Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (known as in most PAL countries) is a 2009 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty.[4] The game was released for the PlayStation 3 in North America on October 27, 2009,[2] in Australia on November 5, 2009[1] and in Europe on November 6, 2009.[3]   A Crack in Time game features both returning and new gameplay mechanics to the Ratchet & Clank series. One such mechanic involves the Chronosceptor: A staff that repairs broken objects when you hit a broken object with it. This device may also be used like Ratchet's wrench, to fight off enemies.[5] By using special "time pads", Clank can also record up to a minute of his actions and then a holographic Clank replays them, while the real Clank does something else. Up to four copies of Clank can be recorded at a time. These holographic Clanks can help to solve puzzles.[6] In addition to gadgets like the Swingshot and Gravity Boots from previous games,[7] Ratchet has a pair of hoverboots, allowing him to move more quickly around planets a 

Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics, with praise particularly aimed at the story, visuals, and gameplay. A fourth and final installment for the Future series, titled Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus, was released in November 2013 for the PlayStation 3.