<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Into	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
elements	O
of	O
previous	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
strafing	O
,	O
gunplay	O
,	O
collection	O
of	O
bolts	O
,	O
automatic	O
weapon	O
and	O
health	O
upgrades	O
,	O
manual	O
Raritanium	O
weapon	O
upgrading	O
and	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
to	O
the	O
series	B-Application
the	O
concept	O
of	O
real-time	O
near	O
instantaneous	O
travel	O
between	O
different	O
areas	O
,	O
planets	O
and	O
other	O
worlds	O
within	O
gameplay	O
scenes	O
via	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
inter-dimensional	O
portals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
recover	O
the	O
Dimensional	O
Map	O
but	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Emperor	O
Nefarious	O
and	O
banished	O
through	O
a	O
rift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
alone	O
,	O
Rivet	O
heads	O
for	O
the	O
prison	O
facility	O
Emperor	O
Nefarious	O
has	O
banished	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
enemies	O
to	O
and	O
stages	O
a	O
prison	O
break	O
,	O
freeing	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Resistance	O
regroups	O
,	O
Emperor	O
Nefarious	O
announces	O
that	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
start	O
invading	O
other	O
dimensions	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
's	O
home	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
destroy	O
Emperor	O
Nefarious	O
 '	O
giant	O
power	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
Kit	O
returns	O
to	O
hold	O
his	O
forces	O
at	O
bay	O
while	O
Rivet	O
confronts	O
Emperor	O
Nefarious	O
personally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
exclusive	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
where	O
development	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
the	O
secondary	O
team	O
in	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
entire	O
team	O
from	O
both	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
features	O
a	O
full-length	O
,	O
stand-alone	O
storyline	O
that	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
veterans	O
and	O
newcomers	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
while	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
both	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Into	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2016	O
reboot	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
Games	O
received	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
development	O
kits	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
development	O
cycle	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
promptly	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
conceptualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Director	O
Marcus	O
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
initially	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
confronted	O
with	O
the	O
quandary	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
appealing	O
to	O
both	O
long-running	O
series	B-Application
fans	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
who	O
may	O
have	O
not	O
even	O
been	O
born	O
when	O
the	O
last	B-Application
full-length	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
ideas	O
for	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
came	O
about	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
multiple	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
possibilities	O
offered	O
by	O
improvements	O
made	O
in	O
next-gen	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
,	O
Mike	O
Daly	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
knew	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
PS5	B-Device
exclusive	O
and	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
that	O
fact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
ease	O
up	O
of	O
workflows	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
's	O
custom-designed	O
SSD	B-Device
,	O
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
utilizes	O
dimensions	O
and	O
dimensional	O
rifts	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
without	O
the	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
drive	I-Device
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
"	O
further	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
screamingly	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
curiosity	O
was	O
piqued	O
by	O
the	O
question	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
would	O
a	O
different	O
dimension	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
be	O
like	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
building	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
traversal	O
mechanics	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
learning	O
opportunity	O
for	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
to	O
leverage	O
their	O
experiences	O
from	O
past	O
titles	O
they	O
have	O
developed	O
,	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
and	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
traversal	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
lessons	O
that	O
we	O
learned	O
from	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
whereas	O
we	O
might	O
’ve	O
just	O
had	O
a	O
hook	O
shot	O
somewhere	O
,	O
now	O
we	O
’re	O
having	O
areas	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
Hook	O
Shot	O
and	O
then	O
use	O
Phantom	O
Dash	O
and	O
then	O
wall	O
run	O
and	O
then	O
rift	O
tether	O
and	O
it	O
flows	O
together	O
really	O
nicely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
later	O
recruited	O
voice	O
actress	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
voiced	O
the	O
female	O
Commander	O
Shepard	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Ward	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
voiced	O
Captain	O
Qwark	O
since	O
the	O
series	B-Application
's	O
inception	O
,	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
reprise	O
his	O
role	O
for	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
due	O
to	O
his	O
declining	O
health	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
diagnosed	O
with	O
both	O
a	O
precocious	O
form	O
of	O
Alzheimer	O
's	O
disease	O
and	O
COVID-19	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Scott	O
Whyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
launch	O
day	O
patch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
4K-resolution	B-Architecture
Fidelity	O
mode	O
running	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
two	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
modes	O
,	O
dubbed	O
as	O
"	O
Performance	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Performance	O
Ray-Tracing	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
base	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
,	O
Tempest	O
Engine	O
and	O
dedicated	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
hardware	I-Algorithm
to	O
support	O
advanced	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
spatial	I-Application
audio	I-Application
and	O
real-time	B-Algorithm
ray	I-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
effects	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
custom	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
enables	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
NPCs	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
objects	O
within	O
gameplay	O
scenes	O
than	O
prior	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
features	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
composed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Mark	O
Mothersbaugh	O
and	O
Wataru	O
Hokoyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
reveal	O
stream	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
edition	O
includes	O
a	O
graphically	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Carbonox	O
armor	O
from	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Pixelizer	O
weapon	O
from	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
how	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
reduced	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
utilized	O
the	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
glowing	O
review	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Gilliam	O
from	O
Polygon	O
wrote	O
that	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
an	O
impressive	O
game	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Steve	O
Watts	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
outstanding	O
game	O
presentation	O
,	O
inventive	O
weaponry	O
and	O
smooth	O
controls	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
is	O
flashy	O
and	O
technically	O
impressive	O
without	O
feeling	O
self-important.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
became	O
the	O
second	O
biggest	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
behind	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
from	I-Application
2016	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
also	O
had	O
the	O
second	O
biggest	O
physical	O
launch	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
behind	O
another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
,	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Morales	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
14,663	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rift	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
bestselling	O
video	O
game	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
