
The ability to experiment with new parts to customize your weapons and the addition of Hoverboots add a lot more mechanical depth to the combat and exploration. While the formula for the series roughly remained the same, A Crack in Time brings with it a moving story and some great gameplay additions that make for one of the franchise’s best outings. Though it debuted on the PS2, the series saw six new entries during the PS3 era, and for our bolts, A Crack in Time is the best Ratchet & Clank game released on PS3. Since 2002, Insomniac Games' Ratchet & Clank series has been a strong, lasting staple of PlayStation’s franchises. Its influence has since waned, but it is inarguably one of the most important games in the genre's history, and still one of the PS3's best games. It was the genre's bedrock game through the release of Ultra Street Fighter 4, which most consider to be Street Fighter 4's apex due to its large roster and strong balance. Its highly stylized art style proved odd but ultimately appealing, and its online play was serviceable enough that the genre no longer felt like a total nonstarter. Fighting games were in a rough place prior to 2009, but Street Fighter 4 brought the series back to the roots of its popularity, including the more popular cast from Street Fighter 2.
