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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Going strong since the PS2 era, the Ratchet & Clank series is as synonymous with Sony as the Mario franchise is with Nintendo – and its PS5 debut is exclusive to the new console
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atchet & Clank: Rift Apart is, like its predecessors, an exceptionally polished kid-friendly adventure in which our titular intergalactic heroes dart between hostile planets armed with an ever-swelling arsenal of bonkers weaponry.
What sets Rift Apart, well, apart, is the PS5. The series has always been a technical showcase for the PlayStation of the moment, and by taking advantage of that vastly powerful hardware (see panel), this latest romp might just be the most impressive next-gen game to date – even if in many ways it’s as old-school as they come.