Sly 2: Band of Thieves

This is my all time favorite childhood game! Just so good and perfect game, and Dimitri is so meme.

...and he has brought his friends Bentley and Murray along with him. Sly 2: Band Of Thieves is the sequel to Sly Cooper, the superb platformer for the PS2.

BoT gives us an update on what has happened since the first game. It appears that the parts of Clockwerk, the evil owl boss Sly defeated at the end of the first game, have been collected by other thieves who are using them for their own nefarious means. Sly wants to eliminate Clockwerk once and for all and he, Bentley, and Murray work together to that end.

Of course, Carmelita Fox is still trying to bust Sly and there's also a wild card in Commissioner Neyla; who may or may not be an ally to Sly.

The game is split into 8 Chapters. Each chapter details a heist attempt to collect a Clockwerk part. You will control Sly Cooper (a raccoon) for the most part but you will also control Bentley the Turtle as he hacks PCs and Murray the Hippo as he uses his muscle to dominate opponents. Each chapter has about 12 missions to complete to finish it. It will take 2-3 hours for each one so multiplying it by 8 adds up to a long game. Along the way, you can make money by pickpocketing enemies or finding treasure. You can use this money to buy extra abilities through Thieves.Net. Also, the bottles are back and will give Sly even more abilities.

Everything you loved in the first game is back: Great platforming, winning characters, superb dialogue, gameplay, graphics, and sound, and a family-friendly image that's getting a bit lost in video games. While I do love mature games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, I also want to play something much less foreboding that's just as fun.

By all means, buy this game. Also, watch for Sly Cooper 3:Honor Among Thieves. It's coming in September 2005 and it plans to be even more revolutionary than ever. Sucker Punch Productions rule!

This game was absolutely incredible... not only could you play as Sly, but Murray and Bentley as well.

This had all the makings of a great heist movie: betrayal, action... even a connection with all the enemies you face.

What else is there to say except that it's just cool.

Let's be honest, you can't tell me that you didn't have a good time playing this... I couldn't stand to put the controller down! That's how good this game is.

There's even portions of the game that are impossible not to enjoy, like certain levels... specifically Praugue and India (Part 1)

10/10

At the very beginning, the PS2 and GameCube era has just started experimenting something new for 3D gaming. That's how PS2 game did with the first game. But this has took its direction to a whole new level. Sly 2: Band of Thieves is not only one of the best platform games of the 2000s, but also one of the best game PS2 has produced at the time. It has upgraded even bigger than its predecessor with an exciting story that's put to telling more after the first, graphics that has presented a brilliant platform gaming style, charming and unforgettable characters, and some of the best gameplay that people would want to stick around to fully complete the game for. Not only do we get to use gadgets, but we also get to play as Bentley and Murray in this game. And it was a surprise the game would upgrade the gameplay something like that. If you are a fan of the first game or even a fan of platform gaming, then please go play this game. If you don't have it for PS2, then I would recommend getting it for PS3 with the entire trilogy. It has done a splendid job on what 3D gaming is meant to be. As a definition of how the game would take time on the effort that was given. Because of how a truly fun game it was, I cannot wait to play Sly 3 next. Now we're seeing an age where old games are being remastered to new gaming consoles, PS5 should do the same for the first three games.

There's something about Sly Cooper you just can't resist about him. If it's his suave, charming voice (courtesy of the great Kevin Miller), the cool gadgets he has, the friends he has plus his nemesis/love interest, and his strong code of honor, what's not to like? I like the first game, but this one improves upon it to the peak in every way in terms of gameplay, graphics, storyline, acting, and ending. Thankfully each character now has health and stealth meters as opposed to the annoying one-hit deaths of the first game. Speaking of which, you can now play as Bentley and Murray as well, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities to compliment Sly himself. The graphics look pretty slick with a Saturday Morning Cartoon style. The storyline has improved in the writing department with plenty of film noir elements such as treachery, double-crossing, espionage, unlikely alliances, love triangle, and detective work, making this a game that even adults can enjoy. Speaking of which, there are even a few adult jokes that will go over the heads of kids that adults can catch. My favorite is this line of dialogue: "You look familiar, do you work in law enforcement" "I often deal with police while on the job". The acting is spot on for everyone, with Kevin Miller masterfully performing as Sly Cooper himself, Matt Olson once again steals the show as Bentley with all his memorable, funny lines plus direction he gives the other two. Even though I find it annoying that each game in this series has a different voice actor for Carmelita, Alesia Glidewell is perfect as her and simultaneously her constable Neyla. What Neyla's true intentions are I won't reveal here, you'll have to play it to find out. I like the minigames as well, one of my favorites is where Sly gets to dance a tango with the females in a rhythm game. As for the ending, I won't reveal it here, but even though the game lacks some hidden secrets, the ending will make you want to play the game through again.