Christophe Balestra, co-president of developer Naughty Dog, has revealed that one of the team’s philosophies when creating Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is to show that the sequel is more than a "jungle game” in regards to the game’s environments.

Speaking to Edge, Balestra commented, “We wanted a wide range of environments this time,” adding, “We wanted to show this wasn’t just a jungle game.”

From what we’ve seen so far, it appears that Naughty Dog is well on its way to achieving its objective, with the lush jungles of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune replaced by hazardous mountain regions, desolate wastelands and urban war zones.

Elsewhere, co-president Evan Wells explained that the team are also hoping to provide more details on protagonist Nathan Drake, adding, “We want to go deeper into Drake and see what makes him tick, and go beneath the surface in a way we didn’t have the chance to last time.”

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is due out exclusively on PlayStation 3 later this year.