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Endsights: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review

Endsights writes: "Bombastic, showy and a flair for the dramatic all showcase Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' drive to be the best video game representation of a summer blockbuster. While the story is definitely skin-deep, the path to its end is filled with exciting jumps, close calls and numerous moments of asking yourself: "I'm really playing this?""

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ThatCanadianGuy5311d ago (Edited 5311d ago )

GOTY confirmed

umair_s515311d ago

Sounds like a 5/5 to me, they barely touch on the game's cons

blshaul5311d ago

umair - I say this with as much respect as I can offer a stranger on the internet - a perfect score should ONLY go to a perfect game. Regardless of how many "cons" were or weren't mentioned in the review, the mention of just one, no matter how slight, automatically supports the docking of .5.

umair_s515311d ago

Its a matter of opinion. 5/5 does mean a thing is perfect, as clearly nothing is perfect. But IMO 5/5 should be given to a game which is excellent in most aspects.

Major_Tom5311d ago

It's only 0.3% better than Gears of War 2.

Panthers5311d ago

It is impossible to denote what is perfect. Perfection is completely unachievable, so technically, 5/5 should be impossible. A perfect score merely denotes the greatness of the game, not it being perfect.

deadreckoning6665311d ago (Edited 5311d ago )

Why do people find the NEED to say that Uncharted 2 deserves GOTY and perfect scores from EVERY critic when they themselves haven't played the FULL GAME yet? People really need ta start asking themselves these questions...

@ThatCanadianGuy- GOTY confirmed? Have u played the full version of Uncharted 2? Better yet, have u played every game out and every upcoming game this year to know what GOTY is?

@Awookie- So who determines what the GOTY is? The most democratic answer would be the game that MOST people believe is GOTY. Can u determine that by yourself? Im srry, but saying ANY game is GOTY without playing it first is utter stupidity. Also, if u actually READ the review, its only for the SP campaign.

Edit; Yep, that mas my point man. People are trying to make Uncharted 2 everyones GOTY and I thk that doesn't make any sense.

Awookie5311d ago (Edited 5311d ago )

Because the multiplayer demo is amazing and add on a kickass single player that's longer and more intense than the first game and it deserves GOTY.

Plus the cons most sites have been coming up with have been a stretch

@above: I prefer just naming my personal GOTY i don't care for sites giving them out but i know alot of people do. Sure i cant say its everyone's GOTY but i know its my most anticipated game this year

na2ru15311d ago

You have been lame lately many would also agree.

Major_Tom5311d ago

It's funny that people disagreed with my comment, because it actually is 0.3% better.

Sarcasm5310d ago

Enough with the damn "games that get 5/5 isn't perfect" crap.

It gets a 5/5 because it's an amazing game, a polished masterpiece, an EPIC experience. It does not say PERFECT.

So let the 5/5s and 10/10s roll if it DESERVES IT!

Syronicus5310d ago

Yeah, but Naughty Dog didn't ship out any "swag bags" to get their scores like MS and Epic did...

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ThatCanadianGuy5311d ago

Poor bots..

Nothing to play except Halo ODLC :(

Sabre_G5311d ago

As much as ur comment is fanboy bashing, I cant help but snigger, ODLC (Overpriced Downloadable Content)

info5311d ago

regardless of the score, you look at the face of the 15 years old that wrote the half page / half arsed review, you know it is not really something to take seriously.

oh...he did not even mention multiplayer. sigh....

dannyhinote_135311d ago

"This review is based only on the single-player portion of the game. We will bring a multiplayer review of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves when it hits consumers hands on Oct. 13."

Hmm.

jmd7495310d ago (Edited 5310d ago )

review the game as a whole or not at all. as it stands the review is incomplete and the title "Endsights: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review" is misleading. why didn't their site do a half arsed review of haloodst? i wonder... "Halo 3: ODST is a great package. The story gives an interesting viewpoint of the Halo universe, Firefight mode gives it plenty of longevity, and if for some reason you don’t already own it, the Halo 3 multiplayer is a nice addition."
N4G sure is a breeding ground for BS websites.

Ps_alm3k5311d ago

Halo O'STD's

Over-price sexual transmitted desease!

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Active Quest Episode 100: Our Favorite Games of All Time

Chris, Joseph, and Josh celebrate Active Quest’s 100th episode by discussing their favorite games of all time.

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Recharting Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Retrospective Review

Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.

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Abnor_Mal1447d ago

Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.

P_Bomb1447d ago (Edited 1447d ago )

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.

Abnor_Mal1447d ago

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.

P_Bomb1446d ago (Edited 1446d ago )

@abnor_mal
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.

MadLad1447d ago

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.

Profchaos1447d ago (Edited 1447d ago )

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

Rimeskeem1447d ago

I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.

Movefasta19931447d ago

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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15 Best Action Set Pieces in the Uncharted Series

Cultured Vultures: What's your favourite moment from the Uncharted franchise? Here are 15 that got our blood pumping.

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Imalwaysright1483d ago

My favorite is the building collapsing on Uncharted 2.

goldwyncq1482d ago

The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.