<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Africa	O
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
in	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2004	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>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
manga	I-Application
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
Shinbo	O
Nomura	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
release	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
's	O
adventure	O
through	O
a	O
fictional	O
universe	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
robotic	O
villain	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Nefarious	O
,	O
who	O
intends	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
organic	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
such	O
as	O
Dr.	O
Nefarious	O
and	O
Sasha	O
,	O
a	O
Cazar	O
starship	O
captain	O
who	O
helps	O
Ratchet	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
are	O
introduced	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
offer	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
terminated	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2012	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
straying	O
further	O
from	O
a	O
classic	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
still	O
offers	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
features	O
of	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
mix	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
shooting	O
;	O
PGNx	O
Media	O
has	O
dubbed	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
combat-platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
melee	B-Application
and	O
long	O
range	O
combat	O
and	O
boasts	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
varied	O
arsenal	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
primary	O
features	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
primarily	O
used	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
10	O
gadgets	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
other	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clank	O
can	O
give	O
commands	O
to	O
smaller	O
robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
Gadgebots	O
to	O
perform	O
tasks	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
command	O
menu	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
attack	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
The	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Siege	B-Application
(	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
storms	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
base	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
power	O
core	O
inside	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
and	O
supports	O
voice	O
chat	O
through	O
a	O
PS2-compatible	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
a	O
Lombax	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Veldin	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
James	O
Arnold	O
Taylor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wields	O
a	O
wrench	O
as	O
a	O
melee	B-Application
weapon	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
large	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
chess	O
in	O
their	O
penthouse	O
in	O
the	O
Bogon	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
(	O
James	O
Arnold	O
Taylor	O
)	O
and	O
Clank	O
(	O
David	O
Kaye	O
)	O
receive	O
word	O
that	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
Veldin	B-Application
,	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
Tyhrranoids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
learn	O
that	O
Nefarious	O
has	O
constructed	O
a	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Biobliterator	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
any	O
information	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
find	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
produced	O
by	O
pop	O
star	O
Courtney	O
Gears	O
(	O
Melissa	O
Disney	O
)	O
(	O
a	O
robotic	O
parody	O
of	O
Britney	O
Spears	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
instructs	O
robots	B-Algorithm
to	O
destroy	O
organic	O
lifeforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aware	O
of	O
Clank	O
's	O
fame	O
as	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
"	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Nefarious	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
his	O
plan	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
all	O
organic	O
races	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
refuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ratchet	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
Gears	O
abducts	O
Skidd	O
and	O
turns	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiling	O
his	O
newly	O
completed	O
Biobliterator	O
,	O
Nefarious	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
turn	O
both	O
Metropolis	O
's	O
citizens	O
and	O
his	O
Tyhrranoid	O
soldiers	O
into	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
besting	O
the	O
clone	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
are	O
reunited	O
and	O
vow	O
to	O
stop	O
Nefarious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sasha	O
informs	O
them	O
that	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
more	O
advanced	O
,	O
Biobliterator	O
is	O
being	O
prepped	O
for	O
launch	O
at	O
Nefarious	O
's	O
main	O
command	O
center	O
on	O
planet	O
Mylon	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
locate	O
Nefarious	O
and	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
activates	O
the	O
Biobliterator	O
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
heavily	O
armed	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Nefarious	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Q-Force	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
attend	O
a	O
private	O
screening	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
holofilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Insomniac	O
Team	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
of	O
around	O
115	O
people	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
game	O
that	O
would	O
differ	O
significantly	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
almost	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
closely	O
with	O
Sony	O
and	O
listening	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
they	O
gathered	O
feedback	O
and	O
made	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
genres	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
elements	O
of	O
platform	O
,	O
action	B-Application
and	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
closely	O
tied	O
with	O
Insomniac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Jak	O
&	O
Daxter	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
are	O
in	O
similar	O
genres	O
;	O
each	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
series	O
 '	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
and	O
both	O
contain	O
references	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
games	O
festival	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
Siege	B-Application
mode	O
and	O
a	O
single-player	O
demo	O
were	O
available	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
com	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Edge	O
Magazine	O
featured	O
a	O
"	O
Time	O
Extend	O
"	O
article	O
on	O
Up	B-Application
your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
and	O
among	O
other	O
points	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2005	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
18th	O
on	O
their	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>
