(OLD) Secret Agent Clank Review
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Hello ladies and gentlemen! In case you do not remember, back in May when I did the Sly 3 review, I had posted a poll asking what franchise we were going to tackle for the summer. First being The Sonic Advance Series and if that one then after Advance 3, I would return to the Ratchet and Clank franchise! Long time subscribers will remember one of my earliest works, that being the classic Ratchet and Clank marathon where I reviewed Ratchet 1, all the while comparing it to the then recently released PS4 Ratchet and Clank. I then did Ratchet 2, 3, and ended it off with Deadlocked and Size Matters.
So now we are back to Ratchet and Clank! Starting with the PSP game ported to the PS2, Secret Agent Clank! We will then review the future Trilogy!
It makes perfect sense! An actor playing a super spy, as cover for being a super spy, playing an actor!
lol that'll do.
roll with it
@@RodniDemental It's like Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Space jam was better.
You could only come up with 6 minutes of content for Size Matters but came up with 42 for Agent Clank? This should be interesting.
Oh yeah. This is the new X6 for me. Angry J is best J.
+ExoParadigmGamer Well TheMetalBlade5 made an almost half hour response to a five minute commentary on a one minute video. And despite what he says in that video to me it feels like he only made it just to piss off MangaKamen. Here's a link to it czcams.com/video/RlmKlC-N8d8/video.html
ExoParadigmGamer, at least X6 had a amazing soundtrack, 2 new great armors, & less loading screens.
Yo whatsup a big fan of hou
Sounds like not so bad game
I don't care what you say Quark's song is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
Да, I agree
Yeah, I think J just has a very cynical bias due to hating everything else about the game
I agree
Idk about anyone else, but this was the first video game I've ever played when I got a psp on my eighth birthday. And it was an absolute BLAST. I still go back and play it now at 18 to feel the nostalgia. I guess I had nothing to compare to, but it just shows how much these "bad" games can actually be great games in some people's eyes
same, loved it and replayed a lot of times
Me as well, wait are you my invisible twin because I do the exact same thing hahaha. love bro
Idk why this is viewed negatively. I'm surprised, I'm 29 and this is my first ratchet and clank game. thought I'd play it since the new one is coming out. I gotta say these games are fun, reminds me of metal arms glitch in the system.
I almost have the exact same story.
Even though this game is very lacking in contrast to other games in the franchise, and maybe just as a game in general. There is still just so much nostalgia that sprouts from it that it overshadows almost all negative things i could possibly say about it.
same i loved it
"Dick jokes in a Ratchet & Clank game??"
I bet J had a stroke when he found out All4One's original name was going to be "Multiple Organisms".
Chdonga Ratchet and clank: clock blockers
Chdonga There's also 4-play
I think there was a joke in Up Your Arsenal
He also must have died when he heard “size natters”
Going commado
Half of the problems from the ps2 version are not even present in the psp version wtf
Cosmin S. same thing goes for Size Matters. Hell, even the design are different
I feel as if people don’t respect this game because it’s a portable console, which is strangle true because everytime you hear about the portable version of any game ever you hear “oh yeah it was bad”
I think my complaint with this review is that there was absolutely no mercy with it because this game was actually not that bad, in my opinion. It was fun as a kid and even though the story isn’t that good, the gameplay was very funny. Also WE GET IT DUDE, YOU LIKE SLY COOPER, now shut up and move on with your life
Is Sanzaru games, what did you expected
Nixon Fire Blaise I’ve played size matters on the psp, the biggest issues are all the same
Cosmin S. Because it was only meant for PSP.
I always found Deadlocked to be the most fitting end of the PS2 Era
My favorite game of the pe2 era just for the nonstop explosions action and the kickass soundtrack
It is.
Let's keep it at that.
@@cooper2211 and the leviathan this things kicks ass !!!
Hell yeah now if they can just give a proper remaster without the crazy glitches for ps5 that'd be sweet
@@cooper2211 Doubt it. Sony is off the deep end these days
Wanna know a weird thing? In the PSP version there were different Load screens depending on which planet it was!
Yes all clank section used the ship even if you were still on a planet, but the Ratchet arena battles used a "Prison camera" loading screen and the Gadgetbot had their assembly line as a load screen!
Why would the ps2 omit those?
Don't forget about Qwark thinking about stuff before his levels. Also I remember him actually having different animations when strafing in the PSP version.
pokeclank actually Straifing left and right is a normal animation... But he still rotates his legs backwards when straifing back
Huh. I guess I just never noticed as a kid.
But he can be seen walking backwards in this clip czcams.com/video/YXrJBByr2FI/video.htmlm37s
alex_9000 Man, that’s embarrassing.
I remember being like 10 years old, playing the rhythm games in this and genuinely wondering if they were supposed to be in rhythm or not...
Hell, I was 27 years old and I was confused by them.
i read a theory somewhere that Secret Agent Clank was in in fact a dream Clank was having after he was taken by the Zoni in Tools of Destruction. it would explain a ton of things, to be honest.
+kingofmonsters14 Those things being?
all those glaring problems you brought up, like why is Clank a secret agent in real life despite it clearly being a TV show, Qwark being able to swim despite saying he cannot, and why Klunk is the villain, Slim was in prison, why Ratchet was the 'villain', and the Thugs-4-Less leader are in this? Because it is a dream thanks to being in a year-long sleep thanks to Nefarious and the Zoni.
that would be for the plot, of course.
real life, though, Sony probably wanted money, and since the only new 'Ratchet' game in 2008 was downloadable, they needed a quickie to hold over fans.
+kingofmonsters14 If it was a dream, I find it odd that the perspective switches to Qwark and Ratchet, but regardless. Sony wanted money is the moral of the story.
yeah.
dreams are weird. they can bounce all over hte place. i know from experience. i once had a dream where it was a Pokemon Apocalypse, then switched to something like F-Zero meets FLCL. like i said, dreams are weird.
and yet Clank has the soul of a time-keeping bug creature.
David Bergaud probably just scribbled a few notes, took his paycheck, and ran away as fast as possible from High Impact Games and Sanzaru.
Wait wait wait, you're telling me you didn't find this scene funny:
"We should do this again sometime"
"Doubtful" *drops her and jumps out he window*
Or that scene with ratchet saying he has big feet? I found them hilarious!
Jaxter Eh.
Neh
*HUMOR 100*
“But thankfully this utter crap sold no copies so we don’t need to worry about that.”
Tell that to my friend who owns 2 copies on PSP
A worthy send off for the series
Worthy of a fucking sledgehammer to the disk
God I can't wait to re-review this game
+TGX Game Reviews yup, fuck this piece of utter shite
Must be honest, in my opinion, quark singing is easily the highlight of the game - it was the only part that took you away from the rest of the game XD
I'd go on to say Qwark's opera is legitimately one of my favorite moments from the series
Thankfully this game was un-playable for me on ps2.
- Saving Game
- Returning to my previous Save File
- 'Your save file has been corrupt'
I KNOW THIS IS 2 YEARS OLD BUT
God this pissed me off so MUCH. I cannot even fathom how my 10 year old self was so angry.
me in 9 years old: *You fuuck*
Not only that, but if you try to play the PS2 version on a PS3 (the one that emulates PS2 discs, NOT the one that can play them natively) you will encounter a bug towards the middle of the game that doesn't allow you to progress. This game is a mess.
Am I the only one that found it funny when Quark sings
Imo its amazing haha
Nah quark singing is great, the dude is just salty.
Yall kids need to get a good sense of humor
"Clank-fu" Can we be sure this isn't some 8year old's fanfic?
It is made for kids sooooooo
This game was rated E10+.
Ratchet was aimed at teens, any age group would play it but that was their target audience back in the day.
I was like 5 when I played this and I loved it so it seems to work.
4:01 RIP to all of us who used headphones, sheesh 😵
You can't harp on it for "copying" Sly 2 when those mechanics are derivative and a core part of the stealth genre anyways.
Great points otherwise! 😁
Yeah lmao how is that copying sly 2, that's just what you do in stealth games
Clunk being the main antagonist (and probably my nostalgia, for this was my first introduction to the R&C series) is the only saving grace for me, personally.
also, the PSP version had multiple loading screens that were way more appropriate (Ratchet's levels had prison security camera footage, the Gadgebots where seen being prepared in a factory before their levels started and the mid level transitions was Clank's hand fiddling with some screens, etc.)... i mean they aren't amazing but it's pretty telling of how much effort was put into the PS2 port.
Yeah, the ps2 port is a mess.
I hate that you hated it, but I can't say I blame you. It is actually my least favorite Ratchet and Clank game next to Full Frontal Assault. I did however enjoy it on my PSP back in the day and that is definitely the superior version.
As for continuity, you are right in that there is none. My only explanation is that Clank decided to start his own agency after the events of Up Your Arsenal and the fact that he's also an actor is a cover, just like Jet Fusion from Jimmy Neutron.
However, I absolutely loved Qwark's Opera (aka Madame ButterQwark) and thought it was hilarious. But everyone has their own tastes. Fun Fact: In the High Impact Treehouse there is an extended version of the song that includes Qwark killing lawyers representing everyone he killed. I assumed it was cut for time and because one of the lines was too dark involving snapping necks. But overall I liked the full version and the added instrumentals.
I would tell die hard Ratchet and Clank fans to play this on the PSP or the Vita if they really wanted to play it. But if you don't want to bother, that's fine too.
+SuperWorldJumper What about on the PSTV?
If it's available for cross-buy, go for it. I would recommend playing it on a handheld though as that was the original intention.
Its in my top 10 at least tbh. The only games i hate are FFA, A4O, QfB and ToD
And i absolutely loved madame butterqwark. Alot of the lyrics are honestly very creative
How could you not like Tools of Destruction? Oh well, I respect your opinion. But I will say that All 4 One had the funniest script in the entire series, especially when you get all 4 characters on the screen at once and they talk to each other.
+SuperWorldJumper I do want to play both versions to see if the PS2 is really that much worse than the PSP version for myself. Okay?
The PSP version has music in sync with the rhythm minigames and I think doesn't have that quark rotation bug. So there's that at least.
The psp doesn’t have the rotation garbage. Fuck Sanzaru.
Im glad i never played the ps2 version though
It is canon its its confirmed that the game itself is an episode/movie of the secret agent clank series in someway
+CoolKratos2 which makes no sense
Indeed: Impossible
OH OH!
"Secret Agent Clank: Mission=Impossible"
J's Reviews Insomniac confirmed this and Size Matters were non-canon
Bob I saw it on the tv tropes page for Size Matters but the link to the website doesn’t work. There is this quote from them “We have always treated them as non-canon while making our games. However, we have done joke nods to them” There’s also the fact that neither game is on Insomniac’s website
Eh. Not a terrible game but not good either. I don't want to touch it ever again though due to one reason.... the load times
S A N Z A R U ! ? ! ? ! !
*SCREECHING INTENSIFIES*
This review seems like it's more personal then professional
Funny thing is this was one of my childhood games and i love it xd
I disagree. I loved Secret Agent Clank. I even enjoyed it more than Size Matters. I played it on PSP and I had no issues with that. I didn't have problems with camera either. I could choose if I want to rotate the camera with analog stick or just with camera buttons. And these model bugs were not present in PSP version. Or I didn't noticed them on such small screen xD And the soundtrack is one of my favorites too. Kinda feels like you are absolutely blinded by hatred against this game. And trying to find anything you could hate about it. Dunno why. Lots of the moments were just repeating how mucht you hate and hate and hate and hate it. The loading was not an issue either. I found it pretty entertaining and it will stay as one of my favorite games. Some of the challenges might be annoying, but I find it more interesting than just pew pew pew pew pew. The challenges were new and that's what I liked.
I thought it was a good psp game. Nothing remarkable but i enjoyed it. I feel like a lot of these criticisms are pretty exaggerated tbh.
How so? Secret Agent Clank on PS2 is the worst game I’ve ever played and easily belongs in the conversation for one of the worst games ever. Definitely is one of the worst ports of all time. Yes, I’ve played Superman 64.
I just feel like you were too hard on it. You say things are horrible and utterly terrible but to me they're more like unpolished. i didn't have any problems with the controls or music and i felt it captured the ratchet and clank vibe well enough. For a psp game not made by Insomniac i think they did good enough. i dont think its the best game in the world or anything but i thought it was serviceable and actually pretty fun. it needed polish but i wouldnt call it outright bad by any means. Im not saying Metacritic is a definitive website for if a game is good or bad or anything but Metacritic has it at a 72 and 7.8 user score so that at least means most people would agree its not terrible. i haven't played the ps2 version so some of what you said may not even apply. Everyone's entitled to their opinion though man im not saying you're wrong, just that i dont agree
FACT: This is the only game in the series I ever played
This is also my first Ratchet And Clank game that i ever played, and honestly, now that i played almost all of the games, i think that is one of the best in the series, maybe a top 5.
@@sebastiankulche i also enjoyed it when I was young aha
@@quantumfrost9467 I still enjoy it :)
I understand that you personally dislike the pay walls, and well... Personally I hate paywalls too; however, in ratchet and clank the pay walls felt like part of the immersion... It truly gives the feel of the "socio-economic disparity" (according to the plumber) theme that's used frequently.
(just explaining the story part, I know you said you like it story wise)
+Shamarski Simon You hit the nail on the head!
Personally I really love Secret Agent Clank but I feel like it was made specifically for the type of people who really enjoyed the clank sections in the others games.
I mean it's not like I created seperate save files to play those sections again whenever... 😏
20:14 no you’re wrong that song is great
I beat Ratchet and Clank 3 with no armour and the weapon restrictions were the Shock Blaster and the N60 Storm.
TheBlazingDiamond i like going challenge mode without upgrading weapons. It's how the game should have been designed imo. Cause final boss was long & epic
No armour /minimalist challenges whille still getting all collectibles/skill points are quite fun for original trilogy. RGladiator is a bit rougher if you're playing 5staar challenge mode with no upgrades.
still working on that one
haha
but succeeded the challenge on first 3 games
working on ToD, that one is surprisingly difficult without armour. End up taking like 2 hits in the post game with all your health! Pretty insane.
ACIT seems more forgiving and ps4 remake is way too easy even in so called 'hard' mode.
I got back to playing it and finished the game with all titanium bolts and trophies, also all the skill points and all weapons to V8, I did this while beating the game for the 5 time btw. The ps2 ratchet and clank games are still the best ones to this day, and yep it's just that good of a game that people can beat the game and play it again multiple times 🙂
@@p373r21 I have a good challenge run, I tried it myself and it was a lot of fun. I call it the Max Weapons Challenge. When you get the Shock Blaster, you must get it to level 5 before you can use the Nitro Launcher, and you must get the Nitro Launcher to level 5 before you can buy the next weapon and so on. You can use any weapons that were at level 5 at that point and the weapon that you just bought, but nothing else. It was really fun. I included the holoshield, but it was pretty boring, so dont force yourself on that one if you dont want to.
@@TheRealBlazingDiamond yeah that's how I play my games I don't use something unless I complete the previous item, in this case bad ass weapons.
Dude this game was my jam on my psp.
3:59 It was this moment J knew he was playing a bad game.
"Shit-load of fuck"
Have you've been Watching The Angry Video Game Nerd ?
LayersOfGaming Who hasn't?
Is like what were they thinking?!
It wouldve been cool if the premise was that there was a new bad guy that made secret agent clank real and ratchet and clank have to stop the new bad guy and ratchet and clank have to work with secret agent clank which can have 3 gameplay styles ratchet gunplay, clank puzzles and secret agent clank action and stealth setpieces
That... would have actually been a better idea than the final product.
I never really had a problem with it on the PSP, I enjoyed the game, but it's probably the only Ratchet and Clank game I only played once or twice, so obviously not my favorite. (I haven't played any of the PS3 games either though)
It's clear that a lot of these problems are due to it being the PS2 port, so damn you Sanzaru! But, had the writing been good enough I'm sure even the port would've been playable at least. I was young when I played it, and english is my second language, so I was pretty forgiving of bad writing if the mechanics were good enough, and I did feel like they were good enough for a PSP game at the time. I liked Clank's weapons, even the hologram punch thing. The Ratchet arenas were fun enough too, although again I don't think they would work on a PS2 setup when compared to games like RC2 and RC3 and Deadlocked.
I personally just don't think the game should've been ported for the PS2, at least not without a consdierable amount of effort put in to scale it up.
Good review!
i love how the voice actors voiced Obi Wan and Megatron respectively
Size Matters is the only Ratchet game I really have memories of. The dream level gave me nightmares
_irony_
dream level gave me extreme nostolgia from 09 and in 2014 i paid 400 to rebuy a new psp +games
Size Matters is good.
Graphics shouldn't matter at all, and gameplay is more important than story.
As a kid I thought this game was epic cause you played as clank. I’m pretty sure it was actually my first stealth game
Damn. As a kid, my mom bought me this game cuz she said, "You guys like Ratchet and Clank, right?" And went to our local Radio Shack and got us the PS2 port. It was fun, when I was younger, anyways, and after watching this, decided to go back and play it, and tbh, I was appalled at how bad the game really is. I like the idea, and as a kid, I thought it was the greatest thing ever, but damn, it's not up to classic RaC standards.
I remember playing this on my psp as a kid and I loved it
Ok the Qwark singing part is by far the only really good thing about this game.
Worse than X6? Eh, I wouldn't go that far. This is probably my nostalgic bias speaking but personally, this game is kinda ok. Just ok. I can enjoy it from time to time, but that's it. The STORY, however, is terrible, probably even worse that the story of The Lost Frontier.
+Daxtery Toon this is probably the only game I'd give a 0/10. For ps2
J's Reviews The PSP version is much better. Much better controls and better graphics. You probably still would hate the game though.
+DaxteryToon Can you play the PSP version on a Playstation TV & see if the controls are better with a Dualshock 3 or 4 than the PS2 version?
tim5fl No, because I played the game on the PSP.
Daxtery Toon Yeah. I wouldn't go that far either.
i'll agree that the ps2 version is absolute ass
but the psp version is actually very fucking good and i very much enjoyed playing it
The weird thing is that beeing a Clank game, I loved every second of Ratchet over Clank in this game
You've said that Thieves In Time was a massive disappointment. You said Mega Man X6 was one of the worst games you've ever played, and you've also said that Secret Agent Clank is one of the worst games. So I have several questions for you. What is the worst game that you've ever played, have you already made a review about it, and will you eventually make a review on it if you haven't already? Huge fan of your reviews by the way!
Thanks, Worst game I have ever played has got to be this game.
@@JsReviews Alright then.
They should have ended the classic with a "ratchet and clank 4"
Snikker Snakker Ratchet & Clank 4 already exists. It's called Ratchet Deadlocked.
@@daxteryvillencourt9048 Agreed.
I don't remember the dialogue being so bad, maybe because I played the spanish version and the dubbing improved it in some way.
I noticed the same thing with the portuguese version
Same in french
Finally a video of secret agent clank
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27:40 Those two soundtracks are actually some of my favorites in the game.
Why does ratchet looks like he has cancer in this game? Like, I know prison life isn't easy but come on, he looks like he is dying.
Best thing is he just got in the prison at the start of the game.
Great vid J! Thanks for the in-depth review.
Man,i loved this game on psp when i was 8,wild.
I played the PSP version as a kid and that one had different loading screens.
I remember the one for Qwark segments being of random objects circling around his head as his imagination is running wild.
I think sometimes the objects even related to the specific segment in some way.
This review was hilarious, I played a couple of hours or this game several months back and thought it was mediocre at best but damn you really changed my perspective on it. And no I won't be touching it again either as I deleted the game files for PPSSPP
This game can be summed up with a quote from crunk: “what a load of bullsh...”
I liked this game alot on psp when I was a kid
Why would you make a 42 minute video on a game you dislike😀😀😀
Storywise, just pretend it's an episode from the "Secret Agent Clank" show, but mixed with reality. For example, has anyone ever watched the "The French Mistake
" episode from the Supernatural TV show? Pretend it's a special episode from the "Secret Agent clank" show :)
10:17 It might be the PSP version, but you can actually not take damage there, it's just a little hard to do since the game doesn't convey it very well.
Another point: The menu system is confusing af. As far as I remember it branches in circles.
To the animations: The helicopter in the snowboarding section has a still rotor that only animates when it is dropping bombs.
For me it is One of the best I have ever played since it was One of my first ever games on PSP but it is still really good
Maybe it's a pilot episode, and the greenlit series was changed due to test viewers thinking Ratchet was tooting his own horn.
The Dual Destinies of the Ratchet and Clank series.
+InnocentKristophGavin Can you explain why in a video?
+NicoloEnricoRimoldi You mean black sheep right?
tim5fl I mean that both are bad games from their respective series that try to be like the Original trilogies and be sequels at the same time and fail at both. Dual Destinies isn't as bad, but think it ruined the series.
+NicoloEnricoRimoldi Oh now I get it.
I kinda liked it, way back on my PSP.. Of course its atmosphere and plot are nothing compared to main R&C games, but i found it very enjoyable.. And as you said at the end of the video, yes: the PSP original release is way better than the PS2 port: loading screens that won't take more than 20 seconds and different for any character and situation (ex. no space transition after the boss chase, Qwark loading screen recalling elements from the selected level..), Qwark strafe that works properly without broken torso animation, better graphic effects (ex. lasers and ice during the poker section are transparent), better camera that won't stuck into objects despite you can only rotate it in the x-axis.. I can't understand how and why they ported the game in a such a pour way: Secret Agent Clank may not be that greatly inspired title, but was technically well crafted (alongside with some less detailed textures, of course) on the little PlayStation Portable
Idgaf what you say, I’ve enjoyed this game so much on the PSP.
Not gonna lie that censored bar over ratchet made me laugh really hard.
If I wanted to play a stealth-focused spin off, I would go with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Okay to be fair their prison jokes were a little funny...also are we not going to talk about how Clank’s eye color changed? I mean come on his eyes are like an emerald green not a teal color!
What!? I remember playing this game on PSP and absolutely loving it.
“Wtf
Did I just say..?”
😂😂😂
Yep, I found it. The black sheep in the franchise, the equivalent to The Lost Frontier.
On a side note: the story would be better if it was rewritten as a Secret Agent Clank episode or movie in universe. Oh, and had better visuals and dialogue.
played the psp version
and i dont remember the loading screens being this long
the game did feel like shit
ill take size matters everyday ove SAC
7:04 how could someone even fail that jump?
It's the easiest part of the game
Secret agent Clank and size matters is better on PSP than ps2
Yes agree👍
Thank god i stopped at the original trilogy for jak and daxter ,sly and ratchet and clank when i was a kid. That scream of horror after the sanzaru logo was amazing
Play Deadlocked and Jak X
22:18 Ratchet with naked hands! And they are so BIG! That's very weird! Ahahahaha!
Now that reminds me of that one UYA line the president said
i enjoyed it
*snickers*plumber's crack XD
Plumber: what did you just say?
Ratchet: oh look the plumber back
Bro this was one of if not the first game i had on psp and i loved it this game is so nostalgic to me it was literally a part of my childhood hood for a time even if it is a bad game itll always have a special place in my heart…but the ratchet missions were always atrocious i never liked them and they were only a chore but thats besides the point
I played this game and I can confirm that the intro is very accurate, except multiply the annoying loop of the ship flying through space about 15 times.
All the things you said that this game ripped off from Sly were already done in the PS1 Pink Panther game XD
"Secret Agent Clank is one of the worst video games ever made" "9.5/10, it has a little something for everyone"
I love this game for psp
++
28:00 i do. i have absolutely no problem with the soundtrack, not my favourite but i like it
youre forgetting that this is a kids game, and as a kid i absolutely loved this game, i was a masterpiece to me
the only game i recall with this long of a loading time is Juiced for the PS2
4:01 Can you not? Like, holy shit. C'mon now.
Dont know man, I get it but I have to say, I really loved the psp version.
Am I the only one that actually kinda liked secret agent clank
Nope ur not the only one
bro, if you where a secret agent and you had a secret agent fake show, no one would suspect (besides kids) that you are a real secret agent, GENIAL!
I don't know if I'm nostalgia blind (despite the fact that I don't like R&C:SM even though it''s probably more significant in my childhood), but I'm almost offended by your review of this game. First off, the PSP version is definitely better than the PS2 port, so I would always advise judging that version. A lot of stuff like the input delay and long loading screens aren't there. But other than that, it seems to me that a lot of your criticisms are purely out of spite for the game itself. The plot is pretty poorly written, I give you that. But the voice acting? Really? I know I'm sensitive to bad voice acting so if I never had a problem with it I don't see why should you. The humour and writing in general? Not great, I'll admit, but nothing particularly cringe-worthy or offensive. The soundtrack? Are you kidding me? I ripped the whole album from the disc file so that I could listen to it whenever I wanted. It's top-notch, just like everything Bergeaud composed. That's the point where I had to stop the video.
The gameplay is, in all complete honesty, a mixed bag. The various autoscrollers and gauntlets very much take a huge toll on the enjoyment and pacing of the game. However, the main sections with Clank are plain and simply fun. They're decently creative, the weapons are fun to use, and the maps are fun to explore. I think you're being excessively harsh on the core gameplay. The whole spy theme is actually something I really enjoy in the game, and I feel it adds charm to the gameplay, even among the less fun parts.
I've replayed this game countless times in the past year or so and I still can't stop playing it. Even with numerous, numerous flaws I find it really enjoyable and fun. And I get it, we all have different tastes, but I feel that you have to, at the very least, acknowledge the enjoyable sections - instead you are nitpicking about every possible detail in order to reaffirm your completely unjustified core bias towards this game. I honestly don't get it.
39:23
Total agree, this game is at least a 6.5/10 for me, there are many diferent forms of gameplay and level design is original and clever, even though it isn't the best game ever visually
If you want to know how long the loading takes on a scratched ratchet discs
Answer: it takes yes