Hall of Fame listing, PlayStation Official Magazine issue 107. [75] According to gaming analyst Jesse Divnich, Uncharted 2 is the third first-party title on the PlayStation 3 to sell over 1 million units in North America. Some in-game dialogue is not included in their respective sections if they are not unique to said section. Nate and Flynn break into a museum in Istanbul and find the lamp, which contains a map and flammable resin that reveals Polo's fleet was shipwrecked in Borneo, and was carrying the Cintamani Stone from the fabled city of Shambhala. The action sequences in Uncharted 2 look as if they were shot by a team of cinematographers, then edited into a coherent and thrilling narrative. There is also one secret "hidden" relic exactly the same as the one in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. A fantastic addition to a franchise that is nothing short of phenomenal.The Good:Incredible scoreVery good voice actingPerfectly crafted level designThe Bad:Couple of frustrating momentsThings I Learnt From This Game:Claudia Black could tell me I have cancer in my butt and I'd still melt. The pack was later released in North America. [28][29], The first pack of downloadable content (DLC) was released on November 27, 2009 and featured a new multiplayer map, "The Fort", from The Fortress chapter in Drake's Fortune for free. The multiplayer is surprisengly solid and funny, and push the longevity far beyond Drake's Fortune. Chloe Frazier carries a custom version with a black finish and flaming skulls on the sides of the slide that are … [38] In the video on the PlayStation blog, Jack Buser, the director of Home for SCEA, describes the mini-game, Fortunate Thieves, as being a "full on, interactive mini-MMO". They must stay in the hill to score points while the enemy team tries to do the same. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves isn't without its difficulties. [24] A collector's edition of Uncharted 2 was not announced for sale in the United States. The competitive multiplayer allows a maximum of ten players to play against each other in two teams of five. Skins were released as a single purchase and the 2 maps with the 12 PSN Trophies were released as a single purchase. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a perfect sequel in a lot of ways. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is beautiful, and Naughty Dog knows it. [56], The game was placed 19th in Dengeki online's reader poll of the best games of 2009, making it the only non-Japanese game in the list. It also enjoyed great commercial success, with over six million copies sold worldwide. [69], Uncharted 2 also received praise from other developers. Set two years after the events of Drake's Fortune, the single-player story follows Nathan Drake, who partners with Chloe Frazer and Elena Fisher, as they search for the Cintamani Stone and city of Shambhala, whilst battling a mercenary group led by war criminal Zoran Lazarević. Uncharted 2 is an exclusive game prepared for PlayStation users only. When Uncharted was first released back in 2007 it initially came under fire as a Tomb Raider clone. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Walkthrough Chart your way through Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with our full walkthrough, including hidden treasure locations. Never formally announced, the Special Edition was discovered on the game's official European launch site, with the only link for the special edition leading to one of Britain's major game retailers, Game. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the second game in the Uncharted series, and is set two years after the events of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.The single-player story follows Nathan Drake, who partners with Chloe Frazer and Elena Fisher, as they search for the Cintamani Stone and Shambhala, whilst battling a mercenary group led by Zoran Lazarević and Harry Flynn. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 producer Gordon Van Dyke said that "Uncharted 2 is an amazing-looking game. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. In a primitive tribal world where strange, monstrous, animalistic machines roam the wilderness, a brave young female warrior goes on a quest to learn the truth about her mysterious origin and the state the world is in. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. [56] X-Play's Adam Sessler gave the game a 5 out of 5, saying that "Uncharted 2 has the best single-player I have ever played". Qizilbash also mentioned that only residents in the US were eligible to win. But we're reaching that level of quality. Chain Reaction is a mode that is similar to Turf War. It was also said to include various downloadable content. Chloe switches sides to maintain her cover while Lazarević kills Jeff and obtains Shambhala's location from Nate, who escapes with Elena. We're doing all the post-processing effects on the Synergistic Processing Units. Both expired on October 12. I was looking for something where I could say, okay, that we're doing better". Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the second game in Naughty Dog's Uncharted series. Uncharted 2 is an action-adventure platform video game played from a third-person view, with the player in control of Nathan Drake. [34] The "Sidekick Skin Pack" was released in August 26, containing 6 alternate appearances of previously available characters, and 2 new villain skins, Dillon and Mac. Lead character artist Richard Diamant remarked that the trailer was rendered in real-time, using the game's engine. This has the player capturing posts, but the player must do them in a specific order – one team works out from their base needing to capture 1 through 5 while the other team starts out from their home and needs to snag 5 through 1. Genres:Action, Adventure. Two years after the events of the first game, treasure hunter Nathan Drake (Nolan North) is approached by former associate Harry Flynn (Steve Valentine) and Flynn's girlfriend Chloe Frazer (Claudia Black) to help steal a Mongolian oil lamp connected to Marco Polo's doomed 1292 voyage from China. The Uncharted series is the first game series to have a game space for both games of the series in Home. Down on his luck, Drake is lured back into the treacherous world of thieves and mercenary treasure-seekers … Uncharted 2 Among Thieves is the story of Nathan Drake, a fortune-hunter with a shady reputation and an even shadier past who is lured back into the treacherous world of thieves and mercenary treasure-seekers. Schäfer sends him and Tenzin after the remains of Schäfer's failed expedition for the stone decades ago. But now that I’ve played Uncharted 4, I’m wondering if Among Thieves still holds onto to its top spot in the franchise. If a player goes down and is not revived before the timer goes out, they will not come back until the next round. User Summary: "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" is the award winning sequel to "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune". Milo Price. They encounter Nate's ex-girlfriend journalist Elena Fisher (Emily Rose) and cameraman Jeff (Gregory Myhre), tracking Lazarević. In Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves fortune hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a journey that will push him to his physical, emotional and intellectual limits to discover the real truth behind the lost fleet of Marco Polo and the legendary Himalayan valley of Shambhala, more commonly known in the west as Shangri-La. The sap gives the drinker inhuman powers, explaining the guardians and Polo's doomed crew. [5] In most areas, if all of the foes patrolling are killed stealthily then other waves that would normally appear do not. He fights through it to find Chloe, but she refuses to leave with him after he compromised their mission to help Jeff and Elena. After Jeff is shot in an ambush, Chloe insists on abandoning him; Nate and Elena help him but are caught by Lazarević. Among Thieves script comprises the full verbal transcript of Among Thieves.. Notes. [10], Uncharted 2 features an online multiplayer component; Naughty Dog hired a dedicated multiplayer designer in August 2008 to work on this aspect of the game. The Naughty Dog Game Engine 2.0 also works in harmony with Havok Physics. [63] The game has a GameRankings score of 96.43%. Franchises:Uncharted. The New York Times noted that "... its finicky controls can frustrate at times". [7] Deathmatch features two teams of five, with one team acting as heroes and the other as villains. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone. A remastered collection of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007), Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) for PlayStation 4. 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