Sony Computer Entertainment has officially announced - and revealed new screenshots of - Ratchet & Clank PSP (working title), which is being developed by High Impact Studios and features the same sci-fi world and intense action/adventure gameplay that the franchise is renown for.

R&C for the PSP features both new and returning weapons/gadgets, new levels with "diverse" gameplay, and the old style of play that fans of the original will feel at home with, as R&C PSP "[goes] back to the franchise's roots with hallmark Ratchet & Clank gameplay". R&C PSP also contains nearly a half hour of cinematics - complete with the series' heavy dose of humor - and enables up to four players to "blow one another away" via wireless multiplayer.

Not much is known regarding the title's storyline, except that during a vacation, Ratchet & Clank are "lured into a mysterious quest" to locate a kidnapped girl and discover a genius race of inventors known as the "Technomites". A feature-list follows.

• Ratchet and Clank make their PSP debut, going back to the franchise’s roots with classic Ratchet & Clank gameplay as playable Clank returns with all-new gameplay.
• Set in the franchise’s signature style sci-fi universe, players will take on the roles of both Ratchet and Clank in a journey across the galaxy full of new destinations to explore and conquer.
• Featuring new and returning weapons and gadgets, including the Shocker, Agents of Doom and Shrink Ray, Ratchet & Clank PSP packs all of the combat and destruction fans have come to expect from the series.
• Players can utilize the all-new customizable armor system themed for various gameplay to gain upgrades and advance through challenging action-packed areas.  
• Gain access to different vehicles to compete in races and combat enemies in intense battlefield missions.   
• With wireless multiplayer gaming, up to four players can connect for intense combat and head-to-head action.

Enjoy the new screens.  

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Originally written by Shiva Stella