

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 2007
Developed by Insomniac Games
- Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Action
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (known as Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction in most PAL countries) is a 2007 platformer video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was released on October 23, 2007 in North America and on November 9, 2007 in Europe. It is the first PlayStation 3 installment for the Ratchet & Clank franchise, as well as the first installment for the "Future" series. It was also one of the first PlayStation 3 games to support DualShock 3 rumble straight from the disc. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction was met with critical acclaim upon release. Most positive comments concerned the "engaging" and "fun" gameplay, while ost criticism was aimed at the game's technical issues. The game was nominated for several awards from gaming publications and was considered a commercial success. Ratchet and clank find their home world attacked by the infamous emperor Tachyon and must go on the run while trying to find the other lombaxs.
ShooterPlatformPuzzleActionScience fictionComedypiratesexplorationminigamesmascotfuturedeathrobotsrun and gunspaceshipflightaction-adventurespace battlePlayStation 3
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Is this Insomniac Games's best work?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Would Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction hit harder if it came out today rather than in 2007?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Has Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction aged badly?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Ask the title a question
Answered from what people have written, never made up: a verdict, how much when it's a matter of degree, and the sentences that say so, quoted with their names. Reviews here first, then TMDB's reviews and the title's Wikipedia plot and reception. If nothing settles it, you can put it to the curators.
Character
Contemporary, classical in form, plot-driven and epic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Developer
- Insomniac Games
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- October 23, 2007
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 146 ratings.
Screenshots





Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 200382% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, contemporary.
Both plot-driven, classical in form, epic.
LittleBigPlanet 3 201479% alikeBoth contemporary, plot-driven, epic.
Ratchet & Clank 200277% alikeBoth epic, plot-driven, contemporary.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land 202277% alikeBoth contemporary, plot-driven, classical in form.
Borderlands 3 201976% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, epic.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 202173% alikeBoth contemporary, epic, plot-driven.
Rayman Origins 201173% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, resolved.
Film · Both contemporary, classical in form, epic.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 201574% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, classical in form, resolved.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.







