Once again, Ratchet is faced with hordes of enemies and plenty of perils. Uh-oh! This time, Clank's not around for support. Have you got what it takes to tackle DreadZone alone? We didn't think so.

Our complete strategy guide to Ratchet: Deadlocked will take you from rookie contestant to DreadZone dominatrix...er, dominator. Wanna find the best way to defeating all bosses and earn Skill Points? Look no further.

In this Ratchet: Deadlocked strategy guide, you'll find:

• Basics: Tips good from start to finish. Learn these strategies and apply them throughout the game to show Gleeman Vox who's Daddy.
• Complete Ratchet: Deadlocked Walkthrough: Tactics for conquering every single challenge DreadZone throws your way, including tips for defeating the game's various bosses with ease.
• Skill Points: All Skill Points outlined and detailed. Never miss a Skill Point with this list by your side!
• Weapons: Info on all weapons and tips for upgrading them with Alpha and Omega Mods. Don't waste time leveling up crappy weapons—we already did!

Get the Ratchet: Deadlocked Online Strategy Guide

Go to the edit profile command, hold L2 and input the following code: UP, RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT.

Go to the edit profile command, hold L2 and input the following code:

Mr. Sunshine ... LEFT, LEFT, UP, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT.
Vernon ... RIGHT, UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

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Jak ... UP, UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, RIGHT

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All are unverified.

Exterminator Cards
Gleeman Vox ... Get all skill points
Slugha ... Clear all missions on hard
Ace Hardlight ... Accumulate 400,000 Dread Points
Eviscerator ... Accumulate 100 nanotech
Reactor ... All weapons must be mega-versions
Shell Shock ... Accrue all weapons and omega mods
Samurai Ratchet ... Unlock all cards

Glamour Star
Muscle ... 25 stars
Vernon ... 30 stars
Claude ... 30 stars
Landshark ... 35 stars
Squidzor ... 40 stars
Nova ... 45 stars
Jak (Co-op only) ... 50 stars
W3RM ... 55 stars
Starshield ... 60 stars
Venus ... 75 stars
Liberator, Vindicator, Crusader, Avenger ... Clear listed tournament

Finish entire game once.

Hold L2 and input DOWN, LEFT, UP, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, UP.

Hold L2 and input LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, DOWN.

You must finish all missions on highest difficulty.

Finish the game on Exterminator or Gladiator.

You must collect all Exterminator Cards.

You must purchase all weapons and Omega mods.

Level up your weapons to 99. They'll get a cool rainbow effect.

Go to the edit profile command, hold L2 and enter UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, UP.

Collect 35 Skill Points.

You must complete the game on normal mode.

You must collect 20 Skill Points.

This requires you to clear the game to unlock the Dread Challenges. Purchase jack pot mods and a ranged weapon at level 4. Enter the Dread Challenge stage Monument of Doom. Blast all the enemies at the first statue and move the bomb to the next monument. Assuming you stay clear of enemies and never get hit, your combat multiplier should be rather high. (Unverified)

After gaining access to the Battledome Challenge Endzone, use the Holoshield Launcher and Mini-Turret Launcher with Shock Mod equipped. After setting up the shields (to block the endzone from lucky enemies) and turrets, equip whatever other weapon you want to upgrade in the third quick-select slot, because as long as you have that weapon quick-selected, it will also gain experience without you even using it.

Complete the challenge and repeat it until you upgrade your weapons to the desired level, or get bolts to your heart's content. After being able to buy Experience/Jackpot Mods, max out the alphamods on the weapon of your choice to rapidly get them to lvl 99 and/or make millions of bolts.