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Sly 2: A great improvment
Don't get me wrong: Sly1 was great!...for a while. But -applause for Sucker Punch productions- this game is much better. <
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> First of all, you get to use all three charachters: <
>Sly, the sneaky, all around cool raccoon. <
>Bently, the brainy, timid turtle. <
>And Murray, a big pink hippo. Well, every game has to have somebody who can easily get things done with his fists. <
>The bad guys are also alot smarter... wait, let me rephrase that. The bad guys are ACTUALLY SMART! Instead of just doing a bunch of repetetive moves(as they did in the first one), these guys chase you a long way, and they need more than one hit to be killed. <
>The animation is really cool, and all the places that you go to are really big and interesting. But not to interesting as to draw away the attention of Sly and the other charachters. <
>The story is really good, everything fits right in. <
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>The downside: Once you finish the game, there's basically nothing you can do, which really stinks, since the game's really fun. <
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>Overall this game is pretty cool, and if you don't mind just finishing a game and then starting it all over again, then this game is for you.

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Tons of fun
I was very pleasantly surprised when I first tried this game. The characters and story just suck you right in from the beginning and I found it hard to put it down. The gameplay, albeit somewhat repeatitive after a while, is nonetheless very stimulating. <
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>Basic format: I knew nothing about the plot and characters before starting this game, but there's nothing very complicated about the story. There are comic strip-like intros and conclusions to each chapter, and it's actually more fun to discover the story that way. There is a central goal, but the game is divided into chapters, which are in turn divided into missions, which are divided into jobs. There are three playable characters, each with their particular strengths: <
>- Sly Cooper (the racoon): the most versatile character, he can pick pockets, use sneak attacks and climb just about anywhere. He can also hold his own in a fight. Sly's jobs usually involve infiltrating closed areas, stealing things and chasing after characters (or running away from them). <
>- Murray (the hippo): somewhat slow and heavy, not very good at hiding due to his bulky frame. Then again, he doesn't really need to hide, as he is an absolute powerhouse and can knock his opponents out in two pushes of a button. Murray is usually in charge of driving, destroying things or carrying heavy loads. <
>- Bentley (the turtle): since Bentley is very weak, he relies on long distance attacks to get rid of his enemies, mostly by shooting sleep darts at them and blowing them up before they wake up. His jobs often involve strategy or shooting. <
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>The game takes place in a very compelling, cartoonish universe, populated with human-like animals. Despite being very goal-oriented (you are briefed at the start of each new mission), the game lets you wander around the levels if you wish, stealing some extra goodies, or completing the only sidequest (gathering hidden items in order to gain new abilities, not particularly fun, and the abilities are far from essential). There's a sense of good-natured goofiness during the larger part of the game: the characters, especially Sly, often joke around on the job, and the mission plans, put together by Bentley, are always completely unrealistic and needlessly complicated (for me, the weirdest mission consisted in retrieving radio transmitters from sleeping bears' mouths), but that's part of the fun. It's true that the missions often require you to do similar actions, yet the context of each mission is creative enough to give it a unique character. There's a great sense of satisfaction involved in sneaking around and pulling off each job. <
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>The game itself is pretty easy, the controls are simple and you learn them as you go along. There really aren't any frustratingly difficult jobs or bosses. I really appreciated the fact that dying does not imply starting a mission over from the beginning: you just pick up where you left off.More experienced gamers will probably find this game too easy (whereas average ones like myself may find it refreshing). <
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>The graphics are great, the controls are tight and the sound effects are very well suited. The different environments are huge and, while some are similar to one another, most of them have a distinct atmosphere. The voice acting is generally adequate (Sly and Constable Neyla are especially well voiced), although Murray and Bentley's mannerisms are a bit too much at times. <
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>This game's main flaw, as others have pointed out, is the absence of immediate replay value. I was so caught up with the story and universe that I finished it within days and then had nothing left to do but that one annoying sidequest. It's just too bad that this game creates such a detailed universe and doesn't let you do more in it. <
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>Despite that, I'm sure I'll be wanting to play this game again in a couple of months, it really is a lot of fun. As far as gaming experiences go, this one is still pretty complete. I ordered Sly 3 not long ago, I can't wait to play it!

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Even better than the 3rd game!
My son says that this game is even better than the 3rd in the Sly series. He likes the fact that Bently isn't in a wheel chair and you can play all three characters, sans disabilities...Also, Bently has a great arsenal of weapons to choose from. <
>We recommend this game for the entire family.