With the PlayStation 2 recently announced in 2000, Insomniac began to prototype ideas for games on this new console. The Mysterious Thief)įollowing the development of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, the third installment of the Spyro series, Insomniac Games wanted to move into a new intellectual property, since the Spyro series was owned by Universal Interactive Studios. The series is noted for its inclusion of many exotic, unique and over-the-top weapons and gadgets, a concept that Insomniac Games has expanded into their other games.

The games take place in a science fiction setting and follow the adventures of Ratchet (a feline humanoid known as a Lombax, who is a mechanic) and Clank (a diminutive, sentient Zoni 'defective' robot) as they travel through the universe, saving it from evil forces that consistently threaten it. An animated feature film adaptation was released on April 29, 2016. The series is exclusive to Sony platforms and the intellectual property is owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation consoles, such as PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, with the exclusion of Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank, which were developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable. Ratchet & Clank is a series of action platformer and third-person shooter video games.

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