Ranker Spotlight: Ratchet & Clank

Since the release of the original game for PlayStation 2 almost 20 years ago, Ratchet & Clank has become a full-blown pop culture phenomenon. Developer Insomniac Games has released 10 Ratchet & Clank titles, including the “reimagining” of the original action platformer released for the PS4 in 2016. The PlayStation 5 will see its first Ratchet & Clank release in June 2021. Called Rift Apart, this new game is a standalone adventure that’s sure to both re-engage longtime fans of the series and appeal to newcomers. 

We’re celebrating the return of this classic third-person shooter by taking a look at how Ratchet & Clank ranks on some of our most popular lists — as well as the tastes and preferences of the game’s biggest fans.

How Ratchet & Clank Ranks on Ranker

It’s clear that the Ratchet & Clank series is hugely popular among PlayStation gamers. The 2016 reimagining is ranked #2 overall on our list of The Best PlayStation 4 Platform Games and #10 on our Best PlayStation 4 Action Games list. The original 2002 release, meanwhile, is #14 on the list of The Best PlayStation 2 Shooter Games, followed closely by the franchise’s third installment Up Your Arsenal at #23. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is #5 on The Best PS5 Adventure Games Of All Time, and the franchise as a whole is ranked a respectable #42 out of 178 on The Best Video Game Franchises Of All Time, a list with over 240K votes. 

As far as the ranking of The Best Ratchet & Clank Games goes, the original game is actually #5 overall — the top choice for fans of the franchise is Up Your Arsenal, followed by A Crack in Time, the 2003 sequel Going Commando, and 2007’s Tools of Destruction. Franchise spinoffs, mobile, and short games are at the other end of the list, with Full Frontal Assault sitting at the very bottom. The least popular of the standard series is Into the Nexus, the final chapter in the Future trilogy and the last original Ratchet and Clank game to be released before the 2016 reimagining.

What Do Ratchet & Clank’s Fans Love?

Tens of thousands of votes have been cast for Ratchet & Clank on some of Ranker’s most popular video game lists. What and who else do those fans vote for? Ranker Insights can tell us more about the likes and dislikes of the franchise’s biggest fans.

Other Games

Ratchet & Clank fans on Ranker are naturally drawn to classic PlayStation platformers: they’re 5X more likely to love Spyro the Dragon, 6X more likely to love Crash Bandicoot, and 7X more likely to love God of War. What’s more, they’re a whopping 9X more likely than the average Ranker voter to be fans of Jak and Dexter, a more underrated platformer from the halcyon days of the original PlayStation. Unsurprisingly, those who vote this franchise up on Ranker video game lists tend to also vote for the PlayStation 2 on The Best Game Systems Of All Time.

Movies

These fans love movies that, similar to their favorite video games, are high-concept, action-packed, and appeal to both kids and adults. They’re 4X more likely to cite both The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Finding Nemo as two of The Best Movies Of All Time, and they’re 3X more likely to vote up Toy Story and the PG-13 classic Titanic on the same list. 

TV Shows

When it comes to TV, the name of the game for Ratchet & Clank fans is science fiction. The show they’re most likely to love (4X more than the average Ranker voter) is Doctor Who, though they’re also 2X more likely to vote up The X-Files and The Walking Dead on lists across Ranker. But beyond the sci-fi genre, Ratchet & Clank fans tend to appreciate cerebral TV — they are 4X more likely to vote up Better Call Saul on our list of The Best Shows Currently On The Air and 2X more likely to vote up Sherlock on The Best Shows To Binge-Watch. 

These stories are crafted using Ranker Insights, which takes over one billion votes cast on Ranker.com and converts them into actionable psychographics about pop culture fans across the world. To learn more about how our Ranker Insights can be customized to serve your business needs, visit insights.ranker.com, or email us at insights@ranker.com.

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