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This review was submitted by Ben Warwick. If you’ve played Uncharted 2, or just want to ask Ben more about it, leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Two years after his first adventure, modern-day treasure hunter Nathan Drake is back in the first of hopefully many sequels to Naughty Dog’s third-person shooter/platformer hit Drake’s Fortune.
Loved
Pacing: Approximately 10 hours of non-stop action which will leave you wanting more. When you’re getting a little tired of running, jumping and swinging you’ll be allowed to shoot someone in the face and vice-versa. With puzzles and other mini-events thrown in, the game never gets stale or boring.
Controls: Whether you’re blind firing at a Kevlar-wearing badass with a shotgun, scaling the tallest building of a city in Nepal or fleeing over a collapsing bridge, Drake’s controls feel superbly natural. Fluid animations with seamless transitions complement the controls perfectly.
Humour: I laughed out loud many times during Among Thieves. Drake’s wisecracks and banter with his companions during game play are the icing on the cake.
Environments: Simply beautiful. Crafted with amazing detail and full of colour, including environmental effects such water, snow, rain and lightning, which are the best I’ve seen.
Hated
Puzzle Simplicity: Nothing will get your brain working. Puzzles are solved by following obvious clues or reading Drake’s journal.
Enemy Repetitiveness: All units of each enemy sub-class look alike. Seeing multiple soldier clones with the same clothing, face and body-build together takes you out of the experience a little.
Drake’s Fortune was a great game and Naughty Dog has improved on its formula in every possible way. One could make a case for Among Thieves being this current generation’s best game and I would be hard-pressed to argue. It’s certainly one of the best I’ve ever played. Throw in hours of multiplayer – which feels well developed, not just tacked on – and you’re definitely getting value for money.
Reviewed by: Ben Warwick
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