Ratchet and Clank are back! The beloved duo return with an original single-player epilogue to the acclaimed Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction™ and Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time™. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is a story-driven platform adventure with humor and heart. Unfortunately, he discovers that Clank’s capture is just the beginning of Nefarious’s latest diabolical plot. In this follow-up to the best-selling series, Ratchet & Clank® Future: A Crack in Time puts players into the role of both Ratchet and Clank as they attempt to reunite and save the universe.
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One of the most iconic Sony video game franchises, the games follow the adventures of Funny Animal alien Ratchet and his Robot Buddy Clank as they save the galaxy through Platforming, puzzle-solving, humor and Prodigious Firepower. The series was created and developed by Insomniac Games after they were finished with the first three Spyro the Dragon games and it is published by Sony Computer Entertainment. This series maintains the whimsy and humor of the Spyro games, with a kitchen sink of sci-fi elements and a bunch of Impossibly Cool Weapons.
The series so far consists of:
A manga named Ratchet & Clank: Bang Bang Bang! Critical Danger of the Galaxy Legend was serialized starting on February 2004 in the bi-monthly edition of the Japanese magazine, Coro Coro Comic. Insomniac and DC Comics have a comic book mini-series, with the first issue out in September 2010. It is set after the events of A Crack in Time. After the defeat of Dr. Nefarious, Qwark is promoted to Galactic President and Ratchet and Clank return home for some rest and relaxation. However, something strange starts to happen, entire planets are beginning to disappear, and the duo discover this to be the handiwork of Artemis Zogg, the planet thief. Word of God also confirms that Lawrence saved Dr. Nefarious from the crashing space station at the last second, and have retreated to a currently unknown location. Another development is revealed in the final issue, where Tachyon is revealed to be stuck in another dimension after Zogg is stuck there as well.
Alongside the announcement of Resistance 3, Insomniac revealed Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, a game that features Co-op play as its main draw, with it being easy to join and leave games at any time. Characters you can play as are Ratchet, Clank, (now Galactic President) Qwark and Dr. Nefarious after they are all captured in a People Zoo, forcing an Enemy Mine situation.
PlayStation Move Heroes, a crossover, was released where Ratchet and Clank team up with Sly Cooper and Jak and Daxter. They're also playable characters in Play Station All Stars Battle Royale.
After the release of All 4 One, there were two Ratchet & Clank games announced: an HD remake of the first three R&C games (an HD release of Deadlocked is also available), and a Playstation Store title named Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (Q-Force in other countries) which mixes the gameplay of the originals with a Tower Defense aspect. A new game was announced via teasers on Sony's Facebook, titled Into the Nexus, which is NOT based on a cancelled previous game. It was released in 2013 on the PS3, with a budget price.
A theatrical Ratchet & Clank animated feature film adaptation was announced in April 2013, originally planned to release in 2015 but was delayed to April 2016. The film is being developed by studios Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment and distributed by Focus Features and Gramercy Pictures, along with partnerships from Sony Computer Entertainment and Insomniac Games. Along with the movie, a re-imagining of the original game was also announced, which will include new weapons, characters and scenes that are based on the movie, based on the game.
As per The Wiki Rule, Ratchet and Clank have their own wiki at Ratchet and Clank Wiki. There is also a second, independent wiki that is walkthrough-oriented called Ratchetpedia.