Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Nathan Drake returns in the blockbuster sequel to the first PS3 classic, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It's the game that's got everyone's buzzing about. Some say it is THE reason to get a PS3, next to Heavy Rain. For me it was Heavy Rain, and this game. I used to own a PS3 about a year ago, but decided to trade it in for a 360. Now a year later, I've gotten one again, and decided the first game I'd try out was the one that everyones talking about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Now, I played a little of the first game but never got into it enough to beat it. This one how ever, does suck you in with it's cinematic presentation. Sometimes it gets too cinematic, but its not like the camera's flying everywhere like in a Michael Bay movie. The story goes that Drake and his buddies have found a treasure that someone's willing to pay them big bucks to steal, well as you'd expect one of his friends is really just using Drake to get the treasure for himself, and screws him over right at the begining, trust me this is no spoiler you see this coming a mile away, well you would if you've ever seen EVERY ADVENTURE MOVIE EVER MADE. And now Drake's on a quest to get back at his friend and the guy's boss but gets sucked into something waay deeper than what it appears to be. With a few friends returning from Drake's Fortune and new allies a long the way, Drake has the group he needs to take down this meanace.

Now I said before the begining of the plot is cliched, for an adventure story. Yet I haven't figured out if its suppose to be a serious take on the adventure movies, or a parody of them by introducing some cliches. Because the game takes itself seriously, but not too seriously that some comedy isnt thrown into the story. The action in the game, to me is about like that of any other 3rd person action game. Enemies out number you, and all you've got is one or two guns to take them out, and of course Drake's quick thinking and wit. The Shooting mechanics are great, but its not really like anything you havent seen before. Enemy AI's will try to flank you when your in a tight spot with no where to run, so most likely you'll have think outside of the box to get out of it, and boy does this game force you to do that. IF you get stuck however, there is a button to press that'll give you a hint on what to do.

After playing through part of the game, you start to wonder if it wasn't for bad luck then Drake wouldn't have any at all. Buildings fall apart around you. Helicopters pop up outta nowhere. And just when you think you're safe, your friends turn on you. But all this just adds more to the visuals. Which are STUNNING. The in game graphics are great and detailed. At one point I started to wonder why Drake's clothes got darker, then i realized I had just been swimming in water. But this game really shines with its cinematics. The characters are funny, deliver their lines just right so its not too cheesy. The actors here really did a fantastic Job. because it dosen't feel like your watching a game cinematic, it feels like a real movie. And the cut scenes. Wow. I was surprised that the graphics didnt look realistic, but then I remembered the first one didn't either. It just slipped my mind. But the cinematics look as if someone painted them with beautiful water colors, and comes very close to looking like a Pixar movie, closer than any other game available now.

This game is a reason to get a PS3. Dont let anyone talk you out of it. If you have a PS3, then why dont you have this game? Its well worth the 60 dollar price tag. The game has multiplayer, featuring your standard game type. But more than likely youll be too busy playing the story to want to tackle multiplayer, I've only played one match thus far. Either way this game is awesome. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the Playstation 3, gets a 5/5.