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Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is a 2007 platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the sixth installment in the Ratchet & Clank series. The game is the first of a trilogy of games in the Ratchet & Clank Future sub-series.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The graphics are a major step up from the PlayStation 2 games, and the weapon sound effects were heavily improved.
 * 2) Lots of hilarious moments. Such as when Rusty Pete says "Me wee cannon balls!" after being hit by Talwyn.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The device known as Groovitron which deploys a disco ball that mesmerizes enemies near it to dance uncontrollably is overpowered, and Mr. Zurkon possesses a sadistic sense of humor and insults both Ratchet and his enemies while in combat.
 * 2) While the story is good, it tries a little too hard to be cinematic and melodramatic at times, especially the scene where Ratchet is upset that he can’t fix his ship. Also this game introduces the infamous "Last Lombax" retcon which requires erasing Angela Cross from existence.
 * 3) Awful checkpoint placement with very few checkpoints placed in levels. Also, each enemy attack that hits Ratchet causes him to lose one third of his Nanotech (health) no matter what his maximum Nanotech level is or if he has the most upgraded armor at the current planet he is on. This creates cheap difficulty like seen in the original Ratchet & Clank and Jak II. An example of the poor checkpoint placement is on the Kreeli Comet, if Ratchet dies before the first boss fight in the planet he respawns at the beginning of the level forcing you to sludge through the level again.
 * 4) A glitch occurs on some consoles which makes the audio in cutscenes skip and as a result desynchronize the audio from the video as the audio fall behinds the video, breaking the impact of the cutscenes.
 * 5) The Quick Select menu is glitched so that it sometimes does not select the correct weapon.
 * 6) An installation bug may occur where the game doesn't install the data to the hard drive due to detecting an incorrect amount of free space. If it occurs, add or delete at least 500MB of free space to fix the bug (try downloading the demo for this game).
 * 7) While buying armor is cool, the biggest problem, is that you can't take it off after it's been equipped, which can be a problem if you bought the Trillium Armor, because it covers Ratchet's face and you can't remove it.
 * 8) The ending is a bittersweet cliffhanger, though it is well executed and doesn't come off as sudden or forced.

Reception
The game was met with critical acclaim upon release, earning an average review score of 89% at Metacritic. mh:crappygames:IGN, who gave the game a 9.4 out of 10, said "Not only has it supplanted Going Commando as the best title in the franchise, it's also the best game of any series on the PlayStation 3 thus far -- and that's saying a lot when you're up against Oblivion, Ninja Gaiden, Warhawk and Insomniac's very own previous effort, Resistance: Fall of Man." Also on IGN's weekly PS3 podcast, they called it the best video game they've played on any platform in 2007.