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    A walkthrough authored by snkupoDocument version 1.1 - March 11, 2008

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    ==============================================================================- TABLE OF CONTENTS -

    ==============================================================================o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o NAVIGATION: Each section has a [code] tied to it in the table of contents. Press CTRL + F to bring up a search box, then type the code of your choice. Now hit ENTER on your keyboard to jump down to the section itself. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

    BEFORE YOU START

    - Introduction.........................................................[be01]- Controls.............................................................[be02]- Characters...........................................................[be03]- Frequently Asked Questions...........................................[be04]- Challenge Mode Explained.............................................[be05]

    MAIN WALKTHROUGH

    - Pokitaru.............................................................[wa01]- Ryllus...............................................................[wa02]- Kalidon..............................................................[wa03]- Metalis..............................................................[wa04]

    - Dreamtime............................................................[wa05]- Medical Outpost Omega................................................[wa06]- Challax..............................................................[wa07]- Dayni Moon...........................................................[wa08]- Inside Clank.........................................................[wa09]- Quodrona.............................................................[wa10]

    LISTS & DESCRIPTIONS

    - Armor Piece Locations................................................[pi01]- Armor Sets...........................................................[pi02]- Weapons..............................................................[pi03]- Weapon Modifications.................................................[pi04]

    - Gadgets..............................................................[pi05]- Titanium Bolts.......................................................[pi06]- Skins................................................................[pi07]

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    MISCELLANEOUS

    - Clank Challenges.....................................................[ni01]- Skyboard Races.......................................................[ni02]- Skill Points.........................................................[ni03]- Cheats...............................................................[ni04]

    - The Tree House.......................................................[ni05]

    FINAL SECTIONS

    - Contact Me...........................................................[en01]- Greetings And Thanks.................................................[en02]- Legal................................................................[en03]- Version History......................................................[en04]==============================================================================Introduction [be01]==============================================================================

    Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters is the first game in the series to appear onthe PlayStation Portable. Unlike the earlier games, this one was developed byHigh Impact Games, and not by Insomniac Games. The gameplay is a blend ofaction, platforming and adventure, which should suit a lot of gamers. There'slots of unlockables in Size Matters, which is one of my main reasons forwriting this walkthrough. The hidden titanium bolts and armor parts especially.

    You'll be running around in a 3D landscape, collecting items, destroyingenemies, and even playing mini games. Most of the time, the robot Clank ishanging onto his friend Ratchet, just like a backpack. There are severalplanets that you'll get to visit, and each of them looks completely differentfrom the other ones. I'll be your guide from the beginning of your journey to

    the very end, so let's get started.

    ==============================================================================Controls [be02]==============================================================================

    +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Ratchet Controls +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Analog Nub Move Cross Button Jump Circle Button Fire Weapon or Gadget Triangle Button Select Weapon or Gadget Square Button Swing Wrench L and R Buttons Camera Directional Pad Strafe START Button Main Menu SELECT Button First Person View +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ L and R + Cross Button High Jump L and R + Cross Button While Running Long Jump Cross Button While in Mid-Air Hover

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    +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Clank Controls +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Analog Nub Move Cross Button Jump

    Triangle Button Command Selection Square Button Punch L and R Buttons Camera Directional Pad Strafe START Button Main Menu SELECT Button First Person View +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Cross Button While in Mid-Air Hover Triangle Near BotFlinger Enter and Exit Circle While in BotFlinger Pick up and Throw

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    ==============================================================================Characters [be03]==============================================================================

    Ratchet-------The hero of the whole franchise. This athletic guy is a brave Lombax - whichis an alien species - from the planet Veldin. Before setting out onadventure, Ratchet was working as a mechanic, but these days, he's a famousgalactic hero. Everyone knows who he is and what he looks like. He likes

    traveling to various places, especially when accompanied by his friend Clank.Not afraid of getting into action, Ratchet carries several weapons with him,and is always ready to try on new kinds of armor. His easygoing attitude andhis athletic body makes him an ideal action game hero.

    Clank-----This robot is Ratchet's friend and sidekick. Clank was designed by asupercomputer to save the Solana Galaxy, but now it travels around in variousgalaxies, following the Lombax named Ratchet, who is Clank's best friend.When it comes to brains, this robot has plenty. In raw power however, itlacks compared to other robots. Clank is to Ratchet what Kazooie is toRareware's lazy teenage bear Banjo.

    Luna----A cute little girl with blue pants and red hair. Luna wants to write aboutRatchet and Clank in her school report, and follows the two of them aroundfor a while, taking pictures and writing notes related to her heroes. Altoughshe is very cute and great at jumping, she isn't very strong. There issomething weird about the way she talks, though.

    Captain Qwark-------------Always following Ratchet around, Qwark is also a galactic hero. However, even

    though he boasts a lot, Qwark is really quite a sissy. His reputation isundeserved, as he often takes advantage of other people, instead of doinggreat heroic deeds himself. Raised by monkeys, Qwark has never seen his real

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    parents, and is encouraged by Ratchet to search for them.

    ==============================================================================Frequently Asked Questions [be04]==============================================================================

    Q: What are the bolts I find everywhere used for?

    A: Buying weapons, gadgets and ammunition.

    Q: What is a Hyper Strike?A: Jumping and swinging your wrench while mid-air.

    Q: How do I level up my weapons?A: Just shoot enemies. When you've defeated enough of them with one weapon,

    it will gain a level.

    Q: How do I re-enter Dreamtime?A: After you've escaped from the medical facility on Omega, you will arrive

    outside, where you can race some skyboard races. Behind the man you talk to

    in order to race, there is a bed. This bed is the entrance to Dreamtime.

    Q: How do I buy weapon modifications?A: You'll have to find a Mod Vending Machine.

    Q: How do I get all the armor pieces?A: You will have to play through the game several times. Check the armor

    piece locations section of this walkthrough to find out how to get them all.

    Q: How do I get rid of plants that I've let grow to full size?A: Just sprinkle more water onto them.

    Q: How do I swim?

    A: You can't swim at all in Size Matters.

    Q: I heard something about Titan Weapons?A: Play challenge mode after completing the game once, and you'll be able

    to buy the Titan weapons from the vending machines. You can only buyTitan versions of the weapons you've maxed out the level of.

    Q: I always run out of ammo while fighting bosses. What should I do?A: This problem is usual in challenge mode, which is after you've gotten

    the PDA. With the PDA, you can just buy more ammo whenever you feel like.

    ==============================================================================Challenge Mode Explained [be05]==============================================================================

    - BASICS: After beating the last boss once, you can enter challenge mode. Ifyou choose to do so, you will be sent back to the beginning of the game, butyou'll keep all of your weapons and most of your equipment. The enemies areharder this time around, and you will be able to collect more armor pieces tocomplete your collection.

    - NEW ARMOR PIECES: Some armor pieces only appear in challenge mode, andthe last ones of them won't appear before your second time in challenge mode,which means that you need to complete the game at least three times (firsttime, in addition to two times in challenge mode) if you want all all the

    armor pieces. In this FAQ, you'll find a list that tells you where and how toget all the armor pieces

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    - TITAN WEAPONS: Another important thing about challenge mode is that you canactually buy Titan versions of all the weapons you have leveled up to V.4.The Titan weapons are much more powerful than the usual ones. Buy them fromany vending machine in challenge mode. The RYNO, which is the most powerfulweapon in the game will also be available from the vending machines inchallenge mode.

    - SKILL POINTS ARE IMPORTANT: Challenge mode is great for getting the skillpoints that are hidden throughout the game, even though you can earn thembefore entering challenge mode as well. On each planet or level, there arecertain things you can do, like running through certain areas very fast, inorder to earn skill points. When you've got enough skill points, you will berewarded with in-game cheats.

    - BOLT MULTIPLIER: when you defeat enemies in challenge mode, a multiplier iconwill appear in the upper right corner, near the bolts. When you collectbolts, the amount you get will be multiplied with the number in the corner.Defeat lots of enemies if you want to earn lots of bolts. The biggestmultiplier is 12x, which gives twelve times more bolts than you pick up. When

    you take damage, the multiplier falls down to 1x again.

    Finally, make sure not to confuse Challenge Mode with the Clank Challenges,which are mini games where you'll play as Clank alone.

    ==============================================================================Pokitaru [wa01]==============================================================================

    --- FIGHT SOME ROBOTS --------------------------------------------------------

    Ratchet and Clank are relaxing on the beach, when a little girl with red hairsuddenly appears, asking them to do some action for her school report. Ratchet

    agrees with the girl, and asks Clank to follow him quickly, so that he won'tmiss his massage in 15 minutes. You'll be playing from now on, so get used tothe basic controls. Just run around a little and break the nearby crates usingyour wrench, as this will reward you with some bolts, which are the currencyin Size Matters. There are crates everywhere throughout the game, so make sureyou don't forget breaking them to get some good stuff.

    Examine the nearby vendor machine. These machines are where you can buy stufflike weapons and ammunition. You pay for these items with the bolts you'vefound earlier. Jump up the ledge left of the vendor, and kill those bluespiders by swinging your wrench. Break the crates to get some bolts (from nowon, you'll have to remember this yourself) then follow the girl. She stopsnear a ledge, where you will have to hold both shoulder buttons, then jump toget to the top. This technique is called a High Jump.

    After jumping to the top of the ledge, you will be attacked by some robotsthat are coming out of two small buildings. This is a nice opportunity for youto try the Lacerator weapon. Hold the Triangle button to bring up the weaponselect menu, then pick the Lacerator. Ratchet aims at nearby enemies byhimself, so just press Circle to blow the robots up. As you can see on theweapon select menu now, you have used some of your Lacerator ammunition.

    Swing your wrench near the iron pin in the ground, to connect with it. Thenwalk around in a circle to open the nearby gate. On the other side there is apretty big gap that you will have to use the Long Jump to get over. You do

    this by running, then holding both shoulder buttons, and jumping. The littlegirl has no problems getting to the other side, so don't worry about her.

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    Press SELECT to access 1st person mode, bring up your Lacerator, then fire atthe target on the gate to open it. You'll see a small waterfall with lots ofspiders coming out of it. Smack them using your wrench, and collect the boltsbehind the waterfall itself. Do a High Jump to get to the top of anotherledge, select your Acid Bomb Glove from the weapons menu, and throw some acidbombs at the robots on the other side of the gap. When they have beendefeated, jump over the gap and slip down a slope. Since the Acid Bombs are

    great at defeating several enemies at once, you will want to use them downhere, at all the robots that suddenly come running out of their houses.

    If you're low on health, you can find a Health Orb left of the slide you justused. You're starting to get the hang of dealing with spiders and robots now,right? I'm sure you are, since you've survived this far. Allright, keepfollowing the red-haired girl, kill some blue crabs that jump up from thewater, and blast the robots with your Lacerator. You will have to cross somewater now to reach a small holm, which is fine as long as you don't tryswimming where its deeper. If you try that, a fish will eat you alive. Wedon't want you to die yet, do we?

    At the holm, activate another iron pin to make a bridge appear. On the bridgeyou will find the [Wildfire Body Armor] which looks sexy, and provides youwith some more armor for tough situations. Ratchet will equip the armorhimself, but you can take it on and off as you want to from the Armor Menu.You find this, and many other menus by pressing START. At the other side ofthe bridge, is the beach where you started out. Watch the cut-scene whereRatchet meets Qwark. Things get a little more serious when an aircraftsuddenly blows up the nearby beach house, and some robots start chasing thelittle girl you've grown so attached to.

    --- RESCUE THE GIRL ----------------------------------------------------------

    If you check the mission screen from the start menu, you will see that your

    new mission is to rescue the girl from the robots. Looks like Ratchet just gota chance to prove himself again. If you need more ammunition for yourLacerator, you can buy that at the vendor machine that's nearby. Do that, thenwalk bast the house that the aircraft blew up earlier. You will reach aContinue Point beyond this house. Continue Points are places you will startsfrom if you are defeated. For example, if you die later on this level, youwill start up just beyond the house that the aircraft demolished. Defeat someattacking crabs, and make your way up to a small bar. Use your wrench todefeat all the flying robots here, and make sure to take the bolts they drop,as always.

    Now it might look like you won't get any further, but that's not true. Seethat metallic-looking wall near the bar? You can walk straight onto it usingthe magnetic boots that Ratchet has equipped on himself. Up here there aresome flying robots waiting for you with their cannons. Watch out so that youdon't die here. While taking out all of the enemies up here, you should watchout so that you don't fall down into the water, since there's no railing here.

    As you can see there is a yellow circle here on the right side. Do not steponto this yet. Instead, do a Long Jump to reach a platform hanging on themountain side left of the yellow circle. You'll find a [Titanium Bolt] on thisplatform. These bolts are used for unlocking skins. You can check the variousskins in your start menu, under 'special'. Have in mind that the skins are notuseful for anything, and only alters how Ratchet looks. Now go back to theyellow circle, from which you can slide over to the other side of the water.

    Defeat the spiders, take the health orb from the nearby crate, and make yourway into a small cave. Here the game will introduce you to strafing. You can

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    strafe in four directions by using the directional pad. This is great forshooting at several enemies at once, and for avoiding bullets or beams thatare being shot at you. Take down the robots with your Lacerator whilestrafing. Outside of the cave you will find the [Wildfire Gloves]. Buy someammunition at the nearby vendor, then step onto the yellow circle platform inthe water. This is another continue point.

    Buy hey! The platform started moving! It takes you out to sea! The aircraftfrom earlier appears, and drops two robots out of it. Shoot them down, andjump onto the holm that the platform gets close too. Defeat all the crabs, andwalk into another platform. The robots have started setting the buildings onthe various holms on fire! Shoot them. When you reach a holm with two houseson, there is a [Titanium Bolt] behind the house on your left side. Take thebolt, then jump back onto the moving platform. Jump past all the platforms,and defeat all the robots and crabs up here. Strafing while jumping is greatfor taking down the robots, as you might have noticed already.

    Keep running, but instead of going out to the helicopter pad, walk onto thesquare formed platform with a yellow circle on. The platform takes you up to

    the roof. Watch the scene with Luna and the Technomite Artifact. Ratchet andClank decides to go to another planet, and Qwark follows them.

    ==============================================================================Ryllus [wa02]==============================================================================

    --- INVESTIGATE THE ARTIFACT -------------------------------------------------

    Qwark is allowed to search for his family using Ratchet's computer, whileRatchet and Clank want to find out where they should go with the TechnomiteArtifact that they found back on Pokitaru. As you can see, Ratchet's spaceship is here, and it is possible to walk into it. By doing this, you can

    travel back to planets you have visited earlier. Check the nearby vendor. Ifyou can afford it, buy the Concussion Gun for 10,000 Bolts. Now, behind thespace ship, you can actually drop down to a stone platform, where a [TitaniumBolt] has been hidden. Make sure you use the 1st person view to make sure thatyou don't miss the platform when jumping down there.

    Down here you can find out how great your new Concussion Gun is, if you couldafford it that is. Shoot or hit the cannibals (lets call them that) untilthey're all gone, to make a nearby gate open. Walk through it, avoid thepurple cat, and watch the cut scene with the camera that is following Ratchetaround. Ignore the stone stairs, since they only lead back to your space ship.Keep running, shoot some cats and a red flower to defeat them. When you get toa barricade-like place, near that red flower, strafe while shooting at thecats on the other side. You won't want to charge into them, since their hornsare hard to avoid when they shoot them at you. Once the cats have beendefeated, use your wrench to activate the iron pin in the middle of the area.This will open a gate, and at the other side, there are lots of cannibals foryou to defeat.

    Can you see that weird guy in the white professor suit? Thought so. If youwant some bolts, break the crates on your left and right sides after passingthe gate (watch out for the explosive crates tough), then talk to thatmysterious professor creature. He introduces Clank to his Sprout-O- Matic,while Ratchet is struggling for his life inside of a red plant. After thescene, the professor gives you his Sprout-O-Matic. Try using it on the nearby

    mimic plant to have it follow you around. Walk over to the soil, and sprinklesome more water on it to plant it. Each flower has different abilities, andthis one, makes it possible for you to blow up the wall. Do that, and jump

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    through the newly formed hole. Strafe while shooting to kill the two redflowers inside, then use the Sprout-O-Matic on the mimic plant here.

    Bring it back to the soil where the two red flowers were, and have ittransform into a ladder. Climb up, then clear the next area of enemies. Usethe concussion gun, since there are lots of cannibals, cats and a red flower.Now you can bring the mimic plant over to the soil at the other end of the

    area. Hit the plant it turns into, in order to fly through the air and land ata platform. Use the vending machine to buy some ammunition, then select theHypershot weapon, aim it at the yellow node, and swing to the other side ofthe gap. Defeat the cannibals and red flowers at the other side.

    As you can see, there are mimic plants on both the left and right side. Firstyou should plant the one on the left side in the middle of this area, in orderto make a hole in the wall. Then, bring the one from the right side and haveit launch you into the temple. In here, you find a [Titanium Bolt] behind you,as well as the [Wildfire Helmet] in front of you. If you check the armor menu,you will find out that you only need one more Wildfire Armor to complete yourset. Examine the locked door in here. Ratchet can't open it, and Clank decides

    to squeeze through a hole in the wall.

    --- UNLOCK THE TEMPLE --------------------------------------------------------

    Now that you are in control of Clank, take the elevator to the upper floor,hit a robot to defeat him, then free three Gadgebots from the glass prison.The Gadgebots will follow Clank, so walk onto the nearby green button. Not theone on the elevator, but the one that opens a gate. Have them wait on top ofthis button using the 'Wait' command. You find this command by holding theTriangle button on your PlayStation Portable. At the other side of the gate,step onto another button yourself, then command the Gadgebots to follow youagain.

    Now tell your bots to attack the nearby cannibals. Walk up the stairs, defeatsome bad robots and jump into the BotFlinger. Pick up all of your Gadgebotsand throw them onto the top of the ledge, since they can't jump themselves.When sitting on BotFlingers, you just aim around, picking out the place youwant to throw things using the Analog Nub. Once all of your friends have beenthrown ontop of the ledge, jump up there yourself, after exiting theBotFlinger.

    In the next room there is another BotFlinger. Throw two of your Gadgebots ontothe buttons on the left and right side of the circle formed passage entrance.This will make a bridge appear. Walk over it, and have the Gadgebots followyou. Don't mind the arrows that are being shot throughout the next passage. Ifone of them hits your Gadgebots friends, they will respawn. Not that it islikely you'll be hit after all. At the other side, throw all three Gadgebotsonto the pillar that is standing on the ground. This will open a gate. havethe Gadgebots follow you, and free three new ones at the other side of thegate.

    Have them follow you downwards, right after the huge stone has startedrolling. Be fast, and hide inside the hole in the wall until a new stone haspassed. Then, quickly run further down to a new hiding space. Down here, throwall six Gadgebots into the small devices with numbers on them. Three bots ineach device. If some of your bots didn't make it down here, take the elevatorback up and escort them once more, since dead bots respawn. Once all six botshave gone into the devices, a huge gate opens. Walk down to a room with a

    mechanical-like device, and step on the button. Watch the cut scene whereClank activates the ancient map room.

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    Now you are in control of Ratchet again. Step onto the teleporter outside ofthe temple to go back to your spaceship. There is a new planet available,called Kalidon. Why don't you just go there? You want more adventure, right?

    ==============================================================================Kalidon [wa03]==============================================================================

    --- EXPLORE THE PLANET -------------------------------------------------------

    Qwark runs off to find his family, as seen on Faux-Family.com. In real life,as of March 2007, this is just a placeholder website, for your information.Drop down right of where you start. Walk along the ledge here until you arrivebehind your spaceship, only on a lower level. There is a crater herecontaining a [Titanium Bolt]. Now if you can afford it, buy the Scorcherweapon from the vending machine. Start running down to the road, where thereis a new kind of vending machine. This one looks kind of metallish, and sellsmodifications for the weapons that you have already got. I'll call it a ModVending Machine from now on. Modifications are useful for getting new weapons

    functions. I won't tell you what upgrades to buy all the time, but I'll comewith recommendations. Right now, buying the [Lock On Mod] is a smart thing.

    Ok then, time for some mad action. With your mad gaming skills, I am sure youcan do this, and win all the glory you'll ever need in this life. Now that wasa joke. Anyways, run over to the alien with purple hair. He's kind of jumpy,but offers Ratchet to participate in a race. In fact, there are several races.

    --- WIN THE SKYBOARD RACE ----------------------------------------------------

    For now, just beat the first race named 'Learners Permit' to get the ShrinkRay gadget. You need to reach 1st place to get it. If you need help withracing, check out the section I've dedicated to races in this walkthrough. You

    can always return later to race some more and win more prizes. I've listed allthe prizes in the section I mentioned some seconds ago. I do however,recommend finishing all of the races here before continuing with youradventure. If you won all the races, you can buy the [Wide Barrel Mod] fromthe Mod Vending Machine that you saw earlier.

    Allright, run down the road, defeat some nasty spiders and use the Hypershotto get to the other side of a gap. Shoot two flying robots there, and makeyour way to a big blue building. Left of the entrance, kind of hidden behind acorner, you will find another [Titanium Bolt]. Take it, then shrink to getinto the electromagnetic lock that is preventing you from going inside thebuilding.

    --- SEARCH THE FACTORY -------------------------------------------------------

    In here, use the wrench to break all the red objects. Make sure you don't missany of them, as that might result in you dying by crashing into a gate. Oncefinished, the gate will open and you can walk into the room after growing backto normal size. Keep walking, defeat some flying drones, and kill all therobots in the room with the assembly line. Walk through another corridor tofind a new vending machine. Buy some ammunition using that machine. As youmight see, there is an elevator in the middle of this room - a circle formedone. Walk onto the elevator and ride it down towards the basement.

    Lots of drones and robots will attack from the doors that the elevator passes.

    Kill them all, and watch out for the mines that get thrown down at you. Youcan see the easily because of some yellow marks, so don't worry too much aboutthem. Once you see the message on the screen, jump off the elevator, if you

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    don't want to fall down and be crushed. Activate the super computer consoledown here (ok, that name was something I made up), then jump onto the smallcircle formed platform that appears, before the acid covers it. Make your wayto the top of the elevator again by quickly jumping on platforms, beforegetting covered in acid liquids. At the top, you will find the [WildfireBoots]. If you've followed this walkthrough from the beginning, you now havethe whole Wildfire Armor Set. Whenever you hit enemies with your wrench from

    now on, they will catch fire and start burning. This does of course requirethat you have all the Wildfire Armor parts equipped.

    Run into the next room, and use the Hypershot to swing over an assembly line.Destroy all the robots - even the one inside of the cryo-glass - in the roomwith the anvil-like object in to open a door. Run through the door and ridethe square formed elevator downwards. Down here you will see lots of acidliquid, and an iron pin. Use your wrench to activate the pin to make someplatforms rise up from the acid - pretty far away from your current location.There is a node that you can reach with your Hypershot left of this iron pin.

    Grapple onto that node, and prepare for some mad jumping. From now on you see,

    you will have to be quicker than Sonic The Hedgehog, and jump from platform toplatform before they fall down into the acid, and swing from node to nodeusing the Hypershot. Pretty much Tarzan stuff here, girlies. You bet. Anyways,your goal is to reach the left end of the room, where another corridor starts.If you can't seem to fly far enough when letting go of a node, you can useyour Analog Nub to swing faster, and thus launching into the air in higherspeed.

    After running through the corridor I mentioned a while ago, fight off all thedrones and robots in the next room. Then, shrink and unlock anotherelectromagnetic lock. Once the gate opens, run to the other side, and defeatmore robots in this green circle formed room. Another gate opens, leading intoa insane looking room. If you access 1st person mode and look at the ceiling

    you can see one of those Titanium Bolts. There's a magnetic track in this roomthat you have to walk on. This track is constructed in a weird way, and hasmany interceptions. To get the bolt, start walking from the beginning, and atthe interceptions go LEFT - RIGHT - LEFT - RIGHT - LEFT - LEFT. You will nowfind the third and last [Titanium Bolt] of this planet.

    From here access 1st person mode to find out where the exit is, and then gothere. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Step onto the assembly line, equipthe Concussion Gun, and blow the assembly worker robots away. Jump over asmall gap at the end of the line, and purchase the Agents of Doom from thevending machine if you can afford them. Beyond this point, you'll find a boss.

    o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o - BOSS BATTLE: MUNGO! Mungo is one of those dumb big monsters you've seen in American cartoons. He's purple, and looks both mad and powerful. He jumps around, trying to beat you with his hand, and with the pipe he carries around. Avoiding him can easily be done by just running around. Equip the Agents of Doom if you have them, and throw some of them at him. They'll start to damage Mungo, as you can see on his health bar at the bottom of the screen. You can also damage him using other weapons, but the Agents of Doom are very effective. If you run out of ammo, break one of the nearby crates to find more. When Mungo starts throwing

    drones at you, equip the Lacerator and strafe while shooting at him. The Scorcher can also be used in this phase, if you dare to walk into close range. Mungo goes down after a little while, as he isn't really

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    very hard to beat. o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o

    Pick up the [Sludge Mk. 9 Body Armor] after the battle and open thenearby door. Watch the cut scene where you meet Luna again. Oh, the girlin red hear is named Luna - she tells you now.

    ==============================================================================Metalis [wa04]==============================================================================

    --- SURVIVE ROBOT WAR III ----------------------------------------------------

    Afterwards, Clank finds himself on the planet Metalis, in a combat arenawhere Robot War III is currently being fought. This is one of the ClankChallenges, and is in particular named 'Buzzsaw Blitz'. Just drive around,collecting health and a weapon from the two edges of the room. Press circleto shoot using the weapon, and Square to use the saw torso on your vehicle.

    Keep damaging your opponents using these two methods, and collect health whenneeded. After winning, Clank meets a monkey that shows him Ratchet on ascreen. Clank wants to save Ratchet. You can continue playing otherchallenges if you want to, or exit them. It is up to you. If you want to, youcan always return here and examine the green monitor to play more of theClank Challenges.

    --- WIN FABULOUS CASH AND PRIZES (OPTIONAL) ----------------------------------

    This is an optional mission that you can skip, if you're not very keen ongetting some new armor pieces and lots of bolts right now. If you do wantthat tough, beat every single of the Clank Challenges available at Metalis.This will earn you the [Crystallix Helmet], [Crystallix Gloves] and the

    [Sludge Mk. 9 Helmet]. Check the Clank Challenges section of this walkthroughfor more information.

    --- ESCAPE THE PLANET --------------------------------------------------------

    Turn around after using the monitor for the Clank Challenges, then jump ontothe nearby bridge. The bridge starts moving, taking you to the other side ofthe mud pit. Walk right from here, and step onto the shining pad. Clank willtransform into Giant Clank, and start flying through space in search of hisfriend Ratchet.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Flying Through Space As Giant Clank Part I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have been playing Kingdom Hearts on the PlayStation 2, you know whatthis is all about. Flying through space, avoiding objects and taking downenemies. The X button is used to fire a rapid Vulcan beam. You have unlimitedammunition for the Vulcan beam, so don't be afraid of using it. When you'vetaken down enough enemies, you will be able to shoot a missile using theSquare button. Anyways, let's start flying, shall we?

    Fly through a circle-formed passage, the quickly take out the enemies thatcomes from the lower left corner. Afterwards, be fast and take down the onesthat approach from the lower right corner. The next circle-formed passage isa little trickier to fly through, since the obstacles only have small

    openings. It is however not impossible to fly through the holes. After passinga stone, Clank takes a turn to the right. You'll now see a red planet.Now it is important that you take down ONE enemy wave at once. Do not panic,

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    but take down one wave before starting to shoot at other enemies. This way,you will always know where the bullets come from, as there won't be enemiesscattered all over the place. When you've taken down the waves of smallenemies, start dodging stones. Keep flying in the middle of the screen,as it is easier to see what stones you will have to dodge this way.

    Use your Vulcan beam to get rid of the small stones that appear. You'll now

    see a construction, and some blue bigger spaceships will attack from the lowerleft corner. Do not waste your missile(s) yet. Just keep shooting at one shipand blow it up before starting to shoot at the other ones. You won't have tododge a lot of bullets, if you take them down quickly. Shoot down more blueships, a green one, and some small ones. Clank starts flying into a passagewith lots of half-circle plates. Avoid as many of them as possible. Now youcan start using you missiles, as lots of blue spaceships will attack.

    Take them all down, then avoid all the flashing rooftops. You'll meet a mini-boss called Technomite Dreadnaught. He has a pretty quick Vulcan cannon, aswell as a missile launcher. Avoiding the Vulcan beams isn't hard by justflying up and down, but the missiles, you'll have to take down by shooting at

    them. Keep flying in circles, shoot down as many missiles as possible, andnever stop shooting at the Dreadnaught using your Vulcan gun. After the battleyou will be awarded with the [Electroshock Gloves].-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ==============================================================================Dreamtime [wa05]==============================================================================

    Watch the scene where Ratchet dreams about Clank, telling him to follow himinto a door. This level is pretty wacky, as looks more than a dream thananything else. Of course, that's not weird, considering that the level isactually a dream in Ratchet's head. Jump to the small holm ahead, using the

    stones in the water. The sky 'breaks' and some birds come out of the hole.Shoot them down, then jump inside. You'll find a vending machine inside, whereyou can buy the Suck Cannon. Sprinkle some water onto the nearby mimic plantand have it follow you to the soil located just a little longer down the path.

    Hit the flower that grows up with your wrench, and a node will appear. Use thehypershot to grapple onto it. At the other side of the gap, avoid the redlight that is circling around, and jump over to parasols to get to the otherside of the gap. There are two mimic flowers here, and two spaces with soil.Plant both of them and hit them to make two nodes appear. Jump back over thegap, and from here use the Hypershot to grapple onto the nodes. At the otherside, which is the top of a hat, you can jump onto some moving parasols. Thereare three of them. First, equip the Hypershot. Then jump onto the firstparasol. Access 1st Person view, and grapple onto the node above you. Do thisquick, or the parasol will fall into the endless deep. On top of the hat nowafter grappling, you will find a [Titanium Bolt]. Now jump to the other sideof the three parasols and avoid two circling red lights there.

    Walk onto a flight pad, but watch out, since the pad will get cut in severalpieces by some saws. Defeat the chainsaw enemies that appear, and step on thepiece of the pad that is furthest away from the 'ground' you came walkingfrom. This piece start moving. When it stops, grapple onto some nodes andswing until you reach some ground again. Run past all the red circling lights,and watch the cut scene where Clank tries to wake Ratchet.

    Make your way forward until you see a building. Left of the entrance to thisbuilding, there is a [Titanium Bolt]. Take it, then head inside. Break themirror in here, and head out at the other side. On the right side of the

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    waterfall, you can wall jump up to the top. Do that. Walk onto a platform.Ride it for a while, wait for an enemy to pass, then wait for another one. Youwill now reach a room with training tools in. Break the mirror in here, thenwalk out to a platform with red circles on. Take down all the birds using thescorcher, and jump onto some purple ground. Defeat all the birds and chainsawenemies here, and use the yellow nodes that appear to grapple all the way overto a vending machine. Buy ammo there, then look into the air behind the black

    portal. Do not enter the portal, just look into the air behind it.

    There is a Titanium Bolt there. Equip the Lacerator, enter 1st person view andshoot at the bolt. This will transport you to a place where you will have tojump over to the bolt before the ground gets blown up. This might be a littletricky, and you only have one try. If you fail, load your previous savegameand try again. After getting the [Titanium Bolt], walk into the black portal.

    You will arrive at a place where the ground is white. Burn some birds usingthe scorcher, walk into a new portal that appears, then use the Lacerator totake down the chainsaw enemies in the next area, where the ground is brown.Take down some birds in the next blue area, walk into a new portal, and after

    one more area, you will run into Giant Clank. Just avoid him for some time, asthere is no point in fighting. You will get the[Crystallix Body Armor]. Ratchet wakes up afterwards. Thank god.

    ==============================================================================Medical Outpost Omega [wa06]==============================================================================

    Ratchet's weapons have been taken away, so you'll have to find them again.Pick up the Lacerator on the floor, then access the electromagnetic lock. Doyour thing in there to open the gate. Destroy a turret, pick up the ConcussionGun behind it, and walk into a new room. Enter the turret here with Clankwhile Ratchet operates the console. Shoot freeze beams at the spiders that

    attack. You can target the ones in the ceiling by pressing the X button. Youshoot with circle. Afterwards, walk into the opened gate. Avoid the red floor,pick up the Acid Bomb Glove, and clear the next room of enemies. Examine thepurple box here to get the rest of your weapons back.

    The wall blows up, so defeat everyone that attacks from there. Walk throughthe hole in the wall, and have a look at what the vending machine has forsale. Buy the [Box Breaker] and the [Bolt Grabber]. The Box Breaker willdestroy all nearby crates when you jump and use your wrench, while the boltgrabber works like a magnet - now bolts that are further away from Ratchetwill get drawn towards him. Finally, buy the [Bee Mine Glove], which is a newweapon.

    Jump onto the turret, and protect Ratchet from the spiders while he is usingthe console. In the next room, defeat the enemies, wall jump up to the top ofthe ledge, throw a acid bomb down to clear the enemies below at the otherside, then watch the cut scene. Pick up the [Crystallix Boots] afterwards. Acountdown timer starts running. There are four minutes before it hits zero.

    Slide downwards, protect Ratchet from the turret in the next room while he isopening a door, then wall jump to the top of a ledge. At the top, turn aroundto find a [Titanium Bolt]. Shrink into a nearby lock and do your thing inthere as usual. In the next room, do some mad strafing while shooting todefeat all the enemies in here. Now, head over to your spaceship and watch thescene with Luna's report to her boss. Now who could that be? Ratchet and Clank

    now escape. They're still at the same planet however.

    --- REMATCH! SKYBOARD RACER! -------------------------------------------------

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    Still on Omega, you can walk a little forwards to meet that skyboard racer,ultra-suspicious dude with purple hair. He's got some new equipment, and wantsto race you. Agree to race him, and finish all the four different races towin the [Electroshock Boots] and the [Polarizer]. Now you can go back toMetalis and get a Titanium Bolt if you want to (check the Titanium Boltsection) since you have the Polarizer. Afterwards, fly to the planet named

    Challax. You've never been there before, so this could get interesting.

    ==============================================================================Challax [wa07]==============================================================================

    Here on Challax, you have two paths you can choose from. One of them is'Smashing the Technomite Orbital Facilities', while the other one is'Go to Technomite City'. Go with the first option, as smashing random stuffnever gets boring. Time to do some more space travelling as Giant Clank.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Flying Through Space As Giant Clank Part II-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dodge some flying asteroids and some satellites at the beginning, then preparefor some serious shooting. Several waves with those small red spaceships willattack. Strafe left and right while shooting to quickly take them down. Onlyseconds later, a few of the bigger blue colored ships attack. Those are easierto take down, as there's not very many of them. Some green star-formed shipswill also attack, but considering the fact that their laser beam is prettyslow, they aren't too much of a threat. Take down another wave of small ships.

    Several bigger blue ships will now attack one by one. Just stay still, shoot aship down, then wait for the other one. A good aim is all you need here, asthere's only one target you'll need to hit at once. Keep on shooting when

    Clank moves forward again, as there are lots of stones and satellites in yourway. Shoot them to bits, and dodge the ones you can't seem to destroy. Wedon't want any crashing here, do we? Shoot down some waves of ships. When youreach those big ice blocks, you will have to be quick and dodge them all.Shooting at them is no good at all. The yellow huge ships that appear areinvulnerable, so concentrate on dodging their missiles and shooting at thesmall ships coming out of them.

    Take down some green and blue ships. When Clank flies into a building, dodgethe roof and the floor, and avoid the laser traps here as well. When youfinally arrive in a huge, and i mean HUGE room, you will have to fight anotherTechnomite Dreadnaught mini-boss. If you've got any missiles left, now is thetime to use them to take down the Dreadnaught. The battle with it, is the sameas the first Dreadnaught you fought, but this time, it also launches smallerspaceships. The battle however, isn't really much harder. Your reward forwinning is the [Electroshock Body Armor].-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --- RIDE THE HOVERCAR --------------------------------------------------------

    Back down on Challax, choose the other path, that says 'Go to the TechnomiteCity'. Ratchet jumps into a hovercar, and goes over to the mentioned city.You won't have to control the car yourself.

    --- EXPLORE THE MINIATURE CITY -----------------------------------------------

    Buy the [Sniper Mine] and the [PDA] from the nearby Vending Machine. Shrinkinto the lock to open the gate, and take the elevator behind it down to a

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    lower floor. Use the polarizer on the magnet down here to remove somesuitcases that are blocking a hole. After doing this the laser beams that wereblocking the gate will go away. Walk through the gate, and head over to thenext room, where many chairs are standing on the floor. The left side of thisroom has a conveyor band, where a [Titanium Bolt] can be found. Take the bolt,then use the polarizer on another magnet to get rid of some laser beamsblocking the way. Behind the laser beams, there is another Mod Vending

    Machine. Buy the mods you want, or can afford, then continue running.

    Two red trucks with some enemies on can be found in the next room. Take downthe enemies, then activate the metal pin in this area, before using thepolarizer to activate a magnet. A gate blows up now. Walk through it. There isa giant statue in here, and close to it there is a mimic plant for you tosprinkle some water onto. Have it follow you over to the gate you just enteredthrough and plant it there. Climb up the ladder that the plant transformsinto.

    Up here, there is another mimic plant for you to deal with. It transforms intoone of those bomb flowers. First, punch a bomb into the wall behind you to

    find a [Titanium Bolt], then punch a bomb so that it hits the huge statue fromearlier. The statue falls down, and now you can walk on it, to get to the topof another ledge. What are you waiting for? Do it, now. There is another lockat the top, so make sure you do your thing in there. Should be familiar stuffby now, right? Step onto the elevator at the other side of the gate, and equipa good weapon, like the Incinerator.

    The elevator starts going upwards, while lots of enemies start attacking you.Burn them to crisp, then equip the Lacerator, and shoot them enemies outsideto death. Or, at least, get rid of them. Jump out to where the enemies wherestanding, and step onto the green circle. From here, slide down to the top ofa power plant. Jump from plant to plant until an aircraft starts going bananaswith its missile launcher. Now jump down to the green path, and keep running.

    The aircraft will shoot missiles and cause the path to start burning atcertain places. Avoid the flames, the falling pillars, and make sure you donot fall down and die. After some running and jumping, you will find acontinue point, where there is a vending machine as well. Buy ammo here, thenslide down from the green circle to fight the aircraft.

    o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o - BOSS BATTLE: DROPSHIP! Use the Lacerator in this battle. Strafe and jump to avoid the laser beam that the aircraft shoots, and never stop blasting Lacerator beams. Some enemies will appear on your left and right sides, so make sure to take them down using your Lacerator as well. There are two green circles down here, where crates containing ammo for your equipped weapon (Lacerator, in your case) will respawn. Which means, that ammo should not be a problem for you. You'll win this battle without any problems by strafing left and right, jumping over the laser beam when it gets too close. Shoot at the crates to get more ammo; do not use your wrench, since you'll have to stop when using it. You don't have time for that if you don't want to be fried. Go take the [Electroshock Helmet] after you've defeated the aircraft. Watch the scene with Luna. Ratchet and Clank now fly into space, chasing after her. o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o

    ==============================================================================Dayni Moon [wa08]

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    --- WIN MORE FABULOUS PRIZES -------------------------------------------------

    Close to your spaceship, there is a portal that leads to another Clank BattleArena. Play all of the Clank challenges there to get the [Mega-Bomb Boots]and [Mega-Bomb Gloves]. By winning all the challenges you will also get

    the [Mootator] which is a weapon that turns enemies into cows.

    --- CATCH LUNA ---------------------------------------------------------------

    Dayni moon is a place that has a day cycle, which varies between day andnight. At night, the local sheep turn into mad killer machines, while they arefriendly at day. Also note that flowers won't grow at night. If you just wait,day will turn to night, and night will turn to day. Have patience, my friend.Walk down the path from the vending machine, clear the area of enemies inorder to open the gate on the building down here, then, bring two mimic plantsto the other side of the building, since there are two spots of soil at theother side. Place the dark blue flower closest to the building, and the light

    blue one in the other spot of soil. The plants turn into platform-likeflowers. Jump up on the smallest one, then to the biggest one, and collect the[Titanium Bolt] at the roof of the building.

    From the biggest flower, do a jump and hover up to the nearby ledge. Take downthe sheep that Luna make attack you, and follow into another building. At theother side, walk to a new open place with lots of sheep. There is a red mimicplant here that you will need to plant into the nearby soil, not far from aledge. Make the flower that grows throw you over the gap, onto a platform witha blue bouncy flower on. From here, jump and hover down to an area where yousee a silo building. Unlock the lock on the silo, and bring the light bluemimic plant into the silo. Have it grow here, then jump onto it to launch up,almost to the ceiling of the silo, where you will find a [Titanium Bolt].

    Now sprinkle some water onto the flower inside the silo to remove it, thenplant both the dark and the light blue plants outside of the silo, since thereare two spaces of soil on the ground. Jump up to the nearby ledge, At the topyou will get the [Mega-Bomb Helmet]. Walk through a building where you have toavoid some cutting machines, then buy ammo at the vending machineat the other side. Now prepare for the battle against Luna.

    o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o - BOSS BATTLE: LUNA! During the first phase, you will have to escape. Luna will fly after you, sometimes shooting with a machine gun. Just jump and run to avoid being hit. When she starts trying to harvest you with a corn harvester, make sure you jump over, or dodge all the stones and sheep in your way, so that you won't loose any speed. You don't want to end up inside of that harvester, believe me. Ratchet now jumps down to a platform below a ledge. Run around in a circle to avoid the falling stones, then watch the scene where Luna's eyes turn red. Now in the final phase, Luna starts attacking with her harvester again. When she drives towards you, just jump to avoid her. When she stands still, take a close look at the yellow electricity sparks on the harvester. Some of them start flashing. These flashing sparks will be shot towards you, so make sure to jump when that happens. Luna has

    another attack pattern as well, which consists of launching acid bombs. Avoiding them is however pretty easy, since you can see where the bombs

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    are going to land. The Shock Rocket and Lacerators are your weapons of choice in this battle. Shoot at Luna all the time during the final phase down on the platform. If you need ammo, there are some respawning crates for you down on the platform. You can also use the PDA to order ammo, as usual. o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o

    ==============================================================================Inside Clank [wa09]==============================================================================

    --- DEFEAT ALL THE TECHNOMITES -----------------------------------------------

    Talk to the security guard, only to find out that he won't be able to doanything before you've taken down the Technomite soldiers that have invadedClank's robotic body. Buy the [Static Barrier] from the nearby vending machineif you can afford it, then slide down to another area using a wire.Turn around once you've slided down the wire. There is a ladder there, right?

    Behind this ladder, a [Titanium Bolt] can be found. Just double-jump to get it.

    Take down all the enemies further ahead using a weapon of your choice, thenwalk into the gray corridor just ahead. In here, you will see that the wallgoes from gray color into black. This is where you will have to wall jump fromside to side until you reach the top, where you will find a [Titanium Bolt].

    Walk into the nearby room with the blue pillar. Take down the small critters inhere, and walk through the light blue gate. Walk through a corridor. In thenext area, defeat all the enemies, and try not to step on the floor where it'sbroken, since you'll be damaged by the electricity. Continue through anothergate, and refill your ammo at the vending machine you run into. In the areawith the giant fan on the wall, wait for an elevator to bring some enemies,

    then take it to the top after defeating those unlucky troublemakers.

    Walk through another corridor to find another room with a giant fan. Only thistime, the fan is the floor itself, and isn't just hanging on the wall. Steponto the button on the fan to activate it. Ratchet starts flying into theair, almost like a feather. Fly over to the ground, then walk around to theother side of the circle-formed path to find a new corridor. Refill ammo at thevending machine, and walk into another circle-formed room with a computer chiphanging on the wall. Lots of enemies will come out of the green doors in thisroom. Take them all down, and continue into the gate that opens. Shrink intothe lock and open the gate. You'll now run into Clank's heart. It looks broken.

    Clear the heart room of enemies, and watch out for the red energy beams thatsometimes start appearing on the floor. Just jump to avoid them. Now use thePolarizer to pick up the broken pieces, and put them back into the heart to'fix it'. Now you know how to cure a broken heart! Hehehe!

    --- ESCAPE FROM CLANK --------------------------------------------------------

    A gate opens after you've fixed the heart. Take the elevator in there upstairsto see the security guard again. He tells you to hurry up and get out ofClank's body before it starts working correctly again. Now, run past some laserbeams and a fan, then use the polarizer on the magnet stick you run into. Turnit around while standing on it, and step off it so that you're walking on theblack-colored floor. Do the same thing with another magnet stick here to get

    back down to the gray/yellow floor. Walk onto the magnetic track here, and keepgoing until you reach another vending machine.

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    Buy some ammo there, then use two more of those magnet sticks. You'll find agreen node in the air afterwards, so make sure to use your Hypershot to grappleonto it and get to the other side of the gap. Walk through a room with lots oflaser beams, then step onto a platform. There's lots of nodes here. Grappleonto them all, and watch out for the laser beams at the platforms you need toland at between all the grappling. When you're done with this part, you willarrive in a room with two blue magnets. Step onto the one that's near you, and

    use the polarizer to make it start moving. Walk through another corridor.

    An organ similar to Clank's heart can be found here. Step onto a magnet, usethe polarizer to make it start moving left, then even further left. Walk on thesmall path, onto yet another magnet. This might be a little boring, but fromhere, just use the polarizer to make your magnet move towards the armor pieceyou can see beyond all the blue laser pillars. You need to be coming from theright side just before arriving at the platform with the armor piece.Pick up the [Mega-Bomb Body Armor], then escape through Clank's mouth.

    Teleport back to your spaceship using the portal outside, then fly over to thenext planet - Quodrona.

    ==============================================================================Quodrona [wa10]==============================================================================

    Ratchet and Clank have to shrink to find the factory they are looking for, solet them do that. Buy the [Laser Tracer] from the Vending Machine, and if youcan afford it, get some weapon modifications from the Mod Vending Machine aswell. You can never get too much of those, can you? Head into the nearbybuilding, and take down some turrets. There is also a clone of Ratchet in here,but he's not hard to defeat. Just use the Shock Rocket to easily take downclones. Unlock the gate by shrinking as usual, and walk into the next room.

    Take down lots of clones using the Shock Rocket weapon, then make your waythrough a pretty straight-forward room filled with lava. The next room isgreen, and has lots of clones that will attack you. Make sure you pick up ammofor your Shock Rocket from the blue crates in here. Jump up to the platformnear the purple circle in the next room. Some pillars will start appearing, souse one of them to jump on, in order to reach the platform above you.

    Do this until you get to the very top. Wall-jump if needed. The next room is atraining facility for clones. You'll see that, as there are dolls that theclones are training with. Defeat the clones, and unlock another gate. In thenext room with red lines on the floor, watch out for the mad dolls, whileconstantly shooting at the clones using your Shock Cannon. Strafing issomething you'll need to do here if you want to survive.

    If you like boxes, you'll love the next room, because there's lots of themthere, with clones inside! Slay all the clones, take the [Titanium Bolt] in thelower left corner, then locate the red button in the end of the room. Jump andswing your wrench onto the button to jam it into the floor. Walk through thegate that opens, refill your ammo at the vending machine, and prepare forbattle after meeting Otto.

    o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o - BOSS BATTLE: OTTO - ENCOUNTER I! At first, a timer will start counting down, while some clones and some

    tougher guys attack you. Just avoid them all by running around in a huge circle. There is absolutely no need to fight these enemies - not at all. When the timer has reached zero, you will witness a cut-scene

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    with Otto and Qwark. There is a continue point after this phase, so don't worry about having to do the whole thing once more, if you die in one of the next happenings. Otto is very mad, and starts chasing you. For now just have to avoid him. Run away from him, and avoid the falling lamps from the ceiling, and try not to fall down into the holes that appear when Otto breaks

    the floor-blocks. Keep running until you reach a hangar gate. Watch the cut-scene where Clank once again transforms into Giant Clank. There are several buildings around here, and you can break them using your punch in order to find ammo for your Rapid Vulcan Beam. Target Otto using the Vulcan Beam, and shoot at him like a madman. In this phase, Otto doesn't really do much to damage you, as his beams are very weak. Take him down, and watch another cut-scene. Afterwards, refill your ammo at the vending machine, and walk into the next room. - BOSS BATTLE: OTTO - ENCOUNTER II!

    Be careful here, as you'll only be able to take a couple of hits before dying. Watch out for the energy wave that Otto sends along the floor. If you just have your eyes with you, you'll easily be able to avoid it by double-jumping. The wave he sends towards you in mid-air, you can avoid by crouching (L + R). When a green 'wrap' appears on both of Ratchet's sides, jump forwards at once. Use a powerful weapon like the Shock Rocket to lower his shield. This should not take more than a couple of shots if you have been using the weapon a little during the game. Once lowered, buy more ammo using your PDA, then unleash all the rockets you can. Otto doesn't take too many shots before his health is halved, and his shield is gone for good. Now, he starts attacking with three beams at once and a yellow

    lightning spark. The three beams can be jumped over and crouched under like earlier, and the spark can easily be avoided by strafing and jumping. Avoid these attacks while shooting at Otto until he finally dies. On challenge mode, the RYNO makes the battle very easy, since it's so powerful. Consider protecting yourself with the Static Barrier if you're having a hard time avoiding Otto's attacks. Using the Lacerators through the whole battle is also a option that might suit you better. Watch the ending scene after the battle. Now you've completed the game! WAAAAAI! CONGRATS! o----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+----o

    o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o NOTE: Size Matters features a lot of content that makes it worthy of playing it through at least two times more, since you'll have to do that in order to get all the armor pieces. So, after the battle, choose to enter 'Challenge Mode'. You'll get taken back to the beginning of the game, but you'll keep most of your old equipment and stats. In challenge mode, you can level your weapons to even higher levels than earlier. There's also lots of skill points that you can try earning, if you haven't earned them already. Read more about those in the section I've dedicated to skill points in this

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    ==============================================================================Armor Piece Locations [pi01]==============================================================================

    Most armor pieces can be found the first time you're playing throughthe game, but some of them won't appear before you try challenge modeafter completing the main game once. In addition to this, the final

    pieces will not appear before your third time playing through the game.All the pieces are listed below, where you can also get to know whereto find them and where to get them -

    Wildfire Helmet---------------Where: Ryllus

    You will find this helmet just after flying into the temple. Missing it wouldbe hard even if you tried.

    Wildfire Body Armor

    -------------------Where: Pokitaru

    Just before returning to where you started this level, you will have to makea bridge appear, rising up from the sea. On the middle of this bridge, youwill find the body armor.

    Wildfire Gloves---------------Where: Pokitaru

    After clearing the enemies out of the cave where you learn about strafing,you will find these gloves just outside. For your information, the enemies

    in this cave were flying robots and spiders.

    Wildfire Boots--------------Where: Kalidon

    After going all the way to the lowest floor by using the circle formedelevator, jump back up again after activating the console. The boots arewaiting for you at the top.

    Slugde Mk. 9 Helmet-------------------Where: Metalis

    Win the 'Nigh Impossible' Clank Challenge on Metalis. Even tough the name makesthe challenge sound hard, it's not any harder than the first gadgebot survivalClank Challenges.

    Sludge Mk. 9 Body Armor-----------------------Where: Kalidon

    You get this after defeating the boss in the factory, you will find this armor.The boss is named Mungo, by the way.

    Sludge Mk. 9 Gloves-------------------Where: Kalidon Skyboard Race

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    Win the Master's Challenge skyboard race. You need to finish at first place, sogo practice skyboarding before trying this.

    Sludge Mk. 9 Boots------------------Where: Ryllus

    When you've found and planted the first mimic plant, turn around, and send itflying into the mountain wall behind you. Inside, there are some boots for you.

    Crystallix Helmet-----------------Where: Metalis

    This helmet is a reward for winning the Clank Challenge on Metalis named'Smasherbot's Revenge'.

    Crystallix Body Armor

    ---------------------Where: Dreamtime

    At the end of Dreamtime, you will run into Giant Clank. Avoid him for a littlewhile, until the battle ends and you receive the armor.

    Crystallix Gloves-----------------Where: Metalis

    Win The Uber Finals Clank Challenge on Metalis to get the Crystallix Gloves.The Uber Finals is the last Gadgebot toss game on Metalis.

    Crystallix Boots----------------Where: Medical Outpost Omega

    After the countdown timer has started running, you will find the CrystallixBoots. Just like many other armor pieces, missing it is close to impossible.

    Electroshock Helmet-------------------Where: Challax

    Beat the Dropship boss at the end of Challax to get this helmet. Don't tryjumping over the gap between you and the armor during the battle, as you can'treach it until after the battle, when a bridge appears.

    Electroshock Body Armor-----------------------Where: In space, after arriving at Challax

    After arriving at the planet Challax and choosing to 'Smash the TechnomiteOrbital Facilities', Clank transforms, and starts flying into space. Beatthe Technomite Dreadnaught mini-boss to get the armor.

    Electroshock Gloves-------------------

    Where: In space, after arriving at Metalis

    After Clank has arrived at Metalis for the first time, he will transform into

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    Giant Clank and fly into space. In the walkthrough, I've called this part ofthe game 'Flying Through Space As Giant Clank Part I'. Beat the TechnomiteDreadnaught mini-boss to get the electroshock gloves.

    Electroshock Boots------------------Where: Medical Outpost Omega

    On Medical Outpost Omega, you will have to beat the fourth Skyboarder race,named Vertigo. The boots are your reward for winning the race.

    Mega-Bomb Helmet----------------Where: Dayni Moon

    At the top of the ledge close to the silo building, this helmet will be waitingfor you. This is one of those hard-to-miss armor pieces.

    Mega-Bomb Body Armor

    --------------------Where: Inside Clank

    At the end of the level, just before escaping through Clank's mouth, thisbody armor is waiting for you.

    Mega-Bomb Gloves------------------Where: Dayni Moon

    In the Clank Challenges on Dayni Moon, win the one named 'TheUltimate Showdown' to get these gloves.

    Mega-Bomb Boots------------------Where: Dayni Moon

    In the Clank Challenges on Dayni Moon, win the one named 'InfiniteImprobability' to get these boots.

    Hyperborean Helmet----------------------Where: Challax (Challenge Mode)

    After shooting a bomb flower at the huge statue of Otto, walk to the top of thestatue to find this helmet.

    Hyperborean Body Armor----------------------Where: Dreamtime (Challenge Mode)

    In challenge mode, you'll find the Hyperborean Body Armor in front of theairpad where Ratchets spaceship is located, before it disappears.

    Hyperborean Gloves------------------Where: Pokitaru (Challenge Mode)

    In challenge mode, walk up to the wire just above the magnetic track. Thisis just right of where you found the first Titanium Bolt at Pokitaru.

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    Hyperborean Boots------------------Where: Ryllus (Challenge Mode)

    The Hyperborean Boots can be found on the platform outside of the Templeon Ryllus - in challenge mode.

    Chameleon Helmet------------------Where: Inside Clank (2nd time in Challenge Mode)

    This helmet can be found just in front of you, at the beginning of the level.

    Chameleon Body Armor--------------------Where: Kalidon (2nd time in Challenge Mode)

    Win the boss battle against Mungo to get the Chameleon Body Armor.

    Chameleon Gloves----------------Where: Medical Outpost Omega (2nd time in Challenge Mode)

    Just before the final room where Ratchet's spaceship is waiting, there is asection where you will have to wall jump between two blue walls. At the top,you will find the Chameleon Gloves.

    Chameleon Boots---------------Where: Pokitaru (2nd time in Challenge Mode)

    After the part with the platform that takes you around to the various holms,

    you will find some platforms. The boots are on the platform in the middle.

    ==============================================================================Armor Sets [pi02]==============================================================================

    - There are several armor sets in Size Matters. When you equip certaincombinations of armor pieces at the same time, Ratchet will get specialabilities. I'll explain all of the various sets/combinations below -

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Wildfire Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: All four Wildfire Armor Pieces Ability: The wildfire set makes anything that touches it start burning. If you hit someone with your wreck, they'll be engulfed at once. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Sludge Mk. 9 Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    Armor Pieces: All four Sludge Mk. 9 Armor Pieces Ability: When enemy missiles hit you, the armor set will react, so that

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    you take less damage than usual. When swinging your wrench, green acid will drip onto the ground. This acid hurts enemies. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Crystallix Armor Set

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: All four Crystallix Armor Pieces Ability: Just like the sludge set, you take less damage when hit by projectiles. Jump and swing your wrench to make some ice appear. This does of course damage nearby enemies. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hyperboren Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    Armor Pieces: All four Hyperborean Armor Pieces Ability: With this set you can freeze enemies using your wrench. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Electroshock Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: All four Electroshock Armor Pieces

    Ability: Basically the same as the Crystallix Armor Set, but electric instead of cold. Jump and swing your wrench to make an electric beam damage nearby enemies. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Mega-Bomb Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: All four Mega-Bomb Armor Pieces Ability: This set absorbs the energy from enemy attacks. When the armor starts gloving, use the wrench to unleash all the stored energy. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Chameleon Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: All four Chameleon Armor Pieces Ability: The Chameleon Armor makes Ratchet almost invisible, making it hard for the enemies to hit him. The result is that most of

    them will shoot or attack a location Ratchet was at several moments ago. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Fire-Bomb Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Mega-Bomb Helmet, Mega-Bomb Body Armor, Wildfire Gloves, Mega-Bomb Boots

    Ability: With this armor equipped, try hitting some enemies with your wrench. On the third hit, the wrench gets so hot that a huge fireball appears,giving nearby enemies a hard time surviving. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Shock Crystal Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Electroshock Helmet, Crystallix Body armor, Crystallix

    Gloves, Electroshock Boots Ability: Do a Hyper Strike to neutralize incoming missiles and projectiles. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Wildburst Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Sludge Mk. 9 Helmet, Wilfire Body Armor, Wildfire Gloves, Wildfire Boots

    Ability: Do a Hyper Strike with this set equipped to make sludge fly all around you, damaging nearby enemies. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Triple Wave Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Wildfire Helmet, Electroshock Body Armor, Sludge Mk. 9 Gloves, Electroshock Boots Ability: When you use your wrench, electrified flames will appear, burning your enemies at the same time as shocking them. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Ice II Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Crystallix Helmet, Hyperborean Body Armor, Hyperborean Gloves, Hyperborean Boots.

    Ability: To generate a protective barrier made of crystals, simply do a Hyper Strike. Great for defending yourself in tough situations.

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    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Stalker Armor Set +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Armor Pieces: Wildfire Helmet, Sludge Mk. 9 gloves, Chameleon Boots,

    Chameleon Body Armor Ability: As well as being almost invisible, Ratchet will with this set equipped, be able to poison and make enemies start burning by using his wrench. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    ==============================================================================Weapons [pi03]==============================================================================

    There are several weapons in Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters. Most of them arebought by using your bolts at vending machines. All the weapons have strongpoints, but also weaknesses. At the beginning of the game, only a few will beavailable, but as you make progress you will eventually be able to buy moreweapons. When you've used one weapon enough, as in shooting a lot of enemieswith it, the weapon will level up. For example, the first time the Laceratorlevels up, it will be renamed 'Lacerator v.2'. When a weapon levels up, it getsmore powerful, and you can carry more bullets for the weapons at once.

    The first time you play Size Matters, the weapons stop leveling at v.4.Beat the final boss, then restart the game in challenge mode. Now youwill be able to buy Titan versions of the weapons you've leveled upto v.4 from the vending machines. The Titan weapons are much stronger than

    the normal ones, and can be leveled up to Titan v.4 before they're maxed out.

    Lacerator---------Available Since: The Beginning

    A weapon that is very easy to use, the Lacerator fires super-heated plasmaslugs, not totally unlike a laser beam. Blow up enemies with this weapon, oneby one until all of them have been wiped out. Not the most powerful weapon evermade, but the accuracy is acceptable, and the rate of fire is too.

    Acid Bomb Glove---------------Available Since: The Beginning

    This glove shoots acid bombs. Once a bomb has hit the ground, the acid sticksonto grass, gravel or anything it might land on. If someone touches the acid,they'll be burned. Badly. The Acid Bomb Glove isn't very quick, but is greatat damaging several enemies at once. If you're surrounded by enemies, don'tthink twice before using this.

    Concussion Gun--------------Available Since: The Beginning

    The concussion fires a shotgun-like blast of titanium pellets. The weaponsdeals more damage to enemies that are nearby. Just like a real shotgun, hitting

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    enemies that are standing far away is not worth trying. The concussion gun isalso good at taking down several enemies at once.

    Agents of Doom--------------Available Since: Ryllus

    Small robots that will attack nearby enemies once launched. There are severalrobots in each 'bullet', and all of them will run together and start damagingthe nearest opponent. If you want to do lots of damage to something, launchsome agents of doom first, then use another weapon to fire at the same timeas the agents attack their target.

    Scorcher--------Available Since: Kalidon

    Made of old space ship engines, the scorcher is a pretty decent flamethrower.When it comes to damaging enemies far away, this is a useless weapons, but for

    those that are go into close combat with you, this is pure hellfire. A nicething about the Scorcher is that it fires a constant flame, instead of just oneshort blast like bullet based weapons do.

    Suck Cannon-----------Available Since: Dreamtime

    This weapon sucks up enemies and crates, and throws them out again asprojectiles. Not the most boring weapon around. Use it when you're out ofammunition for the other weapons in your arsenal.

    Bee Mine Glove

    --------------Available Since: Medical Outpost Omega

    The Bee Mines look like grenades, but are really bee hives. Almost like adeployable turret, the hives can be left on the ground. Anyone that gets nearthem (enemies that is) will be attacked by the angry bees.

    Sniper Mine-----------Available Since: Challax

    The latest in long distance target neutralization. This is a crossbow, thatdoes more damage when its projectiles hit enemies far away from you, thanit does damage to nearby enemies. Not a very fast weapon, but great at longdistance.

    Shock Rocket------------Available Since: Dayni Moon

    Designed to clear out packs of enemies with electrical flair. The shock rocketis a rocket launcher that also deals lots of damage to single, armored enemies.The accuracy is great, and the rate of fire is nice for a rocket launcher.

    Mootator

    --------Available Since: Dayni Moon

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    A very unique sidearm, the Mootator turns enemies into cows. Cows are nicecreatures that won't attack you. Who doesn't want cow friends? I bet youwant some of them, as I'm sure I do. You need to win all the Clank Challengeson Dayni Moon in order to get this weapon.

    Static Barrier--------------

    Available Since: Inside Clank

    The Static Barrier generates a physical force field around Ratchet, acting as ashield that blocks missiles, bullets and other incoming fire. You can not buymore ammo for this weapon using the PDA.

    Laser Tracer------------Available since: Quodrona

    The Laser Tracer is a laser cannon that can be carried by one single person, orone single Lombax in Ratchet's case. You have to stand still while shooting

    with this extremely powerful weapon.

    RYNO-----Available since: Challenge Mode

    The RYNO is a weapon that uses multiple fast-launch swarmer missiles to damageyour enemies. Without a doubt, the most powerful weapon in the game. Think ofit as one of the craziest rocket launchers ever made.

    ==============================================================================Weapon Modifications [pi04]==============================================================================

    Lock On Mod-----------Cost: 5000 BoltsAvailable Since: Kalidon

    This is the first mod of the game. With the lock on mod, your aim will lockonto nearby enemies while you are strafing. This makes it much easier to hitenemies, as you've might experienced missing a lot earlier.

    Wide Barrel Mod---------------Cost: 15,000 BoltsAvailable since: Kalidon

    A little more expensive, but much cooler than the lock on mod. As you mighthave guessed already, this modificated your Concussion Gun, and increases thewidth of the weapon's blast. In other words, you can defeat more enemies atonce, when you have bought this upgrade.

    Charge Up Mod-------------Cost: 50,000 BoltsAvailable since: Challax

    This is another modification for the Concussion Gun. Once you've bought thisone, you can hold the circle button to charge several shells inside theconcussion gun, and unleash them all at once by letting go of the button.

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    Double Barrel Mod-----------------Cost: 30,000 BoltsAvailable since: Challax

    Mounts an additional barrel onto your Lacerator. This way, you will do double

    the damage, and get double the fun! One of the best modifications in the game.

    Acid Burn Mod-------------Cost: 30,000 BoltsAvailable since: Challax

    If you haven't been using the Acid Bomb Glove weapons much, you will aftergetting this upgrade! The acid inside the bombs is changed to burning acid,which makes anyone that touches it start burning. Your enemies will keep onburning even after getting out of the acid.

    Epoxy Mod---------Cost: 50,000 BoltsAvailable since: Challax

    Another modification for your Acid Bomb Glove. When enemies walk into youracid, they will go all dizzy, and slow down their movement. Now they'll be50% slower than usual.

    Worker Mod----------Cost: 5000 BoltsAvailable since: Challax

    The bees from the Bee Mine Glove weapons will now be able to collect bolts,ammo and health orbs. In addition, they'll be circling outside of their hivesa little longer than before, until they finally disappear.

    Split Beam Mod--------------Cost: 25,000 BoltsAvailable since: Quodrona

    A modification for the Sniper Mine, the split beam makes your mines able to hitenemies standing behind, or close to your original target.

    After Shock Mod---------------Cost: 25,000 BoltsAvailable since: Quodrona

    With this modification, your projectiles being shot out of the Shock Rocketweapon will do more damage than earlier, because of some electrics being addedto each and every projectile.

    Spitfire Mod------------Cost: 15,000 Bolts

    Available since: Quodrona

    When the scorcher stops firing, a huge plasma fireball will be unleashed. Using

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    the scorcher for a long time before holding your fire means a big plasmafireball, while using it for a short time only means a smaller one.

    Launcher Mod------------Cost: 20,000 BoltsAvailable since: Quodrona

    With this mod, your agents of doom will take rockets with them when you unleashthem. Needless to say, they