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Secret Agent Clank

Action
Releases: 06.17.08
High Impact Games
SCEA
ESRB: E10+

Secret Agent Clank

Our favorite robot counter part finally gets the spotlight.

by Sarah Schutz

The Ratchet & Clank series has been adored by many since its PS2 days for its dry wit, vibrant animation and varied gameplay in all its gratuitous gadgetry. The most recent installment on the PS3: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is one of the best games released thus far on the PS3, demonstrating the Pixar-like cartoon animation capability of next gen consoles while many games are focusing on photorealism. The smaller robot in the duo, Clank, has always played a sidekick role, taking over only a few levels in each game, but always providing comic relief. We finally get a full dose of Clank in Secret Agent Clank for the PSP.

Secret Agent Clank plays mostly like a stealth platformer game in which Clank must set off to save his furry counterpart's reputation from unwarranted suspicion and guilt. While the stealth aspect of the game is anything but overly difficult and can be avoided easily, it adds a new feel to the gameplay we have come to love. The humor in the game remains, with Clank's sarcastic commentary as most everything, but the game still lacks the laugh-out-loud writing and storyline of the previous Ratchet & Clank games. While Clank's gameplay is varied, complete with its own new set of gadgetry, and you will get to play as other characters in assorted levels, the gameplay remains a bit repetitive. I was overly excited by the first few levels, but soon found the game to feel a bit repetitive and the new gameplay features a bit contrived. The game does, however, offer an additional portable dose for Ratchet & Clank fans and with its lighthearted ease, offers extensive replayability with the opportunity to play levels differently with the many gadgets and gameplay mechanics.

Secret Agent Clank succeeds in its effort to offer a unique platformer addendum to the series, but if you're like me and Clank has made all the previous games the witty masterpieces they were, you might find it doesn't quite live up to its portable potential. The game's definitely worth a whirl on your PSP, especially in our current dark days of PSP releases, but don't expect it to compare to its big screen counterparts.

More of the Clank we love in all his stealthy glory

Repetitive, lacking the bite of earlier games

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