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IGN's Uncharted 2: The Siege Expansion Hands-on

If you missed the Siege announcement a few weeks back, for $5.99 (EURO 5.99 / GBP 4.79), you'll get a new co-op mode called Siege, two new maps (the Highrise and the Museum), six player skins (Wetsuit Drake, Baseball Shirt Drake, etc.), and 11 new Trophies to unlock. I got to kick the tires on the final product a few days ago, and I'm sold.

N4BmpS5114d ago

Whoa, whoa, whoa I never heard about this I'm so sold, I've never been sold on anything like right now.

The Time Reaper5114d ago

But have they fixed the broken spawning and crazy high damage model? I have no interest in UC2 MP until they fix these flaws introduced by their own patch!

Cregan45845114d ago

Damaged has not changed, and we are not the only ones that feel the way. The only way we can get it to change is to flood the comments on their blog and the forum to join the many others who want the game back to 1.04 (before they changed the damage level).

Spawns were updated today, according to the ND blog. I submit it as a news story, waiting for approval. Time will tell.....

The Time Reaper5114d ago

How unfortunate. All they had to do was change the TIME it took to toss a grenade (so you can't insta-drop one at your feet). But they basically CoD-ified the entire game and made it a campfest. So disappointing, it was easily my favorite online title.

Cregan45845114d ago

Couldn't agree more. Naughty Dog did two beta's for the MP. Modern Warfare did zero. They had the game perfect at launch. My only gripe was adding a timer to nades. But, they went against the player base and changed the game to be more like modern warfare.

Dnied5114d ago

The Nepal/hotel map looks and sounds amazing :D

drdre745114d ago

I like the way damage is now.The way it was before the matches took wayyyyy too long and you didnt get as many kills. I want to get my 2000 kills trophy sometime this year lol! Spawning yeah was messed up but they just released a patch today so maybe its fixed. I love the new maps looks like its going to be fun so long as you get a match with people that play team work.

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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.

Movefasta19931446d 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.