15 Best Moments In The Uncharted Series

8. The Helicopter Chase (Among Thieves)

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The first big action set-piece of Uncharted 2 was the moment the game completely broke away from the constraints of its predecessor.

Following Chloe and Nate as they're chased by both a chopper and a seemingly endless supply of goons through an entire city block, the flow of action - from on-foot chases, tense gun-fights and rooftop getaways - for the first time showed gamers just what the series was capable of.

While the franchise had boasted good action sequences before this, the helicopter chase in Uncharted 2 didn't just set a new bar of quality for the franchise, but for the entire third-person shooter genre itself. From here on out the series wasn't just trying to one-up itself, but was providing moments that would act as the benchmark for every other game in the genre going forward.

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