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Review: As big fans of the first two in the series, my son & I rushed to buy Ratchet & Clank 3 for the Sony PlayStation 2 as soon as it came out. The basic premise is the same, but it's bigger and better than ever. Large free-roaming levels, weird and varied (but not scary) monsters, ridiculous weaponry, intriguing mini-games - it's all there. This is the 'family friendly, platform, third person shooter' genre at its very best. The story line is not too taxing, and *all* the characters from the first two games are back. The cut scenes and in-game dialogue (such as the tannoy announcements when back at 'base') are laugh-out-loud funny. Each level (planet) is just the right pitch. Not 'walk right through' easy and not 'stuck for hours' hard. Of course, when you get the powerful guns, the early levels appear easy - but this is great for building up experience points on your different weapons which may be needed later on at a hard planet. The game has a *huge* life-span as you return to the many planets trying to collect trophies, hard to find titanium bolts and skill points. Earn enough and unlock 'cheats' enabling you to play in different costumes or with different weapons. Don't throw away the old games either, as saved game entries on your memory card can be used to obtain discounts from the vendor or unlock weapons from the previous games. The game is also multi-tap and network adapter enabled. Our disk also contained a demo of Sly Racoon 2 (press all four shoulder buttons at start-up). My son & I spent most of the weekend fighting over whose turn it was to play. I've stayed up late trying to beat him to the end - it's been a long time since I've got that involved in a game. | 
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