Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [PS3]
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: SCE
Platform: PlayStation 3
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
Uncharted 2 will feature new gameplay mechanics, such as stealth action segments, and will change the climbing mechanic to allow free movement over walls, in a manner similar to Assassin's Creed. Nathan will be able to flip over certain pieces of furniture to use as cover. The game is also stated to have no loading screens. Drake himself will have a darker side in this outing, and the player will learn what makes him a thief, hence the title.
Bruce Straley, the game director for Uncharted 2, has revealed that the artificial intelligence of the enemies will be updated to match the new action-stealth gameplay. Enemies will have peripheral vision, so that they will hunt for Nathan if he briefly appears in their vision cone. Additionally, the enemies will interact with the environment more, following Nathan as he climbs on buildings or jumps from ledges.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves picks up a couple of years after the story in Uncharted ends. Similar to the previous story, Drake’s new adventure revolves around an unsolved historical mystery – this time surrounding Marco Polo and his doomed voyage home from China in 1292. After spending almost 20 years in the court of the emperor Kublai Khan, Marco Polo departed with 14 ships and over 600 passengers and crew – but when he arrived at his destination a year and a half later, only one ship remained, and only 18 of the passengers had survived. Although Marco Polo described almost every other aspect of his journeys in minute detail, he never revealed what happened to the ships that were lost.
So Drake, attracted by the potential treasure to be found and inspired by the intrigue around this historical mystery, embarks on a quest to find Marco Polo’s lost fleet. But he soon discovers that Marco Polo was hiding a much greater secret – he had gone on a secret expedition on behalf of the emperor to find the mythical kingdom of Shambhala, otherwise known as Shangri-La, and to recover the legendary Cintamani Stone, the wish-fulfilling jewel of Buddhist mythology. The stone is described by Marco Polo as a massive raw sapphire which, if it truly exists, would be worth billions of dollars today. These discoveries set Drake on a new course, following Marco Polo’s 700-year-old trail through a diverse range of exotic environments to find out if the lost city of Shambhala, rumoured to lie deep in the Himalayas, really exists.
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Announcement Teaser
Spike VGA World Premiere Trailer (14/12-08)
Multiplayer Designer Interview (27/4-09)
Multiplayer Trailer (27/4-09)
More Multiplayer Details (29/4-09)
Exclusive Single Player Gameplay (15/5-09)
Extended Warzone Gameplay (16/5-09)
Beta Plaza Showdown Gameplay (8/6-09)
Beta Village Firefight Gameplay (8/6-09)
Beta Helping Hands Gameplay Part I (8/6-09)
Beta Helping Hands Gameplay Part II (8/6-09)
E3 09: Multiplayer Gameplay
E3 09: Co-Op Gameplay
E3 09: Real Hero Interview
E3 09: Rooftop Gameplay (Samma som visades på Sonys Conference)
Meet Nathan Drake: Uncharted 2’s Nolan North
Meet the Women of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Comic-Con 09: Uncharted 2’s Gold Rush Revealed (24/7-09)
SDCC 09: Development Interview (25/7-09)
Highlights from the Uncharted Comic-Con Panel (3/8-09)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves War Escape Gameplay
GC 09: Fortune Favors Trailer (18/8-09)
GC 09: Chloe Cinematic (Cam) (19/8-09)
PAX 09: Exclusive Train Gameplay
PAX 09: Creative Director Interview (10/9-09)
Rockets Deathmatch Gameplay (16/9-09)
Co-Op Beta Gameplay (16/9-09)
Village Goldrush Gameplay (16/9-09)
Temple Deathmatch Gameplay (16/9-09)
Ice Caves Deathmatch Gameplay (16/9-09)
Helicopter Gameplay (7/10-09)
Train Gameplay (7/10-09)
Nepal Gameplay (7/10-09)
Blue Cave Gameplay (7/10-09)
Exclusive Uncharted 2 Cinema Mode Interview
UNCHARTED 2 Interview with Naughty Dog Plus Behind-the-Scenes on X-Play Tonight (23/9-09)
The Fort DLC Map Flythrough (26/11-09)
Flooded Ruins DLC Gameplay (27/2-10)
Facility Map DLC Gameplay (27/2-10)
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