for most of the game the player will be in control of ratchet but in some areas the player takes control of clank, ratchet's ally. clank can give commands to smaller robots called gadgebots to perform tasks with the use of a command menu to solve puzzles and attack enemies. clank also features in "giant clank" scenarios where clank transforms into a larger and more advanced form and can battle similar size enemies; in this form he gains increased firepower with rockets and bombs and a large amount of health. during the single-player game, the player can also play as captain qwark in 2d side-scrolling levels (called "vid comics"), which build upon the history of captain qwark and his previous conflicts with dr. nefarious.