As we are all very aware now the Uncharted 2 online beta is free to download on PSN now and as part of my staff "Training" I got a 45 min hands on with the FULL game.

First thing I noticed from this was that the trophies from the first game will be sync’ed over to U2 and will unlock exclusive content skins for Nathan and concept arts and stuff. Now at E3 they where treated to the helicoptor level and yes it looks stunning in 1080p by the way.

So back to the preview, you start off from the "wrecked" train that is hanging 2000ft off a mountain in the snow, and this is what the devs call a "playable" cut scene that lets you climb the wrecked train carriage before it plumits to the ground.

The controls are very similar to the first game with one or to refinements, though they can be glitchy at times - but that may of been my sausage fingers. But with that said they are easy fairly easy to grasp.

Not to spoil too much with the hands on, I met 2 new characters. A male called Harry, basically Drake in a diffrent skin and Chloe voiced by Claudia Black (of Farscape fame) a hot new girl who drives anything FAST.

With the popularty of the orginal to contest with Uncharted 2 will be a sure contender for Game of The Year.

I highly reccomend this game once it is released.