also known as Ratchet & Clank - Gonggu Jeonsa Wigi Ilbal
PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in 2004
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✪ Reviewed on April 16, 2024
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Gonggu Jeonsa Wigi Ilbal is the Korean cut of Up Your Arsenal. Snappier action, addictive multiplayer and a turbo plot. The most spectacular R&C of the original trilogy.
Your verdict
Category
Action Adventure1 player7+
Split screen
Description
An Insomniac Games and Sony SCEA sequel released in 2004 (US), the third entry titled Up Your Arsenal in America. Ratchet joins the Galactic Rangers to stop Dr Nefarious and his anti-organic campaign. Arsenal expanded to 30+ evolving weapons, a new 4v4 online multiplayer mode for the franchise. The series' commercial peak.
Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
A colourful sci-fi universe worthy of a playable Pixar, zany weapons and varied planets bathed in light: everything overflows with graphic inventiveness. The roundness of the design and the technical fluidity compose a joyful, warm world. This visual generosity, polished and unbridled, showcases all of Insomniac's know-how.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
An endearing duo of heroes roams colourful planets armed with an ever more lunatic arsenal, between platforming, exploration and inventive gunfights. The variety of gadgets and the generosity of the settings deliver a constant, renewed pleasure. The ever-present humour and the impeccable handling are where the flavour lies. Colourful, clever and superbly crafted, a gleeful adventure.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Alternating platforming, exploration and gunfights while unlocking an ever more delirious arsenal sets up a loop where every new weapon revives the urge to pulverize everything. Gathering bolts and gadgets to treat yourself to the next toy feeds a constant progression. A few stretches repeat, but this humor, this variety and this generosity of weapons keep an immediate pull.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Travelling from planet to planet with wacky weapons unfolds an action-adventure brimming with gadgets, challenges and secrets to ferret out. The main quest is doubled by arenas, upgrades to unlock and a new game+ that pushes you to start over. That wealth of content, true to the series, earns the title a stubborn reputation as a polished adventure.
Technical info
💾3,3 GB📅02/11/2004
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal (PS2) price, value & rarity
Up Your Arsenal, the American title of the third Ratchet & Clank, the series' commercial peak and the first to bring 4v4 online multiplayer. Sold in volume on the US market, it stays common and cheap, with no scarcity. Its collector interest sits in this popularity-peak role and its pioneering online ambition, sought for the game rather than for a price.
Better with friends
A super-charged cousin of the platform-action game, whose multiplayer arenas pit fighters armed with outlandish gadgets. The competition is festive and chaotic: juggling wacky weapons, jetpacks and trap-laden terrain turns every round into gleeful mayhem. Colorful and accessible, it favors immediate fun over subtleties and guarantees hilarious reversals where no one stays in the lead for long.
Is Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2002 on PS2, Insomniac's first project launches one of the console's flagship series by marrying platforming, shooting and an arsenal of weapons as inventive as it is jubilant. The duo of the mechanic Ratchet and the robot Clank roams varied, colourful planets, gadget in hand, in an adventure of sustained pace. The sparkling art direction, the ever present humour and the escalating weapon power install an irresistible progression loop. The level design and the handling show a slight age against the sequels. A classic of action platforming, recommended for fans of the genre and for anyone curious about the saga's beginnings.
