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My first Ratchet game (sorta)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

So before I left for Iraq a month ago, my roommate bought a PS3. Along with it he picked up Tools of Destruction along with some other games. I loved watching him play the game. And it was so fun to watch him upgade new weapons and buy new weapons and find new armor. After he beat it, there was even MORE to do now. And I loved it! So I tried the game for maybe an hour from the beginning. Sadly it was the night before I left to come to the sandbox. Because I was HOOKED.

Really wanting to play the game now, I started to look on amazon to see if there was a Ratchet game for the PSP. YES! There was! So, now, I had to buy a PSP also. I went ahead and bought thePSP Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver and a few games, Burnout, Infected, and of course SIZE MATTERS!!

When the PSP came in (which was only about a week), it arrived with Burnout. I was loving it! Then two days later Ratchet shows up and I couldnt put it down for about a week straight (even though I beat it in about 7 or 8 playing hours...and I was taking my time looking for stuff and completing all the mini games). Right now a friend of mine wont let me play the game because he's basically stolen it and now he's addicted.

I ABSOLUTELY love this game.

PROS:

-The graphics are amazing for such a tiny machine.
-The gameplay is highly addictive (especially if you've never played a Ratchet game before)
-I was scared that the upgrading of weapons would be only in the console versions, but nope..its' here also. LOTS of weapons also.
-Controls are great. I actually switched them around to where the analog stick was mainly for strafing. Also I never really had camera problems. Just use the L and R shoulder buttons and everything will be ok...just like older PSP FPS games.
-Once beaten, you can play it over in Challenge mode to upgrade your weapons even farther, find new armor, and get a new weapons (for 9,999,000 bolts..heh).

Cons:

-To easy. I think I could flown through the game in a couple of hours if I had really wanted to. In Challenge mode, it's still easy, but the bosses seem a LITTLE bit harder.

-The game freezes up...BUT..it's only happend 3 times. Twice on the same boss.

All in all...I absolutely recommend this game if you have a PSP. I'm still new to the PSP, but I can already tell that this is DEFINITELY one of the top games for this system. Do yourself a favor and buy this game.

It could have been better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played this after i played daxter. The area where this game could have improved is in its clarity. The colors look a little bland and not as vibrant as daxter. It takes a little getting used to with the jumps, especially the long jump that for some reason doesnt always work. In terms of value the game is pretty fun and will take a while to beat.

I'm totally hooked!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters is an absolutely outstanding game that truly represents the pinnacle of platforming titles. Having been a fan of the genre since the original Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis, I've seen more than my share of titles. The rankings break out for Ratchet and Clank as such (all scores are out of five):

Graphics: 5
For the PSP, the developers did an excellent job of pushing the PSP to its graphical limit. The use of character models, animations, and textures are simply phenomenal. This is just shy of looking just like its PS2 cousin.

Sound: 5
The biggest boon for this game is the use of actual voice acting combined with clearly distinct sounds for each of the weapons. Everything sounds like it just fits and all in all ties together to create a believable atmosphere.

Value: 5
One of the best parts of this game is that you can continue to play it well after you beat the final boss. Not only this, but you can do so keeping all the weapons you've already bought and have the opportunity to buy even better ones! It just adds that extra little bit that seems to be missing in many games today.

Story: 4
A tad weak and unfocused at times, all in all it's still good. You really dive into the story of the Technomites and there's quite a bit of humor along the way.

Overall: 5
This is a great game that all PSP owners should buy. I've dropped a good 15 hours into it myself (which is quite a bit for a platformer) and am still playing. The best part is that it really is a fun game that both kids and adults can enjoy.

Size Matters is the best game made for the PSP so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game! You have tons of weapons to choose from, ranging from the cheap and puny hand gun (Lacerators), to the insanely expensive and incredibly dangerous homing missle launcher (Rynocerator) ! Replaying the game several times will be nessesary if you want to get all the Titanium Bolts, Armor sets, skill points and upgrade all your weapons. The graphics are really good. I hope they make another R&C game for the psp.

Great, but not for PSP

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been a big Ratchet and Clank fan, so it only made sense to buy Ratchet and Clank for PSP. The gameplay started out great. It was challenging. The graphics were beautiful. The camera angles were a little weird, but I got the hang of it after a few minutes. It still had that wonderful R&C PS2 charm about it. I even finished the first race!

But the second race with the Skyboard Racer is impossible with the PSP joystick and controls. They are just AWFUL for these races! I've even asked another gamer who is excellent at racing games on the PSP to try to finish it and even he can't. So, as much as I love Ratchet and Clank, I can only rate this game 3/5 because it's just not fun when you can't progress in the game.

Wrench it up, Ratchet down.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I must admit from the start, I have been a huge fan of Ratchet and Clank since their first adventure came out for the PS2. Wow, actually it was almost exactly five years ago, actually. Weird.
Anyway, from the viral-style adverts (before viral was even much of an option, natch) with wanton destruction to the actual gameplay itself, the R&C series has mostly been one improvement after another (with the exception of Deadlocked, which was fun but definitely not a big step up) and insanely entertaining in the bargain. So when I first started seeing adverts for the R&C PSP outing, Size Matters, my first thought was, "You lame bastards. Now i will eventually have to buy a PSP."
Typical.
First of all, I should admit that i have not yet completely beaten 'Size Matters', but i believe that i've seen enough of it to declare it an almost unqualified success.
Graphically, 'Size Matters' is absolutely stunning. I have not played a great deal of PSP games yet, so i don't have a huge basis for comparison, but this one is beautiful from the start. Particularly interesting is the 'dream' section which finds Ratchet suffering from some sort of anesthesia overdose, causing his (and thus your) perception to get very strange around the edges. Perhaps i'm simply OLD (my video game obsession started in the early 80's with an Atari 2600), but it's a bit difficult to believe the amount of power that seems to lurk in the PSP, processor-wise.
The sound in 'Size Matters' is surprisingly good, too. The music has the same feel as the rest of the series, the voice acting is at the same high level as usual, and the rest of the sounds are clean, well produced, and better than average.
Perhaps most importantly, though, is the story and general atmosphere of the game. Here, the developers took a page from the older games in the series, which was a great relief to me. Instead of the absurdly episodic approach taken by 'Deadlocked', this game allows you to wander around the surface of the planets a bit more freely, with less of the 'go here, do that' hand-holding which started to creep into the last two R&C PS2 outings.
The only reason that i didn't give this game five stars across the board is because of the limitations of the PSP itself, as a controller, and the fact that a few of the battles/sections seem to be, shall we say... filler.. you will find yourself being killed several times in order to gain more experience/life points before being able to move on.
Other than that, though, 'Size Matters' is a refreshing, long-awaited visit from a bunch of old friends.
And you can annoy people on the bus with it, which is a big, big plus.

Ratchet and Clank makes a Bang

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For anyone with a doubt of buying this game, don't doubt it it has all the juicy goodness in adventure, mini games of racing and galactic battling along with the hyped adventure with guns. Have fun!

Great addition to the series...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This was a fun game to play. This is a great addition to the series. If you are a fan of the other games, and own a PSP, there's no reason not to buy this one. My only complaint was that it was a pretty short game. Probably took somewhere around 8 hours or so to complete almost everything, including most of the bonus missions. But that doesn't ruin the game itself. The graphics almost match the PS2's on the game, which helps keep the feel of the PS2 versions. Definitely an addition to the PSP's small list of great games.

Great game but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have had this game for a very short time and have already beat it once and I am on my way through it a second time.
I said but bcs although this is a great game it could really be a bit longer and I didn't really find the bosses that hard to beat.
But as far as the fun factor goes man this is addictive like I said I am playing it again and the second time through your guns get better and your armour gets better.

In summary this game is a must have for your PSP collection,

Great Attempt but Not as Good as the PS2 Ones

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: July 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I adore the Ratchet and Clank series. While Size Matters has some limitations - it is on the PSP after all, and not on the PS2 or PS3 - they do an admirable job of making it work on the smaller system.

It really helps to have played the original Ratchet and Clank games before you start this one. Many of the characters are from the other games, and you understand all of their relationships and backgrounds. Also, they sort of throw you into the game, assuming you'll understand how the multiple weapons, jumping, aiming and so forth is going to work.

On the other hand, people who have become addicted to the PS2 games (like I have) will quickly realize the "flaws" in the PSP version. That's not to say the game makers didn't try their very best to make the PSP version fun - it's just that the PS2 has a much bigger controller with many more buttons. They had to cut corners in order to provide the same gameplay on the PSP. It sort of works. The camera controls get really annoying at times, and many of the key combinations are quite awkward until you get the hang of them.

You could say "they should have just made this for the PS2 or PS3!" Still, I give them credit for trying to give us something we could carry around with us and still have the same Ratchet & Clank fun while on the bus or waiting in line.

That being said, if this WAS intended to be a "fill in waiting times" PSP game, they should have made the levels shorter - or done a better job with checkpoints / saves. The way it stands now, if you get 99% through a level, you start it all over again. It can get pretty annoying.

I love the Ratchet & Clank dialogue, but I found the mixing to be bad. Several people in my home complained about the inane repetitive music, but I had to have it up loud in order to hear the dialogue. If I turned down the volume, the voices were no longer distinguishable.

Also, I'd have liked the game in general to have lasted longer. It seemed to be a weekend game, one I could rent on a Friday and return on a Monday. That was definitely never true for the PS2 games!

Fun to play, and a great attempt, but I'd really like the developers to focus on the PS2 and PS3 for their next release. I really miss the Ratchet & Clank series and look forward to a new one soon!

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