Sly Cooper (Thieves in Time/Series)
Games Like Ratchet & Clank
The Sly Cooper series is another PS2-era gem that blends platforming and action. In the case of Sly Cooper, it hangs its hat on light-stealth gameplay and a narrative centered around pulling off Ocean’s Eleven-like heists. The original game mostly has you controlling Sly exclusively. You’ll complete levels, and collect pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, a family heirloom filled with ancient techniques that Sly can learn to help him clear more difficult stages. In Sly 2 and Sly 3, there’s more of a heist angle to it, and you’ll have more time with his partners in crime: Bentley, the brains behind the operation and Murray, the muscle and getaway driver.
The PS2-era games are the best ones in the series if you can somehow get your hands on either a PS2, or a backwards compatible PS3. If not, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time released on the PS3 and PS Vita, so if you have either one of those consoles, you can jump into that one. It’s not as good as the original trilogy games, but it can certainly scratch the Ratchet & Clank itch.
