The swampland of Planet Thram stretches as far as the eye can see. A spray of small islands pock the landscape, as do sheer rocky cliffs, rising from the murky waters at random intervals, like teeth in a rotten mouth.

Weapons and upgrades; Jetpack; Great sense of humour; Challenge mode

Weak last level

Ratchet and Clank have been all over the place--and I'm not just talking about the different planets they've traveled to. After defending the universe from power-hungry fools and dabbling in a few different genres, the galactic duo is back doing what they do best: running around, cracking jokes, and...

Fun platforming and shooting levels; Contains the humor the series is known for

Story ends too abruptly; Side-scrolling sections aren't that fleshed out

One of the major concerns about Into the Nexus, before playing it, was whether it would be of a significant length. Whilst the main story can be blasted through in five hours, there is plenty to keep you playing longer: the Challenge mode (i.e.

Reliable classic gameplay; Some new twists; High replayability

Weak humor; Poor A.I; Some lack of polish

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is a lean, mean machine. It doesn't represent a great departure from the franchise, but instead hones in on what made the games so fun in the first place: fast-paced, gun-toting mayhem.

Fantastic; fluid controls; Wonderful sense of humor keeps you grinning from ear to ear; The tight action and small levels keep the action roaring forward; Challenge Mode further energizes the campaign

Some uninspired weapons

There are fanboys of Ratchet & Clank out there. I am not one of them. I do not get how anyone can call a hack and slash with a monkey wrench game family friendly. I do not get how anyone can call a shooter family friendly. We can shoot the enemies with guns.

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus , the intergalactic duo's sixth PlayStation 3 outing, is a largely tedious affair. If you've ever played a Ratchet & Clank game before, well, you might as well have already played Into the Nexus .

Parents need to know that Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is a third-person action-adventure hybrid that has you fight against robotic and alien enemies using a variety of weapons. One gun is used from a first-person perspective for more realism.

Prior to moving towards a more multiplatform approach, Insomniac Games was responsible for two extraordinary franchises for the PlayStation 3: 'Resistance: Fall of Man' and the 'Ratchet & Clank' future series.

The most valid criticism that can be leveled at Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus is that it is over too soon.  The game has a prologue, four large planets where the story missions take place, and an arena planet.

Ladies and gentlemen, we gather here today to mourn the loss of one of the most enjoyable gaming franchises of the past decade. The Ratchet & Clank Franchise enjoyed a great run between its launch in 2002 and 2009's entry, A Crack in Time , but it appears as though developer Insomniac Games has all...