@GameMaestro Ratings : 4.5/5
The American game developers Naughty Dog have come a long way since the days of Crash Bandicoot and friends and I think it is fair to say it has not had as much recognition as it should of. Published by Sony and Created by Naughty Dog, The Game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is no doubt one of the best action games of the 2009 and certainly one PlayStation should be proud of. Released in October 2009, it was awarded Game of the year by no more than 10 gaming organisations including IGN, EuroGamer and the Spike Video Game awards for 2009. Within the first 12 months there had been reportedly 3.8 million copies sold and after the immensely addictive Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, there was no doubt at all that the sequel would live up to same level of quality.
Uncharted 2 has proved itself one of the better 3rd person games on the market and is graphically sublime with clear improvements from the first title in the series. Located throughout the game are the ever elusive one-hundred and one special treasures that are hidden in difficult-to-reach places for the player to collect. There is also one secret hidden relic which was included in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Collecting these treasures, along with completing certain feats within the game, is tracked by the awarding of medals, which gives the player in-game money to unlock extra content, including concept art, game movies, and game cheats such as guns with infinite ammunition.
The Game itself is set during the 13th century and is based on the historic voyage of Marco polo. The story begins in Medias res where the main character Nathan “Nate” Drake is dangling off a train wreckage on a cliff face, The start enables you to learn the simplistic controls and get to grips with the game. Nate is faced with the challenge of collecting the "Cintamani stone" with his partners Chloe, Elena and Sully in order to prevent his former associate Flynn and his boss Zoran Lazarevic from retrieving the stone which is said to hold immortality. Nate’s adventure takes him through Nepal, the Himalayas, Germany and then finally concludes in a fierce battle in Shambhala where Nate and Lazarevic fight to the death for the closing scenes of the game.
The plot itself is spectacular with short video clips to keep you up to date in-between levels and this again shows the impeccable graphical quality.
There are many multi-player features including competitive and co-op missions online. The Co-op missions allow teams of 3 to work non competitively whilst playing as the Heroic characters. There are several competitive modes in which you earn XP and score to build up your online rank. The competitive modes are Deathmatch, Plunder, Elimination, Turf War, King of the Hill and Chain Reaction which all offer different styles of gameplay for those who have worn out the 24 Chapter long Story.
Overall the action packed story with added character romance is completely faultless. The game play has shown a massive improvement from the first of the series and doesn’t have any major issues. My one complaint would be that the online play wasn’t used as much by users as it should of been due to bad communication in the lobbies which was possibly due to no chat area included and everyone’s mics just seemed to overlap each others. Despite that one minor fault, the game in my opinion in simply fantastic and a true asset to Naughty Dog's gaming line-up.
The American game developers Naughty Dog have come a long way since the days of Crash Bandicoot and friends and I think it is fair to say it has not had as much recognition as it should of. Published by Sony and Created by Naughty Dog, The Game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is no doubt one of the best action games of the 2009 and certainly one PlayStation should be proud of. Released in October 2009, it was awarded Game of the year by no more than 10 gaming organisations including IGN, EuroGamer and the Spike Video Game awards for 2009. Within the first 12 months there had been reportedly 3.8 million copies sold and after the immensely addictive Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, there was no doubt at all that the sequel would live up to same level of quality.Uncharted 2 has proved itself one of the better 3rd person games on the market and is graphically sublime with clear improvements from the first title in the series. Located throughout the game are the ever elusive one-hundred and one special treasures that are hidden in difficult-to-reach places for the player to collect. There is also one secret hidden relic which was included in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Collecting these treasures, along with completing certain feats within the game, is tracked by the awarding of medals, which gives the player in-game money to unlock extra content, including concept art, game movies, and game cheats such as guns with infinite ammunition.
The plot itself is spectacular with short video clips to keep you up to date in-between levels and this again shows the impeccable graphical quality.
There are many multi-player features including competitive and co-op missions online. The Co-op missions allow teams of 3 to work non competitively whilst playing as the Heroic characters. There are several competitive modes in which you earn XP and score to build up your online rank. The competitive modes are Deathmatch, Plunder, Elimination, Turf War, King of the Hill and Chain Reaction which all offer different styles of gameplay for those who have worn out the 24 Chapter long Story.Overall the action packed story with added character romance is completely faultless. The game play has shown a massive improvement from the first of the series and doesn’t have any major issues. My one complaint would be that the online play wasn’t used as much by users as it should of been due to bad communication in the lobbies which was possibly due to no chat area included and everyone’s mics just seemed to overlap each others. Despite that one minor fault, the game in my opinion in simply fantastic and a true asset to Naughty Dog's gaming line-up.
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