The Vortex Grenade creates black holes that raise nearby foes into the air and force them to helplessly revolve around the black hole while Ratchet picks ‘em off from afar (it‘s also useful to coerce armored enemies from stationary, defensive positions like gun turrets).
Into the Nexus also contains two types of grenades: the Vortex Grenade and the Fusion Grenade.
Another weapon, the Repulsor, will leave bad guys suspended in midair when deployed, again giving Ratchet the time he needs to attack without being damaged by the opposition. When deployed, it scares enemies, forcing them to either flee or to attack the box, giving Ratchet an angle to strike his foes.
One such weapon is called the Nightmare Box, which is really more of a distraction than an actual weapon. Sure, Ratchet has some of his typical weapons - his sidearm called the Omniblaster and his signature melee weapon, for instance - but there are a bunch of new tools at his disposal that are worth noting. Yerek is your typical Ratchet & Clank locale - a temperate place inhabited by bumbling, heavily-armed enemies - and it’s here that I got my very first glimpse of Ratchet’s new, incredibly wacky arsenal. Following Vendra and Neftin Prog’s escape, Ratchet & Clank arrive at a planet called Yerek. They then segued what they learned (or re-learned) into their new project, which isn’t only designed to give longtime Ratchet fans what they crave, but to explore the “darkness of space.” While Into the Nexus is very humorous, as all Ratchet games are, Allgeier thought it would be “fun to take in a spookier direction” with its newest entry. They're back!As such, Allgeier wanted to “make Ratchet feel like Ratchet again.” To accomplish this goal, he and his team made a prototype stage - a “jungle gym,” as he described it - to get Ratchet’s quintessential feel just right. Allgeier said that doing a “family” and “competitive” game, respectively, allowed his team to finally “do something different,” but Into the Nexus allows them to go back in an old-school direction.
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All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault were enjoyed by some and criticized by others, but it can’t be disputed that neither was a traditional, true-to-form Ratchet & Clank game. There, in deepest space, they uncover an inter-dimensional event that threatens the universe-and forces Ratchet to decide what’s really important.YES NOLong-time Insomniac employee and the visionary behind the Ratchet & Clank series, Brian Allgeier, noted that “the time was right to come back to the core series” with Into the Nexus after he'd spent time on Fuse. After a daring orbital jailbreak at the forgotten edge of the galaxy, Ratchet and Clank find themselves lost in an abandoned sector. After one of the most infamous manhunts in galactic history results in the capture of Vendra and Neftin Prog, Ratchet and Clank offer to escort the dangerous criminals to the Vartax Detention Center.
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Ratchet’s personal story arc is once again front and center, as Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus marks a true return to form for the celebrated series by developer Insomniac Games. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is a story-driven adventure with humor and heart, featuring outrageously upgraded weapons, planet hopping and brand new worlds begging to be explored. PlayStation’s beloved duo returns with an original single-player adventure, an epilogue to the acclaimed Ratchet and Clank Future Series that will remind fans why they fell in love with the Ratchet universe.