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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Ratchet and Clank return as heroes for hire in Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, the second game in this action platforming franchise.There are 18 entirely new weapons, as well as five weapons from the first…

90 11 November 2003

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is an adventure developed by Insomniac Games, released 11 November 2003 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 10.5 hrs to finish.

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What Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is an adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and released in 2003. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Having defeated Chairman Drek in their last intergalactic adventure, Ratchet and Clank find themselves returning to a more sedate lifestyle. That is, until they are approached by Abercrombie Fizzwidget, the CRO of Megacorp, who needs the duo to track down the company’s most promising experimental project, which has been stolen by a mysterious masked figure. Initially, the mission seemed like a Sunday stroll in the park, but we soon find our heroes entangled in a colossal struggle for control of the galaxy. Along the way, the duo unleashes some of the coolest weapons and gadgets ever invented upon the most dangerous foes they have ever faced. Ratchet and Clanks set out to destroy anything…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ratchet & Clank series

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is the second of 32 entries we hold in the Ratchet & Clank series. It arrived a year after Ratchet & Clank. The next entry was Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal in 2004. Its critic score of 90 is 14 points above the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction at 92.

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How it was received

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 190 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10.5 hrs.

What it launched against

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando launched on 11 November 2003, within three weeks of Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando — frequently asked questions

When did Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando come out?
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando was released on 11 November 2003 for PlayStation 2.
How long does it take to beat Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando?
The main story of Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando takes around 10.5 hrs.

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