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1. Omar Mukhtar
   Posted February 10, 2010 at 11:50 am | Permalink

   This game brings nothing new to the table. Its a generic rehash of games like tomb raider but with better graphics. I advise prospective buyers to consider playing tomb raider instead, a genuine classic or Halo ODST.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. edanc
   Posted February 10, 2010 at 12:02 pm | Permalink

   Excellent shipping. It was pre-ordered with the Release Date Delivery option. It arrived at 10:10 AM on the morning the game was released in the US. YOU JUST CANNOT BEAT THAT SERVICE.

   THE PROBLEM IS I GOT A CORRUPTED COPY. I played the game 3 successive times (once from saved data) and twice from the beginning in hopes of getting past the bad code. But the processor hangs up at the same place each time (Chapter 4 – The Dig). I did a system update to make sure I had the latest PS3 operating system. I played the game on three different difficulty levels thinking that different code being executed may permit me to get past the corrupted code. The disk was untouched — spotless under close inspection — no visible signs of physical abuse. It had to be returned for refund, much to my regret.

   This is my 7th or 8th PS3 game ordered from this vendor and is my first bad experience; the frustration and inconvenience plus the chance of repeating the frustration does not make it worth a try at exchange.
   Rating: 1 / 5

3. R. David Berg
   Posted February 10, 2010 at 2:15 pm | Permalink

   The game is pretty good, and sets a new bar for what is expected in an action adventure game, however the boss fights are the most irritating and repetitive sequences ever. I was totally disgusted how dumb the boss fights are when the rest of the game was so well done. It really left a bad impression on me. Have fun reloading about 100 times until you get it right. The weapons are also a bit lacking and feel underpowered. Enemies soak damage like crazy before dying. Finally, they it would have been excellent to have a way of instantly turning around (similar to resident evil), because it becomes a challenge to navigate quickly in battles without this feature on a ps3 controller.

   Finally, would love to see this ported to the PC for better controls and better visuals.
   Rating: 1 / 5

4. J. Keaney
   Posted February 10, 2010 at 4:47 pm | Permalink

   I could go on and on about the problems of this game but I’ll do my best to be brief.

   The AI is a joke. You can jump right in front of a “guard” and have him not see you but hear you. However by the time he looks around you can easily be hidden. Oh, when I say “looks around” I mean he just stands there and shines a flashlight in a few spots. Finishing a room can be completely erratic from time to time and not in a good way like they’re providing variety but in a way where it seems sometimes you just get through a room based on luck. Numerous times I would play a room the same way a few times only to finally luck out when I went for a sneak attack and instead of being one that takes like two seconds it takes like a quarter of one and you can kill a second guy before he sees you.

   The story is decent but it’s nothing to write home about and the telling of it is too invasive to the gaming experience in my opinion.

   For all the talk about how this game was gonna push the PS3 like no other before I was completely unimpressed with the graphics. I mean they’re great, as good as anything else but it never dropped my jaw or anything.

   I really wanted to like this game and it has a lot going for it but the horrendous AI and halfassed stealth gameplay really ruined this one for me. I mean it would be one thing if MGS4 didn’t exist but they’re awfully similar except for the platforming and MGS4 does everything else, story and AI especially much much better.
   Rating: 2 / 5

5. Gregory L. Martin
   Posted February 10, 2010 at 5:15 pm | Permalink

   In order to entertain a mature and reasonably intelligent adult, a well laid-out plot of fiction must suspend the viewer’s disbelief. The plot unwinding in Uncharted 2 lacks this crucial ingredient. It is more of a plot acted out for five-year-olds. Our hero and his friend begin their joint treasure hunt stealing a map from a heavily guarded palace. Able to sneak around more than eight guards who stand within twenty feet of each other, the guards are beaten, knocked against walls, or thrown over parapets without the slightest notice of their fellows. Even if that could be pulled off by our heroes, the fact that even after the palace grounds are littered with unconscious and/or dead guards, and while many minutes pass, no alarm is given. So we must assume that these moronic guards are such poor security men that they do not move nor do they look beyond the ten feet in their immediate front…as precious minutes roll by. You just can’t get good help these days.

   If this is considered one of the best plot-driven shooters out this year – if not the best – I am glad I did not risk buying one of the less well-plotted games. And as I write this review, I am also keeping in mind that I have played a very small percentage of this game as yet. I hope things get better. But as for right now my expectations are rather far lower than I had when I read all the praise this game received before I bought it. Whatever redeeming qualities might be revealed later on, the first few minutes of play have been less than satisfying.
   Rating: 3 / 5