me, these guys know what they are doing.

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Mu5afir - 838 days 10 hours ago

20.5 - Most demos have a warning..

it states this is an older build the final game will be optimized.

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xaphanze - 839 days 2 hours ago

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im starting to think that like all ratchet games and insomniac masterpieces this is going to be an AAA title.

yes, bubbles for me.

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vaan - 838 days 19 hours ago

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Can someone else please tell me if there is frame hiccups or 'tearing'?
(other than that other weirdo)

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UltramanJ - 838 days 18 hours ago

24.1 - The demo's fine

I noticed no issues with the demo in regards to frame rate problems. The only issue I did encounter was with loading. There's no loading indicators at all (the screen just goes black), and after one particular death the game never loaded and I had to reset the PS3.

@Chonotrigger87- Naw really? I always thought demos were taken from finished builds. Thanks for clearing this matter up.:P

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PS360WiiRocks - 838 days 15 hours ago

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Nah not really, I know what Astaroth is talking about, I noticed it to, but it't not distracting and not really terribly noticeable, but like everyone else stated it's only a demo so it's probably already fixed...I LOVE this game

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NewScratch - 838 days 10 hours ago

25 - i was told i had to preorder ratchet and clank in order to get the demo

was the dude lying? he also asked "you sure you wanna buy that game?" the second i put heavenly sword on the counter.

has it been figured out yet if gamestop is getting paid or if it just happens that a lot of hardcore gamers who happen to work there hate ps3.

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Mu5afir - 838 days 10 hours ago

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Lot's of "hardcore" gamers work there that hate on the Ps3.

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herculese1 - 838 days 9 hours ago

26 - pre-order true

i just went into gamestop to get my copy of the demo and the guy told me normally i would have to pre order a game to get the demo but he gave it to me anyway. Just played it and i love it. ive never really been a fan of ratchet and clank but after playing this, i know im definatly buying this game.

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