

Clank can control "Gadgebots", smaller robots similar to Clank, who perform certain actions for him. Occasionally, however, Clank becomes a playable character when Ratchet is unable to explore certain areas. Normally, Clank rides on Ratchet's back, acting as a jet-pack or similar device. Visible are the ammunition, health, and bolt counters at the top of the screen. Ratchet, with Clank on his back, using the Blaster. The game's health system, nanotech, starts at four health bubbles, but upgrades can be purchased, giving the player a total of eight hit points. There is also the option to buy "gold weapons", more powerful versions of existing weapons. After completing the game, the player may choose to enter "challenge mode", in which the game's difficulty level rises considerably, but all bolts and weapons acquired the first time are carried through. Vendors, which sell weapons and ammo, are situated at strategic points throughout levels. The player also needs to buy ammo for most weapons, but a small number can function without the need for ammo. These bolts can be found in crates, along with ammo, or dropped from defeated enemies. Weapons are either found, or can be bought with bolts, the game's form of currency. As missions are completed across the game's various planets, more weapons and gadgets become available, including the Blaster (automatic pistol), the Pyrociter (a flame-thrower), and the Suck Cannon (a weapon which sucks up smaller enemies and converts them into projectiles). The player begins the game with only two weapons the "OmniWrench 8000", a standard melee weapon with a variety of uses, and the Bomb Glove, a short-range grenade thrower. Up to 35 weapons and gadgets can be bought or found in the game. The player traverses diverse environments with a large collection of unusual gadgets and weapons, using them to defeat enemies and pass obstacles.

Gameplay In Ratchet & Clank, the main playable character is Ratchet, whom the player controls from a third-person perspective. Chad Einbinder as Resort Owner, R.Y.N.O.Neil Flynn as WaterWorker, Skid McMarx, Robot Lieutenant, Inventor, Foreman.Mona Marshal as Helpdesk Girl, Ed(wina), Qwark's Fitness Trainer.Kevin Michael Richardson as Drek, Commando, Announcer, Bouncer.Jim Ward as Captain Qwark, Deserter, Gadgetron CEO.David Kaye as Clank, Scrap Merchant, Bob, Blarg Scientist.The game was positively received by critics, praising the good graphics and variety of gameplay, although some criticism was aimed at the camera angles and the personalities of the protagonists. The game also includes several mini-games, such as racing or lock-picking, which the player must complete to proceed. The game offers a wide range of weapons and gadgets that the player must use to defeat numerous enemies and solve puzzles on a variety of different planets in the fictional "Solana" galaxy. Clank convinces Ratchet to help him in his quest to gain the help of the famous superhero Captain Qwark, but they soon discover that they must save the galaxy on their own. Clank discovers that the villainous Chairman Drek of the Blarg race plans to create a new planet for his species, destroying the galaxy in the process.

The game's plot opens with the anthromorphic character Ratchet meeting the robot Clank on his home planet. Released in 2002, it is the first game in the Ratchet & Clank series. Ratchet and Clank Ratchet & Clank is a 3D platformer/ shooter video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony.
