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Ratchet starts his adventure without his sidekick, Clank, who has been kidnapped by a intergalactic thief. We're not sure what he has in mind for Clank, but it's not good? Abercrombie Fizzwidget is the CEO of MegaCorp, and has hired Ratchet to retrieve a secret experimental project stolen by this thief.
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Ratchet flies his shuttle ship to the flying space lab in the skies over Planet Aranos. The thief and his posse have taken refuge on this flying fortress. Ratchet has to infiltrate the ship and see what's going on. This ship is huge. Inside are several glass observation areas. We can see several escort fighter jets flying along side, but they are no threat. Stand on the floor sensor and take the elevator pad up to the first interior level.
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Open the doors and enter the mechanical access tunnel. There are 2 security robot spiders at the end that swing down as you approach. Load the lancer. The weapon target ring will auto-aim on any enemy. Fire 3-4 shots at each one. Collect the bolts. Whack the crates near the entrance to collect more bolts. Climb the far wall ladder and enter the small control room. Using the zoom auto-aim [L1], target the overhead lights and blast away. Cool effects and more bolts!!
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Walk down the next glass tunnel. Watch out for security robot spiders that jump down from overhead, blocking your path. With the lancer loaded, take em down as they land. At the end of the tunnel is an observation deck and control room. Several robot spiders spring into action. The new red-colored security robots have flame throwers. Keep your distance! Clean-out the room and then whack all the crates for lots of bolts. All the overhead lights are breakable for more bolts!
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You can shoot-out the glass in the windows, but no bolts. If need be, whack the Nanotech health sphere.
At this point in the game, Ratchet has 4 health points. As we kill more enemies, the red bar along the bottom will fill up, adding another health point, every time it resets. Walk through the doorway to the outdoor catwalk. With the lancer loaded, peg away at the security robot spiders. Whack all the floor level catwalk marker lights on both sides, for more bolts. Don't jump or fall over the ledge of the catwalk. Yikes!
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GAMEPLAY NOTE: Take your time and enjoy all the sights. Look around at the scenery when you get the chance. Some of the graphics are absolutely stunning and enjoyable to take in from time to time. The game engineers would appreciate it!
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Watch-out for the drone spheres that hover towards you. Try to whack them with your trusty wrench, before they deploy. Once a hover sphere stops and opens into 2 pieces, they unleash sets of rotating scissor blades that are nasty. Whack all the nearby crates and go inside through the far doorway. Peg the security robot spider waiting for you. Stand on the floor sensor, and take the elevator pad to the upper level. The helpdesk voice suggests loading the gravity bomb. Ok!
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Look for the target ring up ahead and fire one shot. WOW!! Instant multiple robot annihilation. The vapor trails are amazing to watch. If there are any security robots left, load the lancer again and take em down. The gravity bomb is very good for taking down multiple enemies but because you only have a maximum of 8 bombs, you may want to consider conserving the ammo for when you need it most. Go through the next set of doors. [Movie sequence begins] The thief sees Ratchet picking up the case with the proto-pet project experiment and quickly reminds Ratchet that he has Clank in his posession and may torture Clank should he decide not to hand over the neo-pet case. Ratchet complies and the thief disappears down an escape hatch.
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