Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Review: 10.5/10
The Good:
- Shooting and platforming gameplay is fun.
- Lots of different and useful weapons.
- Beautiful, colorful visuals.
- Tight controls.
- There’s some good humor in it.
- The Story is interesting.
- Amazing ending.
- Wealth of gameplay variety gives the game compelling identity.
- Perfect gameplay difficulty.
The Bad:
- None
Over the course of five years, Ratchet and Clank has crafted its own identity and has gone on to sell over 13 million titles world wide. It’s no surprise that the Playstation 3’s first outing continues this tradition by expanding upon the epic storytelling elements and caters to a broad audience. The title’s core gameplay is better than its predecessors and is amplified by countless interesting minigames and diverse gameplay mechanics. These issues put Ratchet and Clank clearly above its predecessors and represents the best title on the Playstation 3.
A good story would have been nice, and this is precisely what Insomniac has delivered. In fact, one of the strongest aspects of Ratchet and Clank is its story. You play as Ratchet, a Lombax on a mission to find his own origins along with his robotic sidekick, Clank. The game’s script, humor, and artistic direction rivals that of a Pixar movie and establishes Ratchet and Clank above all other titles of the genre. Without spoiling the title, the game ends magnificently and sets up a sequel perfectly.
The gameplay is a mixture of platforming and shooting which allows players a wide breadth of weapons at their disposal. This only solidifies Ratchet and Clank as a title with tremendous gameplay diversity and identity, something Insomniac is known for while lesser developers have been lacking over the recent years. Even more than platforming and shooting, the gameplay presents a few unique and diverse elements that spruce the experience up even more, especially with the spectacular space shooting sequences that bring back memories of Star Fox.
The visual package of Ratchet and Clank exceeds any other title released so far for next generation consoles. Sony made a promise to deliver Toy Story graphics on the Playstation 2, and while they came extremely close, they’ve satisfied this promise on the Playstation 3 with R&CF:ToD as it is indistinguishable from hollywood’s greatest CG movies. Ratchet and Clank’s audio is not only solid, but it is also remarkable and features an outstanding score that will keep you deeply engaged.
Try as it might, Tools of Destruction vastly exceeds the level of greatness exhibited by its predecessors. It’s a perfect difficulty, the story is epic and engaging, and the “throw everything including the kitchen sink” style of gameplay is a stellar combination along with the platforming and fun combat. That said, the gorgeous visuals and fun gameplay are enough to make Tools of Destruction receive the highest score in Sony Defense Force history, a well deserved 10.5/10.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Too bad Gamespot and other sites are giving it scores as low as 7.5!
October 24th, 2007 at 11:56 am
@six1s
1 sitem everyone else is giving it 9/10 crymore faggot
October 24th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
And if you’ve read that Gamespot review, this one should seem pretty familiar…
October 24th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
From the reviews I’ve read, this game seems to be pretty good. Not sure if its a system seller (and its definately not a 10.5/10… lol), but the average reviews seem to be about 9/10 and quite a few critics hae called I the best looking game on the PS3….. Its about time….. Now the 5 million PS3 owners have something to play, however I dont think your going to see a big jump in console sales anytime before MGS4 comes out… (Which I played at E 4 All this past weekend… The controls felt stiff but overall looked like a good game)
October 24th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
ya this is a great game if your 12 years old. They forgot to put this under the bad…It’s on ps3…lol
October 24th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
I don’t understand why there are so many games getting a 9.5 or 10 out of 10 all of a sudden. I think it is crazy. I think people just feel really bad for Sony because of all the hard times they are going through.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
What about that part where the game won’t even load right when you buy it?
http://kotaku.com/gaming/bugs/ratchet-and-clank-future-dont-lets-start-314418.php
October 24th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
It’s an awesome game 9/10. Insomniac have always made good gams and this one is no different. 10.5/10 is stupid. You guys are killing your review of killzone 2.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
This game is better than perfect by 5%? Whoa.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
“Perfect gameplay difficulty.” Hum, very easy?
October 24th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Don’t objects with more mass than their limits allow collapse in on themselves?
October 24th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
And if you’re going to jack GameSpot’s review you might as well take it all:
The Good
* Shooting and platforming gameplay is fun
* Lots of different and useful weapons
* Beautiful, colorful visuals
* Tight controls.
The Bad
* There’s some good humor in it, but the story isn’t very interesting, and the ending is a letdown
* So many different, often unnecessary gameplay mechanics that the game lacks an identity
* Difficulty is too easy and only the last hour or so is remotely challenging.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ratchetclank/review.html?sid=6181557&tag=topslot;title;1&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
October 24th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
@Klonoa.
And the sites that gave it 9s are sites that 3tards swore were paid off by Microsoft, hence their opinions don’t count. “Can’t spell IGNorant without IGN! DERP!”
Also learn to count, it was more then one site that gave it a less then 9!
October 24th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
“Your comment is awaiting moderation”
lmao
October 24th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Yeah, it’s too easy. The story is never too ingaging, and the visuals are NOT indistinguishable from something like starwars.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
“This is a great thing for the Sony platform. Sony knows that it needs to LOOK BEYOND LAST GEN TITLES AND FRANCHISES to move forward. Brand new IPs like Resistance, Motorstorm, Lair, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword and the rest will define the Playstation 3 as the number 1 platform this generation… not last gen rehashes like Monster Hunter.”
hhmmmmmmmmmmmm…. hypocrites? I think so.
Ohh here is the source for this quote too.
http://www.sonydefenseforce.com/?p=286
October 24th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Man, you guys are slipping. this is so obviously fake. Come on guys, I remmeber being pissed at your eveyr post. now I laugh. Keep it together.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
@samantha: that bug explains why not everyone gave it a 10/10
October 24th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Now this is the kind of review I like to see, SDF. The NPD post was a disappointing re-hash, but this is pure 100% humor! 10.5/10! Brilliant.
I also liked the sly note about the PS2 “coming close” to Toy Story-level visuals. Well done!
Almost makes up for your incredibly unfunny Halo 3 review.
Almost.
October 24th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
i saw what you did there you basically took the gamespot review and changed all the negatives to positives. seriously i knew the hole identity thing sounded familiar
October 24th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Humor? This is more like a bad comedy! XD
October 24th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
The articles on this site are just bad. Yes, they are meant to be funny and to spark some crazy 360 fanboy rants, but at the end of the day its all pretty lame. The only reason I come here is to see if there are any fools dumb enough to actually agree with the articles. Well, that and to argue with the other fanboys. lol
October 24th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
@ jameston80
Grow a Braincell, sadly if anyone lets you play a Mature and up game, I feel sad for your comment. You do know some of the greatest games in history were really for all ages? Heck some of my favorite today are for Teen and under. Doesn’t have to be M or A rated to be a good game. You just showed your intellegence/maturety level.
@Whitson2
I agree, every few games which have been given a high score have reall deserved that score. I’ve played tons of games I found superior to some of the top selling games, but had a low fan fair giving them a poor following. Example of a great game, Red Baron II and 3D, that game is still the number 1 World War I flight sim despite being now over a decade old.
@ NeoOfTheSith
Sorry Neo, but i’ve credited gamespot to be one of the worst Reviewers in the past 5 years in gaming history. Heck they gave Red Orchestra a 7.5 out of 10 despite Red Orchestra winning Multi Player awards across the board by the wargamer’s union, which gives many 3rd party war games far greater scores than places like Gamespot and this bias beliefs ever dare to give. I guess if the company doesn’t pay them a bribe they don’t give it a super review.
@ six1s
I agree IGN is lawfully inaccurate with almost everything they do. Heck they put games on TBA list for even years after some companies announced the game was cancalled or would never see a North American release, do to how lazy they are with research. Only thing IGN is ever good for is their player made FAQ guides, but sadly those are not IGN but players themselves who made those.
@ Silellak
Not sure after playing Halo 3 for the first time two weekends ago, I was highly “Unimpressed” yes it was the same game, as Halo 2, no not really the same, but the game felt the same, and the gameplay was nearly the same, the swords were even more over powerful than before, I hated the swords on Halo 2. The game designers know nothing of weapon physics to ever design a half way good shooter. In other words, me and my causin *he who is a big XBox fan* left my brother’s house after 3 hours and I went to his house and we just started playing Ghost Recon on the old XBox. Thats how good Halo 3 was, “not worth the time.”
——
Now with my opinion, I’ve never liked this game series, most likely would never get this game. But heck and SDF is a very bias review site despite what they claim. However, look at all the XBox 360 bias sites out there? SDF is to defend Sony, like all the 360 fanboy sites defend Microsoft.
October 24th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
@ Lumina
By God you are an idiot. I never said GameSpot was an excellent source for reviews. My post was stating that SDF couldn’t even write an original review. If you bothered to click on the link to the GameSpot review you would find that SDF copied their review word-for-word and then tweaked to their liking.
And BTW, SDF goal is not to defend Sony. It’s to provide humor as this site is a huge satirical joke that attracts fanboys from all sides.
October 24th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
And here’s the GameSpot review since you’re too lazy (or something) to click on the link I provided earlier (I posted the review as well but it was “moderated”):
The Good
* Shooting and platforming gameplay is fun
* Lots of different and useful weapons
* Beautiful, colorful visuals
* Tight controls.
The Bad
* There’s some good humor in it, but the story isn’t very interesting, and the ending is a letdown
* So many different, often unnecessary gameplay mechanics that the game lacks an identity
* Difficulty is too easy and only the last hour or so is remotely challenging.
Over the course of five games the Ratchet & Clank franchise has crafted its own identity and a large following as well. It’s odd, then, that the duo’s first outing on the PlayStation 3 finds them facing an identity crisis of sorts. The game just can’t decide what it wants to be. The story tries to be epic in its scope and appeal to an older audience, but the game is extremely easy and the story’s premise is thin and the ending disappointing. The core gameplay of shooting and platforming is as solid as ever, but it’s diluted by too many uninteresting minigames and unnecessary gameplay mechanics. Although these issues prevent the game from achieving the same high level as previous entries in the series, it’s still a very good game.
Like the rest of us, Ratchet learns about his fate from the television.
A good story would have been nice, but this sort of game is really all about gameplay, so it doesn’t hurt too much that one of Tools of Destruction’s weakest aspects is its story. You play as Ratchet, the last of the lombax, which are a race of catlike creatures. Apparently one living lombax is one too many for the game’s villain, a feisty, diminutive, big-headed alien named Emperor Percival Tachyon. He has a bit of a Napoleonic complex, and his goal is to finish off the lombax once and for all, so of course you’ve got to deal with that. But that’s not your only goal. Ratchet knows very little about his race, but he learns that the lombax have some sort of secret, so he makes it his mission to discover it. Clank, Ratchet’s robot sidekick, has his own issues to deal with. He’s been interacting with some cute little aliens called zoni that only he can see. Naturally, everyone thinks he’s nuts every time he brings them up. The game’s script is well written and the dialogue is quite funny, but the story is barely fleshed out enough to give you reason to go from one level to the next. It’s not helped by a cliffhanger ending that does everything but plaster “Find out the exciting conclusion in the sequel!” across the screen.
Thankfully there’s some really good gameplay along the way. Like in the previous games, the action is viewed from a third-person perspective and is primarily a mix of platforming and shooting, with an emphasis on the shooting. One of the game’s best aspects is the controls, which are simple and very responsive. You’ll be jumping around and blowing bad guys away in a matter of seconds. As always, Ratchet has a large arsenal available to him, but he starts off with only a blaster, grenades, and his trusty wrench, the latter of which he uses to pummel foes. He’ll have to purchase the good weapons and armor with the game’s currency: bolts. These can be collected from fallen enemies or found by smashing crates. The weapons Ratchet can use are extremely varied: There are grenades, rockets, spikes, blasters, a whip, bouncing saw blades, and a whole lot more. The game does a nice job of encouraging you to use different armaments. Not only are certain weapons more useful against specific creatures, but as you use a weapon, its level will increase and it will get more powerful. You can also improve weapons’ range, ammo-carrying capacity, rate of fire, and more by collecting crystals that some enemies drop.
Ratchet also has a lot of gadgets at his disposal. These can be purchased from a vendor or found throughout the game in crates. He can release a swarm of nano bees that will attack anything that gets near; toss up a disco ball and blast his enemies as they dance; use a leech to steal their health; turn foes into penguins; and even break out a holographic pirate outfit for those occasions when he needs to be all piratelike. Switching from one weapon or item to another is done by pressing the triangle button and then selecting a different item from one of three screens. It’s possible to fill all three screens, and the game lets you switch out items, but the mechanic for doing so is poorly implemented. Although the game does a good job of encouraging you to use different weapons, devices, and gadgets (there are over 30 total), you’ll find that there are a handful that work extremely well (and some that are useless), so it’s possible to get into a rut of using the same attack patterns over and over because they’re so effective. This makes an already easy game even easier.
If they really make you angry, you can get back at your enemies by turning them into cute little penguins.
There’s a lot more to Tools of Destruction than platform jumping and shooting–perhaps too much. There are so many different gameplay mechanics that you get the sense that the developer didn’t say “no” to any idea that was presented during the design process. Some of these mechanics add to the experience, but others feel as if they’re here just because they could be. On a few occasions, Ratchet will roll around in a gyroball similar to the Super Monkey Ball series. To open certain doors, he’ll have to dress as a pirate and do a brief dancing minigame. There are two or three times when you’ll have to jump into the water and swim through mine-laden tunnels to get somewhere. Sometimes Ratchet will hop on rails and grind his way across a level while jumping gaps, and dodging trains and missiles as he goes. Every now and then, when you’re flying to another planet, you’ll actually have to fly your spaceship and shoot down enemies in brief, not-all-that-fun on-rails Star Fox-like sequences.
All of this, and we haven’t even gotten to the Sixaxis stuff yet. Early on in the game, Clank learns he can sprout wings, so there are a few times when you’ll fly around levels while tilting the controller to steer. It’s kind of fun, but ultimately pointless. Ratchet can also cut through some surfaces with a laser that you control by twisting the controller, and he can even hack security systems with motion controls by rolling a ball around and conducting electricity. Lest we forget, there are a few times when Clank goes solo. These situations are more puzzle- and platforming-oriented than Ratchet’s, and you’ll have to use the zoni aliens to help repair items and manipulate bridges. They say variety is the spice of life, but there’s such a thing as too much spice.
Although these ancillary modes break up the flow of the game, the core gameplay is so solid that you’ll still have lots of fun on this 10-12 hour adventure. Combat is quite satisfying, and though you have to be a bit conservative with your ammo, should you run out it’s never too long until you can restock. This lets you focus on happily decimating robots and aliens. Each of the game’s levels takes place on its own planet, with its own theme and style. There’s a volcanic planet; a jungle level; a floating city; a level amongst some asteroids that has a cool teleporting mechanic; Ratchet’s rocky, cliff-filled planet; and a few more adventure game clichés. There’s generally one linear path to a level’s main objective, but there’s plenty of opportunity for exploring if you’re trying to find the game’s many collectable items. This isn’t a collect-a-thon–many of the items are optional–but you’ll still spend a fair amount of time smashing boxes and collecting bolts. If at first you eschew the collectable items but then decide you want to seek them out, you can revisit planets at any time. However, the collecting doesn’t slow the game down much, and thanks to clearly laid-out paths and a helpful map, you’re rarely at a loss as to what to do next.
You won’t have to worry much about dying slowing you down, either, even though when you do die you often have to do large portions of the level over. The game is extremely easy and gets remotely difficult only in the last hour or so. The difficulty will be fine for kids, but anyone who has played a Ratchet game before will likely find this adventure to be too easy. There’s no option to change the difficulty setting, but you do unlock a harder mode once you finish the game.
One thing the developer did nail was the game’s graphics. Tools of Destruction is probably one of the most vibrant and colorful games you’ve ever seen. Part of this is due to the lighting, which makes everything look more dynamic, but the game uses lots of pastel colors and what appear to be hand-drawn backgrounds to make everything look like a cross between a cartoon and a Pixar movie. Each level has a unique (though not particularly original) visual style, so you really feel as if you’re visiting different planets when you move from one level to the next, not just different areas of the same place. Weapons are made all that more enjoyable thanks to some outstanding particle effects and explosions that don’t tax the game’s speedy, smooth frame rate in the slightest. With all of the camera pans, explosions, and dozens of characters onscreen at once, it’s almost as if the developer was taunting the frame rate, daring it to slow down. Other than in a few brief instances, it never does.
Ratchet don’t see nothing wrong with a little bump and grind.
Ratchet & Clank’s audio is solid but mostly unremarkable. The voice acting is quite good, and there are some funny lines to be sure, but even that can’t salvage the uninteresting story. Save for the great pirate theme, the music generally stays in the background and is pretty average. Sound effects are suitably bombastic and help bring the combat to life.
Try as it might, Tools of Destruction doesn’t achieve the same level of greatness as its predecessors. It’s too easy, the story falls flat, and the “throw everything in including the kitchen sink” style of gameplay takes too much of the focus off the tight platforming and fun combat. That said, the gorgeous visuals and generally fun gameplay are enough to make Tools of Destruction worthwhile for the series’ fans and newcomers alike.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ratchetclank/review.html?sid=6181557&tag=topslot;title;1&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
October 24th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
All that needs to be said pretty much has been said. The first thing I noticed was that the difficulty was painfully easy.
October 24th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Once again, enough name-calling. It makes you all look bias, like you have no logical argument.
@Lumina
90% of what goes on here is more 360 bashing than PS3 promoting. Besides, you just can’t trust what these guys say.
Now, obviously, R&C has been a very successful series for Sony, although if this had been released on the 360, SDF would have given it a 1 out of 10. Luckily, for them, this one’s exclusive (for now).
This one seems to be getting some pretty good reviews, but I wouldn’t take SDF’s word for it. This is obviously the best news for Sony for a long time (notice the enormous gaps between SDF articles).
October 24th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
o wow 10.5/10…wow
this is getting ridiculous….funny but ridiculous.
and your going to tell me that bioshock is 5/10 game.
October 24th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
@ xeacons
Never said I trusted what SDF said, though it sometimes brings up a good point worth investing some search time into to see the truth rather than SDF’s view of it. Sometimes it is true though not as critical as shown on SDF.
@ Neo
Sorry I miss read, I apologise. I don’t like jumping on someone pointlessly, i do hate when I make such mistakes.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
10.5 / 10
I saw it coming a mile away, yet it was much funnier in my mind. No mention of either Cell or Blu-ray, no “this is impossible on any other platform”, no 360 bashing whatsoever. I have to say that you are slipping SDF. I know we in the internet world criticize your shameless fanboy tendencies, but thats the only thing that keeps me coming back here time and time again. If your just going to post bad, plagiarized material, then this really isn’t worth my time any more.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Stick around Lumina, finally someone who doesnt bash the 360 and someone who doesnt bash the ps3 because of the bs this site spits.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
And when is the forum coming back up, im sick of arguing through news stories.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
@Lumina
It’s cool man. I admire your demeanor.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
10.5? SDF, what does Lombax cock taste like?
October 24th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
@UHATEME
i want the same thing those forums were the source of all my comedy for a while
but on topic Ratchet and Clank is an awesome game but not anywhere near bioshock or halo3. its just one of those games you really look forward to but dont obsess over
October 24th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
There was one line in this review that really seemed odd to me:
“Try as it might, Tools of Destruction vastly exceeds the level of greatness exhibited by its predecessors”
The phrase “Try as it might” seemed really odd.
so I looked at the final paragraph of the Gamespot review.
“Try as it might, Tools of Destruction doesn’t achieve the same level of greatness as its predecessors”
YOU FUCKING COPIED IT STRAIGHT FROM GAMESPOT AND JUST CHANGED THE ADJECTIVES!
On a lighter note, I do believe that this is the first article to have NOT made fun of the 360! of course, you didn’t write it, so I can’t really expect that it would.
October 24th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Lol, awaiting moderation?
Wow SDF, you sure have a twisted view of the truth.
October 24th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
The bad: “There’s some good humor in it, but the story isn’t very interesting, and the ending is a letdown So many different, often unnecessary gameplay mechanics that the game lacks an identity Difficulty is too easy and only the last hour or so is remotely challenging.” -Gamespot
There’s some good humor in it.
The Story is interesting.
Amazing ending.
Wealth of gameplay variety gives the game compelling identity.
Perfect gameplay difficulty.
-SDF
“Try as it might, Tools of Destruction doesn’t achieve the same level of greatness as its predecessors. It’s too easy, the story falls flat…” -Gamespot
I read this site’s information with the whole damn salt shaker. While I do like a second opinion, every single opinion is always vastly positive no matter how average or dull of an idea it may be, so long as it suits your interests. If you feel that way about everything that ever touches that machine(the oh so godly ps3 if you will,) fine, but at least have the decency to create your OWN article.
Regards.
ps. COPYPASTA IS COPYPASTA.
October 25th, 2007 at 3:31 am
@alcides
?but on topic Ratchet and Clank is an awesome game but not anywhere near bioshock or halo3. its just one of those games you really look forward to but dont obsess over
Bioshock…well it wasn’t no system shock 2 but it was good so I’ll give you that…but halo 3…really halo 3???
I know the game was hyped to shit and everything but hype=/=good look at lair and heavenly sword.
Halo 3 is by far the worst game I’ve played this year…and I’ve played some pretty bad games e.g lair.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:11 am
@klonoa
i could throw the massive sales that halo3 has had at you but… come on “worst game you played this year” you must be on crack
October 25th, 2007 at 5:35 am
THERES NO MORE THAN TEN OUT OF TEN SHITCOCK!
not to say that the game is bad, it is a ratchet game after all
but TEN POINT FIVE?
5$ says this topic fills up to 100 posts
October 25th, 2007 at 5:37 am
hmm alot of jealous xbox fanboys I see. Well I own a ps3 and a xbox and Im no fanboy. My view of the world os not as narrow as some people here but, and 10,5 is ridiculous. BUT since so many people just keep telling that R&C sucks and its only had 7.5 and stuff im going to link a page here: http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/ratchetandclankfuturetoolsofdestruction
Here you can actually see that there are only 2 magazines/gamesites who is giving R&C 7.5/75. So if anyone is ignorant here, its all the stupid fanboys who sits on a PS3 forum and talks shit about any other game except the ones on xbox.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:38 am
oh i got it i got it, why ratchet got 10.5
see unlike real videogames psux3 games are only ranked against each other with the worst being the ten
if one were to port an xbox360 blockbuster to the ps3 they would run out of digits to rank the masterpiece
October 25th, 2007 at 5:40 am
@ liquidsnake
do you honestly think we abhor anything that touches sony? no, and even if heavenly sword is short as asian cock, it still has some of the most beautiful art i have ever seen and im not afraid to admit it being both a ms and a halo fanboy
we flame to spite SDF and for fun
INTERNET FIGHT!!!
October 25th, 2007 at 5:44 am
@ thorax
DONT YOU KNOW? KILLZONE WILL HAVE A SCORE OF ONE DIVIDED BY ZERO TIMES INFINITY BILLION
even if its just an empty disk with cover art
sdf will cream themselves when an actual “promised blockbuster” comes out
October 25th, 2007 at 5:47 am
to:dilligaf
well good to hear. There should really be more people like you and who is open minded. But unfortunately there is a lot of kiddos here who think that Sony or MS will give a shit wether they buy their console or not. Im not saying that everyone who dislike a game is a fanboy. I didnt like Halo 3 and I didnt really like this game either. That doesnt make me a fanboy, but people dont look objectively on games. They only state their own thoughts and think that what they are saying are correct.
Shit folks, grow up.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:52 am
actually on the topic of fanboyism
despite being a halo fanboy i didnt buy halo 3 (yet) and im having loads of fun with tf2
you sony fellers should get the orange box, the shit is amazing
October 25th, 2007 at 6:41 am
@Lumina
Quite true indeed. That’s why I don’t think these guys intend to be funny. The articles tend to be fact, but the conclusions drawn from them are rediculous.
October 25th, 2007 at 6:44 am
@Lumina
And yes I appriciate your logic. As much as SDF creates bull, I tire of fanboy posts that just bash the site, and each other.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:37 am
@alcides
I can throw Wii sales at you, that doesn’t make it a good console.
Wow over 3million nigras and 12 year olds bought halo 3 wow.
So yeah I still stand by the fact halo 3 is extreamly bad. And Im not a fan boy I enjoy some 360 games, but halo 3 just isn’t one, you know growing up on real consoles and playing real FPS games on The PC I acquired what we call taste, you will find this out when you grow up and leave school.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:28 am
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
October 25th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Wii, not a good console?
Devs seem to think it’s a good console.
People buying them seem to think it’s a good console.
A new generation of gamers made of people who have never played a game in their life think it’s a good console.
It’s printing money for Nintendo so I’m sure that they think it’s a good console.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:41 am
10.5/10? Really just says it all for this site, doesn’t it?
October 25th, 2007 at 8:48 am
@six1s
What I meant was from a “older gamers” point of view Minigames aren’t that good. devs like wii because its selling millions so no matter what they produce they know they no doubt will get at least a good amount of sales, and I mean I enjoy my zelda TP, paper mario and am looking forward to Brawl but lets face it the wii is far from a console for Gamers, yes minigames are fun…but only for ten minutes or so.
I prefer games to last longer and be more fun. (maybe thats half my problem with halo 3)
October 25th, 2007 at 9:56 am
lol….10.5/10…lol…classic SDF bias.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Have they ever reviewed a Wii game on here? The Wii’s only obliterating the PS3 and 360. Typical Sony ignorance arrogance.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:26 am
They can’t.
Even if they show some of the titles on the Wii that are stinkers, they’d be admitting that the PS3 can’t overcome a console with weaker games.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:40 am
I own a Wii and a 360. I consider myself a game and I buy whatever consoles have the best software. Yes, the Wii is huge and will most likely beat the PS2 as the # console of all time, but I dont think its really fair to call the Wii next gen. The 360 and PS3 are next gen because the hardware is something that was not possible last generation, where the Wii is basically a suped up original xbox with a motion sensitive controller. The only thing next gen about the Wii is the fact that its reached an untapped gamer market, which is good for gaming as a whole. I dont really play my Wii very often, but I’m glad I bought it and Im glad its doing so well.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Wii IS next gen, because they change how the games are played. 360 Call of duty 3 is no different then Xbox Call of duty 3, except it has prettier graphics, Wii COD 3 is different because you have to play it differently!
October 25th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Ok I have Ratchet & Clank Future and first a 10.5? I’m sorry but this game is a 7 maybe 8 at the most. The Graphics are good and all, actually some of the best iv seen on the PS3 to date but still not 10 worthy and definitely not comparable to Halo3, Gears of War or Bioshock. Maybe comparable to Kameo. As for the Game not having any down sides, the aim system goes back to the original Ratchet & Clank where you have to wait for the enemy to come into range for they weapon to auto lock. you cant aim on your own making for very clumsy game play. Still it is a fun game with cool weapons and a funny story. Again Id say this game is a 7.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
That fact that you think halo 3 graphics are decent completely nullifies your post.
October 25th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Yeah i would expect that from a Sonyfanboy
October 25th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I love how people like you cant except that maybe a game isnt as good as sony tells you it is. Its funny how you say im wrong just cuz i liked Halo 3 and thats oh so wrong cuz its not a PS3 game.
October 25th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/25/playstation-division-posts-loss-of-841-million-in-q2/
Not as big of a loss as Sony but it still pretty big.
@HellsNight:
“accept”
@bejayel:
Halo 3’s graphics are decent. They’re not the best looking out there but they are still good. Get over yourself.
October 25th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Blast, meant not as big of a loss as “Microsoft”…
October 25th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Nintendo isn’t doing too bad:
Nintendo tripled its operating profit forecast to Â¥420 billion ($3.7 billion) for this fiscal year. This would be Nintendo’s second revision this year — they did about four upward revisions last fiscal year — and is an 86% increase over last year’s results. Nintendo also raised its software sales goal by 35% to 97 million units.[/quote]
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/25/nintendo-ups-profit-forecast-incoming-money-storm/
October 25th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
CAN’T WAIT ‘TILL THE FAGGS REVIEW ASSASSIN’S CREED. GONNA BE HILARIOUS. MASS EFFECT TOO, GONNA BE HILARIOUS.
WANT SOME SAUCE ON THAT, SDF? YOUR MOM DID, AND SHE LUVED IT.
October 25th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Um… Assassin’s Creed is multi-platform.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
I was wondering what they’d do once a good game actually came out for the PS3 when they’d already given all the crap 10/10s…
October 25th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
2nd-Best PS3 Game (1st-best Exclusive Title)
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/ratchetandclankfuturetoolsofdestruction
October 25th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
six1s Says:
October 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Wii IS next gen, because they change how the games are played. 360 Call of duty 3 is no different then Xbox Call of duty 3, except it has prettier graphics, Wii COD 3 is different because you have to play it differently!
Then by your logic, games haven’t been truly “next-gen” since the days of atari, as they have all used controllers with buttons on them.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
@bejayel
i said it once i will say it again
if i want to watch a pretty movie, i will watch a pretty movie, not a game that looks like a pretty movie with 60$ graphics for 10 hrs of gameplay max
if i want to play an interactive, balanced, polished and entertaining game, i will play halo3
shut the fuck up with the graphics
October 25th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
yodacat, pull the stupid out of your ass and think that over again.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Just when I think the Sony Defense Force can’t sound any more retarded, I come back and read the comments. You morons are giving this site more credibility than it deserves.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:15 am
@HellsNight
Ok, you have Ratchet & Clank?? Apparently only the demo, or your head is so far up microsoft’s ass you can’t see the controller to use it properly. You can aim at any enemy you want simply by moving the right analog stick, and you even have 2 modes to work with… it’s alot harder to do on third person mode than it is on Lock Strafe mode but it works perfectly well.
As far as graphics, you can’t even compare this game to halo or gears of war, they’re 2 totally different types of games. Ratchet is actually SUPPOSED to have a cartoonish look with lots of colors in it, you can’t bash a game for having highly polished, hi-def cartoonish graphics, when that’s how it’s actually supposed to be. It’s certainly not pixar quality as some retards have said, but it’s one of the nicest looking games, with some of the busiest environments.. hell just look at all the shit going on in the first level alone.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:35 am
six1s Says:
October 25th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
yodacat, pull the stupid out of your ass and think that over again.
No need. I have your quote right above it to back me up. Pull the stupid out of your ass, and rethink your lame attempt to be the internet tough guy. The only thing that classifies a console as ‘next gen’ is the fact that it’s being released a few years later.. Much like the definition of Generation would imply. I’m sure you’re not the highest quality carrier of your family’s DNA, even though you’re next-gen. Personally, I wish you had been born without hands, so we wouldn’t have to read your tripe. If you’re only looking at the controller and claiming it’s “Changed How You Play” and that’s your qualifier for next gen, then I believe logic would dictate that nothing has been next gen.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:36 am
Until your precious Wii, that is. BTW, if you quit fucking the plugs in the back, it will reduce moisture inside the system and you’ll get a few extra years out of it.
October 26th, 2007 at 7:51 am
You missed my point entirely.
My point is that there is alot of “Next gen” titles aren’t that big a step from last gen.
I used Call of Duty 3 because it was the exact same game, just in a prettier shell.
For that matter tell me what in Halo 3 couldn’t be accomplished on last gen hardware?
Or this new R&C game?
Most games on the Wii aren’t using traditional controls. It’s not about new tech cause it’s not, it’s about using the tech in a different way.
Like that commercial said, bread isn’t new, and slicing isn’t new, but someone figured out sliced bread! And that was a revolution.
October 26th, 2007 at 7:51 am
At first I wasn’t gonna bother replying, you’re too stupid to get the point in the first place, but I figured what the hell? Why not shame you a little.
October 26th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Oh, and a little developer named WILL MOTHERFUCKING WRIGHT, agrees with me.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=174502
October 26th, 2007 at 9:27 am
@ChefSean2006
No I have the full Ratchet game. It was released the 23rd. Keep your facts straight. Yes you can aim at what ever enemy you want if you go to first person mode. but then you cant move. Like i said clumsy. I do also believe I compared it to Kameo a cartoonish 360 game. I was merely talking about level of detail in the graphics. I understand they are different types of games. But please explain to me how my head is up Microsoft’s ass? I said Ratchet is a good game but not a 10 dumbass. Again you have proven youself a sonyfanboy.
October 26th, 2007 at 10:15 am
*sigh* its so much easier to argue with fanboys on the forums
October 26th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Wow! Now I’m definitely going to buy this game! There’s just no reason not to. Still don’t have a PS3? I guess it really is time to get one now isn’t it. Recently price dropped and everything.
Amazing!
October 26th, 2007 at 11:31 am
I wouldnt spend minimum $460 just to play ratchet & Clank. Its a good game but not worth that purchas. If you have a PS3 this makes the huge price paid seem a little more worth it but shouldnt be your reason for buying it.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Aperantly there is a major glitch with the game that you have a good chance of not being able to save from the first time you play. Now the only fix sony has release is to have you add or delete 500MB of data to or from the HDD.
October 26th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
lol i wonder why sdf doesnt have an article about the 360: arcade edition that is only $280
October 26th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Because it sucks? Why would you want a HDD-less Xbox? The Pro & Elite (which I own) are better deals.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
six1s Says:
October 26th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Oh, and a little developer named WILL MOTHERFUCKING WRIGHT, agrees with me.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=174502
Wow, internet tough guy, you take these things way too serious. All I’ll say about your little article is that : A) He touted the merits of the MOUSE as the greatest input device of all time. and B) Will Wright is a one note song. Or should I say, an entire catelog of one note songs. I have no more to say to you on this article. Get back to jacking off on your Wii, but don’t blame me when you short it out. Get back to playing internet tough guy with the other retard fanboys on here that you’ll never meet, and if you did, would shit your pants before you’d say some of the shit you do on here. Get back to sneaking down the hall and listening to your mom getting fucked in the ass so you can hear what it actually sounds like when a woman moans. And more importantly, stay in school. But not because it will help you, it will just keep the rest of us from paying for your meals and housing in the federal corrections lodging I’m sure you’ll be kept in after you get caught trying to steal money from Wal Mart. That is where you work right? Cart-Pushers shouldn’t be near the registers. Welp, it’s been nice talking to you, internet tough guy. Feel free to write back. I’m afraid I won’t answer you though. It’ll be more fun to think about you getting pissed off that I won’t play your game. It’s also funny that, even after saying all of this, you’ll still write some gibberish about how stupid everyone in the world other than yourself must be… Maybe some stuff about how I’m a retard. I’m sure you’ll throw it all at me, and claim yourself Captain Awesome of the Universe and jack off to how you won this fight. But I still won’t respond, and then you can go kill yourself. Go on. Do it. It’s only a little pain you know. For just a minute or two. Quite the fix for a lifetime of pain, if you ask me. Ta!
October 26th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
@NeoOfTheSith
Yeah they are I Own a chain of video game stores and we dont sell the Core 360. But i think he was just refering to the fact that SDF made a big deal about the $400 40GB PS3 even though it sucks and is a wast of money.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
@hellsnight
yea thank you thats what i meant by that
October 26th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
@yodacat
” Will Wright is a one note song. Or should I say, an entire catelog of one note songs.” I would like you to know that all those titles are some of the most influential games of all time. C’mon SimCity (and all its reiterations) are a fucking blast. The Sims got alot of casual and nongamers to play it. SimAnt, SimEarth, and a few others I probably forgot are good times and I never regretted on buying them. I’m sure that you would also say that major players such as John Carmack, Warren Spector, and Tim Levine are “one note songs” also.
Internet + keyboard + Anonymity = Internet tough guy
October 26th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Ok i been out of town, not i’m going to give you my two cents. the game is good i play the demo on the ps3 network and i like it, but now i’m playing Conan i know its not a good game but i like those GOW look alike, this game deserve a 10/10 better them Halo.
October 26th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
@PS3UP
just judging by your name id guess anything on ps3 is better than halo 3 to you
October 26th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
@PS3UP
Why bash Halo again? Oh because you’re a fanboy I mean come on, you said so yourself Conan is not a good game yet it deserves a 10/10 and is better than Halo? I’d be mighty surprised if you’ve ever even played any of them.
October 26th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
“But I still won’t respond, and then you can go kill yourself. Go on. Do it.” Lol, now who’s taking things to seriously?
Sounds to me like I shut you up.
October 26th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
@PS3UP
Conan (while fun for what it does) IS NOT better than Halo3 or God of War.
In a year do you really think every1 is still going to be playing Conan?
“Conan i know its not a good game” and then you go on to say, “this game deserve a 10/10, better than halo.” O.k you just contradicted yourself; How can a “not a good game” in your head deserve a perfect score in your opinion?
Also to compare any FPS to any hack n’ slash is really like comparing apples and oranges, but I guess your fanboy bias blinds you to reason.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
This would be so much better with the forums back up….
October 27th, 2007 at 9:25 am
@HellsNight
Get my facts straight? Since when did I say it didn’t come out on the 23rd? I know it did, that’s when I got mine. The way I’m playing mine is in lock strafe mode and you MOVE WITH THE LEFT STICK, AIM WITH THE RIGHT STICK. You can lock on by pressing a button, which takes you to a close up over the shoulder view, and AT THIS POINT YOU CAN’T MOVE WHILE SHOOTING. I said you must have only played the demo, because only the third person controller layout is available and that one is alot harder to aim, unless you press the lock on button.
“The Graphics are good and all, actually some of the best iv seen on the PS3 to date but still not 10 worthy and definitely not comparable to Halo3, Gears of War or Bioshock. Maybe comparable to Kameo.”
Why are game critics the only people out there that compare a game to what’s currently out in order to get a score. Can you see movie critics increasing their score of 300 because it’s got better cgi than starwars ep3? No. Each movie is taken on it’s on merits. This industry is a joke, and anyone who uses reviews only to purchase games should be strung up. And anyone who believes SDF is anything more than fanboy fodder meant to rile up 360 fans is a complete jack ass and deserves the same fate.
Ratchet is a 9.5 all around, my speakers rarely get such a workout from games. The graphics are incredible, perfect for the type of game it is. The skill points, mini games and extra unlockables make it worth playing multiple times. The game is incredibly fun. Only problem is the glitch that had me delete 2 movie trailers to install the files to the hdd to help speed up the game, and the fact that the game itself is a little easy.
October 27th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
While it is a good game, its far from perfect. Not unlike the Halo franchise, the First R&C is still the best.
October 27th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
lol i even watched 4 youtube videos about 2 guys ranting about how they think this site sucks
well for 1 min till they started to stay stuff that they dont no
i no this site is full of bs
but any way i practicly proved them wrong but anyway
October 27th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
@PS3UP
Question, have you ever play Halo? If you did not play it then how the hell which game is better then halo ? Get your fact straight. I’m a hardcore gamer and I don’t even care much about which game is better than what game. I enjoy playing Halo, Gears of War, God of wars, Zelda, Half-Life 2 series, Metal Gear solid, and so on. PS3UP, shut up about compare every PS3 games to Halo because it’s pathetic. You seems to have a very closed mind and I can guarantee that nobody will side with you or listen to your bullshit because you’re a joke.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Why didn’t you review Halo 3 or Bioshock like the way you did Ratchet? You actually talked about the game in this review. In Halo and Bioshock all you did was talk about how “it would be better if it had Blu-ray and on the PS3″. Please. All we ask is consistency…
October 28th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Ah, Its good to be back….
October 28th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Let me endow you all with a little revelation. Admission by the enemy = Truth
“Our willingness to accept Playstation 3 claims that are against common sense is the key to an understanding of the real struggle between Sony and the supernatural Wii. We take the side of Sony in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the gaming community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to Satanism. It is not that the methods and institutions of entertainment somehow compel us to accept a Sony-al explanation of the phenomenal gaming world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to the Playstation 3 causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce PS3 explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that Sony console is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divinely-Created Wii in the door.” Former Sony Executive Howard Stringer.
So there you have, the truth behind the crap, the reason behind the ignorance, the motive behind the evil. The cause behind PS3 fanboy uber-idiocy.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Sorry to crush your souls, PS3Up and Yodacat.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Xbox360: Hey Sony how are doing buddy, you ain’t looking so good.
PS3: Man I can’t seem to convince the American people to accept me as an affordable console. Why don’t they love me?
Xbox360: Well for one, your 2 god damn expensive for the little you offer gamers. And two, you haven’t fully sold everyone on Blu-Ray being the better format in the Hi Def DVD war thats going on. How many homes have you infested, uh I mean, how many living rooms have you found a home in?
PS3: 5.23 million and you?
Xbox360: 12.34 million but don’t count yourself out, I did have a one year head start on you. Maybe Grand Theft Auto 4, Final Fantasy 13 and Metal Gear Solid 4 will help you out.
PS3: Yeah and I’ve got Kill Zone 2 coming out.
Xbox360: Hahahahahahahahaha. Oh you were serious? Come on don’t cry, I hate seeing you cry, weve got history together you and I. How bout I give you a little something to tide you over till next year. Think of it as an early christmas present buddy. Now close your eyes and open your disc tray for me.
PS3: Thanks man, your a real pal. I’m glad your not hung up on me whopping your ass, ahhhhh what the, you took a shit in my tray. Why, Whyyyyyyyy?!
Xbox360: Shut up bitch, eat that shit and like it. Hey Wii, come over here and take a wee on his bitch ass.
Wii: With Gusto!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Have to agree. With most of that anyway… blu-ray isn’t the high def winner yet, although it is outselling hd-dvd almost 2-1, and killzone has to prove itself to be more than a pretty face.
But one thing I don’t understand is why the xbox would put halo into the ps3’s disc tray.
October 28th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
@ChefSean2006
Ok first I’m sorry I didn’t see the other control layout and I’m willing to admit when I’m wrong. Second I thought you needed to get your facts right because most of America thought it came out the 30th and your “Ok, you have Ratchet & Clank?? Apparently only the demo or your head is so far up Microsoft’s ass you can’t see the controller to use it properly” comment made it seem like you did too. Third that control while better is still kinda clumsy.
Dude how are you supposed to rate a game or tell weather it’s a better game than a previous one without comparing it to others. Movie critics do compare the movies they are rating to others, that are how they rate them and analyze them. Ratings and reviews are a guide not an absolute, they may not apply the same to everyone and should not be your only reason for buying or not buying a game. But they are still a very helpful in deciding if the game might be up your ally. So stop being a dick to everyone who doesn’t share your viewpoint.
Ratchet isn’t a 9.5 though. Compared to other PS3 exclusives yes. But not for general ratings. Like I said it’s got good graphics not the greatest not even close. It has a good story and a lot of funny jokes to keep it fun. Game play is spotty sometimes but still good. Again its a 7. This game dose not stand up to greats like Bioshok, God of War, Gears of War, Halo, Resident Evil, ext. I love the R&C series they are by far my favorite games on the PS2 next to the God of War’s. But this game doesn’t bring anything new and impressing to the mix. Same game play with slightly polished graphics and a few new features.
October 28th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Blu-ray its outselling HD-DVD anymore. You might want to look up the new sales figures they are pretty even. Blu-ray was just Barley outselling HD-DVD, and that’s before the record sales posted by Transformers.
October 28th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
You mean the record sales that paramount is lying about? Going by numbers shipped to stores instead of numbers sold… you know kinda like Sony used to do.
HD-DVD pays paramount $150million to exclusive rights to Transformers and still can’t even beat blu-ray for a single week.
“Blu-ray Disc maintains its edge in the format war with rival next-gen contender HD DVD, with Blu-ray titles outselling HD DVD titles by a margin of almost two to one in the first nine months of this year. According to a study by Home Media Magazine’s market research department, consumers bought 2.6 million Blu-ray Discs this year through Sept. 30, and just 1.4 million HD DVD discs.
Blu-ray Disc titles began outselling HD DVD titles early in the year and have consistently maintained an edge, week after week. Even Paramount Home Entertainment’s release of the DreamWorks theatrical blockbuster Transformers exclusively on the HD DVD format didn’t tip the scale last week. Though there was no hot new Blu-ray Disc release, consumers continued to buy more Blu-ray Discs than HD DVDs for the week ended Oct. 21, albeit by a slim 51% to 49% edge. Paramount says Transformers sold 190,000 units its first week in stores, but Home Media Magazine market research and studio estimates puts the actual number of units that sold through to consumers closer to 115,000.
HD DVD backers expect to see sales pick up as the fourth quarter progresses, particularly now that Paramount and DreamWorks, which previously supported both high-definition optical disc formats, announced it would henceforth release titles only in the HD DVD format”
What’s next for HD-DVD, well before christmas they have exclusives like Bourne Ultimatum, Star Trek season 1 & Shrek 3.. poor blu-ray only has the Spiderman Trilogy, Die Hard Collection, Close Encounters, Cars, Ratatouille & The Simpsons movie.
October 28th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
@HellsNight
Games are subjective.. that’s why I said the whole thing about not deciding your purchases solely on reviews, and even threw in that fake review of my own to prove how easy it is to write one and stir shit up.
Everyone has their own tastes. Ratchet isn’t by any means perfect, it’s a fun game though and is going to be taking up what little spare time I have until my next purchase.
As far as movies though the point was this; so many fps that come out now are instantly compared to halo.. “is it a halo killer?” Who cares? Is it fun, does it have a good story (does it need one), does it control well, graphical quality.. notice I didn’t say graphics, because graphics themselves are meaningless to a game’s enjoyableness.
Let’s take for example fantastic 4, in reviews they don’t compare it to spiderman. Is fantastic four a spiderman killer? wtf!? It’s not about comparing it’s about deciding if a movie is worth seeing based on what the critic sees in that movie, not what he saw in the previous big screen blockbuster based off a comic book.
Because it’s not about one over the other it’s about that singular piece of work.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
you people are idiots. i’m not saying r&c is a bad game but anyone who gives ANY game greater than a perfect score and finds no faults is a fucking retard.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
@sony23rox
calm down this whole site is just a joke but most of us come here to laugh at the retarded fanboys that either say “killzone 2 is gonna kick halos ass” or the ones that say “halo 3 leet leet leet”
October 29th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
lmao I read your last comment as “halo 3 skeet skeet”
October 29th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
@ChefSean2006
Ok i can see your point on the movies, but you have to have something as a base to review a game/movie. Something has to be used as a standard. Calling something a “Halo Killer” or “Spider-man Killer” its stupid that kind of comparison is stupid. Use spider-man and the other comic book movies to do your review of Fantastic 4 but stop there. And i was really hoping that 9.5 wasn’t your real opinion/review.
As for the HD media market. Its been back and forth for the last few weeks and even with the lies about Transformers it still Posted some of the best sales in HD to date. But was hugely out sold by its DVD version. Right now they are too back and forth to say which is winning although HD-DVD had made up tremendous ground in the past month. Knocking Blu-ray total market share down to under 60%.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
It took about 4 years before dollar sales of DVDs surpassed that of VHS.
DVD is # 1 choice for movies and will continue to be the winner for a couple of years still. The industry needs to stop the fighting over a format and pick one and stick with it. The faster they choose one the faster they can start raking in the money. Because alot of people won’t adopt the next gen technology until there is a clear winner.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
A lot of people don’t really care about next-gen disc storage because DVD serves them just fine. Hell, most of the populace don’t even own an HDTV yet. It doesn’t matter if a winner were decided tomorrow because it would still be years before people believe they need to transition.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
dis game of the year not gaylo 3 or bishock also known as big daddy humper & mass effeect look gay 2
October 31st, 2007 at 7:12 am
maybe im just being ignorant but if 360 dvds have so little space on them, then how did the entire orange box fit onto one disc
October 31st, 2007 at 9:48 am
Fairy dust? lol
October 31st, 2007 at 12:58 pm
the sad thing is that if this game were on the wii you would all be calling it kiddy
October 31st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Ok maybe i cross the line with Conan better them Halo thing, so i take the back.
@Hark659
i have play Halo1 and i play Halo2 only 1/2 way i think, guys really i know halo is old news but its just a futuristic First Person shooter, there is nothing on the game that give me WOW factor really. i have more fun playing Metroid 1,2 and i’m playing Metroid 3 now and i believe Call of Duty 4 is going to be better and more fun them halo, i personaly have Resident Evil Unbrella cronicles reserve so, No Call of duty untill i finish RE cronicles, Uncharted drake fortune and Metroid 3 that i’m playing now.
November 1st, 2007 at 8:51 pm
I wonder how many lead paint chips you have to eat before you end up like “xboxkilla”
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:17 pm
A game that finally deserves a high score…and you even manage to ruin this by showing your blatant bias. Thanks.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:27 am
well alcides theres this i found in a forum that should answer your question or statement or whatever
) half life 2 only takes up 2gb of space, its a 3 year old game, what do you expect?
2) the developers re-use the SAME TEXTURES and SOUND from Half life 2 on BOTH episodes 1 and 2.
3)The episodes are only 200mb each. (according to my computer)
4) portal re-use alot of textures and models (the walls and the metal crates etc) so therefore it only takes 70mb (according to my computer)
5) team fortress 2 doesn’t require high res textures since its basically cell shaded. Also they re-used the sound from half life 2. 200mb size (according to my computer)
November 14th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
i remember when i was like in 2nd grade and the ps1 came out i was all excited to get it and play it it was fun ff7 was like best game on there but thats another argument then the ps2 cam out i almost wanted a game cube but sony saved me there the ps2 was a great system alot of fun games and everything then i learned about the 360 and trust me i hated the xbox with a passion and thought halo 2 sucked but then i got my 360 and it is the best system by far in my opinion next 2 wii and i liked rachet and clank for the ps2 but u guys are ruining my enjoyment for sony by your biest reviews and it just pisses me off now i cant say the ps3 games suck but my friend has all 3 systems and u know what he plays the most his 360 it gives him more bang for his buck his ps3 is pretty much his porn holder and the only reason i would get ps3 is a remake of ff7 and from the way that looks its not gonna happen for a while so please stop ruining my enjoyment for sony SDF it pisses me off 2 no end so i hope u read this if u want to snd me hate mail here is my 360 tag IOV SICKNESS i will listin to it and shove your cock back in your mouth where it belongs so talk shit to me but i can never hate sony totally
November 17th, 2007 at 4:46 am
the game might be good but its not 5% better than perfect. -.-
November 21st, 2007 at 5:09 pm
yes things can fit on a DVD, because at the moment, DVD-9 has plenty of space but DVD’d can do something Blu-ray can’t “compress” the same game on a blu-ray disk would take up several time more room, so people, blu-ray needs the extra space so dont brag about it, “oh yea blue ray has more space….” yes but without it games wouldnt fit on it
November 22nd, 2007 at 7:34 pm
this game is teh suckorz. just like ps3 and sony. they all suck
December 28th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Sony Defense Force’s time would be better spent masterbating.
January 1st, 2008 at 9:27 am
@SonySucksJustLikePS3- you are further proving that you are a fag by not giving any real reasons why this game sucks hmmm hmmm thats right because it doesn’t if you want to see some review scores then go ahead and i think you’ll find that a lot of them give r&c 90% or above regardless of whether they like the 360 more they still think r&c is good
June 7th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
easily one of the best games of all time
June 15th, 2008 at 4:55 am
great game but should be on ps2 and psp aswell for people that can’t aford the ps3