A brand new Rachet & Clank game just got announced, but sorry folks, it's not a new PS5 adventure. It's called Rachet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, and it's coming to mobile sometime soon.
Ranger Rumble is described as "a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter", and is developed by French mobile studio Oh BiBi. Based on a new trailer shown today, you can play as various Rachet & Clank characters including Ratchet himself in a number of different game modes, including a traditional arena shooter mode called Total Rumble, a soccer-like Blast Ball and something called Bolt Rush that involves collecting bolts.
The game takes place in a simulation set up by Captain Qwark, and apparently includes heroes from "across the galaxy and time" competing against one another on teams, and you can join random groups solo or partner up online with friends. So far, there aren't that many other details as to what this game will entail.
This news might be a bit of a let-down for Ratchet & Clank fans hoping for something a bit bigger and bolder from the franchise after Rift Apart, which came out in 2021 and which we gave a 9/10 for being "a fantastic PS5 exclusive showpiece for the console’s power, and a delightful adventure in its own right." The series has been quiet since then, and it's getting to be about that time where we might expect the announcement of another major release, but it looks like fans will have to keep waiting.
In the meantime, there's Ranger Rumble, which will be out…sometime. Pre-registrations are open now on the official website.
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