Ratchet & Clank are back… but they’re not fighting alone this time

A suitably nice cut scene reintroduces us to Ratchet & Clank who are expressing their desire to take a bit of a break from their heroic exploits of past games – only for the evil Dr Nefarious to rear his ugly dome-shaped head with a typically dastardly plot. Luring our heroes and the lumbering oaf Qwark to a mock award ceremony, Nefarious unleashes the terror of a giant Z’Grute, a light eating beast intent on wreaking havoc and disposing of the three. Problem is, the doctor’s plans go slightly awry.

For the first time in the series, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One features a four player co-op mode – which is available both on- of offline. This means that the unlikely group of Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Dr Nefarious must work together to find out what the heck is going on and rid the world of a weird machine, the Ephemeris Creature Collector, and whoever is in control of it! The Collector snatches the universe’s most dangerous beasts and deposits them on an already hostile planet.

As you’d expect from the series, it’s chock-full of jumping, swinging, smashing and shooting. As ever, Insomniac has also crammed in loads of awesome – and bizarre – gadgets and weapons to brandish – from the Vac-U 4000 for throwing your teammates to different platforms, to the Pyroblaster, Frost Cannon, Warmonger, Blitzer and Arc Lasher.

This is a really entertaining platformer cum shoot-em-up with plenty of puzzles, pads, switches and buttons at every turn. Blasting enemies and collecting bolts to power up your weapons is the name of the game – simple but effective.

All sorts of weird and wonderful gadgets and weapons are available

Played alone, the levels and enemies are varied enough to keep you entertained, but it’s the multiplayer aspect that really injects some excitement. Should you be unable to find some colleagues to play with, the AI provides some decent support to your quest. With a few other allies onboard, however, everything improves tenfold.

It’s an attractive looking game – perhaps a little too busy at times – but colourful and nicely drawn, with great tones and colours. The animated backgrounds add plenty of depth too. Some of the enemies are fantastic too and well drawn, requiring different techniques to beat them. The screen constantly filled with bullets and bad guys, exploding objects and crates. When the four main characters are in action – and all confined to a single screen – it does seem a little crowded and those bullets get a little harder to avoid.

Nevertheless, the camera angles work particularly well, spinning around to focus on the action. It all feels very dynamic and movie like.

The sound effects are great, with strong voice acting and satisfying bangs and explosions. The humour of the previous games is still prevalent and there are some funny lines crammed in there. It all combines nicely with the dramatic soundtrack that plays away in the background.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is a bit of a crossroads for the series.  Co-op multiplayer is the headline grabber here and it is a welcome addition, particularly with its drop in/drop out mechanic. It all has a kind of old school vibe about it.

Four player co-op is really good fun but it does get a little hectic

Using Nefarious’ failed plot so that four very unlikely characters can “set aside petty squabbles and act as a single unit” works really well. It really is great to be able to play a strong local co-op game for a change. However, although this is the first time you can truly play with your pals, some may argue that All 4 One’s multiplayer has come at a cost, losing a little of the series’ greatness as a single player game.  Personally, I think it’s a great move by Insomniac, and well worth picking up. It’s not too taxing a game by any means but it’s absolutely perfect for a few laughs with friends.

This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 3.

***Please note this walkthrough was not uploaded by GamingBolt.com

Special thanks to Youtube user riseofasoljatv.

We find our heroes in the midst of a dilemma of intergalactic proportions when Dr. Nefarious’ latest evil plan goes awry leaving Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Nefarious himself caught in the snare of a powerful and mysterious machine. Begrudgingly, the Galaxy’s biggest do-gooders and its most sinister criminal must work together to discover a means of escape in this action-packed installment of the Ratchet & Clank series.

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Without further ado, let’s begin!

PlayStation gives Ratchet fans another healthy dose of weapons in this second weapons series video. The gameplay video delves into more of the new outlandish tools of destruction that fans of the franchise expect. This includes the fire-spewing Pyroblaster, the whip-like Arc Lasher, the full-team bulldozing Blitzer, and the cool-as-ice Frost Cannon.

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Check out the first developer diary for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and let us know your thoughts i

Developed by the award-winning team at Insomniac Games, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is the latest installment in this highly acclaimed series and the first to offer four player co-op. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One delivers an explosive new adventure infused with the series’ signature humor and cinematic style, while being brought to life with vibrant cinematic visuals, including support for stereoscopic 3D.

Check out the amazing co-op footage from Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One. The game looks really good and is shaping up to be a terrific game. The game will release on October 18th on the PS3, so if you love Ratchet, this game will entertain you more. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Key Features

• 4-Player Cooperative Mayhem: Play alone or with up to 3 other friends as Ratchet, Clank, Qwark or Dr. Nefarious, each with their own unique skills and an arsenal of co-op weapons.
• Drop in and out of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, playing side-by-side or online as you fight together in spectacular cooperative battles.
• A Cinematic Experience 4 All: For the first time in the franchise, play together with friends through a sprawling, high-definition Ratchet & Clank adventure filled with humor and unforgettable moments.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One gets a new Team Up trailer, where some cool footage is shown. As the name suggests it’s time to team up and play the game co-operatively. The new Ratchet game is based on the Co-op mechanic.

I had recently previewed the multiplayer co-op beta which was on PSN a few weeks ago, and found it to be quite okay. You can check out the impressions here.

This is what I said, “The game looks and plays well and it is highly recommended that you play with friends to avoid random people. If you use a mic, which you should, then it is fine, as it results in good communication.

“But so far on PSN, I have hardly met many people who use it. It’s a good thing that the co-op is drop-in, drop-out, which makes it quite easy to join friends again if you disconnect. The netcode is pretty good and you won’t encounter any problems if you don’t have any issues at your end.

“Playing the two levels in the beta made me realize that the co-op is nicely done and can actually benefit the game.”

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Insomniac has released a new gameplay video for their upcoming game Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One. It shows four players playing cooperatively fighting against a boss in the game called Z’Grute, who has been unleashed upon a city by Dr. Nefarious.

It shows some good platforming section, and some good fighting sections as well. The game looks great, to be honest.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One will release for the PS3 on October 18.

We have a bunch of online beta codes for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One for the Playstation 3.  The game platformer/shooter is four player co-op where you can choose to play as either Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark or Dr. Nefarious. To enter the contest, simply post which installment the game will be in the franchise.. for example the 2nd 3rd, 20th. Get is right and you will get a good chance to get yourself a code to get you into the online beta. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One will be out on October 18th in the US, October 20th in Australia and October 21st in the UK exclusively for the Playstation 3.

Check out this 2 minute video of Ratchet Clank All 4 One which is nothing but awesome. The video gives a good idea as to what players can expect from  a Ratchet and Clank game (which is obviously great platforming, mind blowing weapons and more!)

Ratchet Clank All 4 One releases exclusively on the PlayStation 3 later this year.

With 6 titles developed by Insomniac for the PS3 in the last 5 years- 7, if you include the digital only Quest for Booty-, Insomniac obviously knows a lot about the hardware and its capabilities and limits. While Resistance 3 and the upcoming Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One look really good, Insomniac believes they haven’t pushed PS3’s capabilities to their farthest yet.

Insomniac does, however, believe that R3 and R&C: A41 are their best looking games till date.

“I think there are always efficiencies you can find in hardware, and tricks that you learn over time to make games look even better,” Insomniac’s James Stevenson told Examiner.

“It’s been five years and I think R3 and A41 are our two best looking games yet, showing that we haven’t wrung everything out of the PS3 yet.”

Stevenson also said in the same interview that Resistance 3 benefited from the elongated development time. Read the full story here.

If you haven’t already, be sure to read our Resistance 3 review.

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