The Sly Collection for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

You may notice that most of the better reviews (9 and 10) are from users that have played the series before, and you should take that with a grain of salt. I had not played this series when they were first released, but I heard good things about it. I did play a few Jak and Daxter games, which I loved, so I thought I would enjoy this series as well.

Sly 1 is basic, simple, easy to figure out. Nothing really all that special but it's the simplicity that made it my favorite out of the collection (despite some frustrations with a couple of bosses).

Sly 2 was a complete makeover of the first. The game turned into a "small scale sandbox" game and gave you a couple of more characters to work with. I thought the massive overhaul was incredibly impressive, but unfortunately I felt it tried to do too much and ended up falling short in every aspect. Level design was probably the worst - not only levels were dimly lit, but guards and spotlights were flooded all over place. Not only that but it felt like it was an ordeal simply to get to certain areas, particularly to start a mission. Gameplay felt "trial and error"; a lot of the times they did not give you enough information about what you can do or did not give you much of a sense of direction. I found myself retrying missions simply because they threw me a curve ball (without any warning) that made me fail it and redo it all over again.

Sly 3 was an improvement on Sly 2, no major changes. Added a couple more characters and did in fact improve on the level design, which is fantastic. Trial and error gameplay was still there however.

It does get points in creativity and originality; I felt it was unique and intelligent in it's overall presentation. But basically if you don't like mini-games, don't like old generation gameplay, or don't like trial and error, you're better off passing on this series. A "9" or "10" to me says you'll have a tough time not enjoying this game, and honestly the reviews here left me disappointed.