Ratchet and Clank eventually defeat him after a long and hard battle. Qwark, persuaded by Otto, thinks Otto is his father and temporarily fights on his side. After Ratchet kills dozens of clones, Otto reveals that what Luna told them was a "(cheesy story)", and his real plan is to steal the intelligence of every being in the galaxy, using a special machine that transfers the intelligences from one being to another. Clank reveals that he did obtain the factory co-ordinates before being deactivated, and they head to a planet known as Quodrona. Ratchet uses his shrink ray to go inside Clank, meeting his internal security system, and they collaborate to eliminate the intruders and restart Clank's processor. After being tracked down and defeated on Dayni Moon, Luna reveals the clone plot to Ratchet and Clank and explains the Technomites are bitter for never receiving credit from the general population for their technological advances.Īfter defeating Luna, Clank tries to get the clone factory co-ordinates from Luna, but is infected with a computer virus and malfunctions, allowing the Technomite soldiers inside Luna to enter Clank. Emperor Otto Destruct, leader of the Technomites, has recognized Ratchet's potential and hopes to use his DNA to produce the ultimate soldier. Meanwhile, Ratchet's DNA was taken in order to produce an army of clones. On Kalidon, Ratchet is kidnapped by Luna, and Clank is left in a junkyard on Metalis, however Clank turns into a bigger Clank and sets off to destroy enemies and to save Ratchet. Ratchet allows him to use his ship's computer to aid in his search, in order to make him stop following them. Ratchet and Clank set out to save Luna and in the process, encounter Captain Qwark, who is attempting to find his birth parents. Although Ratchet is initially skeptical about their existence, Clank believes they do exist. Clank then stumbles upon a mysterious artifact from an ancient race, the Technomites. Shortly after they meet her, Luna is kidnapped by mysterious robots. While on a vacation on Pokitaru, Ratchet and Clank meet a little girl named Luna who is writing a school report on heroes. There are twenty Titanium Bolts to be found which can be used to buy skins for Ratchet. There are a total of twenty-five Skill Points in the game, which are gained by performing certain tasks, the only clue to which is the name of the particular Skill Point. Weapons can also be upgraded further by purchasing "Titan" versions. New sets of armor are available in Challenge Mode and there is a bolt multiplier feature included. To counter this, all weapons, armor and bolts acquired so far are carried through. Challenge mode is a harder version of the game, with tougher enemies. While still possible, you can choose to give yourself a challenge with this portion of the game. In normal mode, you only need 600 points. For example, the giant clank missions are skill points if you get a high enough score. Some skill points are harder to achieve because some of them upgrade. It is easier to get all 25 skill points before challenging Otto (again). When the player completes the game they can choose to enter "Challenge Mode", but you don't have to. Instead of buying armor from special vendors, as with games such as Going Commando, parts of armor are found in levels, and can be combined to make different suits, each with their own unique advantage, as well as additional protection. There is also a new system for acquiring armor. from previous games, additional skins can be unlocked on Secret Agent Clank if the player has a Size Matters save. Although there is no way to access weapons, etc. The main way to beat enemies is firepower, so bolts (which are used as currency) are an important criteria of the game. Some weapons and gadgets from previous games appear, such as the Hypershot, Bolt Grabber and R.Y.N.O.
Mods can be purchased for most weapons from Slim Cognito vendors. For example, the Lacerator is upgraded to the Dual Lacerators.
Similar to previous games in the series, this game contains a variety of weapons which can be upgraded. But the player may still play with Gadgebots in Clank Challenges. Clank returns as a playable character, and is again able to control a set of Gadgebots, smaller robots which can perform certain tasks for him, although this only occurs in one section of the game. Also, there are arena battles, but this time, the player plays as Clank in a variety of vehicles. However, this time, the player controls Giant Clank, rather than a ship. As with Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando, space combat is present.