About Ratchet and Clank..

Ratchet and Clank is a series of platform/shooter video games that started on the Playstation 2 console and has been adapted to all other Playstation machines since.

The games are set in a sci-fi universe and have a focus on character and outlandish weaponry and gadgets. The main characters are a raccoon-squirrel-lookin mechanic called Ratchet and his trusty Robot sidekick Clank.

The games feature a wide variety of characters in story driven narratives. Characters both villainous and friendly and a focus on upgradeable ridiculous weapons is a series trademark.

The series is getting a re-boot in 2015 with a new game for the PS 4 console and feature film planned for release.

Latest Ratchet and Clank game for PS 3, Ratchet and Clank: Before the Nexus

Original Ratchet and Clank game on PS 2

The design characteristics seem to be anything goes.. Robots or alien creatures of any kind with a wide range of weapons from giant blasters to whips and swords. There are some indigenous creatures that are unadorned but most characters feature either a robotic element or futuristic armour of some kind.