soon after its release, "ratchet & clank: up your arsenal" received critical acclaim. gamespy awarded it 5 stars out of 5, and ign said that "you must buy this immediately" due to its extensive line-up of weaponry, high quality graphics and polished sound effects. ign did, however, believe it was easier than the previous game, "going commando", while gamespot thought that the gameplay was too similar to the previous title, but both reviewers considered these as minor issues and they made little difference to the overall score. gaming magazines "gamestm" and "official u.s. playstation magazine" both mentioned that the offbeat comedy that was apparent throughout the majority of the game was one of the points that made it unique. x-play said "a mixture of excellent gameplay tweaks and new activities make the third one easily the strongest game in the series and one of the best games of this year" and giving it a full five star rating. according to metacritic's collection of reviews, 12 separate reviewers gave the game the highest possible score. in 2006, "edge magazine" featured a "time extend" article on "ratchet & clank: up your arsenal" and among other points, focused on the amount and variety of weapons available to the player. in august 2005 "up your arsenal" entered the greatest hits line-up. since its release, it has sold over 2.15 million copies in the us alone. ign listed the game 18th on their list of "the top 25 ps2 games of all time".