Now I'm not the first person to say this about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves but, dude, this game is crazy. And I mean it in the best of ways, simply put Uncharted 2 is a blockbuster action/ adventure without the dissapointing length of most all blockbuster movies/games. The story starts out in a pretty bizzare way, with the protaganist, Nathan Drake sitting in an old train car covered in blood. What follows is one of the games most tense and beatiful sequences. And thats pretty much how Uncharted 2 works, the game always manages to go from tense moments to beautiful venues and sometimes even laugh-out-loud moments. The first thing I want to point out is that the writing in Uncharted 2 is fantastic, the characters feel genuine and not once did I feel like I wasn't there in the moment with them. Voicework is also superb, and they truly capture the personality's of each character perfectly.
Gameplay is also one of Uncharted 2's best qualitys and in a game of this magnitude, thats saying something. The pieces here aren't all original, in fact if you boil it down Uncharted 2 is simply Gears of war with Tomb raider. But it's the way it weaves the two toghether and how polished and seamless they make them that makes the gameplay stand out. Setpiece moments are Uncharted 2s favorite thing and you'll see more then a dozen of them throughout the 10- 12 hour story mode, just think about this, entire buildings carashing down, while you're STILL IN THEM!!!!!!. sorry, I lost it a little there.
The single player is amazing, but it's not the only thing worth checking out. The multiplayer takes all the Tombs of war style gameplay from the single player( save for the setpeices) and pits 10 players against eachother in a selection of differen't modes from basic deathmatch, to capture the flag esq modes. I was really surprised by the multiplayer, it managed to hold my attention and not make me want to strangle every person on my team. And in the end I can see myself playing it well into 2010.
Overall: Uncharted 2 is a quality experience, form the non-stop thrills of the single player, to the fast paced fun of multiplayer. I will simply say what alomst everyone else is saying. If you own a PS3, but Uncharted 2, you will not be dissapointed.
Gameplay 10/10
Graphics 10/10
Sound 10/10
Value 10/ 10