<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
stealth	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
developed	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
while	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
remastered	O
into	O
high-definition	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Sly	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanzaru	O
released	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CGI	O
animated	O
feature	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
is	O
in	O
development	O
with	O
currently	O
an	O
unknown	O
theatrical	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
raccoon	O
and	O
master	O
thief	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
two	O
partners	O
in	O
crime	O
,	O
Bentley	O
the	O
turtle	O
and	O
Murray	O
the	O
hippopotamus	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
pursued	O
by	O
Sly	O
's	O
love	O
interest	O
,	O
Inspector	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
himself	O
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
video	O
game	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
Sony	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
cross-overs	O
PlayStation	B-Application
Move	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
,	O
with	O
film	O
noir	O
and	O
comic	O
book	O
motifs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
adult	O
raccoon	O
named	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
descendant	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
master	O
thieves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
travels	O
they	O
are	O
pursued	O
by	O
Sly	O
's	O
love	O
interest	O
,	O
Inspector	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
of	O
Interpol	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Miller	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
antiheroic	O
young	O
adult	O
gentleman	O
thief	O
raccoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bentley	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Matt	B-Application
Olsen	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
brains	O
of	O
the	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Bentley	O
decides	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
later	O
on	O
,	O
his	O
legs	O
are	O
injured	O
under	O
the	O
jaws	O
of	O
Clock-La	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
is	O
forced	O
into	O
a	O
wheelchair	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
handily	O
equips	O
with	O
gadgets	O
;	O
he	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
more	O
relaxed	O
and	O
confident	O
in	O
his	O
abilities	O
and	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
co-constructed	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
ex-girlfriend	O
,	O
Penelope	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
object	O
in	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Bentley	O
is	O
injured	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
blames	O
himself	O
and	O
leaves	O
the	O
Gang	O
to	O
the	O
Australian	O
Outback	O
,	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
peaceful	O
state	O
of	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
returns	O
when	O
Bentley	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Italian	O
crime	O
mob	O
leader	O
Don	O
Octavio	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspector	O
Carmelita	O
Montoya	O
Fox	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Roxana	O
Ortega	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
Alesia	O
Glidewell	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Ruth	O
Livier	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Grey	O
DeLisle	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Interpol	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sly	O
's	O
main	O
complicated	O
love	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Carmelita	O
begins	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
the	O
Cooper	O
gang	O
by	O
aiding	O
them	O
in	O
recovering	O
the	O
disappearing	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
Thievius	O
Raccoonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clockwerk	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Blackton	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
the	O
posthumous	O
overarching	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
first	O
defeated	O
in	O
the	O
Krak-Karov	O
Volcano	O
in	O
Russia	O
by	O
Sly	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
body	O
survived	O
the	O
lava	O
and	O
was	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
Cairo	O
Museum	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Klaww	O
Gang	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muggshot	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Blackton	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
massive	O
bulldog	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returned	O
once	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
promotional	O
short	O
for	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Timing	O
is	O
Everything	O
,	O
"	O
where	O
he	O
stole	O
an	O
antique	O
golden	O
watch	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
thwarted	O
by	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
and	O
arrested	O
by	O
Carmelita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panda	O
King	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Blackton	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
giant	O
panda	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
when	O
Bentley	O
determined	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
someone	O
with	O
knowledge	O
of	O
more	O
powerful	O
explosives	O
for	O
the	O
Cooper	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
job	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
he	O
recommended	O
the	O
Panda	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
succeeded	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
Cooper	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
job	O
,	O
the	O
Panda	O
King	O
returned	O
to	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
beginning	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
protagonist	O
after	O
he	O
joins	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
Cooper	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
role	O
in	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
left	O
with	O
the	O
duty	O
of	O
guarding	O
their	O
Paris	O
hideout	O
and	O
the	O
Thievius	O
Raccoonus	O
while	O
they	O
travel	O
through	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
only	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penelope	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Annette	O
Toutonghi	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Dutch	O
mouse	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
secondary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bentley	O
eventually	O
discovered	O
her	O
online	O
while	O
researching	O
potential	O
pilots	O
and	O
mechanics	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
might	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
Cooper	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
job	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
turned	O
against	O
them	O
in	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
game	I-Application
after	O
she	O
came	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Sly	O
and	O
his	O
values	O
of	O
"	O
honor	O
"	O
were	O
a	O
bad	O
influence	O
on	O
Bentley	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
she	O
and	O
Bentley	O
together	O
could	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
through	O
weapons	O
design	O
and	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	O
and	O
his	O
gang	O
must	O
steal	O
back	O
the	O
book	O
while	O
keeping	O
ahead	O
of	O
Interpol	B-Device
's	O
Inspector	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
,	O
who	O
promises	O
to	O
put	O
Sly	O
in	O
jail	O
for	O
his	O
crimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mechanical	O
parts	O
from	O
the	O
destroyed	O
Clockwerk	O
are	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Klaww	O
Gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
remote	O
island	O
,	O
Sly	O
discovers	O
the	O
Cooper	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
,	O
a	O
gigantic	O
cache	O
of	O
wealth	O
accumulated	O
by	O
his	O
family	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
some	O
levels	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
3D	O
mode	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
The	O
Sly	O
Collection	O
allows	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
2011	O
E3	O
Keynote	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	O
the	O
whole	O
gang	O
return	O
with	O
an	O
epic	O
brand	O
new	O
adventure	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
The	O
Sly	O
Collection	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
who	O
turned	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sly	O
Collection	O
(	O
titled	O
The	O
Sly	O
Trilogy	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
remastered	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
single	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
as	O
a	O
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
The	O
Sly	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
2	O
are	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
card	O
,	O
while	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
accessed	O
through	O
an	O
included	O
download	O
voucher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
supported	O
mini-games	O
and	O
3D	O
support	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Collection	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
completing	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
teaser	O
trailer	O
is	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
impressed	O
Sony	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
then-unannounced	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
subsequently	O
tasked	O
with	O
porting	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
original	O
developers	O
,	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
inFamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
revealed	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
alongside	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
cross-buy	O
initiative	O
,	O
allowing	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
and	O
Android	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
children	O
's	O
book	O
titled	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	O
To	O
Catch	O
a	O
Thief	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Scholastic	O
Corporation	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Michael	O
Anthony	O
Steele	O
and	O
the	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
between	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Thievius	O
Racoonus	O
and	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
a	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
film	O
originally	O
leaked	O
in	O
2012	O
when	O
a	O
NeoGAF	O
user	O
discovered	O
listings	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
franchises	O
in	O
a	O
film	O
financing	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
is	O
Blockade	O
's	O
third	O
adaptation	O
of	O
a	O
Sony	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
after	O
Heavenly	O
Sword	O
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
the	O
film	O
is	O
financed	O
by	O
Film	O
Financial	O
Services	O
with	O
lead	O
investor	O
Jiangsu	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
from	O
China	O
along	O
with	O
Rainmaker	O
,	O
with	O
international	O
representation	O
by	O
Cinema	O
Management	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
production	O
,	O
Asad	O
Qizilbash	O
,	O
senior	O
director	O
of	O
first	O
party	O
games	O
marketing	O
at	O
Sony	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
one	O
of	O
our	O
most	O
storied	O
and	O
fan	O
favorite	O
PlayStation	B-Device
franchises	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
excited	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Sly	O
premiere	O
on	O
the	O
big	O
screen	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
would	O
help	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
look	O
"	O
remain	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
artistic	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
he	O
revealed	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
he	O
had	O
n't	O
personally	O
worked	O
on	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
in	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Michael	O
Hefferon	O
,	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
of	O
Rainmaker	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
Ratchet'''s	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
reevaluate	O
the	O
timing	O
,	O
release	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
budget	O
for	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
a	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
television	O
series	O
alongside	O
Technicolor	O
Animation	O
Productions	O
,	O
with	O
PGS	O
Entertainment	O
handling	O
brand	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
opened	O
a	O
film	O
and	O
TV	O
production	O
studio	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Entertainment	O
lot	O
in	O
Culver	O
City	O
,	O
California	O
called	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
develop	O
and	O
produce	O
projects	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
catalog	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
had	O
many	O
fans	O
speculate	O
that	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
television	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
 '	O
Uncharted	O
film	O
also	O
moved	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
and	O
accoladesSly	O
1	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
reached	O
2.2	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
78th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
considered	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
5th	O
most	O
underrated	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
2003	O
listing.Sly	O
2	O
:	O
Band	O
of	O
Thieves	O
frequently	O
appears	O
on	O
all-time	O
lists	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
ranking	O
number	O
23	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
SVG.com,	O
number	O
24	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
appearing	O
on	O
unranked	O
features	O
by	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
,	O
and	O
VG247	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
successful	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
qualities	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
its	O
most	O
highlighted	O
aspects	O
being	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
distinct	O
abilities	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
and	O
captivity	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
ranking	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
hold	O
this	O
opinion	O
,	O
already	O
celebrating	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
its	O
distinct	O
combination	O
of	O
family-friendliness	O
with	O
stealth	O
and	O
"	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
"	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
centered	O
around	O
scenarios	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
heist	O
films	O
,	O
like	O
Ocean	O
's	O
11	O
(	O
1960	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Italian	I-Application
Job	I-Application
(	O
1969	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
commonplace	O
in	O
realistic	O
open	O
world	O
crime	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
(	O
1997	O
–	O
present	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
rare	O
in	O
cartoon	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
mediaPlayStation	O
Move	O
Heroes	O
,	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
