This game was released on the same day as Star Fox Adventures (2002), which also takes place in a world of anthropomorphic animals.
Debut of Roxana Ortega's voice. which is in several video games.
Before Kevin Miller was cast as Sly Cooper, Andrew Chaikin, also known as Kid Beyond, originally auditioned for the role of Sly and even served as a placeholder voice of Sly for the e3 2002 demos. According to Miller, the producers didn't get along with him and Miller ultimately got the role.
While auditioning for the role of Sly Cooper, Kevin Miller had also read for the part of Bentley and Murray before Matt Olsen and Chris Murphy got the roles.
Around 50 different actors audition for the role of Sly Cooper, Kevin Miller was one of the last people to audition for the part.