Description
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the sequel to
Naughty Dog's 2007 well-received hit,
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The story picks up a few years where the first one left off, following the previous games fortune hunting hero, Nathan Drake, as he searches around the globe to try to solve another of the world's unsolved historical mysteries; this time regarding the famous merchant/explorer Marco Polo, who in 1292, mysteriously came back from a journey having lost 13 ships and 500+ passengers, with no explanation ever given on what had happened to those ships. After Drake gains knowledge of an ancient relic and a mysterious Himalayan Valley that may be connected to Marco Polo, he sets out on an adventure to discover the secrets of Polo's lost fleet, which he hopes will lead him to one of history's greatest undiscovered treasures.
The gameplay of Uncharted 2 remains pretty similar to that of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It consists of cover-based shoot-offs, fast-paced escape sequences and death-defying stunts fairly reminiscent of those of the Indiana Jones movies. Some notable improvements to Among Thieves include stealth-action segments in the game, which force you to move through certain areas hiding in cover from the hordes of pirates who await to kill you. The wall-climbing and cover mechanics have been heightened to a new extent, allowing free movement over walls and more items for Drake to use as protection.
Multiplayer modes have been added for the first time in the Uncharted series. Among Thieves features both competitive and co-operative play, allowing you to play the game along with friends and people around the world. Competitive game modes include "Deathmatch (Team Deathmatch)", "Plunder (Capture the Flag)", "Elimination" and "Chain Reaction". Co-operative includes a mode called "Gold Rush", in which you along with two other people must work as a team to face off against waves of enemy AI as you guys try to capture treasures and return them back to your base. Each round will not only have more enemies, but they will also be a lot stronger to.
Alternate Titles
- "U2:AT" -- Common abbreviation
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The Press Says
| TotalVideoGames (TVG) |
Sep 30, 2009 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Da Gameboyz |
Oct, 2009 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| G4 TV: X-Play |
Sep 29, 2009 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| Impulse Gamer |
Oct, 2009 |
9.8 out of 10 |
98 |
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Oct 02, 2009 |
96 out of 100 |
96 |
| Worth Playing |
Oct 14, 2009 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Strategy Informer |
Oct, 2009 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Destructoid |
Oct 12, 2009 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Daily Game |
Oct 13, 2009 |
9.3 out of 10 |
93 |
| Edge |
Oct 14, 2009 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
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Trivia
It received three awards in Gamespy's Game of the Year Awards 2009:
- PlayStation 3 Game of the Year
- PlayStation 3 Gamers' Choice Award
- The Pay Attention, Hollywood Award
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Noctis Lucis Caelum (889) on Oct 11, 2009.
