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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a 2004 third-person shooter platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

First-Person Shooter

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Released
2004
Developer
Insomniac Games
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
Download
Not stated
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Catalogue facts
First released3 November 2004
DeveloperInsomniac Games
PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment
PlatformsPlayStation Vita
GenresFirst-Person Shooter

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2292483, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal? How long to beat it

Total play time for Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is about 26.7 hours to do everything, and around 11.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path11.1h194
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do14.9h201
Completionist: everything: 100% the game26.7h141

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal sits on the grid

The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.

The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
66ahead of 18% of the catalogue
Reach
42ahead of 82% of the catalogue

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Common questions about Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

What platforms is Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on?

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is available on PlayStation Vita. It first released in 2004.

Who made Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal?

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

How long does it take to beat Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal?

about 11.1 hours for the main story, 14.9 hours with the main extras, 26.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.