A milestone in gaming remastering

First and foremost I’d like to debunk the idea of “wasting money” on last generation’s games solely for the sake of replaying them in High Definition. I’ll be the first to admit that picture quality doesn’t make the game; but damn does it look purdy! The concept of remastering to keep up with the newest and most innovative consumer electronics is most certainly not a new idea.Take for example how far we’ve come in the home entertainment industry and how we have entered a 4th iteration within the last 30 years: VHS - DVD - Blu-ray - 3D. How many of us have replaced our movie libraries when VHS went by the side of the road and DVD was king? How many of us still own a VHS player? Now, with the advent and growing popularity of Blu-ray and the newly introduced 3D technologies, we seem to be cleaning house yet again. Is the gaming industry really any different? Would they be doing themselves (and us for that matter) an injustice by not following suit? When it comes to the astounding remastering job done with The Sly Collection, I couldn't put off the chance to share my high satisfaction with it. This collection is more than a simple compilation as the likes of a trilogy, since it contains the three installments of the series. Actually it provides the thieving raccoon in HD, 3D, trophy support and even the realm of PlayStation Move by the means of mini-games. Sanzaru Games was the one in charge of the work, which last worked with Sony on the PS2 port of High Impact's Secret Agent Clank. Sanzaru started out its work on the trilogy with Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, a game that was originally designed to be in 3D, but ultimately only shipped with select levels playable while wearing retro red-and-blue glasses. For this time around, all is there in the realm of the modern stereoscopic 3D glory. For instance, during an awesome battle against one of the game's boss fights, it had me squaring off against my foe in a bamboo forest. It was a good choice -- the green stalks really helped drive home the sense of depth, and the colorful, crisp HD visuals made it one of the better 3D experiences I've had with Sony's console.Read full review