Overview
- Estimated trophy difficulty? 3.5/10 (As per the Platinum Difficulty Thread)
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Trophy Breakdown: 35 (20 , 9 , 5 , 1 )
- Offline: All
- Online: None
- Missable Trophies? None
- Estimated time to platinum? 20-25 Hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs required? 1+ Clean Up
- Do difficulty trophies stack? No difficulties
- Glitched trophies? None
- Do cheats affect trophies? No cheats
- Special hardware required? Not applicable
Ratchet & Clank is a Playstation exclusive franchise created and developed by Insomniac Games. The series takes place in a science fiction setting and follow the adventures of a Lombax called Ratchet and his robotic side-kick Clank as they travel through the universe, saving it from evil forces on a regular basis. The series is noted for the inclusion of many exotic and unique, over the top weapons and devices.
The franchise has now, deservedly, been remastered in HD for the Playstation 3, with the inclusion of trophies and stereoscopic 3D capabilities.
The second title in the series, 'Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando' or 'Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded' (PAL), was originally released in 2003. The game begins with Ratchet and Clank being hired by the company Megacorp to find a small creature that was stolen from the company's labs. Ratchet finds the thief and returns the creature to Megacorp before learning that the creature, called a "protopet", is a dangerous monster which reproduces at amazing speed and that Megacorp is planning to market it to unknowing customers across the Galaxy. The duo must stop the protopet menace and save the galaxy.
Step 1: Play the Game up until Final Boss
During the course of this playthrough you will obtain most weapons and gadgets, and more importantly, bolts, which in turn will allow you to reach other areas and defeat enemies easier which will consequently help you in earning all other trophies and skill points.
Collect as many bolts as possible. There are a number of items in this game that require massive amounts of bolts to purchase, so try not to be wasteful. I recommend purchasing the Carbonox Armor, Minirocket Tube, Bouncer, Plasma Coil and Shield Charger as soon as you can as these will make everything a lot easier. You can upgrade any weapon by simply using it, but try not to stick to one particular weapon because eventually you will have to fully upgrade every weapon. Once you have upgraded a single weapon to its max, switch to another weapon.
Other than that, just enjoy the game and move on to to step 2 just before facing the final boss.
Step 2: Planet Specific Trophies + Challenge Mode
You should now be able to access all areas of the game, so focus on unlocking all Planet Specific Trophies. All of these trophies are tied directly to skill points, so every Planet Specific Trophy you earn gets you one step closer to completing all 30 Skill Points and unlocking the Super Skilled trophy. Refer to the Planet Specific Trophies section of the guide for details.
As a side note, when you visit each of these planets again, you may want to collect the Platinum Bolts located there to save yourself from returning later.
After wrapping these trophies up, go ahead and defeat the final boss and enter Challenge Mode.
Step 3: Skill Points
Now is a good time to focus on Skill Points. You should already have most of these. These can be found under the 'Special' menu. Refer to the Super Skilled trophy for details on obtaining all Skill Points.
Step 4: Collection Trophies & Clean Up
The main thing left now is to purchase and upgrade everything. Continue collecting bolts to unlock I Got Bolts to Trade so you can then earn Destruction Time . You will most likely need to find all 40 Platinum Bolts (Platinum Power ), purchase the R.Y.N.O. II (Now its time...) and max out your Nanotech (Nano To The Max ). Be sure to head over to the Megacorp Games and wrap up the challenges there too.
[PS3T Would Like to Thank wottagunn for this Roadmap]
Again, search the guide for details on how to earn each trophy.