History VideoGame / RatchetAndClankSizeMatters

The fifth-developed game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the Platform/PlayStation2, and (technically) the fifth game in the mainline series. It is the first of the two PSP games in the series developed by Creator/HighImpactGames.

The fifth-developed game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, and (technically) the fifth game in the mainline series. It is the first of the two PSP games in the series developed by Creator/HighImpactGames.

--> '''Ratchet:''' ''No one'' messes with me like this.

* SeriesContinuityError: Qwark's mother is alive in ''Up Your Arsenal''.

* SelfImposedChallenge: As usual for the series, beating the game using only the wrench.

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[[caption-width-right:230:[[{{Tagline}} Small Enemies. Big Trouble.]]]]

-> '''Clank:''' "This does not seem right. It has been too easy."\\
'''Ratchet:''' "Easy?! How's about I ride on ''your'' back while you do all the fighting?"\\
'''Clank:''' "I mean if the Technomites want to stay hidden, they are making it awfully easy for us to find them."

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The fifth-developed game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It is the first of the two spin-off games in the series, released by Creator/HighImpactGames.

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[[caption-width-right:200:[[{{Tagline}} Small enemies, big trouble.]]]]

'''Clanl:''' "I mean if the Technomites want to stay hidden, they are making it awfully easy for us to find them."

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[[caption-width-right:160:Small enemies, big trouble.]]

It revolves around a [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrinking device]], a kidnapped child, as well as Captain Qwark trying to find his lost parents.

%%* IncredibleShrinkingMan

The 5th game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It is the first of the two spin-off games in the series, released by Creator/HighImpactGames.

* CanonDiscontinuity: [[http://www.insomniacgames.com/community/showthread.php?56339-Did-Insomniac-Ever-Outright-Confirm-SM-and-SAC-Were-Non-Canon&p=1421220&viewfull=1#post1421220 Insomniac Games confirmed]] that this game and ''Secret Agent Clank'' are non-canon to the main games. ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankIntoTheNexus Into the Nexus]]'' likewise ignores mentioning both games in the Insomniac Museum.
-->"We have always treated them as non-canon while making our games. However, he have done joke nods to them."
** The game is canon in the Japanese version, however.

* AcidTripDimension: Dreamtime. Let's see, you have Flying Needles and Captain Qwark masked as doctor and throwing'' chainsaws'' at you as enemies, location combines Pokitaru, Veldin, Endako, precisely Megapolis, and some other locations, there are bolt crates that have fourth of their usual size, mirrors from which enemies fly (and if you shatter it, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero instead of one enemy flying from entire mirror there will be enemy flying from each shard]]), eyeballs with literal red glare that will [[OneHitKO kill you]] if you're spot, Sprout-O-Matic plants having head of Qwark that transforms into swingshot target once swung off, and finally [[spoiler: The boss fight against Giant Clank whose attacks generate waves of butterflies (that still damage you)]]. And background isn't less trippy either, with green void full of floating 2D sprites of previous [[BigBad Big Bads]] and some other characters.

* EnfantTerrible: It's not everyday that you get to fight [[spoiler: an evil robot built to resemble an innocent young girl...]].

* NewGamePlus: Of course. But to get everything, you have to go through the game ''three times'', as the Hyperborean and Chameleon armor pieces only appear in the first and second Challenge Mode playthroughs, respectively.

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* NewGamePlus: Of course. But to get everything, you have to go through the game ''three times''.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Ratchet. His personality in this game is similar to the one in the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank first game]], especially during the first 1/3 of the game.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Ratchet, as he wears his outfit from the first game. He can use a shirt later in the game.

The 5th game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It is the first of the two spin-off games in the series, released by High Impact Games, and is infamous for its [[CallBack call-backs]] to the original trilogy.

The 5th game in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series and first on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], later ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It is the first of the two spin-off games in the series, released by High Impact Games, and is infamous for it's call-backs to the original trilogy.

* AcidTripDimension: Dreamtime. Let's see, you have Flying Needles and Captain Quark masked as doctor and throwing'' chainsaws'' at you as enemies, location combines Pokitaru, Veldin, Endako, precisely Megapolis, and some other locations, there are bolt crates that have fourth of their usual size, mirrors from which enemies fly (and if you shatter it, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero instead of one enemy flying from entire mirror there will be enemy flying from each shard]]), Eyeballs with literal red glare that will [[OneHitKO kill you]] if you're spot, Sprout-O-Matic plants having head of Quark that transforms into swingshot target once swung off, and finally [[spoiler: The boss fight against Giant Clank whose attacks generate waves of butterflies (that still damage you)]].