Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

[Akucaen]

Thank god for tunnels.

[Kaisha]

That's pretty close to what I'd consider an interactive movie....., Drake's commentary makes it all the better. Definitely looks to be the big game of 2009.

[Neogearzx]

That's pretty close to what I'd consider an interactive movie....., Drake's commentary makes it all the better. Definitely looks to be the big game of 2009.

I agree, I'm calling it - this has a HIGH chance to be console game of this year.

[Shojin]

Video is awesome, love Drake's commentary as usual, glad to see he hasn't changed much from the first game

[Katlan]

Love that he is still a smart ass, and it's drop dead beautiful. All the scene's I have scene are innovative and crazy fun to watch... really can't wait for next month

[Insanecyclone]

DON'T YOU NOTICE THE HELICOPTER ASSHOLES

[Katlan]

DON'T YOU NOTICE THE HELICOPTER ASSHOLES

guess i need to watch it again! never saw it!

[Akucaen]

I can't wait to have Claudia Black tonguing my ear. I could listen to that woman read a goddamn phonebook all day.

[ArchDizzle]

This will probably be my GOTY for 09, Loved the first one, and every new trailer for this one keeps getting better & better.

[Ziero]

So how about that Cinema Mode?

http://videogamesrepublic.com/?p=8638

[Norelco]

This will probably be my GOTY for 09, Loved the first one, and every new trailer for this one keeps getting better & better.

I'm getting pretty excited for this as well. This is the only game on PS3 that I got a platinum trophy for. So much fun.

[Jefe]

Can't wait to play this game.

[Akucaen]

FML I hate waiting. Someone help me freeze myself.

[Cydewinder]

IGN: Uncharted 2: Multiplayer Demo Details

September 11, 2009 - Back in June, a handful of PlayStation 3 owners got tapped to participate in the multiplayer beta for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Players could take on a co-op mission, blast each other in deathmatch, and go after some golden idols whenever they felt like it. People seemed to be having fun and enjoying the taste of what was to come.

Now, Naughty Dog's going to blow that "taste" out of the water with a massive Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo that is open to anyone with a PS3 and the Internet.

There's so much going on in this demo that's it's really hard to pick where to begin describing it. I talked to the developers the other day, and they said the purpose of this freebie is to give you as much of the multiplayer game as they can in a reasonably sized file. So, you give Naughty Dog 1.5 GB, and they're giving you four maps, four competitive modes, two co-op modes, the much-hyped cinema mode, the ability to create custom games, access to new skins, about 80 percent of the boosters you'll find in the final game, and so much more. If they weren't planning on shutting the demo down around the time the game ships on October 13th, there's a good chance people would play this forever.

In terms of maps, you're getting the same Plaza and Village settings you played on or at least saw during the beta along with the Ice Cave and Temple. Both of these locales are described as smaller venues that are going to be a blast for close-quarters combat. The Ice Cave, of course, is going to feature that snow you're always seeing in the Uncharted trailers while the Temple will pack water sections and plenty of opportunities to flank opponents.

Similarly, Deathmatch and Plunder are back this time around -- both packing variations such as different difficulties for Plunder and weapon sets such as shotguns/snipers and pistols/grenades for DM -- but joined with Elimination and Chain Reaction. A round-based game, Elimination has two teams squaring off with the objective of killing everyone on the other team. Wipe out the other guys three out of five times, and you're the big winner. Chain Reaction has you capturing flags, but you have to 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.

If you don't like any of the default settings, this demo's going to allow you to mess around with the options for sore limits, friendly fire and so on as well as letting you set up matches for just your friends. If you play with strangers, the new skill ranking system will pair you with similarly experienced players.

Of course, all of this multiplayer mayhem plays into the game's cinema mode where you can save matches, replay them, move the camera around, and do nifty green screen stuff. All of the tools that will be in the final cinema portion of the game are going to be here for you to play around with.

A final feather in the demo's cap is that it's going to have the fully fleshed-out money/store system so that you can take the cash you're earning in multiplayer and buy new skins, boosters, co-op weapon upgrades and taunts. Sadly, none of the stuff you unlock and none of the cinemas you create will carry over to the retail release of Uncharted 2. Similarly, your multiplayer rank will be wiped when the final game hits stores. However, Uncharted 2 packs a built in Twitter link and it's going to be active in this demo. If you enter in your Twitter username and password, the game will automatically Tweet your special accomplishments.

So, when is all of this greatness coming to a PS3 near you? Well, if you preorder the game from GameStop, you can get into the demo exclusively from Sept. 15 to Sept. 28, 2009. On Sept. 29, 2009, the demo will open to everyone and stay that way until Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is out on the streets.

Happy hunting.

[Insanecyclone]

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[Insanecyclone]

21/20 score
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[OzzofAsura]

21/20 score

They're probably right.

[Qalbert]

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[Kaisha]

Please tell me that cover was shooped. "of all time" is a bit too strong of a phrase. There's no fucking way the game is that good to warrant such a title.

Friggen hype builders.

[Katlan]

just you wait...

Spoiler: show

I hate hype