Developer Naughty Dog has reiterated that the team are looking to make Uncharted 2’s snow and ice as visually impressive as the stunning water effects found in Nathan Drake’s original PlayStation 3 adventure.

Speaking in a recent interview with Gamereactor.se, Naughty Dog producer Evan Wells boasted that with the new improvements to the Naughty Dog Engine 2, "[Uncharted 2] will have the prettiest snow you've ever seen in a game!"

A rough translation reads:

"With Uncharted 2 and the Naughty Dog Engine 2 we can do much more, do it better and do it faster," said Wells. "For example, we can see more polygons on screen, which allows us to create areas with even more detail than in the previous game."

"In addition, we save no effort when it comes to the rendering of snow in Uncharted 2. It should be a banner to me to be the prettiest snow you have ever seen in a game!"

Given that Uncharted: Drakes Fortune is one of the most beautiful and graphically advanced titles seen this generation, it will be interesting to see what Naughty Dog can be to the table for the sequel.

Check out our Uncharted 2 screenshot gallery here.

*sigh* that snow looks way prettier than the snow storm up here in Ontario.

Most people don't care how the weather effects look in games I thought?

Snow is over-rated.

Just give me a jungle

After seeing the leaked video of this game from GDC, i knew this game and i were destined to be together.

how does it compare to lost planet?

Take THAT Lost Planet!

Why is everyone so concerned about the graphics in this game? If I am going to buy a game, I want to buy a game that has a good storyline, a good amount of play time, and amazing gameplay. That is what makes a game great!

Didnt they claim ice effects....

 Uncharted has all that too.