Secret Agent Clank

Secret Agent Clank
Developers: High Impact Games (PSP), Sanzaru Games (PS2) Publishers: SCEA (US), SCEE (EU), SCE Australia (AU), SCEI (JP) Platforms: PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 Released in JP: November 20, 2008 (PSP) Released in US: June 17, 2008 (PSP), May 26, 2009 (PS2) Released in EU: July 11, 2008 (PSP), June 19, 2009 (PS2) Released in AU: July 17, 2008 (PSP), June 27, 2009 (PS2) This game has a hidden developer message. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue this article?

To do: Document the PSN demo and the April 20th, 2008 prototype as they contain differences to the final release. The prototype and demo can be found online.

Based on the titular Holo-Films from Up Your Arsenal, Secret Agent Clank is one of two Ratchet and Clank titles released for the PlayStation Portable, and the first (and only) title where Clank is the main character. It was later ported to the PS2.

Developer Message

Located in PSP_GAME\USDIR\MODULES, HIGHIMPACT02.HIG contains a hidden message from the developers:

GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS. IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU ARE A 313373 d00d.

Unused Text

During Qwark's missions, the option to view your inventory is greyed out, making it impossible to view these descriptions.

Qwark's trusty blaster that helped him slay the fire breathing mechascorpion on Lunicron Persius 7 as well as
fend off the advances of the lovely female warriors on Amazoniantopia, as well as many more accomplishments 
too numerous to list here. For more information, perhaps you should check out Qwark's autobiography coming
out next month from Megacorp Publishing called, Captain Qwark: Everything You've Heard About Me Is an Understatement.

The Suc-Vac 3000 is the latest in Megacorp's line of household cleaning products. 
Unfortunately, this particular model has been recalled due to frequent malfunctions where it blows out instead of sucks in. 
Only in the hands of Qwark could such a defect be used as a deadly killing machine.

Debug Menu and Level Selector

The level selector is intact, however it appears that the debug menu was removed from the final version of the game.

Use the following code to display the debug menu in the pause menu.

Page	PS2 Code	PS2 Screenshot	PSP Code	PSP Screenshot	Notes
Place holder	00652A0C 00		092E50E4 00
Level Selector	00652A0C 11		092E50E4 11 092E50EC 1C		Press Triangle twice in the PSP version.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics

Unused PSP Save Icons

Unused Audio

Blackout Pen Upgrade

An unused HelpDesk file that possibly implies the Blackout Pen could have been upgraded into a flamethrower weapon. No strings or icons exist for this upgrade, oddly enough. This upgrade can be seen in action in a screenshot from an early build of the game.

Leftover Weapon

To do: This has been confirmed in the PS2 version only. Is this in the PSP version too?

Found in the game's files is a leftover weapon from Ratchet & Clank Size Matters. This is referred to as the "Hypershot".

Regional Differences

There are four distinct releases of the PSP version of the game:

• The version released in North America, which comes in English.
• The version released in Japan, which comes in Japanese, including a localized title.
• The version released in South Korea, which comes in Korean, including a localized title.
• The version released in Europe and most other territories, which comes in twelve languages, with seven of them dubbed as well. The title is the same as English and non-dubbed languages use English audio with localized text. The languages are:
  • Dubbed: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, European Portuguese, Dutch
  • Not dubbed: Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Polish

Opera Soundtrack

For whatever reason, the soundtrack used for the Madam Butterqwark opera level is at a higher key in all of the non-English dubs of the game. Video is of the Portuguese version of the opera.

Main Menu

The European release of the game uses a different background image for the main menu.

North America, Japan, Korea	Europe

Early SAC

Before and after the release of Secret Agent Clank, many articles and reviews covered the game. Strangely, most of these use footage from an early build of the game, nicknamed "Early SAC". It is currently not known if these screenshots from Early SAC were included in the press kit or if journalists got direct access to an early version of the game, however, its footage was also showcased in the PSP demo menu. Many are the differents that can be seen in this build:

• Texture changes for enemies and levels
• Weapons and Gadgets having different functionalities
• Different animations

The most notable and weird difference is Qwark's iconic green suit being red.