The perfect blend of action and drama wrapped in solid gameplay, with new elements that keep the series refreshing

 

 

Publisher: SCEA

Developer: Naughty Dog Release Date: 10/13/2009

In 2007, the first installment of Uncharted became one of PS3’s finest “early-generation” games. Its compelling and Hollywood-like storyline and script, witty characters, excellent graphics (who could forget the realistic water rendering in the jet-ski level finale?), and solid gameplay has made developer Naughty Dog’s task of coming up with a worthy sequel that much harder.

In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Nathan Drake returns as the game’s hero once more. This time around, Nate jumps into action and unknown danger when he accepts a mission to find an oil lamp that may eventually lead to Marco Polo’s lost fleet and its treasures.

Figure 1 Plenty of urban warfare this time around

If gamers thought Nathan’s animation in Uncharted was top-notch, Among Thieves certainly has raised the bar in that department. This can be most noticeably seen when the protagonist goes in and out of cover. One of the first things to be emphasized upon in the game is the stealth combat. When Nathan and Flynn sneak into a building filled with baddies at the beginning More >