Saturday, June 19, 2021

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank - Part 32 of 38


We have yet another new planet to go to if we want to get the Hologuise. Before we can do that, we get to deal with bounty hunters, meet the voice of the game's hint system, and try to race through another rail grind section without getting hit.

Gadgetron Site - Kalebo III

When you head to Kalebo III, Drek sends his elite troops to Kalebo III to destroy Ratchet and Clank, and says that he does not care if Gadgetron's HQ is destroyed in the process.

The conveyor belts in the middle of the floor always move in the direction you want to go. If you go to one end of the belt, it will always take you to the other, and if you make it to the other, the conveyor belt will immediately switch directions.

Along the way, ships will show up and bounty hunters will come out of them. Take them out from a distance with the Devastator.

The circular robots from Gaspar that close to you and self-destruct are back. As before, take them out with the Walloper.

To the left of the Gadgetron Vendor is an elevator that takes you to a rail grind section. If you can get from beginning to end without taking any damage, you'll get a Skill Point. Much like the rail grind section in Eudora, this one will take plenty of tries to successfully pull off. Aside from mines as well as small mines and rings to jump over, there are also train cars that will move towards you.

There are also two switches in the rail grind section that you will have to hit with your wrench. If you can hit them, you'll be able to open up an alternate path leading to a Gold Bolt. On this path, be ready to swing your wrench at the robots that will get in your way so you don't run into them.

At the end of the rail grind section, you'll meet the robot who is the voice for all the hints and information from Gadgetron that you've been hearing all throughout the game. She will secret hand you a Map-O-Matic. With this item, you'll be able to find secret areas on planets where you have yet to find them all. Any secret areas you have yet to find will be in highlighted in green on the map of the current planet you are on. You can use this to find all the Gold Bolts.

Below the entrance to the Gadgetron office is a teleporter. If you step on it, you'll find the Gadgetron break room, which is full of chickens and contains a Gold Bolt. Not surprisingly, if you access the map as soon as you get the Map-O-Matic, you'll find it.

Controls

As Ratchet: 

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
  • R1: stomp (must have Thruster-Pack)
Square: strike with wrench
Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun/use gadget
Triangle:
  • quick select (hold and use in conjunction with Control Pad or left stick to switch guns; menu can be customized in Quick Select on the pause menu
  • double tap to switch between two most recently used Circle button weapons/gadgets

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
  • Left+X or Right+X: side somersault
  • Down+X: backflip
  • X (while running): long jump (must have Heli-Pack/Thruster-Pack)
  • X: high jump (must have Heli-Pack/Thruster-Pack)
  • Double tap: hover (must have Thruster-Pack equipped)
    • L2: strafe left (while hovering)
    • R2: strafe right (while hovering)
    • X: exit hover mode (while hovering)

In water:
  • Square: dive and descend
  • X: surface and ascend
  • R1: turbojets (must have Hydro-Pack)

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

As Clank:

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

Square: punch
X: Jump (press and hold in the middle of a jump to glide with Heli-Pack)
Triangle: command menu (hold and use in conjunction with Control Pad or left analog stick to choose commands)

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