Product Description

WHAT IS THE CINTAMANI STONE?

WHY IS NATHAN DRAKE HUNTING IT?

The legend of Marco Polo s lost fleet begins a quest for a legendary relic that, if it exists, would be worth millions. The fabled Cintamani Stone is at the core of a mystery that will lead Nate through traps, battles, puzzles, and betrayal. He s going to need every trick in his book to pull through. This guide is the ultimate resource for Drake s new adventure.

EXHAUSTIVE WALKTHROUGH
Win every battle. Solve every puzzle. Locate every treasure. This walkthrough has all that and more!

UNLOCK EVERY STORE ITEM
Earn money by winning Medals and finding secrets then plan a shopping spree by using our price list of every awesome item in the game!

EARN EVERY MEDAL & TROPHY
Learn the strategies and tips for achieving even the most difficult accolades.

MULTIPLAYER COVERAGE
Discover the tips and tricks to master both Co-Op mode and Competitive Multiplayer!

FIND ALL 100 TREASURES!
Finding all the hidden treasures is no easy task. We detail where they are and how to get them. There s also a running total so you know if you ve missed one!

MUCH MORE!
-Illustrated Level Maps
-Treasure Checklist
-Shop Listing
-Map-Specific Multiplayer Strats
-Puzzle Solutions
-Weapon Data

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3217 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780744011166
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Fantastic Guide
With the release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, you would probably guess that a guide would also be launched around the same time. The guide is big, exhaustive and tells you every little thing you need to know about Uncharted 2. In short, it's a fantastic guide. The only real problem with it is giving you a little too much information, and we'll get to that later.

The guide begins by telling us the story so far. For those who played through Drake's Fortune, this is a nice touch because it means you'll get a friendly reminder as to what happened in the first game. You don't actually need to play the first game to understand any of the story in the second one (though you might want to play it to familiarize yourself with some of the characters) but it's a nice reminder. It then goes into giving you things such as character bios before jumping into all the basics of the game. Again, for those new to Uncharted most of this stuff is worth checking out. If you mastered the first game, you probably won't find anything within the game basics that will help you out. After all this we get into the weapons section where the guide gives you a run down of all the weapons.

It's the walkthrough where the guide really shines because this is the part of the guide you'll probably find yourself flipping through the most. Uncharted 2 is actually a fairly straight forward game. As a result you may or may not actually need a guide to help you through. There's not much of anything you can do off the beaten path. On the other hand, there are many ways to go about specific areas and that's where the guide's walkthrough comes into play. Each area has its own illustrated map which will point out guns and treasures for you. The walkthrough is also detailed enough to tell you where and how to get to the treasures. You'll definitely find all of them using the guide, and there are more than enough detailed screenshots to help you out.

On the other hand, getting through specific areas is also pretty handy. The guide is always willing to suggest weapon combinations that work in a crisis and keep you one step ahead of your opponents. Often times its suggestions are helpful. When it comes to areas that you can go through and remain undetected you've got that as well. But the guide will also give you tips if you decide you don't want to do that. Along those lines it also gives you all the puzzle solutions, helps you figure out where you're to go on the platform jumping areas and will give you hints as to when you can get a trophy or a medal. It's a pretty thick guide but the walkthrough is rather in depth about what it does.

As I said, however, there's a bit too much detail in the walkthrough. If you're the type who doesn't like spoilers, this guide is full of them. Each time a plot development comes into the play the guide not only has a multitude of screenshots but also a lot of text describing exactly what's going on. That doesn't make the guide any less helpful, but it does mean that for the one who wants to get a great thrill out of Uncharted 2, you're probably better off using it your second time through rather than the first. It would be a shame to ruin some of the surprises Uncharted 2 has in store. This doesn't suddenly make the guide any less helpful as a result or even mediocre, it just means that those who want to avoid spoilers for their first run might want to pass on it.

There's also a lot of coverage on multiplayer. And when I say a lot I mean there's a lot. It's quite amusing, but mostly it's that they give you a ton of tips for all the different modes, maps and even ways to help you earn extra cash and build your skill level. Lastly there's a lot of neat things covered in the secrets section. Primarily the medals and how to get them as well as all the stuff you can buy. There aren't a ton of hidden secrets in Uncharted 2, but there a multitude of unlockables and the guide is willing to help you find them. It pretty much covers everything it needs to.

There are also bonus snippets that will tell you about some of the artifacts that you'll find on your quest. Throughout the guide as you uncover things about Marco Polo, or the special Dagger you carry around, the guide will give you a bit of background on it all. It's just interesting to read about these things.

The first Uncharted guide came with a two-sided foldout and also included interviews with some of the creators of the game. Unfortunately the Uncharted 2 guide doesn't really have any of that. There are no interviews, there's no poster and there's no art gallery. But at least the guide is put together rather well by giving you a lot of artwork to look at throughout and by making sure the guide just looks good to the eyes. From to time looking at each page can feel like looking at a mess, but you'll be happy to know it's all well organized and isn't hard to navigate. It's just really big.

If you want extra help with Uncharted 2 or you just want to cover your tracks to pick up anything you might've missed, the Uncharted 2 guide is helpful to anyone. It won't do much for those already mastered in the art of playing the game, but it does wonders for those hoping to find everything.

verbosity without step by step pictorials
I found this guide to be too wordy. Nowadays, guides in general neglect step by step visual instructions, rather they opt for verbal instructions. There are alot of reading material in this guide with great details on everything you can possibly imagine about the historical values in relation to the game however I found myself reading alot more than actually playing the game. All the historical info should have been segmented into another section or chapter but instead it's included alongside the walkthrough which was distracting. The walkthrough at first was confusing because there are several paragraphs on any given page which must be read one at a time from left-to-bottom not the standard left-to-right. It's not easy to follow the walkthrough if you've never played the game because visualizing the words can be completely different than actual pictures. The only reason why anyone would buy this guide is to get all 101 treasures without missing a beat. The pictures were rather dark and difficult to see and I was unable to make out where to go next. The other thing the guide lacks are the specific spots as well as the best strategies to use against the constant barrage of firefights in many sections instead it only gives you a general idea therefore I had to repeat a level several times before I figured out the best COA. Not much different from gamefaqs which is free.

got treasure?
If you want to get the most out of Uncharted 2, you got to get this book! I completed the game without it and was at 41%, I've started again with the book, 20 pages in and I'm up to 57% and have earned 6 more trophys. lol