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Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.

Thats the full, complete name of the upcoming (to PAL region anyway) PS3 title of the popular series.

Being a complete Playstation game noob (outside of Gran Turismo) I’d never heard of the series myself and generally it would have been a title I’d have avoided on other platforms. However, having read a couple of reviews, user and website versions - and then seeing some in-game footage and photos, I simply had to download the demo.

And man.. was I impressed.

The graphics really have to be seen to be believed. No video and no images really do it justice, but here’s a sample:

And yes, it really plays like that.

The whole game feels like a Pixar movie. It has this comic edge, on Pixar-esque graphics. The characters are fun, immediately likable. Your enemies, while trying their hardest to kill you, are cool and likable too.

I guess the only disappointing element was that its a demo. And hence, ends fairly quickly. So in order to compensate for this, I’ve had to play it through about ten times.

Can’t wait until the full version arrives on Australian shores on the 15th of this month.. another one that I simply have to add to the collection!

Link: Insomniac Games - Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Link: R&C at Playstation