PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank - Part 6 of 38

Now that we have the Swingshot, let's put it to the test!

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Outpost X11 - Aridia

Now that we have the Slingshot, it's back to Aridia.

Remember that area where we had to have the Swingshot in order to explore it? Well, we have the Swingshot now.

1:53 - But first, we're going to shoot down some ships in the sky at the start, now that we have the Blaster. If you shoot down three ships when they get close enough, you'll earn a Skill Point.

4:20 - Now for the Swingshot part.

Remember that you need to hold the Circle button to get to the Versa-Target and drop down at the other end, and that if you let go of the button in the middle of being carried away, you'll immediately drop.

Once again, green Versa-Targets just take you to one destination, while the yellow ones act as hooks that you can swing back and forth on as long as you have the Circle button held.

If you need to, you can reverse the camera controls in the Options menu. You can also control how quickly the camera moves when you move it around with the right analog stick.

7:15 - If you can get from the beginning of this section to the end of it without landing on any platforms for a brief respite, you can get a Skill Point. If you keep holding Right past the second yellow Versa-Target, you can get to all the hooks perfectly.

8:21 - At the end of the course, you'll get the Trespasser. This lets you get past some locked doors. However, if you also have the Heli-Pack upgrade at this point and float downwards, you can find another Gold Bolt.

As for the next door, you'll need to break through it with the Trespasser. Just stand on the Trespasser pad with the Trespasser equipped and press Circle to use it. From here, you can hack the lasers on the Invinco-Lock.

There are three circles: an inner circle, a middle circle and an outer circle. Each one has its own set of lasers, but there are also laser blockers that will keep lasers from hitting the receptors. You won't see the blockers until later on, though. The lasers are always aimed at the center of the lock. There are twelve positions that lasers can hit, much like hours on a clock, which makes these things easier to explain, especially when you go clockwise to number them all, treat the receptor on the top as "12 o'clock" and treat the receptor one at the very bottom as "6 o'clock."

For this one, you have one recepter at 12 o'clock, one at 4 o'clock and one at 8 o'clock. It doesn't matter which laser you use to hit which receptor, so this one is absolutely simple. Just use Up and Down on the D-Pad or left analog stick to switch between rings. The flashing ring is the one that you will currently be able to manipulate. From there, use Left or Right on the D-Pad or left stick From here, you can take an elevator all the way back to the beginning of the Swingshot area. You're done here. 

Controls

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

When hanging off platforms:

• Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move
• Forward+X: vault up
• Back+X: drop down

X: Jump and double jump

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

Triangle: quick select (hold and use in conjunction with the Control Pad or left stick to switch guns; menu can be customized in Quick Select on the pause menu

Select: Map

• Left stick/D-Pad: move map
• Right stick: Zoom in/out
• X: view missions
• Circle: play Infobot for planet
• L1: previous map
• R1: next map
• Triangle: Exit

Start: Pause menu

• Control Pad: select option
• X: confirm option choice

L1: tap to quickly center camera; hold for first-person view (hold button and use left stick or D-Pad to look around; let go of L1 to move camera back behind Ratchet)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• Circle: fire gun

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump (must have Heli-Pack upgrade)
• X (while running): long jump (must have Heli-Pack)

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend

Trespasser:

• D-Pad or Left Analog Stick:
• Up and Down: switch rings
• Left and Right: rotate rings
• Triangle: leave Invinco-Lock screen