Uncharted 2 Gets Multiplayer
Uncharted 2 gets co-operative and competitive multiplayer modes to join the exciting single player adventure.Published 23/04/2009 at 9:20 by nofi
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Chalk this one up as a rumour just now, but it appears Screwattack have leaked some exciting news: Uncharted 2 will have multiplayer. According to the site, the sequel to one of the PS3’s best looking games will have a full multiplayer section, which although seperate to the main storyline will support co-op and various other Resident Evil-esque competitive options. Co-op makes sense, you meet the new girl Chloe at the beginning of the game and she’s very much Drake’s equal.
Uncharted 2 revolves around another unsolved historical mystery, in this case Marco Polo and his doomed voyage home from China in 1292 in which he lost nearly 600 sailors from 14 of his ships. The story is ripe for the Uncharted canon, as Polo failed to document what exactly happened to all those men and ships and if you’ve played to the end of the first Uncharted game you can probably see just where Naughty Dog might be heading, again, with the sequel.
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cc_star | 23/04/2009 09:24
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Hopefully she doesn’t get in the way of the single player campaign, like the non-playable character in Resi 5
citizeninsane45 | 23/04/2009 10:41
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I agree, I really didn’t enjoy that aspect of Resi 5.
Stupid bitch Sheva, get the hell up and open this friggin’ door with me!
Paragonknight | 23/04/2009 12:05
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She weren’t that bad although I play as Sheva so I’d say both can be annoying.
Watchful | 23/04/2009 09:25
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Expecting lots of juicy Uncharted 2 news when the embargo on the recent hands-on sessions in US lifts on Monday.
Pixl1983 | 23/04/2009 09:25
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Fantastic news. Any other dev would just stick it with the single player experience. That means even more bang for your buck. Brill!
Averna | 23/04/2009 13:20
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Yeah, I guess that’s true. Although I lot can be said for the humble single player game.
Mo-Dizzle | 23/04/2009 09:30
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I loved the first one and the prospect of a multiplayer for the second one makes me think the second one could be a world beater.
toutski | 23/04/2009 09:35
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Agree. This keeps looking and sounding better and better!
Gastos84 | 23/04/2009 09:33
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I really loved Uncharted. As you said it is one of the best looking PS3 games and one of the most enjoyable.
Naughty Dog did get it spot on. I hope the sequel is just as good.
Pixl1983 | 23/04/2009 09:41
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Just realised I’ve only ever played this in SD. Haven’t touched it since I got the new telly.
I know what I’m playing when I get home.
Gastos84 | 23/04/2009 10:30
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Oh you have to see it in HD. It is stunning. It always amazes me how a CGI image can be so amazing but the part when you stand on the end of the German U boat looking over the jungle. Amazing.
Not to mention the water and the Fortress level
Aitrus | 23/04/2009 12:42
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And if you got your PS3 hooked up to a decent sound system be sure to crank up the volume. The ambient sounds in the jungle part are great and add a whole lot to the atmosphere.
I usually play late when the wife and kids are sleeping so I have the sound pretty low. When I finally played Uncharted with sound through the stereo I was amazed. If you play on the harder difficulties you will also get warnings when the pirates are going to rush you as they scream ‘I’m coming to get you!’.
jimmy-google | 23/04/2009 09:41
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As long as they don’t screw up the single player this is great – if it turns into res 5 then i’ll be annoyed because that just wasn’t playable in single player. If this has co-op make it a seperate story to the single player
jonny_bolton | 23/04/2009 09:42
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Any news as the whether it is both offline and online co-op? Devs seem to forget these days that people have real life friends…
tantalus_blank | 23/04/2009 15:46
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it doesn’t help when people seek out threads about bringing local multiplayer back just to tell everyone how much they’re not that bothered about it.
To be fair though uncharted 2 sounds pretty demanding. I mean, if it’s not possible with KZ2 (which I find hard to believe GG), then it’s doubtful they will for this.
Los Havros | 23/04/2009 09:46
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I’m all for multiplayer if it doesn’t detract from the quality of the single player experience.
cc_star | 23/04/2009 09:54
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My fear is that the single player will involve Co-op with a non-playable character, if so that always has a whole load of issues
xvLIAMvx | 23/04/2009 10:34
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totally 100% agree. I’d be happy with just another single player adventure. Multiplayer slapped on as a SEPERATE thing may not be to bad, and with blu ray it shouldn’t hamper the length of the SP. But co op? I really don’t think that will work.
Shrui | 23/04/2009 09:54
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eeep!
yobrenoops | 23/04/2009 09:56
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Hmm, they’d better not mess it up and knacker the single player as well. Gratuitous multiplayer/co-op is the bane of this gen.
Roarster | 23/04/2009 09:57
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To be honest, I’d rather they focused on the single player campaign, unless they are certain they can bring something really new to online gaming. I’ve got plenty of games with mediocre online modes that feel tacked on just to satisfy the meat heads (Far Cry 2, I’m looking at you).
That being said, I’m sure the campaign will still be great.
jediryan123 | 23/04/2009 10:11
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split screen?
Severn2j | 23/04/2009 11:19
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I hope so, I cant be arsed to play MP co-op with people who arent in the room and could just quit at any time.. As much as I like Resi5, I only play SP.
Radboud | 23/04/2009 10:20
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Great news, I would love to play co-op in uncharted…
It would be awesome to have to do different tracks to get to a certain goal, just like in the first one, where Sully(?) got to different spots to do something so you could advance…
Nevertheless, even if that wasn’t so, this will be great!
SignOfZodiac | 23/04/2009 10:35
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Now this is one thing worth hearing… Second to make it better they need to have 50 trophies for storymode only that opens platinum.. And 25 multiplayer trophies.. Show these 3rd party developers how it’s done..
SignOfZodiac | 23/04/2009 10:37
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No more then 10 bronze trophies, thank you
Paragonknight | 23/04/2009 10:43
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It’s nice they’ve got co-op and that it’s different from the main SP story which is great but I hope they don’t have trophies that force you to play co-op in order to get a platinum.
Jas-n | 23/04/2009 15:57
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They could somehow make them like DLC trophies, you know, have it built into the game/disc from the start so you don’t have to download/buy it, but also so you don’t HAVE to have the multiplayer
Paragonknight | 23/04/2009 18:45
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So once you get the platinum the co-op trophies are unlocked?