<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Going	O
Commando	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Locked	I-Application
and	I-Application
Loaded	I-Application
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
most	O
PAL	O
countries	O
,	O
or	O
just	O
simply	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2003	O
3D	O
platform	O
video	O
game	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
following	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
and	O
preceding	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
joined	O
by	O
newcomer	O
Angela	O
Cross	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
unravel	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
galaxy	O
involving	O
a	O
mysterious	O
"	O
pet	O
project	O
"	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
the	O
shadowy	O
MegaCorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Going	O
Commando	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
frequently	O
been	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
include	O
arena	B-Application
battles	O
,	O
spherical	O
world	O
battles	O
,	O
hover	O
bike	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
space	O
races/battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
devices	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
make	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Swingshot	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
Going	O
Commando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
to	O
get	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
weapons	O
do	O
not	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
thief	O
escapes	O
from	O
them	O
after	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
secure	O
the	O
experiment	O
,	O
and	O
arrange	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
Fizzwidget	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
reclaim	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Convinced	O
that	O
Fizzwidget	O
is	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
Protopet	O
's	O
flaws	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
go	O
to	O
warn	O
him	O
during	O
a	O
promotionary	O
event	O
being	O
held	O
on	O
planet	O
Boldan	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
trap	O
by	O
the	O
Thugs-4-Less	O
boss	O
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
Angela	O
having	O
been	O
bought	O
out	O
by	O
MegaCorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Clank	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Angela	O
fixes	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
broadcasts	O
a	O
signal	O
through	O
MegaCorp	O
's	O
TV	O
transponders	B-Architecture
,	O
neutralizing	O
the	O
Protopets	O
and	O
restoring	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
Bogon	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mid-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
Clank	O
and	O
Angela	O
hang	O
out	O
at	O
Clank	O
's	O
apartment	O
,	O
where	O
Angela	O
informs	O
them	O
that	O
Qwark	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
subject	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Crotchetizer	B-Application
"	O
at	O
MegaCorp	O
as	O
punishment	O
for	O
his	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
the	O
big	O
ideas	O
were	O
RPG	O
elements	O
(	O
like	O
weapon	O
upgrades	O
and	O
health	O
upgrades	O
)	O
,	O
spherical	O
planets	O
and	O
space	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
common	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
was	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
personality	O
of	O
Ratchet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sony	O
added	O
Going	O
Commando	O
to	O
their	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
similarly	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
list	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
games	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Everything	O
that	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
did	O
,	O
Going	O
Commando	O
does	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tweaks	O
and	O
additions	O
just	O
push	O
it	O
further	O
over	O
the	O
top.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Andy	O
McNamara	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
and	O
most	O
compelling	O
content	O
 [ Insomniac ] 	O
has	O
put	O
out	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
arena	B-Application
combat	O
and	O
racing	O
levels	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
and	O
Benjamin	O
Turner	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
surprising	O
how	O
fun	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
to	O
play	O
interstellar	O
gladiator.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
noticeable	O
in	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
a	O
statement	O
echoed	O
by	O
GameZone	O
when	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cut-scenes	O
"	O
represent	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
thought-out	O
and	O
gut-wrenchingly	O
funny	O
sequences	O
ever	O
witnessed	O
in	O
a	O
platforming	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
11th	O
place	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
2007	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
25	O
PS2	B-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
awarded	O
both	O
Going	O
Commando	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
award	O
for	O
November	O
2003	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
feature	O
to	O
cover	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
