RATCHET & CLANK: A CRACK IN TIME (2009) REVIEW

A great game of galactic awesomeness.

PS3 exclusive.

Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time is a platformer published by Sony and developed by Insomniac Games for the Playstation 3.

GAMEPLAY
The game just feels so smooth and polished, the new more open world approach with the different space hubs and things like collecting the Zoni reminded me of the good old Insomniac Spyro days.

Ratchet's segments are really fun, the arena has been improved and is better than ever before, as well as the design of most levels, as well as a variety of new and old of weapons and gadgets such as things like the hover boots, the dynamo of doom, more Mr. Zurkon dialogue as well as improved weapon mods and customisation along with more stuff too.

Levels in space are the best they've ever been, although some feature to look behind you would have been nice, as you can pick up unnecessary damage. Something I really liked about the space levels however was the different radio stations, something I certainly wasn't expecting, even if there aren't that many the small touch is nice addition.

The Clank segments were easily the best in the series, they were engaging and challenging, and not the frustrating kind either. There is the option to just skip them too, if you really can't get your head round them, which was probably a good choice as some people may not have wanting to spend the time to figure them out, as some of them can actually take a while.

STORY
Some of the humour is pretty funny, a couple of moments even made me laugh out loud

Also has the best story in the series along with the best antagonists

GRAPHICS

Looks very nice

SOUND
Soundtrack is solid

VALUE FOR MONEY

Probably around 12 hours long with just the story, add in collectables and challenge mode and that figure certainly gets considerably larger. The game is certainly fun enough to warrant the price.

OVERALL
The best Ratchet gameplay, the best Clank gameplay, and the best space gameplay. As well as a better story and general design, I regard this game as superior to all the other games in the series, easily.

This game was immensely fun and if you're just looking for a good time then this game will give you one. It's easily my favourite in the series and I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone.