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[movie sequence] Deep in space, Qwark starts the dialogue "Space.. It's HUGE! So huge in fact.. that if you lost your car keys in it.. they would be almost impossible to find! Luckily for Ratchet.. Captain Copernicus L Qwark was on the case. His mission: Rescue the Lombax's one and only friend! Yep! Without Clank, Ratchet was all alone in the universe. Alone! Alone!" Ratchet retorts "You do realize this ship has an ejector seat, right?"
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[movie continues] Qwark apologizes "Sorry!.. I would have to say I've been a little antsy in my pantsy to get back into the hero business. Yep! These wild stallions have been in the stable for all too long!" Ratchet is more concerned that Talwyn suspects there may be mercenaries nearby in this sector. Qwark is on it "No matter my friend! My vigilence is both eternal and peripheral" And with that, the ship gets hits by a rift shockwave.
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[movie continues] Ratchet's calm "We're NOT going to die!" but pleads with Aphelion to reset the controls. Unfortunately, Aphelion is badly damaged and reports "thrusters offline, landing flaps offline". Ok. "We're gonna die.. HANG ON!" The ship plunges through the atmosphere and breaks apart as it lands hard. It skids over a cliff and freezes inside a time rift. "Whoa!" and with that (after 5 seconds) the air bags deploy!
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And so we begin the adventure! Ratchet is safely on the planet. Qwark will accompany you through to Fongoid City (eventhough you may think he's useless and better off someplace else). Ratchet does have one weapon, a Combusto Pistol. Walk around the perimeter of the crashsite, through the ferns, and collect bolts just by walking thru them. Whack the crates at the back with your trusty wrench [square], and start banking bolts. Qwark has run ahead to the path.
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Around the first corner to the right, you'll meet your first enemies, Zyphoids. Kinda like small mushrooms, they toast easily with the Combusto Pistol. There's a small pack of them but nothing too tough. Qwark runs ahead on the bridge. Before doing that, walk down below the bridge to the right to the stream. Go under the bridge to the left and whack all the crates for bolts and ammo and Nanotech health. The screen will tell you when your [Ammo is full] + [Health is full]
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Run across the bridge and meet up with Qwark. He has his hands full with the Zyphoids and is petrified! It starts to rain (just a downburst). Take care of business. The ramp up to the right is not passable at this time (you'll need hoverboots), so join up with Qwark down by the river. Of course, Qwark is totally paranoid of water (something about his spandex), so you're going to have to cross first. Whack the Detonator crates (from a distance) and jump across the islands.
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Go to the wheel winch by the bridge. Watch for the screen prompt [square]. Attach your wrench and pull the winch back and forth [left analog stick]. Each pull will tighten the cable a little more, lifting the bridge out of the water. Keep pulling til the winch recoils and releases. Qwark will run across the bridge and rejoin you. Up to the left, you can see a gold bolt on the high terrace [X]. We'll get that later once we have Hoverboots. Follow Qwark as he breaks down the wall.
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Inside the next stone building, something very strange is going on. Qwark comments on how weird it is. It's a time rift distortion. The pillar statue has broken into pieces and is frozen in time. Walk through the field (screen will turn grey) and climb the pieces of the pillar. Jump to the far platform at the back left. Whack the crates and jump down to the next area. Qwark will bust through the stone wall. More Zyphoids! But this time larger Hybrid Zyphoids are attacking.
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Clean up the mess before Qwark freaks out. Like before, Qwark is not going to cross this "devastatingly deep 6 inches of water", so you'll have to go across first. Load your Pistol and shoot the red detonator crates on the small island on the right. This will give you lots of bolts and take care of the Zyphoids at the same time. Jump across the islands to the far side. Suck up the bolts. Whack all the crates at the back and then find the Weapons Vendor autobot.
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GrummelNet Weapon Shops are located throughout all the planets in strategic locations and even on Space Depot Asteroids. Use the shop to buy any new weapons and to reload on ammo (when you can't recharge from ammo crates). The key is to buy a new weapon when it first becomes available (because you want it!). Bolts in the bank shouldn't be an issue, if you're diligently bashing everything that isn't secrewed down.
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Once inside the GrummelNet vendor, you'll see a new weapon is available. Buy the Constructo Bomb (you should have at least 1,000 bolts). Being a "Constructo" weapon, there will be modifications available for this baby, as you progress through the game. Mods are hidden like gold bolts, or Zoni, so you have to find them!
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Watch the cute instructional video.
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Now that you have a 2nd weapon, it's time to become familiar with the Quick Select Weapon Menu [triangle]. As you build up your arsenal, each new weapon will be added to the first ring of your available weapons. As you collect more, you'lll have to assign a 2nd ring of weapons. For now, you don't have to worry. Select the weapon that seems appropriate for the situation (or when you run out of ammo and have no choice).
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Back to gameplay. Go up to the wheel winch and watch for the screen prompt [square]. Pull the winch with your wrench like you did before, and pull up the suspension bridge so Qwark can run across. Qwark will bash down the stone wall behind you. More Zyphoids are waiting for you on the other side. Take care of business. Run up and meet the Fongoid mother.
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Return Visit: Later In The Game
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It's only practical to come back here after you get your hoverboots [Planet TorrenIV]. Leave Aphelion and make your back down the path towards the Fongoid Village. Cross the first broken bridge. Take care of the annoying Zyphoids with your Pistol. Walk up and to the right. There's a power boost ramp hidden behind the big tree. Use your hoverboots, accelerate up the power ramp and hover glide across to the small terrace.
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Walk up and grab Gold Bolt 17/40. Jump back down to ground level and look around for awhile. If you walk up into the next temple, you'll see that the temporal rift is no longer there. Clank fixed this, when you repaired the planet in Sector 3. Make your way back to Aphelion and leave.
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