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Great series!!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 20 / 25
Date: September 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User
I am writing this to counterbalance the review that gave the game one star based on "one hit kills". Kiddo you need to play the demo - the game it is not like that at all.
I picked up a copy and have put about 18 hours into it so I can give an honest opinion on the game. It is the best game out right now. I am having a blast with it. I know game length was a huge issue on the previous game, I beat that one in about 11 hours. I am only 65% finished with this one and have put a significant amount of time into it. It is an incredible game. There is a whole economy system this time around, I did not see it when I went to E3 this year. YOu can basically pick pocket and get items which you can sell to buy new moves. It is really well done and really fun. My son and me are trading off, he is the pickpocket master.
Longer and Better
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 23 / 26
Date: September 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User
I am a REALLY big fan of the first Sly Cooper and my only major complaint was that it was too short and at points not very challenging. This is without a doubt much better. If you are having some trouble getting use to the controls, check out the original but this one is actually even more fun and well worth it!!!!
A smash hit (hopefully)
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 19 / 26
Date: August 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Since the last game was a smash hit, this one should be better.
I know that it sports non-linear missions (meaning you can choose multiple ways to get to the end), Bentley and Murray are playable characters, and the environments are enormous, and the enemies are a lot smarter. Everything you do will affect how aware a guard is of you.
Sly's abilities that he retained from the first game will return (rail run/slide, spire jump, etc). I'm really looking forward to this game, and with luck it will eclipse it's predecessor on all fronts.
This game is AWESOME!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 18 / 18
Date: September 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User
We have been playing this game as a family for the past 4 days. It is absolutely incredible. The visuals are amazing and the game is alot of fun. Some reviewers have commented on how original the game is, there is definetely some really fresh feeling parts of this game. It just feels very good overall and plays a step above other products. I like that it is a game I can play with my son and daughter definetely much more fun than watching TV. I have a recommendation for "Donald", I have a Sony XBR which is an extremely dark television, some games are almost unplayable (Max Payne, GTA, Metal of Honor) and I have not run into any of the same issues with the game being too dark - it might be your television or your cables from the back of your PS2 if you are running an Svideo cable. If you are stuck in the first area you need jump onto a drum looking thing to bounce up to the second level and then you can run down the hallway and the game starts. My son got stuck for a few minutes on that same part. You should definetely give the game a chance if you already bought you it you will not be disapppointed, we are really having a great time with it. We rent a lot of games there are very few that "stick" we are fully committed to reaching the end of this one. I like that our family can play together. My wife usually makes me play "my" games after the kids go to bed so I don't have to subject them to questionable content. I highly recommend this game.
THE Sleeper Series on the PS2...
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 13 / 13
Date: September 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User
While other franchises get a lot of hype and attention, Sly Cooper and his wiley band have snuck great fun and gameplay in under most folks noses. Most games have great graphics touted about them or inovative something or other... Sly 2 has great graphics, slick production values, a lot of character.. in short, to sum it up... Sly 2 has the whole package as well as the most important a game can have going for it... it's just plain FUN! You can't go wrong with this one.. pick it up and get sneaky.. you'll be glad you did.
Favorite game I have played this year!!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 12 / 14
Date: September 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game is GREAT!!!! If you are interested in this type of game at all you should give it a play. It is one of the best games to come out in it's genre and it one of the best games to come out this year period. Me and my kids are fighting over who gets to play it. I have become so obsessed with it, I am starting to have dreams about it. The graphics are incredible, the game play is very open and there is tons of things to do. It not a scripted world like you see in most games but more open. It is challenging without being frustrating. The story and the characters are well done. I like that you are not forced into doing the game mission but are allowed to roam and pickpocket in order to gain new moves.
Really good game!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 11 / 12
Date: October 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Ok, where should I start of. Ok well this is a very good game. It also is MUCH MUCH longer than the last one. The graphics I give a 7/10, music 8/10 (you should here that song playing in dimitri's night club and when your following him, it rocks!), gameplay 10/10, and plot 8/10. Overall: 9/10. Ok now for more small things in the game that make a really good game. For one sly now walks around more like a real thief, because he ducks when he walks around, but in the first one he would just run all over the place. Making it seem less believeable. You also can now play as Bentley and Murray, so there not all cooped up in the van all day anymore. Also, the characters have lifebars now, and the henchmen are harder to knock out. So its not like one hit kills anymore. The bosses are also harder and you now actually may need to repeat the same boss over and over until you defeat them (unlike the other game). The characters now have missions, and not levels, though all of the missions take place in giant enviroments, making the clues harder to find. Some of the missions also may take a day or two to figure out or beat! There are 8 or 9 giant sized levels, which gradually get harder and harder to beat. The level are in this order: First is Dimitri's night club, then two level based on Rajan, two level on the Contessa, two levels on Jhon Bison, my personal fav, because the music and enviroments are astounding, (note the characters may run away and then you have to go to a new level to defeat them for good), and one final level based on Arpegio and a surprise character. Sly 2 also delivers a great deal of humor, even in the end credits! Sly 2 was a overall very good game, and I recommend it to everyone who likes a good adventure game with humor every now and then.
Sly Cooper 2
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 9 / 55
Date: April 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User
It kinda sucks not knowing what the game is about but I hope that they create a new story that is better than the old and that they make the game longer.Go buy Sly cooper 1 if you don't already own it you will not regret it.Wow! I'm the first to review this game.
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coool
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 8 / 30
Date: September 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User
this is an awesome game overall and i think it is the best game i have ever playede.
Very Very Good
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User
I have been reading some reviews and it seems none of them say what you actually do. You play the game as Sly Cooper, Murray the hippo and Bentely the turtle a thieving gang who, like all thieves want to aquire money lots and lots of money. Sly and his gang go to many places in the world India,France, etc. and steal from rich people, you basically do small jobs and then a really fun heist that will usually go wrong. you end up loving the characters and even the villains. some parts are slash and hack or sit and think. all and all its a very fun game and is worth all the money you have to pay.
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