{"id":1514,"date":"2009-07-05T09:31:59","date_gmt":"2009-07-05T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/07\/05\/ratchet-clank-future-tools-of-destruction\/"},"modified":"2010-09-05T09:10:32","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T14:10:32","slug":"ratchet-clank-future-tools-of-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/07\/05\/ratchet-clank-future-tools-of-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratchet &#038; Clank Future: Tools of Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I picked up <em>Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction<\/em> for $29.99 from the local Best Buy.  I had been waiting for this one to hit Greatest Hits status for a long time, and it is finally here.  I actually scored the only copy in the store, sans the Greatest Hits label.  Over the weekend I noticed that the local big box had several copies, also without the Greatest Hits label, but Toys R Us did not have any copies on the shelf.  I guess that the Greatest Hits shipments have not started flowing in the Columbus market yet.<\/p>\n<p>I had a blast with the <em>R&C ToD<\/em> demo; played it many times, but there is only so much you can do with a demo.  I always knew that I would enjoy the game, but the discriminating gamer in me has turned into more or less a tight ass in my elder gaming years.  These days I rarely throw down $60 on the table for a brand spanking new game.  In the case of <em>R&C ToD<\/em>, I figured I could wait.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at several stores for a discounted version of <em>FIFA 2009<\/em> for the PS3, or maybe even the PSP, but the best I could find was $49.99 (PS3) and $29.99 (PSP).  I want a soccer game, but unless I can find one discounted (maybe on eBay) I am just going to hold out for the October release of <em>FIFA 10<\/em>.  I can see myself ending up with the PS3 version and maybe the digital version for the PSP Go (assuming I have a Go), but that brings me back to the \u201cdigital downloads will not allow me to sell on eBay\u201d issue, so I need to consider this a littler further.<\/p>\n<p>I found a surprise deal at Toys R Us \u2013 <em>LEGO Batman (PS3)<\/em> for $19.99, but I showed some restraint and did not pull the trigger on a purchase because I just picked up <em>R&C ToD<\/em>.  Of course I keep thinking that I should get it for that price, and my wife agrees (have to love that lady!).  I am going to spend some time checking out the reviews and then decide if I need to make a Sunday afternoon trip back to Toys R Us.  The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/games\/platforms\/ps3\/legobatman\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/games\/platforms\/ps3\/legobatman', 'metacritic scores average 75%');\" target=\"new\">metacritic scores average 75%<\/a>, which puts it squarely in that realm of \u201cit is probably just Ok\u201d so not really worth $20 unless I have nothing else to play, although it support PSP Remote Play, which may put it over the top.  Toys R Us also had the PSP version for $19.99, but I will pass on that one for now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I picked up Ratchet &#038; Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for $29.99 from the local Best Buy. I had been waiting for this one to hit Greatest Hits status for a long time, and it is finally here. 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