A con artist and raccoon, Sly Cooper, makes his comeback in a new cel-shaded platforming adventure in which he creates a band of thieves with Bentley the turtle and Murray the purple, hippo-like monster, which have their roles to play inside the game. Sly Cooper also plays a role in the game.
Sly is a member of the band of thieves who is the quickest and most agile. Despite this, Sly is still the character you play with the most. However, a few jobs call for Bentley’s unique skills, such as his intelligence and the fact that he can both drop bombs and shoot enemies from a distance. Other missions call for Murray’s strength, as he can lift nearly everything, including his opponents.
The game’s primary objective is to reassemble a clockwork mechanism using components scattered over the environment in various places. Before the real thing’ can begin, each theft must be prepared with a series of sub-missions, all of which must be performed successfully.