It Ain't Perfect: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Is Nathan Drake's second outing really the second coming? Crispy Gamer combed through the glowing reviews to pick out the negative bits that tend to get glossed over.

[callahan09]

Who cares.

[Greywulf]

Halo isn't perfect article? and the Gears article? and the GTA4 article?

[LordMarius]

Now dissing on Uncharted 2, the media never changes

[nycredude]

Crispy Gamer is a little late to the party aren't they.

Ign already did their job by ending their review like this. "Uncharted 2 isn't perfect, but it's closer than anything else out there."

[sikbeta]

You asking so much with that, that kind of article can create a parodox that will destroy the Earth itself, now you know why we never see articles like that... or maybe is an excuse lol

[UnSelf]

Is Crispy Gamer really this desperate for hits?

[Darkstorn]

Uncharted 2 is my third favorite game this gen, after only MGS4 and Bioshock. It's a great game and it WILL win game of the year.

[YourCall]

Totally agreeable.

@Jumping Jack Below (3)

Well, a 10 review would indicate that it was perfect.

I also wonder how many of the people reviewing this game had it lock up on the several times and ignored it and gave it a 10 anyway.

[taco_tom237]

i love this game although my copy has problems.....oh well lol

[mal_tez92]

"cover mechanic that [feels] like a slightly clumsy version of that in Gears of War."

It's an unclumsy version of Gears. Gears of War has an annoying locked camera angle that makes moving about very clumsy. The unlocked camera angle also makes melee fighting a LOT better in Uncharted rather than Gears once again clumsy feeling system. Although the chainsaw on the lancer is awesome, not other gun had fun melee.

[Johnny Jiron]

http://www.joystiq.com/tag/...

He does this to most games that score above 95% average...it's a feature. Stop getting so defensive it's just a game. Hell it may be one of my favorite games, but I can still see a few blemishes here and there.

[Danja]

There's no such thing as a perfect game and when a game gets a 10/10 it simply means the game has done everything right and is as close to perfect as it can be ands the lil things that aren't perfect still won't take away from the experience or youy won't even notice them..

And I don't think the freezing in the game is a really big deal , its not like the game is left unplayable after it freezes or u it freezes at this spot all the time ... It froze on me once after a Boss fight in chapter 25 , when I was about to go up the stairs ... I simply restarted and its been great.....

[Schobeleth]

Idiots like this shouldn't be running gaming sites that actually review games, that or their reviews should be taken with a grain of salt.

His review stinks of a jaded cynicism that I experience with friends or acquaintences that are extremely hard to please with, well, anything really. I could go see a new movie or play a new game, in this case, Uncharted 2 and they'll say there's nothing that interests them about the game and if they actually do give the game a chance they'll only look for things wrong with it to pick it apart and then not even give the game a chance.

A friend of mine played the original Uncharted's demo and said he refused to play the game because he was exploiting a supposed glitch with clipping issues where he could kill enemies around a corner while still being behind cover. I even offered to let him borrow my copy but he absolutely refused after supposedly clipping in that one scenario.

Sure Uncharted 2 may not be something so different it gets merit for being original, but I dunno if any of you guys have noticed, a lot of ideas, plots, gameplay concepts and so on have been used before to whatever capacity and the game industry is only a few decades old.

In it's defense I agree with other reviewers in that it may not necessarily have anything to call it's own but it improves, polishes, and perfects so many great aspects of previous games that it's as close to a perfect game as humanly possible, IMO.

[HolyOrangeCows]

Why even HAVE a score out of ten, seeing as NOTHING is perfect?

[Schobeleth]

So there's something to be able to measure it by, whereas most of us gamers will know we want a game based on playing it beforehand or playing a previous iteration, others need to see great scores to convince themselves? It helps to make a faster judgement on the game but at the same time it can be unfair, most especially when people compare various games on various platforms when they're within decimals of each other. That's just plain stupid.

[Sarcasm]

What's with these people?

If a smoking hot girl with a nice body, nice boobs, nice rear, beautiful face but has a tiny wrinkle around her eye, what are you going to do? Ask her out? Or complain that she has a wrinkle?

Stupid article.

[Eddie20101]

People need to rate games on how good there experience was with the game, not nitpick it to death with minor issues. This is a amazing gaming experience that being overly negative, or trying to make people think your more knowledgeable about games with negativity, or fanboyism will cause you to miss or not enjoy.

Uncharted 2 is an Amazingly beautiful and entertaining single player and multi-player experience that for most people that rate it on pure enjoyment would easily give it a 10.

The negative issues he mentions being glossed over, well for most of the reviewers the minor issues meant very little compared to the amazing overall experience.

[BWS1982]

isn't he usually negative towards the PS3? Really, just come out with crap like "why water really isn't wet" just to start arguments...Really.

I'd never be naive enough to assume a game is flawless, just some games are swamped with them, and others are nearly void of them, and everything in between.

[morganfell]

Having titles nitpicked to death and placed under a microscope which demands games be held to a much different and higher standard is the price we pay for having the only next gen machine on the market.

Even games that are ported - Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for example - are graded more stringently than other platforms.

No matter how mad and jealous teenagers that write these articles become nothing changes the fact this game crushes everything the 360 has in terms of visuals, audio, refinement, execution, and overall gamer experience.

[Greywulf]

lol... didn't see that till now.

#1, No one said Uncharted2 was perfect. THe facts are:

- Uncharted2 is impossible to pull off on the 360. No 360 game in 5 years has shown it can stream what uncharted does.
- Uncharted2 has amazing modeling/animation/sound/dynam ics/lighting which is currently second to none. Especially anything from the 360's library.

Seems that 360 owners can't come to grasp with a title finally getting the recognition it deserves. Because it makes you realize that most of the exclusive games offer the same polish UC2 does. UC1 should have also had this sort of reception, but the media was like Bloodmask still is today, biased.

So because of that, a PS3 title is yet again compared to perfection. Sad thing is this:

No 360 game is ever compared to perfection. And there never will be.

They can't even pass the "Does it look just like the first one?" test.

[morganfell]

The first Uncharted shared something with Heavenly Sword. Both games were subject to the most systematic attacks designed to destroy and downplay a game that has been seen this generation.

The same crowd that is so afraid of PS3 exclusives could not pull off the same public sleight of hand this time.

[Syronicus]

They all realized they could not give the perfect game a perfect score but they gave it what they could without getting into a real firefight with PS3 fans that know better so now they come out after the fact and point out the flaws. That is like finally scoring a date with a super model and getting her clothes off only to be upset at the mole she might have on her inner thigh. Come on guys, this kind of article is absolutely idiotic and non deserving of hits.

[Johnny Jiron]

He went and scoured the web for several reviews and picked out the negatives and compiled them into a a single flowing "Nega-Review". He did this for GTA4 Halo3 and Fable 2 plus several other high profile games. It's not a real review its a feature. It's not his opinion.

At least make an attempt to understand what you are reading before going on a crying fit and calling foul.

My link above shows he does this for almost all highly rated games. He even did it to one of his all time favorite games. Damn people are dense and I know none of you like having facts thrown at you {evident by the disagrees above} lol, but come on try and I dunno learn or understand maybe?

[ecb]

almost every single person in this thread is a complete moron who didn't read the article. there's even a disclaimer at the end of the article explaining to you people what this is about. you should all be banned for commenting like this.

[thesummerofgeorge]

"Well think again folks! Now here's Bob to nitpick the sh!t outta this game, and sift through all those great parts you thought you enjoyed and find the flaws you forgot to dwell on! Isn't this great!?!?"

EDIT:
@ecb, I just have a problem with those who set out to find the only the negatives, if all you're looking for is something to gripe about, you'll always find it. If they're gonna give a balanced review than fine, but what's the point in only picking apart a game that really delivers to the fans who pay for it? We want more games like this, the consumer has spoken, we don't need this kind of negativity when we're talking about a really great game. If this game deserves an entire article dedicated to dwelling on anything and everything they can find wrong with it, than there's no game that doesn't, and I certainly don't think we need any more purely negative crap like this.

EDIT:

And I think it's really unfair to take all the negative parts from a bunch of reviews (that were otherwise great reviews) out of context and lace them together to form a warped negative view of the game.

[syanara]

10/10 does not mean perfect. perfect technically Doesn't exist therefore 10/10 would technically not exist which is why 10/10 means damn near perfect. not the absolute PERFECTION but its a VERY VERY good game.

[FACTUAL evidence]

Well, since the actual media (IGN/game informer)could not find anything bad to say about UC2, guess some loser who got ownt online found out what he hates about uc2....great game...even came from BUNGIE's mouths.....lol uc2 is still better than 90% of the exclusives 360 has to offer.

[Maddens Raiders]

I've said it a thousand times:

PS3 = Obama = PS3

Haters Hate 365 days

♣

Players Play On

"I don't mean to be so hard on you, but it's not 2007 anymore. If you want to tell me a story about your characters and tie it into the gameplay, you're going to have to do it in a world that gave us Batman: Arkham Asylum, Brütal Legend and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune"

Who does this joke site think it's fooling with this hit bait? Quite honestly from a tech^^ standpoint, this console war was over when R:FOM released.

[Tavaras]

Those titles are not THE game of the moment right now... When you become a star, it is only natural to take some heat. I liked the first Uncharted, good game, but it wasn't great. Now I am playing through the sequel, and it is has reached "excellent" status. With that status achieved, every critic and every other game being designed right now will be gunning for it. That's just the nature of things...

[Tavaras]

There is no "conspiracy" to stifle PS3 games. Ya'll need to stop with that. Believe me, no one cares as much as you do about the "console wars". Most people who review games for a living have been doing it before this generation existed. Where was their bias with the PS1 and PS2? You guys and your ilk are the only ones who cheer for one piece of silicone and plastic over the other one... I wish you luck with that, Hope your PS3s keep you warm at night...

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

Unfortunately, Uncharted 2 is PEFECT!
64 Perfect Scores says Uncharted 2 is PERFECT!

Which makes crispygamer.com a delusional website.

[Keith Olbermann]

I just couldnt go around thinking U2 was the best game ever now could I???? Right..right??

[sikbeta]

You need to play and make a conclusion by yourself, not based on some article

[Darkstorn]

He's being sarcastic...

[Tanny92225]

right ;)

[Jumping-Jack]

But it's still a fantastic game and easily one of the best games of the year so far :)

[bnaked]

hands down, it IS the best game of the year. ;-)

[bmatthews]

I've never seen an article like this for games like Gears of War(1 and 2), Halo 3, GTA 4...but hey some things never change.

[Tanny92225]

War. War never changes.

[mal_tez92]

War. War has changed.

Fallout 3 and MGS4 start with the exact opposite lines.

[unrealgamer58]

let me finish that statement for him

it aint perfect but its the closest any game has ever come to it

[phantomexe]

lol way to finsh that for him....couldn't agree more.The game is the best i've ever played.

[Darkstorn]

@5.1-
You obviously haven't played StarCraft, Diablo, MGS4, Call of Cthulhu, or Halo then. I'm not hating, but it's not the best game ever made. It's up there with the best, though. No doubt about it.

[yorkie]

Well even if he hasn't I have played all those and none are as good as Uncharted 2. It is simply the best game ever.

[Tavaras]

Nope... not by a long shot. Now, if you said that Uncharted has the best GRAPHICS ever, I would agree with you. But my list of best games ever will look like this:
Pac Man
Tetris
Super Mario Bros. (The old ugly one)
Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda (The old ugly one)
Legend of Zelda The Ocarina of Time

There are other landmark titles that I didn't mention... but my point is that we should pay homage to the greats that got us here. And if your too young to know these games, then please fellow gamers, let us learn our gaming history, PLAY THESE GAMES! That will make you appreciate a game like Uncharted even more...

[yorkie]

I have indeed played all those games, in fact my first console was a Binatone and since then I have owned almost every console released so let me tell you when I say Uncharted 2 is the best game I have played I can compare it almost any game you could mention. The games you listed were all good in their day but that day has long since gone, dont look back and let nostalgia cloud your judgement and dont kid your self that Pac-Man, Tetris, Zelda, Perfect Dark, Sonic, F-Zero etc etc are as fun to play as a game like Uncharted 2.

[Tavaras]

Uncharted 2 is not a game that has revolutionized any aspect of gaming... I am playing through it right now, and I agree that it is in the running for game of the year, but to put it in the same league as titles that helped shape and mold an entire industry is like having delusions over grandeur... Naughty Dog themselves would tell you that their game is not as ground breaking as something like a Mario 64, which was the FIRST 3D platformer. I would say Pitfall from the Atari days is even more revolutionary. I know that the tech in Uncharted 2 blows away any of the games that I mention, but I am not talking about that. I'm talking about having the vision to do something that no one has done before. A classic like Tetris or Super Mario Bros. will forever be played... Uncharted will have it's moment in history, then it will fade into history with all of the other great games of the moment. That's the difference between great and legendary. I'm not blaming Uncharted 2 for not reaching this status, most games don't, I'm just trying to keep perspective.

[yorkie]

I'm sorry but what has revolutionizing gaming got to do with how good a game is. The yard stick for how good a game is is how much enjoyment you get from playing it. Did you get as much enjoyment from playing Mario 64 and Pitfall Harry as you did from playing Uncharted 2 ?? did Pac-Man and Goldeneye give you the same thrill and excitement as Uncharted 2 and as for Tetris being played forever when was the last time you played it because now it's been relegated to little more than a time filler on mobile phones, I'm afraid when you go back and play these classics you invariably find that the reality does not match the memory, it does seem a little bit like your confusing revolutionary for greatness, but try to think of it like this, the model T Ford revolutionized motoring but do you think it was better than a modern day equivalent, no I don't think so. I suggest you try clearing the blurring mist of nostalgia from your eyes and try to accept that things move on and as they do sometimes they actually improve. That is exactly what Uncharted 2 has done it has taken all it's core components and improved on them to give a finished product that far far outshines Mario 64, Diablo, Pac-Man and the like. Of course best game ever is always going to be subjective but please don't think the legendary status of some old classics makes them better than the all singing all dancing modern masterpieces we enjoy today.

[Tavaras]

I really enjoyed our discourse... It was encouraging to have a conversation/debate that didn't resort to the whole "console war" thing that I find very annoying. You give me some hope that today's gamer will focus on games rather than the system that they are played on. But, I'll end by saying this, with the passing of time, things do improve and ultimately get better. The technology of practically everything new trumps the old, that's just the nature of things. But when you ask me that do I get the same thrill of playing those old, dusty, classic games that I get from playing the new and shiny ones, I will scream at the top of my lungs, "Yes! Yes I do!" Only because when I first played those old, dusty games, they were the newest and greatest. And I knew that what I was playing had never been done before in the history of games. When I play Uncharted 2, I see all the inspiration that they used and how they improved it for the better. Don't get me wrong, most art is borrowed, and it's ok... but, it doesn't have that sense of "newness" to me. I do enjoy Uncharted 2 very much... game of the year in my humble opinion, (Unless MW2 REALLY surprises me)I just don't think I can put it up there with a game like Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time just yet... But time will tell how the game will ultimately be judged. And remember, without the past, there is no future... Thank GOD for that Model T right... or we might still be riding horses after all! LOL!

[yorkie]

Yep me too buddy it's been nice having a discussion with someone (makes a refreshing change). I would just like to say however that todays gamers playing the likes of Uncharted 2 and Halo as their first gaming experiences will look back in 20 years in the way you look back at the likes of Zelda, that's why todays 'classics' will live on forever maybe not in your memories but in the memories of todays gamers. The old guard paved the way, thats for sure but the past no matter how glorious has gone for good, while the future is only just beginning.

[Bot Smasha]

It is

[Bot Smasha]

And what about GTA4? Some sites rated it as pure gold but that game was FAR from perfect

[Shadow Man]

Only God.

[ZombieAutopsy]

Naughty GOD??? j/k

[PlayStation X]

im perfect.

xbox is the opposite to perfect.

[napoleon_ist]

God is not perfect because it doesn't even exist. if it did exist everybody would KNOW it and there would be no "believers" but "knowers" (Man exists because we know it, we don't believe it, got it?), well that aside...

this article is a worthless piece of sh**: "Uncharted 2 received so many perfect scores, is there anything it does wrong? Well, yes, there is." well this guy is clearly a jealous xbot so what? no need to make a public announcement for this, nobody cares.

[likedamaster]

God IS perfect, just your argument is not. We don't see oxygen but we believe its there. Same with God.

Hype can cause any to overlook a game's flaws.

[jaseo]

everyone wants to be the angry video gamer nerd these days :)

[ndpad]

Is any game really perfect?

A disagree? What was the perfect game?

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

Uncharted 2.

[jmare]

Somebody learned how to copy and paste. He's special now. This is an interesting concept (not really). Maybe he could take a sh1tty game and get it a rave review using the same method.

[ndpad]

Or he could just copy and paste a review like Gamepro did lol .......and your fired!

[Saaking]

haha, jealous bots. UC2 is as close to perfection as we can get. Nothing is truly perfect, but UC2 gets damn close. At least a lot closer than any failbox exclusive can hope to get.

[likedamaster]

Let's be real, even with ourselves. Your relentless crying & bickering has paid off and a PS3 exclusive gets the highest metacritic score.

And, wait for it... still doesn't sell!

[Saaking]

How is selling over 400k just in NA not selling good?

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

Perfection is something that doesn't exist.

[theEnemy]

that I don't like about U2 is it's Matchmaking.

Naughty Gods should have just used the typical multiplayer options, like CoD4 or MGO. or atleast have an option for it.

But the Single Player is perfect IMO. Best gaming experience ever.

[CobraKai]

Will never exist. If your thinking a certain game will be perfect, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of disappointment.

[CobraKai]

I wish the guns were still animated like the first game. It was cool playing in slo mo and seeing the chamber slide back and forth with each shot.

[ottoman_239]

Its not a open world game so why do they keep b!tch!ng about it not being open world

[NotSoSilentBob]

Pretty pathetic that the site needs to write this for hits. Uncharted 2 deserves the 10/10 reviews because it is just that good. As I have said before Sony Can't win for trying with the media. For every website that says good things about anything Sony another 3-5 pop up over night to trash Sony.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I will never trust these guys for accurate reviews. It's like watching an anti-RPG player review FF7. DUMB!

[likedamaster]

...you were dumb enough NOT to read the article and still post.

[Deios]

The game might not be perfect, but it's for darn sure one helluva game!!!

[Digitaldude]

Lol a pretty sad article, comparing it to GOW also gave me a 360 fanboy vibe and some of his claims were empty and shallow.
Of course it aint perfect....

[Alpha_Gamer]

U2 is definitely one of the most polished and graphically impressive games yet, but no game in the history of games will ever be perfect.

[foreverflame]

Correction halo ODST outclasses uncharted 2 in the gameplay department.did uncharted 2 sell 2 million copies like ODST? no therefore it's an inferior game.

[bujasem_89]

DO NOT reply to the idiot above me its what he wants so lets make this a trend shall we , from now on all intelligent ppl if u see a comment this stupid just ignore it seriously cause replying to it will only create more stupid once like it and we dont want that do we??

[skatezero246]

I can give you two reasons why that expanison pack (ODST)
sold so well

1-what else came out for the 360 that was worth buying? nothing thats right nothing no wonder why it sold so well you bots where desperate for a new game

2-IT's HALO, you bots play that like crack heads smoke crack so yea no wonder it sold so well

but to say it's better than uncharted is funny as hell, unlike you I Played odst and like alot of sites, magazines, and bloggers that reviewed both games think uncharted 2 is better not odst meta-critic speaks for itself ... so stop acting like uncarted 2 sucks when you havn't even touched the game it makes you look like a retard

[DigitalAnalog]

But after playing Super Mario Bros for the very first time and died at the very first enemy revealed that "a perfect game" could not have existed. Upon realizing the truth, Crisy Gamer had a vision that will inspire gamers that will not repeat their mistake, hence articles like this existed.

[Waldex_Encore]

Billy Gates motherfvcking monay slaping the ugly face of the piece of sh!t who wrote this article.

Understand it motherfvcker! UNDERSTAND IT!!!! IS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER!!!!

Now let it go, you still have Halo: OSTD... no you can go back to Gears of War wich IN FACT you tried to compare.

Stupid xbots trying to pose as pseudo journalists

REMEMBER THIS WELL...XBOTS ARE THE BIGGEST DISGRACE TO GAMING SINCE THE NORTH AMERICAN VIDEO GAME CRASH OF 1983

[bigrudowsky]

Yeah uncharted two is up there with gears of war 2 this gen for me i love both these franchises theyre both amazing.

[Brock Danger]

The game is awesome. Everybody knows it. Is it perfect? That depends on you. Personally, I do agree with a lot of thise points, like lack of puzzles and having to repeatedly shoot someone in the head to kill them, but it's moreso the nature and direction of the game then flaws. Would I give it a 10/10? No, but it doesn't mean the game isn't flat out awesome and certainly doesn't mean YOU can't think it's a 10/10.

Get off N4G and GO PLAY THROUGH IT AGAIN! Unless you're at work, then just complain about explosive diarrhea and go home for the week.

EDIT: Wrong thread, but yea, I am big fan of both GoW2 and U2 as well, to put this on point

[n4gno]

Don't try to downplay it, it's incomparably better than gear, and graphicly really superior (to all).

even if gears (solo) is really good, close to uncharted 1, or else, U2 is without competition.

[Bigpappy]

The guy never said your beloved game was not good. He just pointed out some flaws that made it not perfect. Halo and Gears are not perfect. You just need to support your game like the Halo and Gears fans do. Then people will have no choice but to respect the game. You give too much capital to reviews. Game sales is what make a game ultimately great. It is what is needed to feed the train that keeps it moving into the future as a classic. High reviews are many times misleading. Same with low reviews. If you love the game so much talk to your friends and have them get a copy. When I got Gears I had people come over and play co-op. That sold them better than any of the great reviews it got. They love the game more than I do. UC might be a great game. I might never get to know because I don't have any close friends with a PS3, and I only own 1 console per generation.

[n4gno]

You are right for friends, etc, but don't compare "not perfect game" like if they was comparables at the end (if u2 don't deserve 10, gears or halo don't deserve 7 on ps3).
ps3 exclusives have more contenders than 360 ones, and in holyday 2009, the notes don't competes with 2008 or before.

uncharted was better than anything else on 360, and graphics are always impossible to see on a 360 game, and uncharted 2 is far better than it's predecessor.

[OhMyGandhi]

....what can I say about this article that hasn't been said before?

I think the cover system kicks the ass out of Gears. What they did in this game PERFECTED the ideas conveyed in Gears. Not to mention that the silk smooth animations that initiate getting in and out of cover.

[Brock Danger]

I'm loving Uncharted, but you sound like you have know idea what you're saying when the cover system kicks the ass out of gears. Gears is a tight as sh*t action shooter, where as Uncharted is fun-ass action adventure game. If you played both, which I'm sure you'll say you did, you'd actually know how well done the gears system is.

Not taking anything away from Uncharted, but it's not gears when it comes to cover. It is damn good in it's own right, though.

[Sharp_ShOOter1]

Who the hell cares? This game is still absolutely amazing.

[Tex117]

The orininality is the success of making a true cinematic experience to appeal to most gamers....Thats where it is a ground breaker.

[GameScrubs]

All he is doing is taking negative quotes from different reviewers and compiling them.

(1) VideoGamer
(2) GameSpy
(3) GameDaily
(4) Edge
(5) IGN UK
(6) Gamespot
(7) GameTrailers
(8) IGN
(9) DailyGame

People here CAN'T READ or WONT READ, it's borderline retarded. It's interesting though that all those reviewers had negative things to say yet gave it a perfect score.

RTFA

[n4gno]

Nice listiog of ms employees, good to see another proof :)

(edge, gamedaily, gamespot, etc)

[darkvenom]

am i not surprised to see bloodmask submitting a negative article on a PS3 game?/

[ultimolu]

It never ends...*shakes head*

[Lookbehind]

Good user name "forever-lame" just like your crappy 360..............

[LinuxGuru]

This is the very definition of nitpicking.

When you actually have to go out of your way to collect the negative snippets about a game, then you know you have a really, really good game on your hands.

[Obama]

When haters try to nitpick the game like this, you know UC2 is GOTY.

[smturner68]

When I played the first uncharted(I haven't played the second)...like just the nitpicky mechanics and things. I still thought the game was AWESOME. I didn't and still don't know what to play after it. It won't be fair to other games.

I love how people are freaking out because he did this compilation of just the negative comments from other reviews. One guy was wondering if this would be counted in the final metacritic type scores. Obviously people aren't paying attention, or don't read very well. He only did it to show what SOME people DON'T like about the game...even though, they pretty much all LOVED it overall. Some of the SDF need to learn to read, and get a grip.

[xg-ei8ht]

YourCall

No game is perfect.

I could pick a game to pieces, any game infact and takes points off everywhere.

I could do the same with any film.

What is the point really, i don't think you'll find anything in life that is 10!!! tbh.

There's always something that niggles.

But i'm on the moving train section so far, and btw it's the one of the best games i've ever played.

[jaseo]

Naughty Dog could have at least gone for 1080P/60 :)

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

The game definitely isn't perfect. The AI is kinda lame. The gameplay is pretty basic with nothing really innovative. The puzzles are straight out of Tomb Raider. The graphics are a lil bit cartoony but the animation is amazing. The muliplayer is pretty basic and kinda boring. The game is definitely linear.

In saying that, what sets this game apart from many is Nathan Drake. That guy just screams personality with great one liners. Definitely a nice change from your typical soldier class from most games.

I have brought up a few negatives but they're mostly minor. This game is A LOT OF FUN to play and one helluva of a thrill ride and that's the main thing.

[n4gno]

You are only seeing some minor negatives points, because it's on ps3, if it could be on 360 (everyone knows it's just impossible, and not just because of bluray and dd) you, like serious journalists, probably would say "the best solo game to date" without trying to downplaying it like if it was another good game.

graphics, storyboard, sounds, etc, the game has no contenders, even on pc.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

blah blah blah. Horribly rebuttal. Thanks for trying.

[ChrisTiffer]

.. it's for this reason I hate the internet-it seems like all people want to do is put all that energy into ripping things up, espcially as it's something so beautifully, joyfully crafted and enjoyable as UC2.

And P.S. Bigger sales do not a better game make.

[likedamaster]

Sales aren't indicative of a good game(SOTC, God of War, Psychonauts) but a good game is damn sure synonymous with sales(Halo, Gears of War, Gran Turismo).

[na2ru1]

What's your point then? </rhetorical>

[Veneno]

puts words in everybody's mouth like 'halo killer' and now Uncharted 2 being 'the 2nd coming'. I'm sick of this...

[divideby0]

anyone who is going to look for nits and flaws in any video game with such great ratings and write and article about it is a loser and a sad excuse for a gamer..

[redsquad]

'Perfection' is something to strive for and even if that goal is never reached, the care, consideration and talent on display in trying to get there makes UC 2 a worthy '10'.

If people really do consider a "10/10" score to mean 'perfect' then they're missing the whole point of reviews. So even the best games should get 9.9999999 just to appease the single oddball who will chime in "bu.. bu.. no game is perfect"?

[Lipscomba]

I read the article, then I looked for the HALO:ODST review and I couldn't find it. I would like to see that one too.

[spektical]

lol the story is perfect, it is not predictable. this author is just selling flame and the fanboys are buying. what a joke of an article , hes just stated his opinions never mentioned facts.. stick to facts if you want to criticize a game for not doing something good dont use your opinion, because EVERYONE has their own opinion.
Article = epic fail.

p.s this person needs to take writing 101 specifically the fact that you should never state you opinion when addressing a wrong doing of some sort.. use facts to back ur claims then you comment on those facts thats the only opinion you can use; however, author goes on this huge tangent way off in space. lol

[ecb]

hey!

[n4gno]

contributor : "bloodmask"

(desperate)

[DoucheVader]

Its funny 3D Realms remarks on the brilliance of the Uncharted series and compares it to Half Life in quality and all the fanboys have to come out hating.

Jesus guys relax. Is there another Halo game coming out soon? :)

[Omega Zues]

Desperate for hits is Desperate for hits.

[Niske]

I'm sorry i could not help myself from logging into to rant i mean are you for real ".did uncharted 2 sell 2 million copies like ODST? no therefore it's an inferior game." Wow i hope you do not come back here. Inferior game? Metacritic anyone KILL HIS BUBBLES QUICK.

[MartyMcFly88]

Already covered this in a far more balanced manner (I hope) in my own review here: http://alternativemagazineo...

Of course Uncharted isn't 100% perfect, but for its type it is pretty darn close, and this article is way too negative to be of any real value.

[cheameup]

Its a great game but I do agree the platforming was way too easy . I think the boss battle at the end was not that great and the cover system does do a few funny things here and there .

But the game is still amazing so who cares?

[BlackSharinganX]

damm it people let the game be why do this retard articles, clumpsy and predictable, then he shouldnt have bought the game and play it out on his head since he is "great" at guessing. and more clumpsy than gears.... gears feels like a mouse caught in a trap.

[wikia]

Great, another one of those articles that nitpicks Sony's exclusives to the smallest glich and blows it out to make it look game breaking.

While 360 exclusives get a free pass.

Gaming media........its still in 2007

[Ian414]

but its still more perfect than any game ever made evry game has at least problem like gears of war its pretty perfecet but its not fun thats not perfect and neither has any movie song game or animation ever be but this is probaly the best game ever made yet like everything else its not perfect

[kornbeaner]

Hey look its bloodmask with another Anti-PS3 article submission. Three years same bloodmask.

[troncoparati]

Beware: The site only have negative articles of the games. After some light browsing of the site and by mistake registering I saw that almost all articles posted were about how this and that sucks. Maybe I just stumbled in a bad day but I didn't like the vibe they are creating.

[kaaos666]

I wish they would stop writing these articals no game is perfect.

[P_Bomb]

All these so-called "journalists" need to watch this clip over and over until it hurts, or until someone makes it hurt!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...