PREVIEW: Ratchet & Clank Into The Nexus - 'Choose Your Weapon' Trailer

Previous weapons as well as new ones have been shown off in the latest trailer for the upcoming Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus, exclusively on PS3.

One of the staples of the Ratchet and Clank series are the weapons players can utilize, each game usually comes with some very distinctive weaponry - the Groovitron instantly comes to mind, which makes enemies stop attacking and dance away as long as their in the right distance of the spinning disco ball.

Well, it seems Into The Nexus is carrying on that tradition proudly - Sony have released a new trailer titled 'Choose Your Weapon', showcasing various weapons players will be able to use in the game. The video allows you to click on the weapons to skip to that specific part of the video demonstrating the weapon you chose, which Sony have called the "YouTube Wheel."

Netherbeast

This weapon literally is alive - players are able to launch the Netherbeast at enemies, making for an explosive attack, good for clearing out a group of enemies in one shot. 

Nightmare Box

After using the Nightmare Box, a large monster jumps out in turn scaring the surrounding enemies - after a while it will explode, dealing damage to anyone still standing.

Vortex Grenade

When thrown, a large black ball will float in sky sucking in any enemies and eventually bouncing them off the ball to cause a decent amount of damage.

Winterizer

This is that one weapon that stands out the most - the Winterizer will turn enemies within its target into a big fluffy Snowman, enabling the player for an easy kill shorly after.

Zurkons

Upon utilizing the Zurkons, a group of the little robot creature things will attack nearby enemies, whilst acting as an shield almost to Ratchet & Clank.

Netherblades

This weapon shoots out a series of blades that bounce of almost any environment, enabling a lot of damage, especially in small confined spaces filled with enemies.

James Stevenson, Community Lead of Insomniac Games has said:

"Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is coming your way in just a short couple of weeks. The game is an epilogue to the Future series, and is available on the PS Store for a price of $29.99 on November 12th. It'll also be available on a blu-ray disc at retail."

Europe will get the game just ten days later; November 22 and will retail around £19.99. Check out the trailer below.

NEWS: Ratchet and Clank Into the Nexus - Release Date Revealed/Pre-Order Bonus Details

Into the Nexus will conclude the series on PS3, with no plans of future games.

Senior Community Managet at Insomniac Games James Stevenson has revealed the official release date for Insomniacs upcoming title Ratchet and Clank: Into The Nexus through the EU PlayStation blog.

A release date is set for November 12 in both the US and Europe, retailing for £29.99/€29.99.

The game will be an epilogue, indicating a shorter game that will wrap up the "Future" series, Stevenson said:

"An eplogue to the Future games (Tools of Destruction, Quest For Booty, A Crack in Time), Ratchet & Clank: Nexus is packed with an all new-story, an all-new arsenal, and all-new dagets - and it's only €29.99."

So to not be mistaken, the game will serve as an epilogue to only the future series, not the entire series as a whole.

The official box art showing the loveable Ratchet & Clank.

We know the game will be considerably shorter than previous installments, which in my opinion were quite short already - in regards to this issue, Stevenson went on to say:

"The truth is, we relished this ability to tie a bow on the PS3 era of Ratchet with a shorter title. All of us love the Ratchet universe - and after 12 years developing the series, it feels like a very close friend.

We have a lot of stories to tell, some longer, some shorter. This one just felt right. It's a very polished self-contained return to the Ratchet adventures of yore."

Pre-order bonuses will be available at most known gaming/entertainment retailers, and will include a unique armour for Ratchet known as Pyronox Armour and will give players a 5% damage-reduction. A little more would have been nice, but the game itself should be incredibly fun like past installments.

Stevenson describes the armour as:

"Ratchet's Pyronox Armour is inspired by Gadgetron's popular Infernox Armour. This lightweight durable suit is for the fashion-concious adventurer. Besides granting a 5% damange-reduction, it also all but guarantees "Best-Dressed" awards at high-school reunions."

Ratchet's Pyronox Armour - with a name like that,
you'd have thought more fiery elements would be added.

Will we see more Ratchet on the PS4 in the future? I certaintly hope so, or maybe Insomniac will work on an entirely new series all together. Comment below and leave your thoughts.

FEATURE: The Games I'm Currently Playing - Volume 1!

Games include the 1992 SNES game Pocky & Rocky right up to the recently released Skyrim.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

System: PlayStation 3

I think this is on everyone's "now playing" list, picked it up yesterday on launch, got home equipped with energy drinks to keep me awake (I previously had 3 hours sleep the night before) and started playing the hell out of this game.

I've nearly clocked 12 hours in-game time, and in just that short amount of time, I've managed to do a lot of stuff that isn't even to do with the main quests at all - the sheer scope of this game is absolutely astonishing and I don't believe any game can beat it any time soon...unless Elder Scrolls VI came out tomorrow.

Like previous Elder Scrolls titles, the sense of freedom you get after the initial opening story sequence is immense and over-whelming; I sat there in my chair just wondering what should I do? - pursue the main quest, go in any direction of the world and see what happens, seek out side-quests, join a guild, and so on, there's just so many options, it's hard to never not do anything.

In the first 12 hours played, I've felt like I was in this massive immersive world with limitless things to do and I can't wait to play more tonight! I will be writing a full review once I've clocked at least 50 hours as I want a thorough review.

Resistance 3

System: PlayStation 3

In between my massive Skyrim sessions, I am finding myself playing Resistance 3 for the multiplayer, it's a nice break and relatively fun, when I popped in the disc, there was quite a large update for the game and it was definitely for the best

Online multiplayer has been updated quite a bit, there are maps that I've never played before in it, the experience system is a lot more generous now (I levelled up almost 3 times in one match), and something just feels generally better about the flow of the gameplay. Either way, I like it. A lot. 

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

System: PlayStation 3

I have actually finished this game recently, still a little confused about the ending cut-scene after the credits but I'll figure it out I'm sure.

However, I am still playing this game - I want to go back to each episode and collect any missing gems, weapon upgrades, etc that I missed the first time through, there are a lot of trials that need finishing too. 

Ratchet & Clank

System: PlayStation 2

I finally found a copy of this in a used-item shop for just 99p - an absolute bargain for such a classic (thank God these types of shops don't know how to price games properly).

I had always played this at a friends when it was first out (2002, maybe?) but never got around to actually finishing it so I decided for a game this cheap I can't go wrong, I'm about half way through it and I'm having a lot of fun - the game has aged very well with gameplay that flows perfectly.

Pocky & Rocky

System: Super Nintendo Entertainment System

This is actually a game that's part of my "SNES Alphabet-A-Thon" that I'm doing with a friend on Backloggery, in which we take turns picking a letter, choosing the game with that letter and then completing the game, then continuing onto the next letter.

Either way, this was his turn to choose and he chose a strange, yet very fun game - I'm currently only at the 2nd stage, and actually having problems getting past it, but I'm sure I'll persevere eventually. Definitely need to make time to carry on with this. Feature1