Ratchet & Clank

Ratchet & Clank
The official Ratchet & Clank logo, used from 2016 to present.
Genres	Platform Third-person shooter
Developers	Insomniac Games (2002–present) High Impact Games (2007–08) Sanzaru Games (2008) Nihilistic Software (2011) Idol Minds (2012–13) Tin Giant (2012) Mass Media (2014)
Publishers	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms	PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 Android iOS
Platform of origin	PlayStation 2
First release	Ratchet & Clank November 4, 2002
Latest release	Ratchet & Clank (2016) April 12, 2016

Ratchet & Clank is a series of science fiction, action-oriented platformer video games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for many different PlayStation consoles, such as PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 with the exclusion of Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank, which were developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable. Every game in the series has only been released for Sony platforms, as the IP is owned by Sony Computer Entertainment. An animated feature film adaptation produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment and distributed by Focus Features and Gramercy Pictures was initially scheduled for release in 2015, but was subsequently pushed back for release on April 29, 2016.

The games take place in a science fiction setting and follow the adventures of Ratchet (a feline-like character known as a Lombax, who is a mechanic) and Clank (a diminutive, sentient Zoni robot) as they travel through the universe, saving it from evil forces that consistently threaten it. The series is noted for its inclusion of many exotic, unique and over-the-top weapons and gadgets, a concept that Insomniac Games has also expanded into their other games.

Ratchet & Clank was released on November 4, 2002 in North America for the PlayStation 2. In the game, Supreme Executive Chairman Drek plans to take pieces from other planets across the Solana Galaxy and create one new planet for his people, the Blarg, whose planet has become polluted, thus making it uninhabitable. Aside from the two protagonists, the game also introduces Captain Qwark, who appears in the following games, as both enemy and ally.