<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
in	O
most	O
PAL	O
countries	O
,	O
or	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Future	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	O
platform	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-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
following	O
spin-off	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Size	I-Application
Matters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
for	O
the	O
Future	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
support	O
DualShock	O
3	O
rumble	O
without	O
any	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
of	O
Destruction	O
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
primarily	O
a	O
shooter-platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
times	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
may	O
enter	O
free-fall	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Clank	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
;	O
during	O
these	O
periods	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
tilt	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
SIXAXIS	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
maneuver	O
Ratchet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tilt-sensing	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
SIXAXIS	B-Device
are	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
some	O
weapons	O
and	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Going	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
,	O
Deadlocked	B-Application
and	O
Size	O
Matters	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
arena	O
gameplay	O
area	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Fight	O
Festival	O
in	O
this	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
planet	O
Kerwan	O
,	O
in	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
are	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
hovercraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
Cragmite	O
egg	O
was	O
recovered	O
on	O
the	O
Lombax	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
Fastoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
young	O
Tachyon	O
learned	O
of	O
his	O
true	O
origins	O
,	O
he	O
raised	O
an	O
army	O
and	O
attacked	O
Fastoon	B-Application
in	O
a	O
genocidal	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacrificing	O
himself	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
the	O
guardian	O
sent	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Veldin	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Solana	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
fierce	O
battle	O
on	O
Fastoon	B-Application
,	O
Tachyon	O
offers	O
Ratchet	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
rejoin	O
his	O
fellow	O
Lombaxes	O
,	O
but	O
Ratchet	O
refuses	O
and	O
challenges	O
him	O
to	O
personal	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dimensionator	O
is	O
damaged	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
opening	O
a	O
black	O
hole	O
that	O
swallows	O
Tachyon	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
fix	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
3	O
cubits	O
hexagonal	O
washer	O
they	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
Plumber	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
shuts	O
down	O
for	O
good	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
friends	O
gather	O
around	O
him	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
silently	O
vows	O
to	O
rescue	O
Clank	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Booty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
next-gen	O
tech	O
demonstration	O
was	O
shown	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Insomniac	O
wanted	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
becoming	O
the	O
more	O
weapon-based	O
combat	O
game	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
and	O
Deadlocked	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Going	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
and	O
Up	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
unlock	O
weapons	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
using	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
has	O
it	O
supplanted	O
Going	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
thus	O
far	O
--	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
saying	O
a	O
lot	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
up	O
against	O
Oblivion	B-Application
,	O
Ninja	O
Gaiden	O
,	O
Warhawk	B-Application
and	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
very	O
own	O
previous	O
effort	O
,	O
Resistance	O
:	O
Fall	O
of	O
Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
weekly	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
podcast	O
,	O
they	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
they	O
've	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
TV	O
Awards	O
:	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
(	O
Won	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
placed	O
runner-up	O
for	O
various	O
awards	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
including	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
value	O
is	O
lower	O
than	O
other	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Warhawk	B-Application
and	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
both	O
which	O
broke	O
100,000	O
sales	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
outsold	O
Ratchet	O
:	O
Deadlocked'''s	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
sales	O
by	O
nearly	O
20,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
pirate-themed	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Booty	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
bought	O
on	O
a	O
disc	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
manual	O
and	O
box	O
,	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
fast	O
enough	O
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
use	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
