<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
is	O
a	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
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
precedes	O
Going	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
anthropomorphic	O
character	O
Ratchet	O
meeting	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
Clank	O
on	O
his	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
Veldin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourteen	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
theaters	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Application
4	I-Application
reimagining	I-Application
based	O
on	O
that	O
work	O
released	O
earlier	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
first-person	O
mode	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
surroundings	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
weapons	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
OmniWrench	O
8000	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
melee	B-Application
weapon	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
uses	O
such	O
as	O
interacting	O
with	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Bomb	O
Glove	O
,	O
a	O
short-range	O
grenade	O
thrower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
missions	O
are	O
completed	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
planets	O
,	O
more	O
weapons	O
and	O
gadgets	O
become	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Blaster	O
,	O
an	O
automatic	O
pistol	O
;	O
the	O
Pyrocitor	B-Application
,	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Suck	O
Cannon	O
,	O
a	O
vacuum	O
gun	O
,	O
which	O
sucks	O
up	O
smaller	O
enemies	O
and	O
converts	O
them	O
into	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OmniWrench	O
remains	O
the	O
standard	O
melee	B-Application
weapon	O
for	O
close	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
button	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
other	O
weapons	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
secondary	O
weaponry	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
equipped	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
all	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clank	O
can	O
control	O
"	O
Gadgebots	O
"	O
,	O
smaller	O
robots	B-Algorithm
similar	O
to	O
Clank	O
,	O
who	O
perform	O
certain	O
actions	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
warbot	O
factory	O
on	O
planet	O
Quartu	O
,	O
a	O
defective	O
but	O
intelligent	O
robot	B-Algorithm
escapes	O
and	O
crash-lands	O
on	O
Veldin	B-Application
,	O
the	O
homeworld	O
of	O
the	O
mechanic	O
Ratchet	O
(	O
Mikey	O
Kelley	O
)	O
(	O
a	O
feline-like	O
humanoid	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Lombax	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
awaking	O
,	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Clank	O
"	O
(	O
David	O
Kaye	O
)	O
,	O
reveals	O
to	O
Ratchet	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
Chairman	O
Drek	O
(	O
Kevin	O
Michael	O
Richardson	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
corrupt	O
Blargian	O
business	O
tycoon	O
who	O
harvests	O
inhabited	O
planets	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
for	O
his	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Blarg	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
theirs	O
having	O
been	O
overpopulated	O
and	O
severely	O
polluted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
seek	O
to	O
enlist	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Captain	O
Qwark	O
(	O
Jim	O
Ward	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Solana	O
Galaxy	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
superhero/celebrity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
locate	O
Qwark	O
in	O
his	O
trailer	O
on	O
Planet	O
Rilgar	O
,	O
they	O
agree	O
to	O
meet	O
him	O
at	O
Qwark	O
's	O
private	O
headquarters	O
on	O
Umbris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
surviving	O
his	O
obstacle	O
course	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
are	O
betrayed	O
by	O
Qwark	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
for	O
Drek	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
highly	O
paid	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
the	O
Chairman	O
's	O
new	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
duo	O
does	O
not	O
interfere	O
in	O
Drek	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
engages	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
grueling	O
space	O
battle	O
that	O
ends	O
with	O
Qwark	O
being	O
shot	O
down	O
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
leaving	O
in	O
satisfaction	O
,	O
their	O
vengeance	O
finally	O
laid	O
to	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
fly	O
to	O
Quartu	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
about	O
the	O
Blarg	O
's	O
next	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
realizing	O
that	O
Drek	O
intends	O
to	O
destroy	O
Veldin	B-Application
with	O
a	O
planet-destroying	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Deplanetizer	B-Application
and	O
allow	O
his	O
already-completed	O
planet	O
to	O
take	O
its	O
place	O
of	O
orbit	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
swears	O
revenge	O
on	O
Drek	O
for	O
his	O
mercilessness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blarg	O
and	O
Drek	O
are	O
pursued	O
to	O
Veldin	B-Application
by	O
a	O
vengeful	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
a	O
vicious	O
battle	O
ensues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
fight	O
reaches	O
the	O
Deplanetizer	B-Application
,	O
Drek	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
polluted	O
the	O
Blargian	O
homeworld	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
so	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
profit	O
from	O
creating	O
and	O
selling	O
the	O
artificial	O
planet	O
to	O
the	O
Blarg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	O
launches	O
Drek	O
to	O
his	O
new	O
planet	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
destroyed	O
when	O
Ratchet	O
fires	O
the	O
Deplanetizer	B-Application
at	O
it	O
,	O
killing	O
Drek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chunks	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
begin	O
to	O
hit	O
Veldin	B-Application
causing	O
the	O
duo	O
to	O
nearly	O
fall	O
to	O
their	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Qwark	O
advertises	O
his	O
"	O
Personal	O
Hygienator	O
"	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
's	O
disgust	O
and	O
discomfort	O
,	O
as	O
Clank	O
turns	O
off	O
the	O
Holovision	O
(	O
TV	O
)	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Insomniac	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
game	O
codenamed	O
I5	O
(	O
Insomniac	O
game	O
#5	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
idea	O
by	O
Brian	O
Hastings	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
space-traveling	O
reptile	O
alien	O
who	O
would	O
collect	O
various	O
weapons	O
as	O
he	O
progressed	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
final	O
form	O
was	O
decided	O
upon	O
after	O
Insomniac	O
considered	O
a	O
space	O
lizard	O
with	O
a	O
tail	O
and	O
various	O
terrestrial	O
creatures	O
,	O
including	O
dogs	O
and	O
rats	O
;	O
feline	O
features	O
stood	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
associated	O
sense	O
of	O
agility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
early	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
three	O
small	O
robots	B-Algorithm
attached	O
to	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
perform	O
different	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
realized	O
that	O
having	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
was	O
both	O
complicated	O
and	O
created	O
confusion	O
about	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
appearance	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
have	O
only	O
one	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
Clank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
I5	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
asked	O
Insomniac	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
sharing	O
the	O
game	O
technology	O
used	O
in	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
asking	O
that	O
Insomniac	O
in	O
turn	O
share	O
with	O
them	O
any	O
improvements	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
agreed	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
engine	O
technology	O
being	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
important	O
renderers	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
Sony	O
added	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
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
when	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
similarly	O
added	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$31	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
49th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
reached	O
4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
simple	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
,	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
;	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Going	O
berserk	O
with	O
your	O
giant	O
ratchet	O
...	O
is	O
seriously	O
satisfying	O
...	O
Every	O
time	O
you	O
thump	O
an	O
enemy	O
with	O
the	O
hefty	O
tool	O
,	O
it	O
looks	O
,	O
sounds	O
and	O
feels	O
remarkably	O
solid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
;	O
it	O
later	O
won	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Technical	O
)	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplanet	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
Quite	O
simply	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
platform	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
right	O
now	O
and	O
possibly	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
on	O
any	O
format	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
specifically	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
background	O
designs	O
as	O
being	O
high-quality	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-done	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
"	O
purposefully	O
comic	O
and	O
somewhat	O
sophisticated	O
"	O
in	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
hard	O
to	O
form	O
an	O
emotional	O
bond	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clanks	I-Application
main	O
characters	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Ratchet	O
is	O
"	O
your	O
typical	O
teenager	O
...	O
who	O
desires	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
excitement	O
and	O
adventure	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Clank	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
stereotypical	O
intellectual	O
;	O
stuffy	O
and	O
almost	O
prudish	O
to	O
a	O
fault	O
"	O
,	O
feeling	O
instead	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
from	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
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were	O
"	O
infinitely	O
more	O
likeable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
re-imagined	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
remaking	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
if	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
were	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
