Ratchet escapes from the caves beneath the island, and he and the Smuggler make their way back to the Azorean Sea, where the game began. At the island's main vault, Ratchet falls into one of the island's traps, and Slagwater and Pete appear, taking the Star and Talwyn. Some of the puzzles include combat, making drinks, and moving pieces of metal to form a shadow that has the appearance of a skull.
Ratchet must then complete different puzzles that prove his claim that he is Darkwater to the island's defenses. When the attack is over, Talwyn makes her return, and she and Ratchet head to Darkwater's treasure cove with the aid of the Smuggler. Ratchet escapes and returns to Hoolefar Island, where he defends the island from the attack of Slagwater (a portmanteau of Slag and Darkwater). Here, Pete turns on Ratchet, and puts Slag's head in Darkwater's body which resurrects Darkwater, unleashing a curse that sets the undead crew of Darkwater at Slag's command. At the hiding place of Darkwater's body, Ratchet and Talwyn are separated, leaving Ratchet and Pete to continue on to Darkwater's ship, where the map is hidden. Rusty Pete makes his return, and tells Ratchet that Darkwater kept a map with him, leading to the Fulcrum Star's hiding place. However, Darkwater had removed the power source, a Fulcrum Star. When they are all activated, Ratchet is reintroduced to the Smuggler, from whom he must buy a Versabolt to repair the supply beacon.Īfter activating the supply beacon, the island leader shows Ratchet the Obsidian Eye, a device Darkwater used to contact the Zoni. The first large puzzle in the game requires Ratchet's gadgets and platforming skills to activate five wind turbines. Together, Talwyn and Ratchet traverse the island and eventually reach the main settlement on the Island, where Talwyn hopes to contact Pete, but the supply beacon on Hoolefar has been turned off. Ratchet washes up on the shore of Hoolefar Island without any weapons except his wrench. He banishes Ratchet and Talwyn to Hoolefar Island, hinting that they will find "exactly what they are looking for" over there.
Rusty Pete is talking for Slag who is unable to talk due to the fight in TOD, Pete then attaches Slag's head on his body, and takes command of the pirates. After a bit of gameplay involving fighting pirates and rogues, along with launching Ratchet from catapults, Ratchet and Talwyn are captured and placed in a cannon. However, his crew reveal that Darkwater is dead.
The Combuster, Fusion Grenade, Nano Swarmers, Predator Launcher, Tornado Launcher, Shock Ravager and Alpha Disrupter make their return from Tools of Destruction.Īfter defeating Emperor Tachyon, Clank has been kidnapped by the mysterious Zoni, and Ratchet and Talwyn are on the hunt for Captain Darkwater, who was considered an expert on Zoni culture. The Omniwrench Millennium 12 also has a tether ability, which can be used to manipulate objects and move obstacles. There are also sections where Ratchet must pick up creatures called Heliogrubs in order to light up a dark area.
This game features more puzzle solving and platforming than previous games in the series and introduces new features, such as the ability to pick things up with the Omniwrench Millennium 12.