This underrated adventure is still fantastic.

User Rating: 10 | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus PS2

"Sly Cooper" was one of the biggest gaming series' of my childhood. A present from one of my Dad's friends and also one of my first PlayStation 2 games, the inaugural game captivated me during my childhood and the franchise went on to become of my favorite gaming series of all time. In light of its lack of sales and the improvements made by its successors, "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus" still remains one of my personal favorite PlayStation 2 games.

With some outstanding platforming, a great storyline, lovable characters, an often humorous script with committed voice acting, fun thieving abilities and fantastic visuals that still hold up to this day, "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus" has a lot going for it.

If there is anything bad that I can say about it, the game itself is rather short, and even then, it makes up for that with plenty of replay value.

Overall, "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus" may not have sold much (1.21 million copies? Really?) and it might not have the same amount of general awareness that many of today's games get, but regardless, "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus" is not only one of the most underrated games of all time, but it's easily one of the PlayStation 2's best games. If you haven't gotten to experience this gem, you're doing yourself a disservice. Do yourself a favor and play this fantastic game.

Final rating: 10 out of 10 "Fantastic"