Sly Raccoon 2: Band of Thieves Announced News

We first brought you details on â??Sly Racoon 2: Band of Thievesâ?? last week, however SCEA today officially announced the title alongside the first screens.

Taking place two years after the events of the first title, players once again take control of Sly Cooper, however as we claimed last week thatâ??s not the only playable character within the sequel. Both Bentley and Murray return this time around as full playable characters, and in an apparent effort to shake-up the platform genre the way that players take control of the characters sounds both promising and more importantly quite unique.

The three characters work together to complete various objectives, allowing the player to switch between them as the situation changes; for example, one sequence has the player moving Bentley and Murray through a plaza, as soon as they reach the proper position control switches to Sly who must pick-pocket a nearby guard to collect a key, having got the key you hand it to Bentley and Murray who use it to steal a truck.

Naturally the three different characters offer a range of variety, with Bentley providing the explosives and making use of a tranquiliser dart (heâ??s not much of a fighter), whilst Murray takes control of the wheel and provides your muscle during the missions.

As we suggested last week, Slyâ??s also got a number of new tricks up his sleeve, including the new pick-pocket manoeuvre and the ability to crawl through vents.

The game apparently places more emphasis on being a thief, whereas the original was an out-and-out platformer. Each mission within the game culminates in a heist of some sorts, whilst the main challenge comes from Dimitri the lounge lizard and his gang of oversized rats.

Having enjoyed the brief experience of the first title, weâ??re extremely looking forward to checking â??Sly Raccoon 2: Band of Thievesâ?? in more detail; until then make sure to check out the first selection of screens, itâ??s looking like a goodie.