PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 38 of 54

We don't do much in this entry, but what we do accomplish here lets us get that little bit closer to 100% completion.

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5:23 - There's an Infiltrator puzzle on the route to the left of where we start that we didn't solve. For this one, go up, up-right, right, up, down-right, right, up, up, right, down, right, down, right, and up-right. Your reward: a Nanotech Boost.

9:50 - At the Megacorp store in Oozla, go to where the curved wall is and climb up it with the Magneboots. The tube inside leads to a boss battle. Leap from lily pad to lily pad as this enemy approaches you. You don't want to be close enough for this thing to eat you, and you also don't want to go way too far, either, as that leads to this enemy submerging and re-appearing much closer to you. This enemy can also hit you with its arm and shoot down lily pads with its fireballs.

The Heavy Bouncer is a good weapon to use against this thing if you don't have any ultra-powerful weapons. If you run out of ammo on that, use the HK22. Beating this thing will net you the Box Breaker, which allows you to smash boxes close to you when you jump and strike with the wrench.

Once you get it, move around the Megacorp Store and use your newly earned ability all over every room. If you destroy everything, you'll get the message telling you that you got a Skill Point.

Skill Points:

Smash and Grab: In Oozla, break everything in the Megacorp Store. You'll need to get the Box Breaker from the boss battle inside the store that can be accessed with the Magneboots before you attempt this.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 37 of 54

We've taken one route on Smolg. Time to take the other.

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1:23 - Once you take the other route on Smog, you'll be going through one big maze. Use the Sheepinator on the crab enemies that show up, and if a large number of enemies come at you, use another weapon like the Heavy Bouncer.

4:31 - Well, that's one way to get bolts.

5:56 - Stand on the box while using the Dynamo to continue with this maze, then wall jump up the boxes. One side will have a Platinum Bolt you can float to.

7:40 - Once we drop down to this much wider area, the Sheepinator really comes in handy. It comes in so handy that is evolves into the Black Sheepinator, which produces black sheep that also explode when you hit them.

9:39 - Another Electrolyzer puzzle.

10:16 - We get a message from Angela Cross, who tells you to met her on her homeworld of Grelbin, as she still has her old ID badge, which can be of some use. You can now head to planet Grelbin.

11:51 - Bust out the Kilonoids, because after a grinding rail, you'll deal with your first of several flying robot enemies. Take care of them ASAP, as they can tear you apart.

13:58 - For the Infiltrator puzzle, go left, down-left, down-right, right, down, right, down-left, down-right, right, and up-right.

16:21 - This is one of three parts of the Hypnomatic, which we'll need to put together to get everything in the game.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 36 of 54

In this entry, we head to Smolg and take a path leading to something other than our main objective. Somehow, the Protopet has already been unleashed.

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4:30 - The platforms here fall when you land on them, so be ready to use the Swingshot. Also, the Sheepinator will help with the crab enemies on the other side, as well as a lot of the small enemies on the planet.

6:41 - Believe it or not, there is a Platinum Bot above this Levitator pad. It will take multiple tries to get this one, though, as it can be hard to gauge where you are in position to the platform.

16:10 - Approaching this Levitator pad will show you where to go next.

18:15 - You'll need to go back here to find the Levitator pad and get over these boxes. You may also need what's on the boxes, too.

20:56 - Unlike the other enemies, this one particular individual is more intelligent and refined. If you can give him 40,000 bolts for food, you'll get the coordinates for planet Damosel, where the Protopets are running amok.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 35 of 54

After going back to Boldan for some Platinum Bolts, we head back to Joba to try the Impossible Challenge again. This time, we pull it off.

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2:09 - It looks like nobody knows what happened to Captain Quark...speaking of which, where is the man? He's gonna show up if the game keeps mentioning him.

3:54 - I buy the Duraplate armor for the Impossible Challenge back on Joba.

6:35 - I could have gotten this Platinum Bolt on Boldan earlier. I get it now.

10:35 - Going back to where we got arrested, we can use the Swingshot to get another Platinum Bolt.

11:24 - This is where we're getting a Skill Point near the end of the Let's Play. And yes, it becomes as irritating as I expected it to be.

15:27 - Back to The Impossible Challenge...which we clear this time! Copy and paste time...

This is 60 straight rounds of enemy fighting, and there are a few rounds where you will be fighting on the walls above the arena, with the lava rocks not showing up until just past halfway, at round 36. Once that happens, stay on the move, get enemies to stand directly across from you, and let the lava rocks do the work instead of your guns.

Use the wrench on the creatures that charge towards you and hit them with the jump strike for double damage, and use the ammo crates whenever you see them to keep your ammo high. Watching your ammunition and knowing when to use your guns definitely helps, and fighting the enemies from a distance in a way that mitigates any potential damage also works wonders.

While it makes sense to come in here with maximum health, you don't necessarily need to do so, as having enough experience to gain another hit point and getting the health replenishment and the full-screen enemy wipeout that come with it can be a very big help.

You'll face the Megapede at the 60th and final round. You'll want to have a high amount of health and plenty of heavy weaponry when you finally take it on.

Skill Points:

That's Impossible: Complete "The Impossible Challenge" in the Joba Battle Arena.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 34 of 54

In this entry, we head to Snivelak to rescue Angela, but we find out that the Protopet is a lot larger than we realized.

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2:41 - If you can destroy fourteen ships that are flying around in Snivelak, you can get a Skill Point. I do this near the start and fall into the lava when shooting the ships ends up being harder than usual to reset the ships if need be.

6:07 - A Nanotech Boost is on the roof just after the first set of Swingshot targets. Be ready to bust out the Swingshot, as you'll definitely need it on Snivelak.

7:46 - The Dynamo targets activate these platforms you can stand on with the Magneboots.

8:46 - These planes give a good amount of experience for each one you shoot down.

9:57 - These pads allow you to jump great distances from one place to another.

11:06 - You can jump to the side here and follow the path for a Platinum Bolt. Be ready to use the Dynamo in mid-air to flip some platforms.

12:23 - The Vaporizer can make short work of these tanks. Use the Heavy Bouncer to finish off the soldiers.

14:16 - At this laser, stay back and let the Heavy Bouncer and HK22 do the work.

16:06 - Good thing we got all that experience for the health increase.

17:16 - A barrier! Once again, the Heavy Bouncer gets the job done. You'll then have some planes afterwards; use the Megaturret Glove to tear them apart.

20:04 - We face the leader of Thugs-4-Less. He has a giant robot. We don't. We'll have to jump from building to building and use the turrets to not only damage the robots, but also destroy the orbs that he constantly sends at you before they blow up on you like flying mines. You'll want to destroy all the orbs while destroying him or else you're taking damage. As mentioned in the video: "If you're seeing your health meter during all of this, you're doing it wrong."

After doing a certain amount of damage, the giant Thugs-4-Less robot will come at you and destroy the turret, and you'll have to look for another one. If the immediate area doesn't have turrets, you'll have to go back down to ground level and look for a jumping pad that takes you to the top of another building where you can find some fresh turrets.

If the giant Thugs-4-Less produces an orange laser while standing in front of you, that's another cue for you to press Triangle to get off the current turret and find another one. If the robot floats in the air, it is going to throw a ship at your turret to destroy it or fry the turret with missiles. You'll want to run away from the turret when that happens, too.

31:28 - After defeating the giant robot, you'll be able to rescue Angela, who gives you a message from the Thugs-4-Less leader mentioning an enormous supply of Protopets from Megacorp's distribution center which contains enough Protopets for the entire Bogon Galaxy. Angela then mentions that there is no time to get to Mr. Fizzwidget and that they must disrupt the distribution of the Protopets, and that she used to work in Megacorp's genetics division, where she was trying to fix the Protopet's flaws before Fizzwidget pushed up the release date. While Angela heads back to her home planet to get her Megacorp ID, you'll need to head to the distribution center. You'll get the coordinates to planet Smolg.

Skill Points:

Moving Violation: Shoot fourteen ships out of the sky on planet Snivelak.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 33 of 54

In today's episode, we head for Gorn to take the fight to Thugs-4-Less, then head back to Joba and see if we can conquer The Impossible Challenge.

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1:52 - As soon as they arrive on Gorn, Ratchet and Clank are under attack from the Thugs-4-Less fleet. 

2:38 - In the first challenge on Gorn, you'll be shooting down the Thugs-4-Less fleet. There are two big ships, and you'll need to aim at the biggest part of the ships in order to take them down.

4:01 - After the battle, you'll find out that Angela is not here and you'll get a message from the leader of Thugs-4-Less. The monitor behind him shows his exact location, and Clank makes note of this. You now have coordinates for planet Snivelak.

9:22 - We head back to the battle arena on Joba and go for The Impossible Challenge. This is 60 straight rounds of enemy fighting, and there are a few rounds where you will be fighting on the walls above the arena, with the lava rocks not showing up until just past halfway, at round 36. Once that happens, stay on the move, get enemies to stand directly across from you, and let the lava rocks do the work instead of your guns.

Use the wrench on the creatures that charge towards you and hit them with the jump strike for double damage, and use the ammo crates whenever you see them to keep your ammo high. Watching your ammunition and knowing when to use your guns definitely helps, and fighting the enemies from a distance in a way that mitigates any potential damage also works wonders.

While it makes sense to come in here with maximum health, you don't necessarily need to do so, as having enough experience to gain another hit point and getting the health replenishment and the full-screen enemy wipeout that come with it can be a very big help.

You'll face the Megapede at the 60th and final round. You'll want to have a high amount of health and plenty of heavy weaponry when you finally take it on. I don't win this time, but I come dreadfully close, and the bolts and experience that come from playing this challenge are a big help.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 32 of 54

Now that we're free, it's time to head back to Joba and complete some challenges for some more bolts.

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4:38 - We can now buy the Zodiac, which is a rather powerful weapon. We can also buy the Shield Charger, which acts as a temporary personal shield.

5:29 - The Damage Avoidance Challenge. As it says on the tin, you can't get hit, or the challenge is over.

During this challenge, the Synthenoids turn into the Killenoids, which last longer and do more damage. 

9:45 - The Hazard Cage Challenge. Once again, let the lava rocks do some of the work for you as you fight enemies on the walls.

During this challenge, the Bouncer becomes the Heavy Bouncer, which shoots out even bigger projectiles that cause even bigger, more devastating explosions.

11:27 - The timed challenge is back, and now that we've gotten some things evolved, we can do a lot more damage in less time. We just need to be efficient if we want to destroy 90 enemies in 90 seconds.

15:42 - The Megapede Challenge. Bust out the Megaturret Glove, Killenoids and HK22 for this one, and let the Megaturret Glove shot do some of the work while you avoid the orbs that track you and fire off shots with the HK22. As you whittle the Megapede down, it will get smaller and smaller, and you'll eventually defeat it.

18:03 - The Limited Weapon Challenge. This time around, you can only use the wrench. Remember that jumping and striking with the wrench does double damage, and that single strikes that are not part of a combo work best against the spiders and the spheres of doom.

20:35 - This time around, we're defeating the Megapede again, this time in three minutes or less. Our tactics from last time will tear this thing apart in less than two minutes.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 31 of 54

Time to bust out of prison...

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1:22 - The Hammer Bot. We'll need this guy to smash the containers with the electrical charges in order to spring Ratchet out.

2:19 - Have the Hammer Bot use the hammer on the see-saw to get in the vent.

3:01 - We have some Microbots to fight some enemies with in order to get the Hammer Bot back with us and open up the next section.

4:15 - Get to the elevator and get the Microbots to sic on the larger robots, as the larger enemies will definitely hit you.

5:41 - Hitting the switch to cause a power failure throughout part of the ship, which will free Ratchet and switch control over to him. From here, get to the weapons vendor and refill on weapons, then get rid of everyone who shoots at you.

7:27 - Playing with gravity, causing the enemies to fall sideways into the lava and die.

8:55 - You'll need to jump across these platforms to continue and switch back to Clank.

11:13 - Build another bridge and hover jump off the edge to reach the next area. It won't be long until you're Ratchet again.

13:28 - A new wrench, and more platforms.

14:04 - The Synthenoids are really useful against all the enemies here.

14:26 - Good thing we had a Synthenoid army with us here.

16:20 - More platforming.  We have two wall jumps before Ratchet and Clank reunite, but we're not done yet.

18:03 - Gliding down near your ship leads to the area's lone Platinum Bolt.

18:41 - This Levitator section leads to the plumber from the first game, who finds a Qwark action figure. For 20,000 bolts, you can buy it off of him and bring it to that guy on Todana.

22:17 - Another Infiltrator area. The solution is left, up-left, left, down-right, down-left, down, down-right, down, down, down-right and then up.

22:27 - We have some more Levitator segments here. Watch the white lasers while passing through. 

23:58 - We intercept a message from Angela Cross, who warns us that that Thugs-4-Less has returned from a Megacorp distribution center before getting caught. We now have coordinates for Planet Gorn as well as access to our ship again as soon as we hit the nearby switch.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 30 of 54

In this entry, we head to Boldan to look for Mr. Fizzwidget, but Thugs-4-Less are lying in wait for us...

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1:24 - As soon as we head to Boldan, we find out that Megacorp is the higher bidder, and that they have been hired to protect Mr. Fizzwidget due to recent safety concerns regarding the man. Also, not surprisingly, they're coming after us.

2:51 - New weapon! The Hoverbomb Gun allows you to fire a single floating bomb with the Circle button, and if you press Circle again, it explodes and takes out anyone dumb enough to be near the explosion. As cool as it is, just wait until it's evolved.

3:57 - Fun with the Levitator. This will allow us to open up a shortcut leading back to our ship, but we're going up the stairs once we do that.

4:59 - The floor panels are protective against the enemies. The Bouncer is a pretty good weapon to use here. Also, the little red chomper robots split into two smaller clones when you do enough damage to them, and you'll have to get rid of the clones as well.

7:09 - Use the Spiderbot to hit the switch and get this Platinum Bolt. 

9:12 - Don't forget to take the Nanotech Boost at the top of the fountain on the way there!

13:22 - Keep jumping and shooting on this elevator with the Bouncer in order to make getting rid of the enemies ahead easier. Afterward, use the cover to get to the next elevator.

17:12 - Two vendors! Here, you can buy the Duraplate Armor, which shields all the damage you take by 50%.

18:13 - You'll now be walking on the sides of buildings with the Gravity Boots while platforms open up revealing more enemies. The Synthenoids will be your friends here, especially when you get to the door leading to that trippy spiral floor you'll have to cross carefully.

19:35 - The Megaturret Glove will take care of the ground targets. 

21:41 - Two for one with the Vaporizer!

25:46 - At the end is an obvious robot Fizzwidget...and Thugs-4-Less, who use this to charge us fake charges of trying to assassinate the real Mr. Fizzwidget in order to send us to their own flying prison on Aranos.

27:31 - The female robot from earlier is back to help us escape. How she managed to get on the ship, one can only guess.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 29 of 54

This one ends up being shorter - and looking a lot easier - following minutes of recording and a bunch of videos. If you're going to do these challenges, prepare to be shot down...a lot.

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In this video, we head back to Barlow and complete the last two Hoverbike races.

Challenge 4 is the Assault Circuit. Unlike the first three Challenges, the enemies can actually attack you with the same weapons you've used against them, and it can really put a damper on your progress through the races unless you're in the top three. Prepare to be shot at a lot if you're going to complete these races in addition to placing first in both of them. Much like in Challenge 3, which Challenge 4 is very similar to, get the lead early, use all the boosts, and make sure you have the homing missile, which is the red weapon, so in case anybody gets in your way, you can get them out of it.

Challenge 5 is the Expert Circuit. It's much like Challenge 4, and you'll want to play this like you did that challenge. Just keep in mind that the enemies will be even more cutthroat. 

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 28 of 54

Now that we know more about the Protopet, let's continue to explore Todano!

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5:38 - Getting some weapon experience. To my amazement, quite a few enemies are gone.

7:58 - Entering the other area we have yet to go to. You can smash the security cameras for more bolts.

8:29 - Move the pillars into the barriers with the Tractor Beam to get past the barriers.

9:34 - The Inspectorbot is back! He's back for more puzzle fun after having seen him the first time in Maktar Nebula.

11:16 - This pillar has a bomb in it. Place it on the panel, then get away when the lights turn red so you don't get hit by the explosion.

14:01 - Going up to these conveyor belts and deploying a Spiderbot will allow us to get a Platinum Bolt.

15:23 - Almost forgot this! Back at the double energy field, you can make a staircase to get to another area where enemies with jetpacks will try to fight you.

16:37 - At the end, you'll meet a Captain Quark fanboy who is wanting a Captain Qwark figurine from the first game's galaxy. If you can get it to him, you can get the Armor Magnetizer which attracts bolts from further away.

17:44 - Next to him is another Platinum Bolt, and the last one we need to find for this planet.

19:03 - Now to solve this puzzle.

19:44 - Put the small bomb in the small platform and the big bomb in the big platform.

20:42 - Put the column on the conveyor belt for a moving safe spot away from the lasers.

21:35 - Same bomb puzzle as before, but now we have three different sizes for the bombs. Move the smaller ones to the side so you can move the big one.

23:16 - This time, you can ride the column across!

27:32 - At the end of this area is the Sheepinator, which works much like the Morpho Ray from the first game. The only difference is that enemies turn into sheep and not chickens.

29:38 - After saving and reloading, we go for another Skill Point that can be obtained by turning all the squirrels into sheep. For some reason, a few of the squirrels found the elevator. Afterwards, I grab more bolts to close the video out.

Skill Points: 

Try To Sleep: Turn all sixteen sheep in the beginning section of Todano into sheep with the Sheepinator.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 27 of 54

In this entry, we continue the story by heading to Todano...and what we learn is shocking.

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2:11 - New weapons! The bouncer shoots out a bouncing ball that, upon contact with an enemy, explodes into a bunch of smaller balls that bounce on the ground and explode on contact with the enemy. The explosions can do quite a bit of damage, but wait until this bad boy gets evolved. Also, the Hoverbomb shoots floating orbs that can do quite a bit of damage when they explode. 

3:00 - As the robots take a tour, there will be rabid squirrels ready to pounce on you - and the tourist robots - and rockets to destroy. If you destroy the four rockets at the starting area, you'll get a Skill Point for it. 

5:22 - At the end of the tour, wait for the robot Fizzwidget to head towards the wall for a Platinum Bolt. The tour also loops back to its beginning, so if you want to listen to robot Fizzwidget again, you can. 

8:52 - If all of the robot tourist make it through the tour without even one of them getting destroyed, you'll get a Skill Point.

11:42 - Electrolyzer time.

12:44 - You can smash the heads off all the posts here for bolts.

13:21 - The last rocket we destroyed actually lifted off...and it blows up here.

14:21 - For this Infiltrator puzzle, go up, up, down-left, left, down-left, down-left, down, down-right.

14:54 - The Bouncer in action. Watch out for the globes in the ground, as they will raise out of the ground and shoot out a ring of shocking electricity that goes a short distance, which you'll want to avoid.

17:23 - You'll need to use the Infiltrator here to call an elevator. For this, you'll want to go down, down-left, down, down, up-right, down, down-left, down, down-left, up, up-left, down, down, down. The elevator will lead to a Nanotech boost.

As for the next room, enemies will spawn in up to a certain point as you keep fighting inside of it, so be ready to use weapons that will take care of multiple enemies easily.

19:53 - Another Infiltrator section. For this one, go left, down, right, down, down, down-right, up, down-right, up.

20:36 - At the end, you'll get a message from the tall female Ratchet, whose name is Angela Cross. She will tell you that Thugs-4-Less has taken over her flying lab, now that someone has made them a better offer, and that the experiment is known as "the Protopet." You'll then get a video for the Protopet, which Megacorp is more or less dying to give away as a pet. Clank says that he and Ratchet must get to Mr. Fizzwidget and warn him. Angela mentions that Fizzwidget is on planet Bolden, but has misgivings about whether or not you will be able to get Fizzwidget to come to his senses.

23:18 - We'll be going here next time, but in the meantime, we can get some more bolts.

Skill Points:

Nothing To See Here: Destroy the four large rockets in the beginning area of Todano.

You're My Hero: Protect all ten tourists from squirrels in the beginning area of Todano so that they all get through a tour. Thankfully, you can get the tour to loop back to the beginning and try again, so you don't have to do this on the first shot.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 26 of 54

Now that we have the Gravity Boots, let's head back to Tabora and get some Raritanium.

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Now that we have the Gravity Boots, we can walk up metallic walkways. The first one we'll be walking up is in Tabora, and it leads to a mining machine! Triangle enters and exits, X accelerates, Circle reverses, Square drills, and L2 and R2 strafe.

Use the orange arrow at the top center, the map in the upper-left and the distance meter in the lower right to find out where all the Raritanium is. When the orange arrow goes somewhere and points down someplace, go there and hold Square to drill the Raritanium out. Use the gauge on the lower-right to see the Raritanium get pulled up. If you've destroyed all the enemies beforehand, this is a lot easier. Once you dig up all the Raritanium on the planet, you're done here, as the Raritanium here does not re-spawn.

There is also an energy bar on the bottom center in case enemies attack it. It doesn't come much into play for me very much here, since I've destroyed all of the enemies.

Also, the Chopper evolves into the Multi-Star in this video. When used, it splits into two smaller stars and does more damage when it hits an enemy.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 25 of 54

In this video, we start alternating between advancing the plot and going back to earlier areas to collect some stuff that we couldn't before.

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2:47 - As soon as we head to the Hrugis Cloud to meet Mr. Fizzwidget, we are under attack. We'll have to defeat the disposal facility's defenses.

3:31 - We'll have to destroy these six spinning turret discs that act as the defenses for this place in order to get out of this jam. Unfortunately, there's a repair droid that will repair these things, and our lasers aren't good enough. If you retry, the game reminds you that Slim Cognito's Ship Shack exists.

5:42 - Buy the Fusion Laser Cannons at Slim Cognito's. You're going to need them.

6:38 - This time, these turrets get destroyed. Afterwards, you'll find out from Fizzwidget that he could not make it and that he was at Megacorp's weapons facility. You'll then get the coordinates for Todano.

19:09 - That guy is just goin'.

20:03 - Remember that elevator shaft from Dobbo? Drop a Spiderbot in there to open a door with a Platinum Bolt behind it. 

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 24 of 54

It's time to take part in more of the Megacorp Games, evolve the Seeker Gun and get a Skill Point early.

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8:30 - The Amateur Circuit, the first of five hoverbike races in Joba and the easiest one. Watch out for the walls that dictate where you will be going at the beginning, and be careful with the boosts, as it an be easy to crash on this course.

I restart here a few times just to get a really good run. 

Winning this course will net you the Charge Boots, but if you can win in 2:27.0 or less, you can get the "How Fast Was That?" Skill Point, which is barely get in this video.

Double-tap R1 with the Charge Boots equipped to quickly dash for as long as you hold R1. You don't exactly stop on a dime with these, so be careful.

17:21 - From here, I start replaying some battles I've already . Here, I start busting out the Synthenoids and some other guns to destroy to get some experience.

22:16 - The Arachnoid Battle. Here, I bust out the Megaturret Glove and the Synthenoids to cause some heavy damage and win this battle fairly quickly.

Also, the Seeker Gun becomes the HK22 gun. This shoots three homing missiles instead of one.

Skill Points:

How Fast Was That?: Finish a race on the hoverbike course on Joba in 2:27.0 or less. You can get it in Challenge 3, but it is possible to get it in Challenge 1 if you know what you're doing.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 23 of 54

It's time to go back to advancing the story, so in this entry, we're heading to Joba.

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2:23 - Shooting twelve of these birds nets you a Skill Point. Also, there are quite a few lights and boxes you can destroy at the start for bolts.

4:38 - Two new weapons! The Plasma Coil lets you fry enemies with electricity, and the Spider-Bot Glove lets you shoot out a mechanical spider that you can control for thirty seconds and blow up near enemies.

7:02 - The Swingshot allows you to head to the hoverbike race in Joba. We'll do these later.

10:12 - You'll need to use the Dynamo on the outside and long jump to get to the Nanotech Boost.

12:51 - The turret. Get on it so you can easily mow down the enemies around you. The left stick moves and Circle fires. The turret can also get rid of some of the doors around here, which you'll need to do to progress. Also, while you're on the turret, you're invincible, so fire away with reckless abandon!

15:40 - Well, that's one way to get a skill point.

17:55 - Use the Swingshot here to fight your way to a Platinum Bolt.

20:08 - Use the Dynamo here for some Super Mario Bros.-style platforming.

25:20 - It's the guy with the RYNO from the first game? You'll need to give him 20,000 bolts for the Levitator, which allows you to levitate off Levitator Pads. Hold X to fly upwards. There is a gauge to the right, and when it runs out, you'll be falling to the abyss below.

Before heading to the next area, which leads to the Joba battle arena, go up the tower to the left for a Platinum Bolt.

28:59 - As soon as you enter the battle arena, you'll be fighting some enemies immediately. Some enemies will be familiar, but there will be some new ones as well as enemies from this planet showing up as well. Winning here will net you the Gravity Boots, which allows you to walk on magnetic surfaces.

34:00 - The Cage Match with the Infiltrator. Jump in the area with the blue lights to fight on the wall so the lava doesn't envelop you. From here, you can fight enemies on the wall. Watch out for the rocks rising up from the lava. If possible, allow them to smash the enemies for you. Winning here nets you the Infiltrator. It's much like the Trespasser from the first game, but unlike the first game, the Infiltrator puzzles are a little different.

37:07 - Here, you'll need to use the left analog stick to move along the paths and go to six points on the circuit. You only have a very short amount of time to complete the circuit and get through. For this one, you'll want to go left, down-right, down, up-right, right, up-right. From here, you can return to the start of Joba.

Skill Points:

Bye Bye Birdies: Shoot down twelve of the white birds flying around on Joba.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)

PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 22 of 54

In this entry, we spend some time taking on some challenges in the Feltzin System as well as on Barlow.

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2:39 - Challenge 4 in the Feltzin System is a race. You'll get a ton of bolts if you win, but if you go through the entire race without missing a ring, you'll get a Platinum Bolt at the end.

7:19 - Challenge 2 at the hoverbike races in Barlow is the Intermediate Circuit. I make this look easier than it is. It's not much different from Challenge 1.

10:55 - Challenge 3 at the Barlow races is the Vokovar Circuit. This time, the caves are open, and you can use the caves as a shortcut to save some time. There will be a shortcut to the right all of a sudden, and if you can take it and still hit the boost after you enter, you can reach a time of under 2:10.

13:21 - The winning run. Completing any of the races in under 2:10 will net you a Skill Point.

Skill Points:

Speed Demon: Get a time of 2:10 in the hoverbike race in Dobbo.

Controls:

As Ratchet:

Control Pad/Left Analog Stick: move

Right analog stick: move camera

X:

• Jump and double jump (hold button after double jump to use Heli-Pack or Thruster Pack)
• Wall jump (near certain walls)

Square: strike with wrench

Circle: pull out/shoot currently equipped gun

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 equipped weapons/items
• interrupt on-screen messages

Select: open map

Start: Pause menu

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

L1:

• center camera behind Ratchet (tap button to center)
• 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
• R1/R2: zoom in and out (Pulse Rifle only)

L2/R2: strafe (hold while moving)

L3: see health and Bolt totals

R1/R2: crouch (hold down)

• Square: wrench boomerang
• X: high jump
• long jump (hold crouch button and jump while running to perform)

R3: open map

In water:

• Square: dive and descend
• X: surface and ascend
• R1: accelerate with Hydro-Pack

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)