Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters – PSP review

Cute looking characters, primary colours, great looking locations – and a huge and varied array of weaponry at your disposal. This is Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters, making an irreverent and humorous comeback and unleashing its arsenal on the PSP in late April. How does this shooter stand up to its previous incarnations? And is there enough new content to challenge fans and newcomers alike? Read our review to find out. Click here to read the full Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters PSP review now!

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters – PSP review
In the natural world, some of the most dangerous predators don’t look scary at all. They pretend to be harmless so as to catch unsuspecting prey. Size Matters most definitely fits in this category. While a glance at the big eyed anthropomorphic lead character and basic, primary-coloured landscapes might suggest a cutesy platform game aimed at undiscerning kids, the well written, occasionally humorous cutscenes that bookend the large levels conspire to hide a demon of a game. It’s a demon that delights in throwing a never-ending hordes of enemies at you. These enemies aren’t cannon fodder either: we’re talking strong, resilient death machines that’ll require your wits, not just to be about you, but to be nailgunned to your forehead. Thankfully, while defeat comes very frequently, the experience points that Ratchet earns as he battles persist even after death, eventually helping you overcome the roadblock.

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