This is my first "First Play" thread so please let me know if you want any more info and I'll do what I can to help 
I couldn't wait to download this yesterday as I had enjoyed it's big brother, Tools of Destruction, so much. The downloadable version is £9.99 to buy on the PSN and will be available on BD soon (September 12th I think). It is a little over 3100mb and has 4-5 hours of gameplay apparently.
I managed to have a quick go last night and I can tell you now that it is wonderful. If you liked ToD and the games that have preceded it, then you will enjoy this just as much. Yes, you could argue that it is more of the same and you know what they say, if it ain't broke....
Set in the same pirate-themed universe as ToD, the search is on for
(don't read that spoilered section if you haven't completed ToD, but you will find out what it is if you play Quest for Booty!). Ratchet is joined by the girl from the last game who assists him in his quest (sorry, her name eludes me for the moment).
Ratchet has a new, lighter ummmm.....ratchet; constructed from titanium which allows our hero to also use it as a boomerang-style projectile. It also seems to use some kind of static electricity to attach itself to out-of-reach platforms etc which you then pull down, or towards you.
You also start the game with a few of the great weapons from ToD, Ratchet's blaster, the 'Predator'-style homing weapon, bombs, tornados and couple of others. In addition, you have your anti-grav boots, rail-sliding boots and the slingshot, all of which are extremely cool.
As I say, I haven't played that much of this yet but it looks to be great fun. And if the lack of longevity is putting you off, it is worth noting that the game, unlike any previous incarnations, has three difficulty settings (easy, medium and hard), so it will be a worth a replay or two I reckon.
I couldn't wait to download this yesterday as I had enjoyed it's big brother, Tools of Destruction, so much. The downloadable version is £9.99 to buy on the PSN and will be available on BD soon (September 12th I think). It is a little over 3100mb and has 4-5 hours of gameplay apparently.
I managed to have a quick go last night and I can tell you now that it is wonderful. If you liked ToD and the games that have preceded it, then you will enjoy this just as much. Yes, you could argue that it is more of the same and you know what they say, if it ain't broke....
Set in the same pirate-themed universe as ToD, the search is on for
(don't read that spoilered section if you haven't completed ToD, but you will find out what it is if you play Quest for Booty!). Ratchet is joined by the girl from the last game who assists him in his quest (sorry, her name eludes me for the moment).
Ratchet has a new, lighter ummmm.....ratchet; constructed from titanium which allows our hero to also use it as a boomerang-style projectile. It also seems to use some kind of static electricity to attach itself to out-of-reach platforms etc which you then pull down, or towards you.
You also start the game with a few of the great weapons from ToD, Ratchet's blaster, the 'Predator'-style homing weapon, bombs, tornados and couple of others. In addition, you have your anti-grav boots, rail-sliding boots and the slingshot, all of which are extremely cool.
As I say, I haven't played that much of this yet but it looks to be great fun. And if the lack of longevity is putting you off, it is worth noting that the game, unlike any previous incarnations, has three difficulty settings (easy, medium and hard), so it will be a worth a replay or two I reckon.
Well, I'm not sure yet as I've only done the first 2 levels or so and they have been ace so far, so I think the fact that it is cheap at £9.99, and the developers bothered to add 3 difficulty levels does make it worthwhile, especially if you enjoy the games. It is a PSN title first and formost, so it's pretty good if you think of it that way. It's a quarter of the price of ToD as well, but I don't feel so far that I've only got a quarter of a game that had been rushed together to make a quick buck. This is a cool fun game that sits well in the R&C universe 
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