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PlayStation’s 25th Anniversary: Five best PS2 games of all-time

By Eric Chrisman

CHIBA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 20:An attendee walks past the PlayStation logo in the Sony Interactive Entertainment booth during the Tokyo Game Show 2018 on September 20, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. The Tokyo Game Show is held from September 20 to 23, 2018. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
CHIBA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 20:An attendee walks past the PlayStation logo in the Sony Interactive Entertainment booth during the Tokyo Game Show 2018 on September 20, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. The Tokyo Game Show is held from September 20 to 23, 2018. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) /
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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Getting its start on the PlayStation 2 but sadly lacking in the PS4 era (one game that was a half-hearted reboot that just kinda came and went), the Ratchet & Clank series made something that seemed somewhat impossible look easy and did it repeatedly. It managed to have a fun duo to play as, crazy weapons that were all useful and fun and a ton of great humor. It also somehow blended great platforming with intense weapon-based combat. All of this was featured in the very first game, but it really reached its zenith with Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, the third game in the series.

This third chapter introduces the best villain in the series, the wonderfully wacky Dr. Nefarious, and gives Captain Quark a real chance to shine. It has incredible levels with even wackier weapons.  There was even some really great multiplayer that basically everyone ignored, which seems to be the fate of most Sony exclusives that try to feature a strong single-player story component and a compelling multiplayer mode.

Regardless, Ratchet and Clank is one of the best series Sony has ever had a hand in and Up Your Arsenal is arguably the best in the franchise. It’s certainly the best PlayStation 2 entry.

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal was developed by Insomniac Games, the wonderful studio that also brought us Marvel’s Spider-Man on PlayStation 4. Sony recently acquired them, so who knows what else they’ve got up their sleeves.

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