Ratchet and Clank 2

Ratchet and Clank 2 was originally released on the PlayStation 2 but came to the PlayStation 3 as a part of the Trilogy collection. This collection had the first 3 games and most importantly with trophy support.

Unlike some of the other games I covered here, this one I would be starting my Platinum trophy hunt from scratch and not picking up a 10 year old save file in order to finish off some trophies.

Fortunately, you don’t need to worry about missable trophies as long as you stop before the final boss and the game does warn you about that too to some extent. This is my favorite type of Platinum - One that lets you just play the game first and come back for the clean up.

The game itself is a lot of fun but the difficulty really spikes in places, you really need to save up the bolts for the later weapons and keep swapping between them to upgrade them.

Step 1 - Finish the Game

After finally making it through the game I was surprised at how few trophies I had unlocked. This is because most of the trophies in the game are earned by completing “Skill Points” which are a bunch of small challenges and random activities for each level. Also you will need to collect the Platinum Bolts along the way. There are a handful of these hidden collectables in each world.

Step 2 - Platinum Bolts and Skill Points

So next up I decided to run back through the world and get the Platinum Bolts and the skill points. Some of the skill points are really tedious, such as collecting all of the crystals and shooting birds but some are pretty fun.

You're My Hero
Protect all tourists on Planet Todano from the squirrels

There is a planet where bus loads of robot tourists arrive for a tour of a factory (or something) but, they are attacked by killer squirrels (Yes I’m serious), you have to protect them all and make sure they all survive the tour. It’s actually a bit of a buggy and annoying trophy as some of the robots just fall off the cliff and die but the idea is really funny.

Speed Demon
On Planet Barlow, get a time of 2:10 or less in the hoverbike race

This one is also really challenging, the races are hard and extremely unforgiving. With enough patience and attempts you will eventually get it, but try not to break any controllers in the process.

Step 3 - Challenge Mode and Clean up

This is as far as I got in around 12 hours. So next up I need to finally beat the boss and start the game again in Challenge Mode. Challenge Mode has a feature, just like many other Ratchet & Clank games, where your bolts multiply allowing you get get lots and lots of bolts and buy the more expensive armor and weapons. There are trophies for getting 2 million bolts and for getting the end game armor and weapons too.

That's Impossible!
Beat the "Impossible Challenge" in the Megacorp games

This trophy looks like it is going to be a real pain. It's 60 rounds of destroying enemies so you need to be fully prepared with ammo, item upgrades and armor and of course, if you fail, you got to do it all again. (Ugh why did I start this again?)

Ratchet & Clank 2 is a really fun but challenging game. It's exactly the kind of game I like to try and Platinum and I should manage to finish this one off soon.