Bentley's Hackpack is a standalone collection of the three hacking mini-games in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and it includes an additional 20 stages, 100 challenges, and leaderboards not found in the main game. It will be available later today for $2.99 on PS3 or Vita. Like Thieves in Time, it's a cross-buy game, so getting either version grants you access to the other.
Fans are a fickle bunch, rarely accepting of change. Dare to give a character a new haircut, or hire a new voice actor, and they'll parade forums, threatening boycotts and other general nastiness. But, stick too closely to an established formula, and gamers will complain of staleness. How does a developer find that delicate balance when creating a sequel?
Developer Sanzaru Games has an even more difficult task at hand. The Sly Cooper franchise has been dormant for over seven years, and the original trilogy has been placed on a pedestal for many. To make matters worse, how can a new developer take over the reigns from now-Infamous developer, Sucker Punch? Although Thieves in Time has all these handicaps going against it, Sanzaru Games not only makes a sequel befitting of the franchise, but raises the bar. Sly 4 isn't just a love letter to fans--it is one of the finest platformers to ever grace a PlayStation system.
Grab the companion application Bentley's Hackpack for either the Playstation 3 or Vita exclusively from Playstation Network.
Grab the companion application Bentley's Backpack for either the Playstation 3 or Vita exclusively from Playstation Network.
Rough seas ahead, captain, as Sly Cooper and his merry gang of misfits travel through the ages to track a master thief.
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