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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

201380/100
PlatformAdventure

Comedy · Sci-Fi · Stealth · Time Manipulation

The fourth Sly Cooper adventure doubled down on the series' strengths: stealth-action platforming and a cast of charming, anthropomorphic characters. Thieves in Time delivered a satisfying, if familiar, experience with its mission-based structure and gadget-driven gameplay. The ability to swap between playable characters offered a welcome variety, and the time-traveling premise provided a clever excuse to explore new environments and gameplay styles.

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Sly Cooper was enjoying his relationship with Inspector Carmelita Fox, a relationship they were able to begin by Sly feigning amnesia, when Bentley showed up. Bentley explained to Sly that the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus were disappearing and that Penelope had also suddenly vanished simultaneously. Bentley was looking to re-form the Cooper Gang so that they could stop whomever was altering history. Sly soon met up with Bentley and Murray at their old hideout, where Bentley introduced them to the Time Machine. With this device integrated into the Cooper Van, the gang would be able to travel back in time and fix the past. Their first stop was Feudal Japan, but because the Time Machine required an item from that era, they would need to pull a heist to get the item in question. Their target was a nearby museum owned by a seemingly respectable art mogul, a museum that Sly had been keeping tabs on already.

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