Sly 2: Band of Thieves

 PlayStation 3
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 40
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  1. BasilZero
    Sep 28, 2019
    9
    Game: Sly 2: Band of Thieves
    Genre: Adventure Platformer
    Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony System: Playstation 3 (PS3) Year of Release: 2011 Length of Playthrough: 23 hours Total Score: 93/100 Value Score: 9.3/10 • Story: 10/10 • Characters: 10/10 • GamePlay:9/10 • Graphics: 8/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 8/10 • Length: 10/10 • Replay Value: 8/10 •    Game: Sly 2: Band of Thieves
    Genre: Adventure Platformer
    Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
    Publisher: Sony
    System: Playstation 3 (PS3)
    Year of Release: 2011
    Length of Playthrough: 23 hours

    Total Score: 93/100
    Value Score: 9.3/10

    • Story: 10/10
    • Characters: 10/10
    • GamePlay:9/10
    • Graphics: 8/10
    • Sound: 10/10
    • Music: 8/10
    • Length: 10/10
    • Replay Value: 8/10
    • Player Value: 10/10

    Pros
    +Expanded gameplay of the first game's style with unlockable abilities/skills
    +Longer/better story and bigger areas/levels
    +Good amount of voice acting and great quality
    +Comes packed with Sly 2 and Sly 3 per the Sly Cooper Collection or you can buy it separately
    +720p Resolution with 60 FPS Support
    +Trophy Support added

    Cons
    -Annoying mini games
    -3D Mode is available but makes the game run in 30 FPS
    -Can be frustrating at times such as some boss battles    … Expand
  2. mrnice
    Dec 15, 2016
    8
    Feels old school in a positive sense. The most 'obsolete' aspect of the game is the early embrace of open-world sandbox style gameplay, which feels like a bit of a technical gimmick. I do think the missions are more exciting and stimulating than most GTA missions, since these cartoon ones are more wildly imaginative and based in a purist old school palette of genres rather than 'actionFeels old school in a positive sense. The most 'obsolete' aspect of the game is the early embrace of open-world sandbox style gameplay, which feels like a bit of a technical gimmick. I do think the missions are more exciting and stimulating than most GTA missions, since these cartoon ones are more wildly imaginative and based in a purist old school palette of genres rather than 'action shooter'. The cartoon graphics style is pretty extraordinary and displays well on a modern HD screen. The characters are extremely charming (or obnoxious if you can't take the silly humor). The levels are varied to an extreme, or at least they look varied, as the gameplay moves around a bunch of 'cartoonized' international locales.… Expand
  3. ITZZZPERRY
    Feb 15, 2015
    8
    Sly 2: Band of Thieves is still a fun game today. My only problem is with some of the design choices. With this remaster, some of the controls could have easily been fixed.
  4. 4you7reviews
    Aug 21, 2014
    9
    Sly 2 is a Stealth/Platformer/Action-Adventure game where you play as three characters. The first character is Sly. Sly is a master of thief and also the main character of the game. Sly could pickpocket guards, although you need pass a mission to unlock this ability, walk on ropes, climb ladders, pipes or latch on wall hooks, and etc. Sly is not the strongest so you can't going in armsSly 2 is a Stealth/Platformer/Action-Adventure game where you play as three characters. The first character is Sly. Sly is a master of thief and also the main character of the game. Sly could pickpocket guards, although you need pass a mission to unlock this ability, walk on ropes, climb ladders, pipes or latch on wall hooks, and etc. Sly is not the strongest so you can't going in arms blazing. You sneak around guards makes it stealth like. The next character is Murray or 'The Murray' is a lot different. He's not like Sly. He can't climb or even under tables. He could kill guards in two hits. So he's the one you want to kill people with. Bentley is the character you won't play. The only time I play Bentley is when I need to do mission with him. He's every weak and kill guards neither whacking them with your dart gun or putting them into sleep a planting a bomb on them. He does have interesting gadgets though. The way you play the game is by, you in a open world. You have to mission to beat the level. This is longest Sly game by far. The story is really good. You could unlock power ups or gadgets. Some you have to get like a paraglider and a alarm clock. There's also clue bottles. Getting 30 per level, gets you a special power up or gadget, but only with Sly. By getting power up, you need coins. You get coins by breaks objects, kill guards, or pickpocketing. Then go to TheftNet, in the safe house. The music is very well compose. Sly 2 will worth every money. Just have a PS2 or get the Sly Cooper collection in ps3, or get it in PSN.… Expand
  5. Mhaaad
    May 12, 2021
    10
    I can't really see any negatives in this game, I love it so does most people, a masterpiece in the platformer genre.
    I came back to give it a high score as apparently Sony only care about game scores on Metacritic, so I am here to support the game and hopefully help get the series to continue.

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