------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratchet & Clank PS2 Weapons/Gadgets/Items Guide V.1.00 by ratchetrules (Matthew Carolan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: 1. Introduction (Int1) 2. Weapons (Wea2) Weapon Details (Wea2.1) Golden Weapons (Wea2.2) 3. Gadgets (Gad3) Hand Gadgets (Gad3.1) Backpacks (Gad3.2) Head Gear (Gad3.3) Foot Wear (Gad3.4) 4. Items (Ite4) 5. FAQ (FAQ5) 6. Credits (Cre6) 7. Contact Me (Con7) 8. Legal (Leg8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction: (Int1) Welcome to my Weapons/Gadgets/Items Guide for the original Ratchet & Clank. This is my first in depth FAQ, and I'm writing it well after the game's release, so I hope someone finds a use for it one day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Weapons: (Wea2) In this section, you will find all the details I could get on every weapon in the game. Following is an example of the set up: Name: Cost: Location: (If there is a cost, where it is first bought, if not then it's where you can find it) Max Ammo: Ammo Cost: (The number in brackets is the Gadgetron PDA cost) Ammo Restored Per Crate: Description: Weapons will be listed in order of the planet they are first available on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Weapon Details: (Wea2.1) Name: Omniwrench Cost: N/A Location: Start with it Max Ammo: Unlimited Ammo Cost: N/A Ammo Restored Per Crate: N/A Description: The default melee weapon, attatched to the square button at all times. You can do a three swing combo on the ground, throw it by holding crouch and pressing square, or jump into the air and do a powerful downward smash by pressing square. Name: Bomb Glove Cost: N/A Location: Start with it Max Ammo: 40 Ammo Cost: 5 Bolts (25) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 3 Description: The default weapon which you start with. It throws bombs to a location indicated on the ground by a circle. These bombs explode on contact. It is suprisingly strong for an early game weapon, and can be used to blow up several walls to reach golden bolts. It has a fairly short range. Name: Pyrocitor Cost: 2,500 Bolts Location: Novalis Max Ammo: 240 Ammo Cost: 1 Bolt (5) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 20 Description: The first weapon which you have the opportunity to buy. A basic flamethrower with a short range. Whilst it is initially great against small enemies, it is easily bested in every way by the Tesla Coil when you can afford it. Hold circle for best results. Name: Blaster Cost: 2,500 Bolts Location: Kerwan Max Ammo: 200 Ammo Cost: 1 Bolt (10) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 25 Description: An early weapon, and yet one that you will keep using for a majority of the game. Hold down circle to release a continuous stream of bullets. The bullets also have a small degree of auto-aim, and can veer towards the enemies that was locked on to via the green circle. It is fairly weak however, and only has a medium range. Name: Glove of Doom Cost: 7,500 Location: Eudora Max Ammo: 10 Ammo Cost: 40 Bolts (100) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 1 Description: With an aiming system much like the bomb glove, this glove allows you to throw out tiny little balls. Each ball releases 4 Agents of Doom that follow you around and attack an enemy on sight. They are quite useful, however they do die easily. Name: Suck Cannon Cost: Free Location: At the end of one of the mission paths in Eudora. Max Ammo: 5 Ammo Cost: Suck up enemies. Ammo Restored Per Crate: 1 shot per enemy sucked. Description: This gun allows you to suck up small enemies or crates, and then fire them out at other enemies. Hold down circle to suck, and once at max capacity, press circle to fire. Note that if you release circle before reaching max capacity you will have to fire the contents before sucking in any more. Name: Taunter Cost: 2,500 Bolts Location: Nebula G34 Max Ammo: Infinite Ammo Cost: N/A Ammo Restored Per Crate: N/A Description: Hold circle to make all enemies within hearing distance charge towards you. It's more useful than it may sound however. For instance, it can stop enemies shooting at you, and instead make them easy targets. It can also lure enemies into lasers, which will kill them. It is also needed for one of the final golden bolts. Name: Mine Glove Cost: 7,500 Bolts Location: Rilgar Max Ammo: 50 Ammo Cost: 5 Bolts (15) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 5 Description: A glove with the same aiming system as the others. Pressing circle will throw an inanimate mine down on the ground. When an enemie comes close, the mine will jump into life and chase them down. Note that these mines will blow up if they are dropped from too much of a height. Name: Devastator Cost: 10,000 Bolts Location: Batalia Max Ammo: 20 Ammo Cost: 50 Bolts (100) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 2 Description: Possibly the most useful gun in the game (outside of the R.Y.N.O.), this gun shoots rockets that home in on enemies. Without aiming this gun will fire straight forward, and the rocket will curve towards an enemy if it is within a small distance. However in look mode, this gun seems to have almost infinite range. It can be very useful for shooting enemies from a distance without engaging in combat. Name: Walloper Cost: 7,500 Bolts Location: Gaspar Max Ammo: Infinite Ammo Cost: N/A Ammo Restored Per Crate: N/A Description: The only melee weapon outside of the wrench, the Walloper allows you to smash through nearby enemies. It is extremely powerful, however it takes a long time to use more than once. All in all I don't find it too useful except against the explosive orbs that you find on Gaspar. Name: Visibomb Gun Cost: 15,000 Bolts Location: Pokitaru Max Ammo: 20 Ammo Cost: 100 Bolts (200) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 1 Description: Upon firing a rocket from this gun, you can control it's path. This makes it very useful for shooting enemies from a distance and is required for some golden bolts. If you tilt the bomb too far up or to the side however, your vision will grey out and the bomb will disappear doing nothing. The high ammo cost however does mean that it should be used sparingly, or in conjunction with the Devastator Name: Decoy Glove Cost: 7,500 Bolts Location: Pokitaru Max Ammo: 20 Ammo Cost: 10 Bolts (50) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 2 Description: A glove that throws out life sized Ratchet dolls! These easily fool the enemy into attacking them, allowing you to pick them off easily. They are destroyed fairly quickly however, so you have to be fast. Name: Drone Device Cost: 7,500 Bolts Location: Hoven Max Ammo: 10 Ammo Cost: 40 Bolts (100) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 1 Description: After equipping it from the menu/quickselect screen, a ring of 10 drones will appear around you. These will attempt to block bullets hitting you or blow up on enemies charging you. Using it again will respawn your ring of drones. Name: Tesla Claw Cost: 40,000 Bolts Location: Olantis Max Ammo: 240 Ammo Cost: 1 Bolt (10) Ammo Restored Per Crate: 20 Description: The most expensive weapon in the game (minus the R.Y.N.O.), the Tesla Coil shoots out a beam of midranged electricity that automatically targets the nearest enemy. This makes it a great weapon to just run straight through missions with, and can wipe out small groups of enemies in no time. Name: Morph o Ray Cost: Free Location: At the end of one of the Olantis mission paths. Max Ammo: Infinite Ammo Cost: N/A Ammo Restored Per Crate: N/A Description: This amazing gun turns enemies into chickens! The bigger the enemy, the longer it will take to transform. Once transformed, the chickens can either be left alone or killed with a swing of your wrench. It has about the same range as the flamethrowerm and lacks an auto lock on, meaning you have to make sure the beam is hitting the enemy at all times, or else you will have to start again. This gun is required for a certain skill point. Name: R.Y.N.O. Cost: 150,000 Bolts Location: Rilgar (Shifty Salesman) Max Ammo: 50 Ammo Cost: 20 Bolts (50) Ammo Restored Per Crate: Never found in crates. Description: The ultimate weapon. Bought from that shifty dealer on the mission path on Rilgar that leads to the Hoverboard Race, this gun fires out 10 rockets every time you shoot. And each rocket homes in on an enemy. The only drawback what so ever is that you can't get ammo from crates, and the hefty price tag. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3 Golden Weapons: (Wea2.2) The Golden Weapons are powerful upgrades for your weapons, that are purchased using a combination of Golden Bolts and normal bolts. Each one costs 4 Golden Bolts plus a varying amount of normal ones. Where can I buy Golden Weapons? There are two places in which you can buy Golden Weapons. The first is on the station orbiting Olantis. After shooting down Qwark, do not get in your ship! Instead, turn around and go to the base of the big tower. From here, you can wall jumps to reach a ledge with a button on it. Press it and you will move up to a room with the first 5 Golden Weapons available for purchase. The second place cannot be visited until you have finished the game, but is in a much more convinient place. Upon reaching Novalis, there will be a teleporter in front of you. Simply press triangle on it to go to a room with all 10 Golden Weapons. Buying all the Golden Weapons comes to a total of 250,000 Bolts and 40 Golden Bolts. The Details of the Golden Weapons: Name: Gold Tesla Claw Cost: 60,000 Bolts Location: Novalis Upgrade Description: Increased damage, green electricity, can attack several enemies at once, extended range. Name: Gold Bomb Glove Cost: 20,000 Bolts Location: Novalis, Orbital Station Olantis Upgrade Description: Bigger explosion, green explosion, extended range in look mode, increased damage. Name: Gold Devastator Cost: 60,000 Bolts Location: Novalis Upgrade Description: Rockets rebound off enemies and lock on to another, faster rate of fire, increased damage. Name: Gold Pyrocitor Cost: 30,000 Bolts Location: Novalis, Orbital Station Olantis Upgrade Description: Green flame, increased range, increased damage. Name: Gold Mine Glove Cost: 10,000 Bolts Location: Novalis Upgrade Description: Bigger activation radius, more damage, bigger explosion, expanded range in look mode. Name: Gold Blaster Cost: 20,000 Bolts Location: Novalis, Orbital Station Olantis Upgrade Description: Faster rate of fire, projectiles bounce, increased damage. Name: Gold Morph-o-Ray Cost: 20,000 Bolts Location: Novalis Upgrade Description: Faster transformation, into bigger chickens which enemies seem to follow. These chickens explode after a while or when damaged. Name: Gold Glove of Doom Cost: 10,000 Location: Novalis, Orbital Station Olantis Upgrade Description: The Agents of Doom are bigger, they run faster, and create an explosion when they attack. Name: Gold Decoy Glove Cost: 10,000 Bolts Location: Novalis Upgrade Description: Dark Ratchet Devillish design, explodes when destroyed, damaging nearby enemies. Name: Gold Suck Cannon Cost: 10,000 Location: Novalis, Orbital Station Olantis Upgrade Description: Capacity is doubled (to 10), projectiles have a huge explosion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Gadgets: (Gad3) In this section, you will find all the details I could get on every gadgets in the game. Following is an example of the set up: Name: Cost: Location: (If there is a cost, where it is bought, if not then it's where you can find it) Description: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Hand Gadgets: (Gad3.1) Name: Tresspasser Cost: N/A Location: Aridia, at the end of the swingshot course Description: A rather handy lock hacking device. When used in the specific locks, a minigame pops up which on completion will open whatever was locked. Name: Swingshot Cost: 1,000 Bolts Location: At the end of the Qwark training course on Kerwan. Description: The most often used gadget, this allows you to hook on to Versa-Targets and swing between them. Name: Hydrodisplacer Cost: N/A Location: Nebula G34 at the end off the Clank section. Description: This gadget allows you to suck water out of certain places, and insert it in others by using certain pipes that stick out from the ground. Name: Metal Detector Cost: N/A Location: Batalia, from the plumber after using the turret. Description: From time to time you may see a bolt symbol and an exclamation mark in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. By equipping this device and holding down circle, you will be pointed in the direction of a group of bolts. When hovering over this point, they will pop out of the ground. Name: Gadgetron PDA Cost: 1,000 Bolts Location: Bought from Steve on Olantis, from after taking the platform at the end of the metal strip. Description: Allows you to buy ammo anywhere, anytime. Prices are vastly marked up however. Name: Hologuise Cost: N/A Location: Kalebo III, after winning the Hoverboard Race Description: This allows you to transform into a robot, who moves very very slowly. Certain robots won't attack you whilst you're like this, and you can wave using circle to get them to bring down barriers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 Backpacks: (Gad3.2) Name: Heli-Pack Cost: 1,000 Bolts Location: Kerwan, bought from Big Al Description: The first upgrade you get for Clank. Hold X in the air to hover, press crouch and jump to do a high jump, and press crouch and jump while running to do a leap jump. This also seems to be able to jump a little higher than the Thruster-Pack. Name: Thruster-Pack Cost: 2,000 Bolts Location: Pokitaru, after escorting the Resort Owner. Description: The second upgrade to Clank keeps all of the abilities of the first, but adds a few new abilities. The first is the abilitie to hover by double tapping R1. After doing this you can hold L2 or R2 to strafe. The other new ability is to do a ground stomp after jumping. Simply press R1 in midair without moving the analogue stick. Name: Hydro-Pack Cost: 2,000 Bolts Location: Hoven, at the end of the northern path. Description: Different to the other two Clank upgrades, this one is auto equipped when you go into water. Holding R1 when you are beneath the surface allows you to swim much faster. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 Head Gear: (Gad3.3) Name: Sonic Summoner Cost: N/A Location: Given to you by Skids Agent after you win the first Hoverboard race. Description: By wearing this and going near a sand house, a sand mouse will pop up. These robots will fly near you, automatically attacking any nearby enemies. They are actually quite strong. Name: Pilot's Helmet Cost: N/A Location: Gaspar, at the end of the path in front of your ship. Description: This helmet allows you to fly the occasional fighter plane in the game... and that's it really. Doesn't even need to be pre equipped. Name: O2 Mask Cost: N/A Location: Pokitaru, given by the Resort Manager after the fighter plane mission. Description: This mask allows you to breathe in places with little to no oxygen. This includes underwater, Orxon and outside of Nebula G34. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.4 Foot Wear: (Gad3.4) Name: Grindboots Cost: 1,000 Bolts Location: Bought from the scientist on the main path of Nebula G34, after the boss. Description: These boots allow you to use all of the grindrails in the game. Name: Magneboots Cost: N/A Location: Orxon, at the end of Clanks first mission path. Description: These boots allow Ratchet to climb on metallic surfaces. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Items: (Ite4) All of the miscellaneous items that aren't equippable, but have some effect in game. Name: Hoverboard Cost: N/A Location: Given to you by Skid on Aridia after you kill all the small enemies. Description: This allows you to participate in the Hoverboard races. Name: The Persuader Cost: A piece of Raritanium Location: At the end of the Pokitaru sewers. Description: This device allows you to get a discount on all of the weapons that can be bought in from a Gadgetron Vendor. Name: The Bolt Grabber Cost: N/A Location: At the end of the water tunnel on Quartu. Description: This item increases the attraction you have to bolts, so that they fly at you from even futher away. Name: Premium Nanotech Cost: 10,000 Bolts Location: At the end of the left path for Ratchet on Orxon. Description: This increases your maximum health by one Nanotech Sphere. Name: Ultra Nanotech Cost: 30,000 Bolts Location: At the end of the left path for Ratchet on Orxon, after buying the Premium Nanotech. Description: This drink increases your maximum health by a further three Nanotech Spheres. Name: The Map-o-Matic Cost: N/A Location: At the end of the long grind rail on Kalebo III. Description: This item highlights secret areas on your map in green. Name: The Zoomerator Cost: N/A Location: Given to you upon winning the first Hoverboard race on Rilgar. Description: This allows the tricks you pull off in Hoverboard races to transform into boost. Name: Raritanium Cost: N/A Location: At the end of the left path from your ship on Hoven. Description: This is to be traded for the Persuader on Pokitaru. Name: CodeBot Cost: N/A Location: Found at the end of the water path on Drek's Fleet. Description: This allows you to open a door on Quartu for a Golden Bolt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. FAQ: (FAQ5) Q. How do I get past *insert area here*? A. Here is not the place for this, but there are some pretty good guides on this site already. Q. Where is *insert planet*'s golden bolt/What is *insert planet*'s skill point? A. Again this isn't the place, but there is a pretty good guide written by Heldwin at http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/ratchet_and_clank_gold_bolts.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Credits: (Cre6) Senseishadow- For helping me with the prices of weapons. Insomniac- For making this awesome game. Sony- For the PS2 and for publishing this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Contact Me: (Con7) Something missing? Is my grammar/spelling bad? Need more help? E-mail me at shadowmarick(at)hotmail(dot)com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Legal: (Leg8) The sites permitted to host this FAQ/Walkthrough are: www.gamefaqs.com For permission to host, please e-mail me. 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