The continuing adventures of Nathan Drake are set to resume sooner than some expected, as developer Naughty Dog and Sony have announced an October 13 release date for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Furthermore, the final box art for the game has been revealed, showing Nathan hanging precariously from some wreckage, as seen in previous trailers.
In addition, Sony revealed that they will be offering four different pre-order items through four different retailers, making the act of purchasing the game as annoying as possible. And seeing as how each item is digital in nature, it’s not like they all couldn’t fit in one box.
Best Buy pre-orders will award players with golden guns for multiplayer, similar to those found in Gears of War 2. Amazon gets an in-game Treasure Map item that allows players to discover hidden treasures throughout the game. Game Crazy gets a currency multiplier item that allows players to accumulate money faster in multiplayer. Lastly, GameStop and EB Games will award players with early access to the multiplayer demo.
Personally, I like maps, so I feel obligated to pre-order the game via Amazon, but it really sucks that I won’t have access to the other three items.
Does anyone think this is a good idea? And if so, I’d like to hear why.
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all. 
That’s so dumb. Even if you choose the maps, you can only play with the fraction that pre-ordered through that channel. Wow guys, great plan.
So, I get to choose reskinned guns, a treasure radar, an item that breaks multiplayer, or early access to a demo for a game I’m buying anyhow.
I’m not sold on this being a good idea.
I don’t play multiplayer, so that’s two of those out. Treasure map could probably be gotten online. So, I love… gold?
What a bizzare thing to do. I mean, I guess choice is good but.. this has to be costing them money to do, and will mostly serve to annoy people (I mean, more money in multiplayer… really?).