Systems: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Release Dates: PSP: 2/13/07 (NA), 5/11/07 (EU), 5/24/07 (AUS), 6/28/07 (JP)
PS2: 3/11/08 (NA), 3/27/08 (EU), 3/28/08 (AUS), 7/3/08 (JP)
Developers: High Impact Games
A Rather Wacky Situation
Story: Ratchet and Clank are on vacation after their various heroic adventures. While on their vacation, a little girl talks to them and asks them to help her do a school report on heroes. After a while, robots show up and kidnap the little girl (named Luna), and Ratchet and Clank head off after them to save her. Along the way, they meet up with Captain Qwark who is looking for his actual parents. And so they drag him along to help save Luna. A Bite Sized Adventure
Gameplay: The gameplay is the same as the previous PS2 titles, now on a small screen (or still on a TV, which is what I’m playing). Ratchet can still do all the same things he could do: run, jump, glide with Clank, strafe and so on. There are of course, new weapons to choose from and purchase. There’s your typical gun and other kinds of weapons. There’s also a gadget that allows you to grow plants to use them to get through sections. In terms of the PS2 version, the gameplay seems more stiff than ever. Granted this is a PSP game blown up on a bigger screen. But seriously, it does feel more stiff and the camera is zoomed in on Ratchet so it can be hard to see what is up ahead.
Oh yeah, and space combat is back! Some transitions from planet to planet involves Clank becoming giant Clank and battling it out in space, similar to Going Commando.
Honestly, this really is a typical PS2 game, just downsized for PSP and then resized for PS2 again (kind of).
Rather Similar, Though Not as Clean
Graphics: All the models from the previous games make a return, but for some reason, they don’t look as good here. They look blurry and so do the environments. This isn’t really a good looking game, though I’m sure it looked better on the PSP. The models are also rather still. Ratchet doesn’t have any idle animations, making him looking very still. Still As Tuneful as Ever
Music: The music is still great though. It’s still very sci-fi sounding and awesome. It may not be as great as the other game’s soundtracks. But it’s still a pretty good soundtrack.Music is composed by David Bergeaud.
A Tiny Game to Enjoy?
Overall: Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters is alright. In terms of the PS2 version, it’s rather clunky and a little frustration. Though I’ve heard the PSP version is way much better, since the game was meant to be on that system. I don’t recommend the PS2 version, try getting it on the PSP, I’m sure it’s better.3 / 5