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 Laughter is the best medicine. Ratchet will be your family doctor October 24, 2007
ice grizzly (Dream Land)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This game probably has the highest production value and polish, comparing to any thing out in the market. A very clear example of how a game can be as fun as a Disney ride. Every chapter is different.. amazing environments, superb narration. Most importantly it is a very family friendly game. No non-sense vulgarity/violence. Every one in the family can sit and play together. So may times it will force you to put the controller down to laugh or you get mesmerized starring at the TV.
There are questions if this is a PS3 seller. I dont know the answer. But sure this is a HDTV seller. It will force you to sell your house to pay for 100000000" TV.
Probably this is the year for the return of good old school games. With Super Mario Galaxy coming in the next few days.
 Great presentation but weak gameplay January 21, 2008
Impetigo (Baltimore, MD)
17 out of 68 found this review helpful
I just bought this game recently and put several hours into it before deciding that it was not enough fun to continue playing.
The Good:
1. Graphics/Visuals (4/5)
This is really the strength of Tools of Destruction. Even at 720p, this game looks very impressive. No, it's not like an interactive Pixar movie, but you could see why people might compare this to playing in a Dreamworks Animation movie. This game is just full of bright colored, smoothly animated objects/environments/characters, that it is really fun to just watch. The cut scenes are well made as well, and give a cinematic feel to the game. There are a lot of moving objects in the background, especially in the cities, that give a vibrant and more realistic feel to the environments. Breaking boxes/containers is especially fun to watch (and hear).
2. Sound/Music (4/5)
The sound as well is excellent. Great game music and sound effects that can really be appreciated if you have a decent 7.1 speaker system. The sound of breaking/destroying objects/containers is great, and the effects when you pick up various objects/bonuses considerably add to the fun of this game.
Unfortunately, that's where the good ends.
The Mediocre:
1. Story/Acting (2.5/5)
Comparing this game to a generic animated film, like Ice Age or Happy Feet would be understandble, but to compare this game to a Pixar movie is just ridiculous. You will not find Pixar quality writing in this game. The characters are not interestingly designed and the writing is not very humorous or clever. Kind of like any non-Pixar animation studio movie, which is not to say that it is horrible, just mediocre, as one would expect from a video game of this type.
The Not So Good:
1. Gameplay (2/5)
True, I did not finish the game, and only played through the first few levels before I packed it up and sold it on the most popular auction site. However, the gameplay left me rather bored after awhile. Initially, it was fun running around, hitting or shooting enemies, picking up objects, jumping up walls, and sliding on rails/tracks (which thankfully are not accompanied by visual cues of which buttons to press while sliding, as in Uncharted and Heavenly Sword). But after awhile, it became extremely tedious and boring. From the beginning, this game plays as an arcade game, with non-stop hack and slash action. Not until you pass a couple of levels is there even a spot where you are not constantly fighting. The fighting, also, gets tiresome quickly. You can slash with your melee weapon or shoot a variety of guns/projectiles/etc. But you'll find that it is far too easy to just use the same attack (slash attack when midair for a huge, circumferential attack) to kill all enemies in the first few stages.
2. Linearity (1/5)
This is a gameplay issue as well, but deserves its own section because it is so extremely linear that it significantly and negatively affects gameplay. This game basically is running/jumping/gliding from point A to point B and so on. You do not get a sense that this is a real world, but rather just a series of hiking trails in a variety of environments. This makes it easy to navigate yet extremely boring. Between the linear stages are cut scenes, that while nice, give you the feeling that you are watching an interactive movie where you can control the characters but that ultimately everything is following a pre-written script. There is zero free exploration in this game, essentially it is as open-ended a world as you would find in a classic 80s side-scrolling game.
3. Lack of anything to do but hack n' slash (1/5)
Also a gameplay issue, but there is nothing to do in this game but continuously hack n' slash. No exploration, no real puzzle solving (at least in the first few levels), no figuring out what to do next. Just following the pre-scripted levels one tedious level after the next.
The Bottom Line:
Basically, this game has great presentation and production values, but the gameplay just flat out sucks. So boring unless you are the type of gamer who enjoys linear gameplay with mindless hacking and slashing. I would not recommend this game to anyone I know except as a demo to demonstrate the visual/audio capabilities of the PS3.
Overall rating is a 2/5 stars, because the excellent presentation does not compensate for the extreme linearity and tedious nature of this game, which in the end, should be fun, not just fun to look at and listen to.
Finally, it is here! October 28, 2007
R. Spoto (Phoenix, AZ)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I waited impatiently for LAIR, and wasn't as pleased as I thought I'd be. I'm a HUGE Ratched & Clank fan, and I've been waiting for Future: Tools of Destruction for nearly as long.
I was NOT disappointed! In fact, it's taking a few extra towels to clean up the drool!!
This game is incredible fun, and incredibly beautiful! It sounds wonderful, and has great depth in the environments. This is definately the current crown jewel for the PS3, and is a MUST BUY for anyone w/ a PS3.
Insomniac has YET to let the Playstation community down, and this just proves they keep getting better.
BUY THIS GAME!!!
just awsome October 28, 2007
rob (anaheim)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
i can't even believe how good this game is. but its not just me, look at some websites that thought so too.
"In its own colorful way, this is as impressive as BioShock or Gears of War," Gameinformer.
"Ratchet Future is one of the best looking titles of 2007 and is easily the most attractive PlayStation 3 game to date,"IGN
"this is as much pure fun as you'll have this fall playing a video game," Gameinformer
"Starting with the opening cinematic to the very last moment, the game is a prime example of what developers can and should do with the platform,"
Gamepro
now some reviews so far:
5 out of 5 gamepro
9.25 gameinformer
9.4 out of 10 ign
9.0 EGM
9.5 PSM
Best PS3 game thus far, one of the best games overall October 31, 2007
D. Roberts (San Diego, CA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I believe the game took me about 12 hours of gametime to beat and when I did, I immediatly started playing it again in challenge mode which is more difficult, you keep your weapons and armor but get to upgrade them more along with some other extras and hidden stuff. The graphics are superb. While I'd say maybe not quit as good as heavenly sword in terms of visual quality, overall it's better because the game runs at a rock solid 60fps and feels silky smooth the entire time. The sound is wonderful and you never feel alone because there's always dialogue with Clank or other characters in the background or cut scenes. The story is very funny and uplifting, it really makes you feel like you're watching a Pixar movie.
The game is one of the best game I've ever played. My all time favorite game is Super Metroid (SNES). I have loved many Sony, MS, and Nintendo games in the past so I'm no fanboy. If you're wondering if this is enough to buy a PS3 my response is a "qualified" yes. I would never spend $399 on a console for one game but, tons of other great games have recently been released or are coming soon.
You have:
Warhawk, Ratchet, Heavenly Sword, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Vegas Six, Guitar HeroIII, Oblivion and more now... and right around the corner you have Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, UTIII and much, much more...
For those of you more interested in family gaming my four year old watched and was completely entertained the whole way through. Once the game was finished he responded with only one word: "Again". If you like this title for family gaming you'll be happy to hear there's a bunch more family oriented games on the way including what will be the most innovative title in years: Little Big Planet. It's coming around January and has already won several awards.
In conclusion, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is a incredibly fun, attractive game that will put a smile on your face.
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