Ratchet: Deadlocked
Developer(s): Insomniac Games
Publisher(s): SCEA (US), SCEE (EU), SCEI (AS, JP, KO), SCE Australia (AU), SCE Korea (KO)
Genre: Action, Shooter, Arcade
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameRankings: 83/100, Metacritic: 81/100
Game description: In Ratchet: Deadlocked, Ratchet and Clank are captured and forced to compete on an underground reality combat sport show. The show, which features abducted heroes fighting for their lives against a gruesome gang of deadly Exterminators, is run by a deranged media mogul named Gleeman Vox, who intends to use Ratchet and Clank as his next contestants. It doesn't take Vox long to realize that Ratchet is the most promising contestant the show has ever seen. Vox subjects our hero to a series of deadly battles and elaborate games of death, much to the delight of the show's enormous audience. To keep himself and his friends alive, Ratchet has no choice but to participate in the games and keep driving up the show's ratings with spectacular victories -- at least until our heroes can figure out a way to break free from Vox's control, the explosive Deadlock collar fastened to his neck, and bring the mighty Vox Network crashing down. Ratchet: Deadlocked features non-linear gameplay, allowing players greater freedom to choose their missions. In addition, all single-player levels will be available for multiplayer use. With much of the combat taking place in battlefields and arenas, gameplay will be more sports-oriented and will include announcer commentary. Featuring a new mission-structure approach, players will be rewarded with a constant progression of items such as weapons, armor and health. Players can take advantage of the new co-op gameplay functionality available throughout the game by choosing either single-player or multiplayer story mode. In addition, squad-based gameplay will enable players to demolish the competition by commandeering their allied combat bots through critical and strategic battles.
Play as Ratchet when he gets kidnapped and he's forced to take part in mysterious arena battles to survive!!!
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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1.0.0 (r5350) | GSdx r5324 0.1.16 |
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BIOS: USA v1.60 ,
• Enabled speedhacks: EE Cyclerate (2), VU Cycle Stealing (1) • With the above in mind, it runs full speed 60 FPS most of the time, but drops down to 40-50 FPS when many things onscreen (bolts, enemies, etc). |
Bluehayate |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5492 | GSdx 5464 SSE41 |
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Runs at 50% speed. Textures are corrupt if GSdx is in Hardware mode. Looks fine in Software mode. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 8.1 |
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1.2.1 | GSdx 10 | SPU2-X r5830 2.0.0 | This game is playable. It lags on even the best computers and the textures completely glitch. | RobertasACDC |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 |
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1.3.0-20140805121745 | GSdx | SPU2-X | Used all recommended speedhacks, EE Cyclerate 2, and VU Cycle Stealing 1. Using Hardware mode, it ran at playable speeds with lag when there are a lot of onscreen elements. | Clank |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (build 17763.195) |
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1.5.0-dev-2860-gd55e9cbd9 | GSdx AVX-2 |
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-- Runs 100% Using D3D11 Hardware Renderer (less resource-intensive than OpenGL when upscaling). Using 6x native upscaling (4K/2160p). HW mipmapping support works perfectly. Shadows are corrupt in any renderer.
-- Used "Fast-Texture Invalidation" to prevent missing environment. Used "Merge Sprite" and "Half-Pixel Offset = Special (Texture)" to align bloom effect at upscaled resolutions. -- Make sure to enable Progressive Scan in the options menu or there will be added input delay from interlacing. -- Configure the PS2 system and game to run in full/stretch aspect ratio as designed and mentioned in Trivia. Widescreen on the PS2 only crops the 4:3 viewport horizontally or vertically, depending on the game. GSdx window set to 4:3 for proper aspect ratio/image FOV. |
SandM1tch |
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | Ubuntu 17.04 |
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1.5.0 | GSdx (GCC 6.3.0 SSE2/AVX) 1.1.0 [libGSdx] |
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Game runs at full speed most of the time when using OGL HW renderer, occasional stutters here and there but overall a very enjoyable experience. Most graphical glitches are fixed with the latest build using mipmapping = Basic(fast). | Quattro55 |
Trivia
- Original names: ラチェット&クランク4th ギリギリ銀河のギガバトル (SCPS-15100) & (SCPS-19321) & (SCPS-19328), 라쳇&클랭크: 공구전사 위기일발 (SCKA-20060)
- Also known as Ratchet & Clank 4th: GiriGiri Ginga no Giga Battle (JP, AS), Ratchet: Gladiator (EU, AU)
- Widescreen crops the top and bottom of the 4:3 image, meaning less visible viewing area than when played in 4:3.
Known Issues
Broken textures
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: Textures are corrupted until you stand close to objects due to GSdx not supporting mipmapping in Hardware mode.
- Workaround: This can be resolved with recent v1.5.0 git builds. Go to Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings, and set Mipmapping to "Basic". Or switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the ("Software") options.
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Ratchet: Deadlocked (SCUS 97465)