Dual demo details: Ratchet follows Clank into A Crack in Time

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 20th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Sony's Playstation Blog announced today that the two expected Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time demos will hit the PSN over the next couple weeks. The first one, releasing this Thursday, is the Clank demo (he's the robot). Players will take the bucket of bolts with a destiny through the Great Clock, as he learns some "time-based abilities" for puzzle solving.

Next week will be Ratchet's turn to shake his money maker so you'll buy the game. Although the details are scarce as to what players will do in the demo, if we know anything about that lombax -- and after seven games, we certainly know plenty -- it'll involve blowing stuff up with crazy weaponry.

Gallery: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time

Tags: a-crack-in-time, demo, insomniac, psn, ratchet-and-clank, ratchet-and-clank-a-crack-in-time

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xxLUANCHYxx @ Oct 20th 2009 10:03PM

Cannot wait. I always loved Ratchet & Clank and the inside jokes.

Sly @ Oct 20th 2009 10:16PM

i miss the double entendre titles though. :'(

Solace @ Oct 20th 2009 10:47PM

Sly don't you get it though... A "Crack" in "Time" *giggles*

Leo161 @ Oct 20th 2009 10:53PM

Yeah, the original and Deadlocked were the only "boring" titles.

Sly @ Oct 20th 2009 11:05PM

quest for booty?

that just explains itself...

size matters?

same as above...

i still don't get crack in time though. it's not as obvious as the others. same with tools of destruction.

Solace @ Oct 20th 2009 11:09PM

A "CRACK" in "TIME" i mean it's pretty obvious I'm not going to say it though and "TOOLS" of "DESTRUCTION" that one is self explanatory

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 20th 2009 11:30PM

Ass crack.
There. I just saved you all several paragraphs of explaination.

Sly @ Oct 20th 2009 11:56PM

i was thinking more like the forward crack on chicks but whatever... and yeah, i get tools of destruction too. let me rephrase it: bring back the funny/clever double entendres like "up your arsenal".

Filthy Assistant @ Oct 21st 2009 12:25AM

This game was originally titled "Clockblockers", I think.

Also why put off the Ratchet demo until the game is already out?

Filthy Assistant @ Oct 21st 2009 12:26AM

Also I didn't like "Up Your Arsenal" because it had already been done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Tank

Ballistic H @ Oct 21st 2009 1:25AM

Originally titled/named "Clock Block". I miss those innuendo titles.

Ballistic H @ Oct 21st 2009 1:26AM

Btw, that cover looks like the cover of the movie Face/Off.

Jay [psn: jayrockslife] @ Oct 21st 2009 2:18AM

I'm looking forward to this game.
I played a demo in Target the other day... felt weird without clank on my back.

Markez (attempting to call me less of a man because i knew so much about pans) @ Oct 20th 2009 10:03PM

oh dear, one of the most sublime franchises of all time, oh my, *dabs up sweat*, I fell in love with you first on the PS2...

*faints*

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 20th 2009 10:07PM

Good thing I just finished off my first playthrough of Demon's Souls.
Ratchet & Clank and Borderlands will be welcome additions to my collection.

President Taco @ Oct 20th 2009 10:09PM

I love getting demos, and I can't friggin wait for these. Especially on the PSN; there are nowhere near as many demos as there should be.

SpaceFox @ Oct 20th 2009 10:16PM

I'm getting this for sure. I got 3 games with the ToysRUS B2G1 free sale and I'm trading in one of those for Crack in Time.

The demo is a sweet deal though, I enjoyed the Clank parts in ToD and they should be even better now. Love how he makes copies of his self to solve puzzles!

Sly @ Oct 20th 2009 10:16PM

can't wait to get some more ratchet & clank action. insomniac is one helluva dev.

MechaGamerX @ Oct 20th 2009 10:18PM

Now I have an image of Ratchet stark naked at a sleazy strip club shaking his bare furry ass because of that lat comment.

THANKS. ALOT. JACK. ASSES.

SpaceFox @ Oct 20th 2009 10:21PM

Oh gawd, I hadn't noticed that until you said it.

THANKS A LOT JACK ASS.

Clinton @ Oct 20th 2009 10:20PM

man, thats one of the game series that i miss being able to play, you really do miss out when you only got one console. i need a ps3

SpaceFox @ Oct 20th 2009 10:24PM

Yeah, at $300 I'd say it's worth getting now. Uncharted 2, Ratchet, God of War, Resistance, LBP, and the ton of other PS3 exclusives really make it worth owning.

I have 2 in my house, one's my dad's cause he needed a blu-ray player, and wanted his own PS3 so he could play GT5 when it came out without me bugging him. =P

Clinton @ Oct 20th 2009 11:02PM

yea but im not sure if i should get one cuz i havnt been playing games alot this year

Markez (attempting to call me less of a man because i knew so much about pans) @ Oct 20th 2009 10:29PM

I'd just like to point out on a somewhat complimentary note, that this is an absolutely fantastic franchise that absolutely isn't being milked. It has had plenty of games out now and I'm happy to see no one bleating this complaint. Great franchises just beget more games because they have a deservedly devoted fan base. On a recent article about Halo waypoint the argument seemed to come up a little bit. Fantastic franchises, that keep coming out with quality material are not milking them.

I have a handful of friends that still do nothing but play Halo 3. It has an incredible online/multiplayer community that still loves to play the game, and those that come after it. No foul there, folks.

Wardo @ Oct 20th 2009 10:37PM

I already have this game on reserve, bring it on!

Solace @ Oct 20th 2009 10:58PM

This will most likely end the Ratchet & Clank series on the PS3 in my opinion. I just have a feeling we wont see this franchise ever coming back for the PS3. I think Insomniac has to come up with something new for the series or they'll never bring it back either. They can't just keep shoving the same gameplay down our throats every year and they know that. I'll be owning every Ratchet & Clank game this Tuesday and I hope they've saved the best for last.

Sly @ Oct 20th 2009 11:06PM

it's definitely the end of R&C future, but there's no telling (yet) if it's the end of the franchise.

Marcus Carter @ Oct 20th 2009 11:39PM

2 words AWE-SOME!

Lekko @ Oct 21st 2009 2:43AM

already have my preorder paid off in full, just waiting on the release date.

My biggest worry isn't that they'll run out of things to do in the game, or run out of stories to tell, it's the worry that the'll get bored making the games over and over. I do like that they have Resistance to alternate between so they can keep things fresh for the dev team.

DomoBraden @ Oct 21st 2009 2:37PM

Sometimes I'm struck with an uncontrollable urge to give Ratchet a hug. DAMN YOU SCREEN, you've foiled my attempts at huggles for the last time!

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