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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for PlayStation 3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for PlayStation 3 follows Nathan Drake on a search for Marco Polo’s lost fleet and the secret of Shambhala. Old acquaintances and new allies draw him into a world of thieves and mercenaries. You travel through urban areas, snowy mountains and ancient temples. Along the way, you find climbing routes, solve puzzles and take cover when armed opponents block your passage.
Climbing and shooting overlap more often. Drake can attack while hanging or use a ledge to escape incoming fire. You can begin some encounters stealthily, while others immediately demand quick movement and a different hiding place. A moving train and collapsing buildings change your position during the action too. You must do more than aim: keep reading how the environment affects your route.
The story campaign is for one player. Quieter passages leave room for conversations, clues and hidden treasures between larger battles. Chloe, Elena and Sully each have a place in the search, and loyalty between the characters matters to the story. The original PS3 online features have ended. This description therefore focuses on the solo adventure and does not promise working matchmaking or a shared version of the complete campaign.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Naughty Dog developed Among Thieves as a sequel to 2007’s Drake’s Fortune. Sony released the second game for PlayStation 3 in 2009. The studio kept Nathan Drake and the combination of climbing, shooting and puzzles, but expanded the journey around the world. The Marco Polo mystery took the characters to different environments and gave new allies a role. The series could thus look beyond the island of the first story.
A key design step was action in moving environments. The train was not merely scenery in a cinematic: you kept climbing and fighting as it travelled through the landscape. Buildings could also change or collapse during play. That approach required a close connection between environment, animation and controls. The team also retained quieter exploration and puzzle sections, so the sequence was not made up entirely of gunfights.
Among Thieves also introduced online matches and separate cooperative scenarios at the time. Those scenarios were not the full solo campaign with additional players. Naughty Dog closed the official PS3 servers in 2019. The story later received a separate PS4 adaptation in The Nathan Drake Collection. The standard and Platinum versions on these pages remain the original 2009 PS3 release, with its own controls and presentation. Improvements from the later remaster are not attributed to it here.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune introduces Nathan, Elena and Sully on PS3 through an island treasure hunt. Its cover, climbing routes and puzzles remain familiar in Among Thieves, but the sequel spreads them across more varied locations. The first offers more background on the regular cast; the second more often has you fight while the environment itself moves.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception continues the PS3 mix of adventure and shooting, placing Sully more centrally. Among Thieves’ train and Himalayas give way to an aircraft and desert among other settings. The third game further develops close combat. Both follow a set campaign, without the urban freedom of an open-world game.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time uses climbing and stealth for heists across different eras on PS3. Where Nathan quickly draws a gun, Sly more often tries to pass guards unnoticed. Changing characters and costumes determine which routes open. Among Thieves focuses on Nathan, connecting his journey with larger gunfights and a continuing treasure mystery.
inFamous lets you choose routes through Empire City and develop electrical powers on PS3. You also fight at height and use buildings, but the city remains a freer playground. Among Thieves leads you from chapter to chapter. Moral choices that change Cole’s development have no equivalent system in Nathan’s set storyline.
Tomb Raider: Underworld shares the PS3 search through ruins and ancient legends. Lara investigates large spaces and mechanisms to find a passage. Among Thieves puts more emphasis on cover, chases and conversations between allies. If Nathan’s climbing sections appeal chiefly for their route puzzles, Lara offers more sustained investigation of the environment.
