Ratchet and Clank are taking the first step in Next Gen.

You are not new to the Ratchet and Clank franchise. There is no need to tell you what you already now about the game, so instead of mumbling about how good the game looks, how fun it is to blast stuff, and how funny it is to jsut watch the cinematics (well, some of them), lets get to the impotent stuff: The new stuff, the bad stuff, and the good stuff.

The New stuff:
Well, the next gen leap is big, the visuals took a big step foreword with better textures, sharp colors and HD overall visuals, while still maintaining the same as for previews R&C games. Aside from the new visuals, there is the Sixaxis motion control, which ill tallk about in the "Bad Stuff" section. This is not really new, but its worth mention the TOD is not as linear as the past few late games (after Up Your Arsenal), the game even have many areas which you can freely explore, including two very large planets which you can explore even further with great open world feel. There are, as expect, new weapons, new devices (which is a new catgory actually), new gadgets, and an interesting new take of humor (more "game-based" humor, about HD, and "Next Gen Weaponry").

The Good stuff:
The arena, the humor, and explosions, the secrets, and mostly, the less liner experience. There is nothing special in the new stuff added to the game, but they all come together along with improvements for older elements from older games, and it makes everything even better.

The Bad stuff:
Sixaxis. Thankfully, you can turn it off for the mini games, but some weapons have yo use them (the Tornado, and it works really bad). And there are also the minigames. Some may like it, and some not. Personally, I found most of them boring and un-needed, but some, where nice (maybe only playing as Clank).

Overall, its a long game, with a lot of stuff to do in it and fun to have while your at it with nice humor and great visuals. The story is not very special, but this time, its more then just a bad guy, and even have an epic sense to it after the cliff hanger which makes you wonder how they achived the sense of drama under all that humor (which is not really THAT good most of the time).

Bootom line?
Go get it.