Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Playstation 3

Inagine for a moment, that Hollywood made an action picture that was a cross between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Die Hard and that the film turned out REALLY good. Now imagine that they made a video game about it and it turned out TWICE as good as the film. If that scenario (as highly unlikely as it might seem) were to play out, the resulting video game would no doubt be Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Naughty Dog, the company that gave us the character that defined the original Playstation console has once again made a game that in my opinion will define the PS3 and become the Halo (no pun intended) app that Sony so desperately needs. As I mention in the title, the word cinematic doesn't do this title justice. There simply has never been a game before this one that has so seamlessly captured the essence of the movies as this one. Naughty Dog has taken a great story and paired it with a game that has solved all the problems that plagued the first one(which was great in it's own right) and then some. Add in beautiful graphics and incredible gameplay and you have a top game of the year contender right in front of you. Starting with the story, the game begins in classic action film fashion: We find our hero Nate, smack in the middle of the second act. After establishing the edge-of-your-seat gameplay that will entertain you for hours on end, the game takes us back to the beggining of the story through flashbacks (just like in the movies) that eventually explain how Nate gets to the point you pick up the game in. Story-wise, the game never lets up. The cut scenes blend and interchange seamlessly with the gameplay and there is virtually no load times to hinder these transitions. In fact just because you are watching a cut scene doesn't mean you can take a "gameplay break" folks. If you are not paying attention and have the controller in your hands, the game can catch you offguard. One of the advantages of the current generation of consoles is that since the graphics power is so high, there is no real difference between the cut scenes and the actual gameplay screen. Uncharted 2 takes full advantage of this. And speaking of graphical power... This game is visually stunning! No detail was spared here and there are things in this game that players will probably never notice or even see but they are there and it adds incredible depth. The scale is almost unreal too. It's hard to describe without giving away stuff but the sheer size of the places you visit is pretty awsome. The colors are bright and actually play a part in the gameplay as the screen fades into black and white when Nate is being hit by gunfire or punches until he eventually dies. And speaking of gameplay... Get ready to have some fun. From the start of the game, the game sucks you in and never lets go. Throught, you negotiate several setpieces that include a truck chase sequence in the best Indiana Jones tradition and a train fight that blows everything else before it away. Of course being a Naughty Dog game, there are some platform and puzzle solving elements as well which are integrated nicely into the game. There is a hint system that I found very helpful when you cant figure out what to do. The gunplay, which was the achilles heel of the first game has been improved here to almost perfection. The enemy AI as well, now acts like real people trying to kill you and not get killed themselves instead of the random-moving, jumping around for no reason zombies of the original. There is also an online component that works much like COD4: Modern Warfare. It is done very well and has depth but the shining gem here is the story mode and it's were I have spent most of my time. How good is this game? Let me put it on context. I'm a married man with two kids. I simply cannot sit on the couch for hours and hours to play video games so I have to pick the games I play carefully and they better involve me or I might never play them repeatedly. The minute I finished Uncharted 2, I wanted play it again right then and there. Not take a break and play later. Not turning off the system and giving it a go the next day. I wanted to play through as soon as the credits finished rolling. It is THAT good. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is one of the defining games for the PS3 and the for the current generation of video games. But it. You will enjoy it. Highly recommended.

If you love Hollywood tomb raiding adventures with Jones, Croft, Gates, Pitt, and the guy from all the Mummy movies who's character name escapes me, you're bound to love the charismatic Drake just as much. I know, I know, I hate to sound like I'm pimping the game too. But, wow! I just finished playing it and am still a little overwhelmed. In fact I've already started playing through again in hard difficulty, which so-far is just as fun as normal, only slightly easier to get killed. I generally don't like the perspective of 3rd person shooters (more of a FPS player), but this is without-a-doubt, THE best game I've ever played. The 3rd person shooting is more refined, sophisticated, and flexible than any I've tried. In fact a few guns switch to first person when aimed. For the game, I don't think it could have been done much better. In fact the the gameplay almost feels like a FPS in the sense of freedom to investigate and look around. It is extremely well done. Aside from gunfights, treasure hunting, and some pretty simple problem solving that is just enough of a challenge to still be fun (or rather more fun than challenging), there's a lot of climbing involved. You're going to fall; and to the game designs credit, when you do, you generally restart from the same place you fell; not 10 minutes earlier when you still have to fight through 20 mercenaries to get back to where you left off. But, you rarely have to do anything more than once or twice (in normal difficulty anyway). The game seems to have safeguards that usually keep you from falling due to controller sensitivity mistakes, even when your controller is semi-worn out like mine. Top off the great gameplay with a well-written, wonderfully scripted storyline that's as intriguing and fun as any Hollywood blockbuster and IMHO this game fully merits all the high praise it's been handed. The terrific, exotic, often mysteriously esoteric locales, likable characters, and cute, witty banter (without being excessively crass or vulgar), made for an experience that provoked me to shelve the growing stack of movies I wanted to see for the week, in favor of playing instead. If I could play through the storyline in the short time it takes to watch a movie, I know the game would get a lot of repeat viewings. But, fortunately, I couldn't, even if I wanted. The storyline (or gameplay) is nowhere near that short. In fact, when you think you're nearing the games end, you quickly discover you haven't even reached the best parts. What I thought was the end, was closer to the middle with still loads of fun to be had and I hadn't even sampled the online content yet. Aside from a few moments of over, or just plain sloppy compression in some of the movie sequences, the graphics are about as good as I've seen in videogaming (observation made based on a 100 inch screen size with 1080p projection), despite the game itself being optimized for 720p (come on Sony, it's not 2006 anymore). That said, unlike movies, so far I haven't seen a tremendous difference between 720p vs 1080p gaming. There seems to still be some room for improvement in terms of gaming graphics, which tend to be a little blocky, as games aren't up to animated movie standards yet. I know that many games are designed for multiple console compatibility, but I would think a game built specifically for the PS3/Blu-ray platform should be capable of doing more. That said, the graphics look quit stunning most of the time. Some of the textures (like brick) almost look real. So take my criticism of the graphics with a grain of salt. You won't be disappointed, even if you're playing on a large screen. After playing through its storymode, I did find one bug, as it were, where I backtracked, looking for the escape route, and got trapped behind some fallen debris that was intended to keep me from going back I guess. In fact I did the same thing again the second time through in hard difficulty - got to remember to break the glass! Fortunately, it was right at an automatic checkpoint, so restarting from the last checkpoint, put me right where I needed/wanted to be. I don't know how Uncharted 2 compares to the first adventure. But I ordered a copy of the first as soon as I finished playing thru normal difficulty. By the 3rd chapter I was checking online prices of the first installment, as I already knew I would want to play it, I was having so much fun. I can't wait for future installments. If 3rd person gaming can be this well done, I just may lose interest in first person shooters. The ambitious storyline has already made some of my favorite games seem overly simple, even a little boring. A new, higher bar has been set.

Ich möchte gar nicht lange um den heißen Brei reden. Uncharted 2 ist wie auch sein Vorgänger ein Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Spiele. Naughty Dog hat es geschafft noch mehr Details, sei es in der Grafik oder bei den Soundeffekten, aus der Playstation 3 zu kitzeln. Das Spiel fühlt sich an wie ein Blockbuster und reist eine mehr und mehr mit. Seit ein paar Tagen habe ich das Spiel durchgespielt und mich juckt es schon wieder es einzuwerfen!

This game has been on the 2nd position amongst top 50 games for such a long time and it definitely worth it. God of war series was one that compelled me to buy Ps3 as the third part was available on Ps3 only and uncharted series is one which compelled me to buy Ps 4 as 4th part is available on Ps 4 only. This is one of the best games ever made. Nathan Drake will rule your mind for sure. Beautiful graphics and very good story line. A must have game.

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Esse jogo é muito divertido e já considero um clássico do Playstation. A entrega foi no prazo e o disco do jogo chegou em perfeito estado de conservação. Recomendo.

Love it! Fantastic condition as a collector