Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction - Review
Let's start with the graphics. For those of you with HDTV, the native resolution of R&C:ToD is 720p. The environments are stunning. Each layer of each level has a life of it's own. From the bushes to the sky, there is nothing on the gaming market that comes close. I wish there was another game that I could use as a comparison but there is not. The only fair comparison to use would be a Pixar movie so that's what I'll try to do. Using a rating scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I would give the Pixar movie CARS a 9.5, Ratatouille would get a 10, Toy Story gets an 8.2 and Ratchet: Tools gets a 9.5! The only video game that has life-like layers in the environment that are even close to R&C is Motorstorm and on the same rating scale Motorstorm would get a 4! Gears of War looks great but doesn't have 1/10th the depth of this game, that's how good it looks! As far as visuals go, the only thing that could make it better is if the Developers took the extra step and went ALL-OUT 1080p. If you need to find any negative about the graphics, that would be it... but you'd really, really be nit-picking.
The game play is phenomenal. I read a few reviews and they all seem to have experienced slight difficulty with the camera movement. I do admit that the camera can take a few minutes of game play to get use to, but after about one half of the first level it's not a problem. Other than that the game play is extremely fluid. Next, the script! Staying true to the underlying Comedic story lines of the previous R&C games, Tools of Destruction stays true to it's roots. Without spoiling it for you, let me just say that the main Villain is a laugh riot. The supporting characters as well as the main characters come across as funny as can be. There is definitely no shortage in the laugh department here.
In a Whole: So, if you decide to purchase R&C:ToD, what you'll have on your hands is a game that is Super Funny, Super Fun to play and a game that looks far better than you could possibly imagine. By far the best game on PS3 and quite possibly one of the best games of 2007, Period! Amazing! A Perfect 10!