PrinceWatercress plays Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Part 49 of 54

It's now time to go through the hoverboard races in Joba!

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In this entry, we're playing the remainder of the hoverboard races in Joba.

Challenge 2 is the Intermediate Circuit. This one is similar to the Amateur Circuit/Challenge 1, but the racers are a little smarter...if you're forced to deal with them.

Challenge 3 is the Joba Circuit. This time, all of the routes are open, and this is where you can take some alternate paths to get away from the other racers. This is also the first course where you can take the shortcut, which is here. Take a left after the first turbo boost on the shortcut to get the Nanotech Boost here.

Challenge 4 is the Assault Circuit. In this and Challenge 5, the enemies will finally start firing at you. For this challenge, you'll want to take advantage of every turbo boost, be it a pick-up or a ring, that you come across. If you get shot down, it will take a bit of effort to get back into first place, so you'll want to get first place as quickly as possible and use the turbo boosts to stay there.

Challenge 5 is the Expert Circuit, and you'll want to reach through this like you did Challenge 4. To be safe, I used the shortcut on all three laps, which really helped with keeping enemy racers at bay.

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)