Product Description

While on a much needed vacation, Ratchet and Clank's rest and relaxation time is suddenly cut short as they soon find themselves lured into a mysterious quest. Following the trail of a kidnapped girl, Ratchet and Clank rediscover a forgotten race of genius inventors known as the Technomites. They soon uncover a plot more dangerous than they could have imagined.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4234 in Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Model: 97615
• Released on: 2008-03-11
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Dimensions: .57" h x 5.43" w x 7.53" l, .27 pounds

Features

• Set in the franchise's signature style sci-fi universe, players will take on the roles of both Ratchet and Clank in a journey across the galaxy full of new destinations to explore and conquer.
• Features new and returning weapons and gadgets, including the Blitz Cannon, Agents of Doom and Shrink Ray.
• Players can utilize the all-new customizable armor system themed for various game play to gain upgrades and advance through challenging action-packed areas.
• Gain access to different vehicles to compete in races and combat enemies in intense battlefield missions.
• ESRB Rated E10 for ages 10 and up

Customer Reviews

Disappointing port
Yes, we have another PSP to PS2 port on our hands with Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters. Sadly though, the usual enjoyment that often accompanies the games in Sony's series is pretty diluted here, as this port is quite disappointing in terms of its overall quality. First off, the game looks pretty bad, as nothing was done to enhance the original game's graphics engine. Seeing the game blown up on the big screen really displays the jerky animation and choppy frame rate, which can almost become distracting. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad if not for the jerky, wobbley camera. There are also an assortment of glitches in terms of the game's audio, graphics, and controls as well, but at its core, there is some fun to find that is buried underneath all the technical issues. Being a Ratchet & Clank game, Size Matters features a large assortment of worthwhile weapons that are a blast to use. There are some funny cut-scenes and dialogue as well to be found, but in the end, this port is just disappointing. It's still worth playing though for fans of the series that haven't played it on the PSP, but don't expect the game to match the series' usual quality.

Not worthy of the series
We love Ratchet & Clank at our house. Since the Playstation 3 is way out of our budget right now, we were pretty excited to see a new R&C for the PS2, even if it was bumped up from the PSP. We ended up incredibly disappointed.

The controls are rather stiff, especially in comparison to all the other R&C games. The music and graphics are only average. The levels are nowhere near as large and complex as those in the previous games. You should also plan to spend the entire game right up in Ratchet's grill. The camera is SO close most of the time that you can't get a good view around yourself to see approaching enemies or even get a feel for how large an area you're standing on at any given time. We both actually found ourselves getting motion sickness while playing because of the crummy camera! Even the storyline is too silly - even for a cartoon sci-fi series.

I guess we should have checked first to see if Insomniac had been involved in the making of this game (it wasn't). Even knowing it was originally a PSP game, we at least thought it would measure up to the level of the very first R&C... What a let down!!!

Terrible port.
This port of the original PSP game is incredibly disappointing. It's not so much that Size Matters is a bad installment in the series; on the PSP it's a superior product to be sure. But this port is awful. It's filled with slowdown, the graphics are terrible and the camera is broken. There's some enjoyment to be had but certainly not for $30. I can't even recommend it to fans of the series. Either grab the PSP version or wait to pick it up in the bargain bin of your local game store.