Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Also known as: Sly 4 | Sly Cooper: Chasing Time | Sly Cooper: Jagd durch die Zeit | Sly Cooper: Ladri nel Tempo | Sly Cooper: Voleurs à travers le temps | Sly Cooper: Złodzieje w czasie
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a stealth platformer developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, it is the fourth main entry in the Sly Cooper series. The game follows Sly and his gang as they travel through different historical periods to restore the Thievius Raccoonus, which is being erased from existence. Players control Sly and various characters, each with unique abilities while completing stealth-based missions, platforming challenges, and puzzles. The game retains the series’ signature cel-shaded art style and humour while introducing new mechanics, including time-travelling settings and costumes with special abilities.
Overview
Summary
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a stealth platformer developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, it is the fourth main entry in the Sly Cooper series. The game follows Sly and his gang as they travel through different historical periods to restore the Thievius Raccoonus, which is being erased from existence. Players control Sly and various characters, each with unique abilities while completing stealth-based missions, platforming challenges, and puzzles. The game retains the series’ signature cel-shaded art style and humour while introducing new mechanics, including time-travelling settings and costumes with special abilities.
Description
About This Game
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a stealth-action platformer game developed by Sanzaru games. It is the fourth installment in the series and serves as a direct sequel to Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.
###Plot
Sly Cooper's friend Bentley notices that the pages of the Sly family clan manuscript turn blank. That means that someone is changing the history of the clan. Sly and his friends use a time machine that brings them back to feudal Japan in order to fix the timeline.
###Gameplay
Like the previous installments of the series, the game is a platformer with several stealth-action elements. The players control a set of characters, each of which has their own abilities and tasks to complete. It is possible to switch between the characters during the gameplay as the players see fit.
Unlike the previous games, where Sly Cooper only unlocked new skills, in Thieves in Time, Sly is awarded new suits, that offer their own range of abilities. For example, using the archer suit allows Sly to shoot an arrow with a rope tied to it from his bow to get to hidden areas of the game.
There is a number of hidden treasures and masks in the game. Each treasure found is later added to the in-game collection and has its own description. Bottles with clues in them make a comeback in Thieves in Time. Upon finding them, the player can unlock a treasure safe which contains several bonuses within itself.
