The reviews are in and Uncharted 2, the 3rd person action-adventure game by Naughty Dog and published by Sony exclusively for its PS3 console has risen to the top of Metacritic to tie Super Mario Galaxy as the best reviewed console exclusive this generation with a score of 97 (calculated from 82 reviews).
Uncharted 2 tops the list of best reviewed console exclusives just weeks after its mid October release, coming in second out of top reviewed games this gen overall only to Rockstar's multiconsole flagship, Grand Theft Auto 4 released last year on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 console. It sits at number one on Metacritic's top games overall this generation with a score of 98.
Sony hopes the excellent reviews will translate into software and hardware sales this holiday seasons as its newly released, and newly priced, PS3 slim console has all but dominated worldwide sales charts since its release in September.
Uncharted 2 joins the list of only a handful of videogames to ever receive such high critical praise and is currently the frontrunner on most publications Game of the Year pick thus far with only 2 months to go, however, many feel that the highly anticipated Modern Warfare 2 two looks as if it may also be a contender.
Following are the only games in the last two console generations that have broken the 95 barrier based on Metacritic scores.
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Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.
Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.
Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.
I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.
I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.
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It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.
UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.
UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.
You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.
I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.
Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.
Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake
I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.
Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.
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The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.
I freaking HATE the fact that GTA4 has most highest score when it is CLEARLY the most BORING, OVERRATED piece of trash to disgrace the GTA series. Even, if you like it, you should know that GTA does not deserve that spot.
MGS4 and Uncharted 2 are the highest-rated console exclusives this gen.
And LBP is tied with the highest-rated 360 exclusive.
Funny how the importance of Metacritic disappeared once the PS3 began to dominate it...
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Yeah, I think I got LBP and MGS4 reversed. MGS4 has a 94 and LBP has a 95. Thanks.
Superlatives left to Describe this Game
It Truly Deserve's its place
As The Best Game of This Generation so Far !!!
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So far and by far ;)