<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadlocked	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action	O
platformer	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadlocked	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
T	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
E10+	O
rating	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
main	O
series	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Deadlocked	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
shooting	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
emphasizes	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
combat	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadlocked	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
contain	O
an	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
cooperative	O
story	O
mode	O
with	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
,	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
Clank	O
and	O
Big	O
Al	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
Starship	O
Phoenix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	O
meets	O
Gleeman	B-Application
Vox	I-Application
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
DreadZone	O
,	O
a	O
barbaric	O
game	O
show	O
in	O
which	O
contestants	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
kill	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
public	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
,	O
Insomniac	O
thought	O
of	O
ways	O
they	O
could	O
advance	O
the	O
series	O
further	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
,	O
they	O
worked	O
on	O
RCR	O
:	O
Ratchet	O
Racing	O
,	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
;	O
when	O
the	O
team	O
found	O
out	O
about	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Jak	B-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
another	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
cancelled	O
RCR	O
to	O
avoid	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
started	O
developing	O
a	O
title	O
called	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
NEXUS	I-Application
(	O
unrelated	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Into	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
on	O
a	O
single	O
planet	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
global	O
conflict	O
between	O
two	O
alien	O
races	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
causes	O
tension	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
differing	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
taking	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadlocked	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
's	O
pre-E3	O
event	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
then	O
further	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
Africa	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
online	O
servers	O
were	O
terminated	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
Deadlocked	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Ratchet	I-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
where	O
it	O
only	O
featured	O
Deadlocked'''s	O
three	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
have	O
purchased	O
Full	B-Application
Frontal	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
received	O
the	O
HD	O
remastered	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
as	O
an	O
apology	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
long-awaited	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Frontal	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
terminated	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Deadlocked''	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
similarly	O
added	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
Platinum	O
range	O
for	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
