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)