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As most of you know, the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta was released to the public last week.  After playing some playing I thought that I would let you guys know what it’s like.

For those who have never played Uncharted, it is a third person/stop-and-pop shooter (like Gears of War).  It’s story follows that of a b-list treasure hunter movie.  Treasure hunters.  Pirates.  Cheesy love story.  Over-the-top action.

This game is awesome.  Uncharted 2 looks awesome.  If you are looking down the sight of the gun, the camera focuses on what you are looking at and everything else but the stuff that is the same distance is blurry.  This is the first time I noticed this in a video game.

I am not a big fan of shooters.  But, I had a blast playing it.

There are a few different modes to play.  Deathmatch.  Objectives.  And two game modes that put you with two other players to either defend against waves of pirates or complete certain objectives.  All these game mode are awesome and provides for constant action.  Maps are not too large that the action is slow and not too small that you spawn into action.

There is a small problem with hit detection especially with the sniper riffle.  There were a lot of times where I would my sight would not be on the person I was shooting at and I would still kill them.  Also, I have had a few time when I could not find a game to play (especially the the three player team games).  With 17000 players online at that moment I wouldn’t have thought that finding players to play with would be hard.

Even with these small problems this game is great.  If they added a few more levels to this beta, I would actually pay money to own this game as it sits right now.  I cannot wait until next week when I get to play the full game and see the single player story.

Time for another HCG Spotlight. Here we try to shine a light on games that may have slipped by your notice, or perhaps you are new to a certain platform and want to know what some of the goodies are that you need to catch up on.

So it’s been a little delayed, but here is the second part of PSN games you may want to check out when you’re not watching Blu-Ray discs and blasting Helghast into oblivion. Check out part one here.

Echochrome

Echochrome is a three dimensional puzzle game that requires you to move from point A to point B in order to progress through each level. The gimmick, if you want to call it that, is that each level resembles an M.C. Escher drawing where your perspective determines where you can move at any time. If a gap is blocking your passage, rotate the level so that the gap can’t be seen, and you can now continue on your merry way. If one platform appears to be above another, rotate the level so that they appear level, and you can move across with ease. It may take a while to wrap your brain around, but it’s impressive to see the level designs.

Echochrome also includes a level editor so that you can create your own puzzles, and the game seamlessly integrates user created levels into the game if you so wish. There are literally thousands of levels out there in addition to the ones included with the game, so it’s possible that you’ll be entertained for quite a while by this title.

Overall the game is a bit of an acquired taste. The spartan graphics and music make for what can only be described as a “dry” experience, much like reading a history book. Plenty of people like reading history though, so this game may be for you.

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