Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004) with cheats and unlockables.
Cheats
Double-Bladed Laser Sword
Pause the game, then press CIRCLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, UP, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT.
Pirate vs. Ninja
On the level select menu in the vid comics, press SQUARE. A password menu will appear.
Enter the following cheat code:
_MEGHAN
Santa Ratchet (Japan Exclusive)
Pause the game, then press UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE.
Sly Cooper 2 Demo
On the Main Menu, press R1 + R2 + L1 + L2 simultaneously and wait for the demo to load.
Squat Stats
On the Main Menu, highlight “Stats”, then press UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE.
Tutu Qwark
During any vid comic featuring Qwark, press UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, SQUARE, SQUARE.
Tips & Tricks
Free Ammo and Health
Start any challenge (e.g., Annihilation Nation) then immediately quit to refill your ammo/health.
Insomniac Museum
Go to Metropolis and follow the path over and into the first building, then hop up onto the left window sill and break the window, then hop across to the next building. Hop up onto the left side again and break this window, and there’s a teleporter. Go to it from 3:00 am-4:00 am for the Insomniac Museum.
Unlockables
Big Heads (A.I.)
Get 20 Skill Points.
Big Heads (Ratchet & Clank)
Get 5 Skill Points.
Challenge Mode (New Game+)
Beat the game once.
Mega Weapons
Beat the game once.
Mirror Worlds
Get 30 Skill Points.
Paint Jobs
Activate the machine on the side of your ship at the Starship Phoenix.
Agent Orange
Get 11 Skill Points.
Black Hole
Get 4 Skill Points.
Bogon Blue
Get 6 Skill Points.
Clowner
Get 28 Skill Points.
Dark Nebula
Get 26 Skill Points.
Drek’s Black Heart
Get 22 Skill Points.
Florana Breeze
Get 18 Skill Points.
Ghost Pirate Purple
Get 16 Skill Points.
Helga Hues
Get 12 Skill Points.
Hooked on Onyx
Get 9 Skill Points.
Insomniac Special
Get 30 Skill Points.
Lombax Orange
Get 8 Skill Points.
Low Rider
Get 3 Skill Points.
Lunar Eclipse
Get 24 Skill Points.
Neutron Star
Get 23 Skill Points.
Obani Orange
Get 2 Skill Points.
Orxon Green
Get 7 Skill Points.
Ozzy Kamikaze
Get 19 Skill Points.
Plaidtastic
Get 29 Skill Points.
Pulsing Purple
Get 1 Skill Point.
Qwark Green
Get 10 Skill Points.
Sasha Scarlet
Get 17 Skill Points.
Silent Strike
Get 20 Skill Points.
Solar Wind
Get 25 Skill Points.
Space Storm
Get 13 Skill Points.
Star Traveller
Get 27 Skill Points.
Sun Storm
Get 5 Skill Points.
Supernova
Get 21 Skill Points.
Tyhrranoid Void
Get 14 Skill Points.
Zeldren Sunset
Get 15 Skill Points.
Secret Agent Clank
Get 15 Skill Points.
Ships to Ducks
Get 25 Skill Points.
Skill Points
2002 Was a Good Year in the City
Destroy the Blimp in Metropolis. Hint: Look for a blimp, it’ll show up after a minute or two. Three shots from the Sniper Rifle should destroy it.
Aim High
Kill 10 Skreeducks in the Crash Site. Hint: They fly around and look like prehistoric birds.
Bash the Bug
Beat Scorpio using only the Wrench. Hint: Use the double-bladed lightsaber if this is too difficult.
Bash the Party
Kill 20 enemies using only the wrench in Blackwater City.
Be a Sharpshooter
Snipe 10 Tyhrranoids in towers on planet Tyhrranosis. Hint: Do this during the “Destroy the plasma cannon turrets” mission.
Be an Eight Time Champ
Beat all the gauntlet challenges.
Beat Helga’s Best Time
Complete Helga’s VR Hypershot training in under 50 seconds. Hint: Beat it once and all the Hacker puzzles will be unlocked.
Break the Dan
Go to Qwark’s Hideout, in the area where you have to jump across the two ice platforms. Go to the right of the area and you’ll be able to wall jump up to a snowman. Destroy him to get the skill point. Hint: Don’t glide to the wall, you won’t be able to wall jump.
Bugs to Birds
Use the Qwack-O-Ray to turn 15 Floranian Blood Flies into ducks on planet Daxx.
Feeling Lucky?
Win the Jackpot in Holostar Studios. Hint: If they all blow up before you win, leave the planet and return.
Flee Flawlessly
Complete any Gauntlet challenge without taking a hit.
Get to the Belt
Land on the floating asteroid ring on the Obani Moon. Hint: Go to the highest jump slot (directly behind the ring) and jump on the flashing asteroid.
Go for Hang Time
Get 2 seconds of air time with the Turbo Slider. Hint: Turn around and go off the giant sand hill at a slight left angle and this will be no problem.
Hit the Motherload
Collect all 101 Sewer Crystals. Hint: This cannot be done until the gravity boots have been obtained.
Lights, Camera, Action!
Destroy five floating cameras during any Gauntlet challenge. Hint: Just pull out your N60 Storm and fire one shot to take a camera out.
Monkeying Around
Hit Scrunch the Monkey with Ratchet’s Wrench. Hint: Run the opposite way and then long jump followed by a quick slash to hit him.
Reflect on How to Score
Kill 25 enemies with the Refractor on planet Marcadia.
Search for Sunken Treasure
Blow up 40 underwater crates on planet Aquatos.
Set a New Record for Qwark
- Beat vid-comic Issue 1 in under 2:40 Hint: Ignore all Tokens and take as many shortcuts as you can. Do the same for the other 4.
- Beat vid-comic Issue 2 in under 2:10
- Beat vid-comic Issue 3 in under 1:50
- Beat vid-comic Issue 4 in under 4:45
- Beat vid-comic Issue 5 in under 2:00
Spread Your Germs
Infect 30 enemies with the Infector on Mylon.
Stay Squeaky Clean
Complete the path of death without taking any damage from enemies or hazards.
Strive for Arcade Perfection
Get 100% in all five Qwark vid-comics.
Suck It Up!
Kill 40 enemies using only the Suck Cannon in the Crash Site.
Turn Up the Heat
Purchase the Infernox Armor.
You Break it, You Win it
On Koros in the Robot base use the Bolt Grabber V2 to destroy all breakables. After dealing out a certain amount of damage, you will get the skill point.
Zap Back at Ya’
Kill 10 enemies with the Refractor on planet Aridia. Hint: The Refractor will deflect the Ultra-Mechs attacks. Try this during part 4.
Skins
Brainius
Spend 6 Titanium Bolts.
Bugnoid
Spend 6 Titanium Bolts.
Constructobot
Unlock all trophies.
Old School Ratchet
Have a save file from the original Ratchet & Clank (2002).
Robo Break Dancer
Spend 5 Titanium Bolts.
Robo Rooster
Spend 6 Titanium Bolts.
Snowman Skin
Spend 6 Titanium Bolts.
Trooper
Spend 5 Titanium Bolts.
Tuxedo Ratchet
Spend 6 Titanium Bolts.
Time Freeze
Get 10 Skill Points.
Weapons Discount
Have a save file from the original Ratchet & Clank (2002) to receive a 10% discount on all weapons.
Wrench Replacement
Enter demo code.
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, also known as Ratchet & Clank 3, is a platformer game developed by Insomniac Games and initially released worldwide in 2004 for the PlayStation 2.