 | SINGLE PLAYER
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| An expanded cast of characters who reflect different facets of Drake’s character, including Chloe Frazer, Drake’s current partner and new romantic interest. |
| Varied and exotic locations – from lush, green swamps and dense urban environments, all the way to the ice and snow of the Himalayas. |
| Unrestricted combat allows you to take an aggressive or stealthy approach to combat. |
| Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" adds a unique vertical element to familiar cover-based third-person shooting mechanics, allowing you to engage in combat from any position in the environment – even while climbing and hanging. |
| Introduction of new traversal and free-climbing mechanics allow Drake to navigate through the environments more fluidly and naturally. |
| Gunplay and combat enhancements, including an expanded melee system, and a variety of enemy types with advanced AI routines. High-quality cinematic presentation of scenes, characters and dialogue, all rendered within the Naughty Dog Engine 2.0. |
| Dramatic in-game events that make you an active participant in the cinematic experience. |
| Full character interaction with dynamic geometry. |
| Utilizes Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 purpose-built for the PlayStation 3; utilizes the PS3 technology to hit a turning point in technology innovation by recreating reality and capturing human emotion. |
| No visible loading – a Naughty Dog hallmark – returns along with technology improvements in major game systems such as lighting, shadows, ambient occlusion, animation technology and physics, among many others. |
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| MULTIPLAYER
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| Robust party system allows you to remain with your friends in matchmaking and custom matches. |
| Custom matches allow you to customize maps and modes which your party wishes to play. |
| Currency gained in multiplayer matches can be combined with currency gained in single player missions to unlock additional content and upgrades. |
| Character animations and environments taken from single player campaign maintain visual fidelity with no degradation. |
| Gameplay and character mechanics identical from the single-player campaign, ensuring user familiarity and same level of quality. |
| Headset support. |
| Proprietary Naughty Dog Engine 2.0 network code captures a broad range of gameplay data for statistics reporting on the web and for functionality like Cinema, which allows players to watch replays of matches. |
| Cutting edge technology such as cloud-based computing allows for scalable online infrastructure to provide optimal player experience. |
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| Competitive Multiplayer
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| Competitive multiplayer gameplay includes up to 10 players in heroes-versus-villains matches. |
| Deathmatch: Up to 5 vs. 5 with customizable or pre-set game modes. |
| Plunder: Unique style of multiplayer that encourages team work to transport a treasure across terrain horizontally and vertically over obstacles. |
| Player boosters give you a variety of options to customize your characters to your play style or to provide an advantage over opponents. |
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| Co-op Multiplayer
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| Up to three players work together in cooperative modes to accomplish set objectives with increasing difficulty and against special enemy characters. |
| Combo system encourages further teamwork to increase a point total and currency multiplier. |
| Weapon upgrades let you customize your weapons to your play style or provide an advantage over opponents. |
