Story In Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves fortune hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a journey that will push him to his physical, emotional and intellectual limits to discover the real truth behind the lost fleet of Marco Polo and the legendary Himalayan valley of Shambhala, more commonly known in the west as Shangri-La.
In 1292 Marco Polo departed the court of Kublai Khan in China with 14 ships filled with over 600 passengers and crew. Eighteen months later only one ship remained and 18 passengers survived. Marco Polo never revealed what happened to these lost ships. Embarking on a quest to find the lost fleet, fortune hunter Nathan Drake soon realizes Marco Polo was hiding a much bigger secret - he had gone on a secret expedition to find the mythical kingdom of Shambhala and to recover the legendary Cintamani Stone, the "Wish-fulfilling jewel" of Buddhist mythology. With this new information Drake settles on a new course, following Marco Polo's trail through a diverse range of exotic environments. This quest also pits him against a new, more formidable adversary - a ruthless, rogue paramilitary leader with a private army and a relentless ambition to recover the stone for himself.
Gameplay Although gameplay in Among Thieves is similar to that of the previous game, there are several major differences. The most important of these is the addition of several online multiplayer options. Unfortunately, no offline multiplayer could be included in the game due to the impact local split-screening has on the game's graphical quality. Thankfully though, the online modes included cover both co-op and competitive play. See the feature list below for details on these. In addition to play modes players can also expect a wealth of new gameplay features including a new stealth gameplay mechanic and altered climbing mechanic--both of which are extended to the AI of enemies; the ability to create cover by flipping over certain found items; the use of riot shields for defense and offense; and a complete lack of loading screens.
Key Game Features
Powered by Naughty Dog’s new 2.0 Engine Technology.
Open layout allows players to take an aggressive or stealth approach to combat.
Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" adds a unique vertical element to standard 3rd-person shooting mechanics.
Award-winning cinematic story presentation.
A Deep Single Player Campaign
An expanded cast of characters who reflect different facets of Drake’s character, including Chloe Frazer, Drake’s current partner and new romantic interest.
Varied and exotic locations – from lush, green swamps and dense urban environments, all the way to the ice and snow of the Himalayas.
Unrestricted combat allows you to take an aggressive or stealthy approach to combat.
Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" adds a unique vertical element to familiar cover-based third-person shooting mechanics, allowing you to engage in combat from any position in the environment – even while climbing and hanging.
Introduction of new traversal and free-climbing mechanics allow Drake to navigate through the environments more fluidly and naturally.
Gunplay and combat enhancements, including an expanded melee system, and a variety of enemy types with advanced AI routines. High-quality cinematic presentation of scenes, characters and dialogue, all rendered within the Naughty Dog Engine 2.0.
Dramatic in-game events that make you an active participant in the cinematic experience.
Full character interaction with dynamic geometry.
Utilizes Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 purpose-built for the PlayStation 3; utilizes the PS3 technology to hit a turning point in technology innovation by recreating reality and capturing human emotion.
No visible loading – a Naughty Dog hallmark – returns along with technology improvements in major game systems such as lighting, shadows, ambient occlusion, animation technology and physics, among many others.
A Wide Variety of Online Multiplayer Options.
Competitive Multiplayer
Competitive multiplayer gameplay includes up to 10 players in heroes-versus-villains matches.
Deathmatch: Up to 5 vs. 5 with customizable or pre-set game modes.
Plunder: Unique style of multiplayer that encourages team work to transport a treasure across terrain horizontally and vertically over obstacles.
Player boosters give you a variety of options to customize your characters to your play style or to provide an advantage over opponents.
Co-op Multiplayer
Up to three players work together in cooperative modes to accomplish set objectives with increasing difficulty and against special enemy characters.
Combo system encourages further teamwork to increase a point total and currency multiplier.
Weapon upgrades let you customize your weapons to your play style or provide an advantage over opponents.
General Multiplayer Features.
Robust party system allows you to remain with your friends in matchmaking and custom matches.
Custom matches allow you to customize maps and modes which your party wishes to play.
Currency gained in multiplayer matches can be combined with currency gained in single player missions to unlock additional content and upgrades.
Character animations and environments taken from single player campaign maintain visual fidelity with no degradation.
Gameplay and character mechanics identical from the single-player campaign, ensuring user familiarity and same level of quality.
Headset support.
Proprietary Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 network code captures a broad range of gameplay data for statistics reporting on the web and for functionality like Cinema, which allows players to watch replays of matches.
Cutting edge technology such as cloud-based computing allows for scalable online infrastructure to provide optimal player experience.
Game of the Year Edition Includes:
3 Downloadable Content packs that include 19 skins, 4 maps, and one new game mode.
3 boosters for use in online multiplayer modes including "Currency Multiplier," "Golden Guns," and early access to "Revenge."
4 Uncharted: Eye of Indra animated motion comics.
2 multiplayer skins of characters featured in the Eye of Indra motion comic series.
4 PlayStation Network Avatar Packs including 18 premium Uncharted avatars.
Pinball Heroes--Uncharted PSP game.
Condition: New
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - Game of The Year Edition
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This review is from: UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - Game of The Year Edition (Video Game)
I've only had a PS3 for a few months and to be honest, I wasn't initially that interested in the Uncharted games. But a friend of mine told me that they were the first games I should be playing, saying they were like Tomb Raider with a Gears of War cover system and with voice acting that made it seem as if you were watching a movie. Well, he was right.
While Uncharted was a really fun game, Uncharted 2 surpasses it in every way and wowed me enough to inspire writing this review. While number one took me a couple hours to really get into, number two hooked me from the very beginning. Trying to climb up a train that's slowly working its way to sliding off a cliff in the opening sequence was intense and I enjoyed how the story jumped backward and let you play the events that led up to that point. The story and the characters in this game are also more interesting. Plenty of new and old faces, great dialogue, sarcastic wit, betrayals and everything you could want from a... Read more
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Uncharted 2 Game of the Year Edition is a Must Buy if you've never played the game before as it includes almost all downloadable content that later came after its release (Sidekick Skin Pack not included). If you have the original case, beware for you're just buying the same game with a code to get all the dlc. I sold my original copy to get this version and realized there really wasn't much of a difference besides having a new maybe better cover.
If you have the original game, no need to get this version for you really don't lose out. Here's an example. I sold my original copy for 25$. This version costs $49.99 plus tax which comes out to be like $54 bucks or something. That's a difference of $29.00. This edition comes with extra content that values up to $35. If you do the math I really only saved $6 by getting all this content. It'a deal, but not much. Also who knows if you can even get a value of $25 dollars for your original. Gamestop was only going to... Read more
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Just want to cover a few points, both good and bad about this game. First off, a lot of reviews say the graphics are best ever seen in a video game. Is this really true? I'd have to say no. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are great and pretty to look at, and the facial features (especially in the cut scenes) are superb, but it's nothing that I haven't seen in Heavy Rain. And the backgrounds can sometimes appear jaggy (and yes, I'm viewing/playing this game on a 1080p tv via HDMI), in fact, I'd say the backgrounds are about on par with anything you see in Red Dead Redemption. So to sum up, are the graphics great? Yes (just take the old village up high in the Himalayas - I can just walk around and look at the scenery for hours on end). Are they best thing you've ever seen? No, but you shouldn't be buying/playing a game just because of its graphics (if that were the case, no one these days would be playing the original NES or Genesis games), you should be playing based on... Read more
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It's games like this that make me glad I have a PS3, 
Another solid game..., 
