Sly Cooper is the most recent in a long line of infamous mobsters and con artists. When he was still a young raccoon, a band of criminals known as the Fiendish Five murdered his family and stole their book on the techniques of theft, which was named the Thievius Raccoonus. Sly must overcome every member of the gang in order to retrieve the book, all while escaping Carmelita Fox, a law enforcement investigator who is pursuing him around the world in an effort to bring him to justice.
This game is broken up into five different worlds, and each one focuses on a different region of the globe and the evil organization that has its headquarters there. The majority of worlds are organized around a central hub that serves as an entry to a variety of separate levels. You can get a key if you complete the primary objective for each of the levels. In order to face the boss of the world, you must first collect all of the globe’s keys.
The gameplay of many of the levels is similar to that of a platformer. The goal of each of these worlds is to go to the location where the key is hidden. There is a significant emphasis placed on stealth here, as you will need to avoid being discovered by security personnel by avoiding searchlights and lasers that will trip alarms. In addition to accomplishing the primary mission, you must also look for clue bottles. If you are able to find all of the clues in a level, you will be able to unlock a safe that contains a page from the Thievius Raccoonus. This page will provide you a new ability of some kind. After obtaining this, there is also a challenge known as the master thief sprint, in which you have a set amount of time to make it from the beginning of a level to the exit.
There are additional mini-game stages, which may involve racing in a way similar to karts, various other types of shooters, or a variety of other activities, such as collecting objects before your opponents do so.
Battles against bosses can also take place in a variety of formats, such as platforming, more traditional forms of fighting, puzzles, rhythm games, or shooting games.
The entire thing is illustrated in a cel-shaded style, and all of the conversation is voiced over.
