Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Developer(s)	Naughty Dog
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)	Bruce Straley; Amy Hennig;
Designer(s)	Richard Lemarchand; Neil Druckmann;
Programmer(s)	Pål-Kristian Engstad; Travis McIntosh; Dan Liebgold;
Artist(s)	Erick Pangilinan; Robh Ruppel;
Writer(s)	Amy Hennig; Neil Druckmann; Josh Scherr;
Composer(s)	Greg Edmonson
Series	Uncharted
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3
Release	NA: October 13, 2009; AU: October 15, 2009; EU: October 16, 2009;
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, third-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the second game in the Uncharted series and was released in October 2009 for PlayStation 3. Set two years after the events of Drake's Fortune (2007), the single-player story follows Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer, and Elena Fisher as they search for the Cintamani Stone and Shambhala while battling a militia led by war criminal Zoran Lazarević.

Development for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves began immediately following the critical and commercial success of the first entry.^[3] The development team drew inspiration from explorer Marco Polo and his expeditions through archipelagos and eastern Asia. Naughty Dog developed an updated proprietary engine for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which runs exclusively on the Naughty Engine 2.0 system. These improvements enabled extensive motion capture, greater in-game cinematic sequences, and inclusion of an online multiplayer component, a first for the franchise.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received critical acclaim for its elaborate set pieces, character design, storytelling, graphics, technical innovation, and gameplay mechanics. It received Game of the Year accolades from numerous publications and award events and is considered to be one of the greatest video games ever made, and among the most significant titles for the seventh console generation. It also enjoyed great commercial success, with over six million copies sold worldwide. The game was followed by a sequel titled Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception in 2011, and was re-released on PlayStation 4 as part of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection.^[4]

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^ Thorson, Tor (July 22, 2009). "Uncharted 2 navigating retail Oct. 13". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
^ Purchese, Robert (September 22, 2009). "Uncharted 2 Dated for Europe". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^ Karmali, Luke (June 4, 2015). "Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Confirmed with Release Date". IGN UK. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[1] Kozanecki, James (October 12, 2009). "AU Shippin' Out October 12-16: Uncharted 2". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2009.

[2] Thorson, Tor (July 22, 2009). "Uncharted 2 navigating retail Oct. 13". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.

[Uncharted_2_Dated_for_Europe-3] Purchese, Robert (September 22, 2009). "Uncharted 2 Dated for Europe". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2009.

[4] Karmali, Luke (June 4, 2015). "Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Confirmed with Release Date". IGN UK. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

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