Ratchet: Deadlocked
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| Ratchet: Deadlocked | |
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Action, Shooter |
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Single player, Multiplayer |
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[edit] Modes
The game includes many of the same modes of gameplay as R&C: UYA such as online games with nine other people (ten people max to a game), and many of the same weapons. New modes and attributes include co-op gameplay in single player mode (better named, "story mode" now), and newer, more devastating vehicles. Also, the addition of a vastly more RPG style in the form of custom armor and weapons.
[edit] Multi-Player
The online mode features five modes: A completely revamped version of Up Your Arsenal's "Siege" (in which players captured nodes and attacked the enemy base) called Conquest. This new mode features nodes which players must capture and vote upon upgrades to sustain their lead. Points are awarded for taking and defending nodes as well as several kill variations (Sharp shooter for a sniper kill, road kill for running over an enemy, and a Humiliation kill for defeating a foe with the series trademark default weapon the wrench). Other modes are classic multiplayer modes such as Capture the Flag (CTF), Deathmatch (Team Deathmatch is also part of this), King of the Hill, and Juggernaut. The losing players or teams have their Deadlock Collars detonated. Each mode is changed to fit with the Ratchet and Clank universe, but still retain their main objectives and play styles. The online multiplayer is still highly popular, with hundreds of players logging on each day. Insomniac has removed Ratchet's sidekick, Clank, as a playable character. In addition, many of the platforming elements from the previous games, including gadget-based puzzles, have been removed.
The second mode of multiplayer is local play which enbles up to 4 players with the use of a multitap to play against each other. Unlike the first game local play only let's you choose from 4 colors instead of 8. Local Play has all the options of online play except you don't have your name floating above your head. Instead you see Player 1,Player 2,Player 3,Player 4. You also have to share a screen with 3 other players. It's harder to see, but it makes a good party game.
[edit] Plot
The single-player campaign also features a co-op mode in which a partner will replace the two combat bots. The story mode will be fully playable in co-op much like Halo and Doom 3 for the Xbox. The players will be bound to each other within a certain distance by the game's "Deadlock collars" which will detonate if the players become too far apart for more than 10 seconds. Also as another downside, both players have to share their weapons and ammo; if one weapon runs out of ammo, then neither player can use it, and if one player is using a weapon, the other cannot use that weapon at the same time. There are unlockable skins that can be chosen as well in co-op mode. The second player can unlock a Jak skin from the Jak and Daxter series.
Ratchet is forced to fight the Exterminators led by Dreadzone's favorite hero, Ace Hardlight. The Exterminators consist of Shellshock, Reactor, the Eviscerator and Ace Hardlight.
[edit] Weapons
- Scorpion Flail
- Magma Cannon
- Dual Vipers
- The Arbiter
- B6-Obliterator
- Hunter Mine Launcher
- Fusion Rifle
- Holoshield Launcher
- Miniturret Launcher
- The Harbinger
All of the weapons in Deadlocked can be upgraded to level 99.
[edit] Gadgets
[edit] Omega Mods
[edit] Alpha Mods
[edit] Power Ups
There are two powerups only accessible through multiplayer online and local play.
- Quad Damage Is a temporary powerup giving you 4x the power to ALL of your weapons which usually results in a 1 hit kill.
- Allied Shields A temporary shield that will surround you for a minute and protect you from heavy damage.
[edit] Bosses
- King Leviathan (Mini-boss)
- Shellshock
- Reactor
- Eviscerator
- Ace Hardlight
- Gleeman Vox
[edit] Cameos
- Courtney Gears: Seen on one of Big Al's computer screens, and mentioned by Dallas and Juanita. She is recovering after the UYA boss battle and she appears alongside Reactor in the Reactor: Introspective cutscene.
- Dr. Nefarious: Makes a brief cameo at the end looking for the Dreadzone station. He is still stuck on a meteorite, and still has that head radio flaw, revealing a hilarious voice over with Lance and Janice.
- Lawrence: Makes a brief cameo along with Dr. Nefarious.
- Jak: Unlockable skin in multiplayer.
- Captain Qwark: Makes a small voice cameo at the end of the game, in which he says to Ratchet that the whole "heroes being kidnapped" rumor is false, because nobody came to capture him, and "who could make a series about galactic heroes without Captain Qwark?". His cameo is only heard, not seen, for he is talking to them on a phone call.
One of the vehicles in the game, a buggy with a rear-mounted turret, is called the Puma, the name given in the machinima series Red vs Blue to the Warthog in Halo, a vehicle that performs a similar duty.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official game site from SCEA
- DreadZone Homepage, the Ratchet and Clank Fan Site
- Dreadzone Forums, a Ratchet and Clank message board
- Lombax-Lounge
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Main Series Ratchet & Clank | Going Commando | Up Your Arsenal | Deadlocked | Size Matters | Secret Agent Clank | Tools of Destruction | Quest for Booty
Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile | Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home
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