Saturday, November 29, 2008

UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE (PS3)

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is the definitive title for the Play Station 3. You play this third-person title as a treasure hunter named Nathan Drake. Nathan is a descendant of the famous explorer Sir Francis Drake. You, a blond reporter, and a fellow treasure hunter spend the 9-10 hour campaign on an island searching for treasure originally sought by Sir Francis. This game is not simply a modern version of Tomb Raider; it does an amazing job of mixing platforming, puzzle solving, and gun play. Throw in a Gears of War-style cover system, and one of the best pieces of video game story-telling ever, and you have an instant classic.

You'll spend the game going through beautiful jungles, underground caverns, as well as ancient ruins. The game play never gets old due to the constant changing of pace; you go from exploring/puzzle solving to tactical shooting to pure run and gun action. In addition to these changes, the game throws in some great vehicle sequences to break up the action. Wrapped around all this is an incredible story; you will feel as if you are inside an Indiana Jones movie. The achievements and unlockables, along with the fact that there are so many ways to play through this game, guarantee you will want to play the campaign more than once.





Drake's Fortune is quite the technological achievement. This is one of the best looking games ever made. The level of detail and sound quality rivals the cinematic experience of Bio Shock. The video clips we've included do not do justice to this title; you need to experience it for yourself.



If you are looking for flaws in this title (and you have to look hard) one could nit-pick over the camera not being perfect in a few of the jumping sequences. The fact of the matter, however, is that this title comes as close to perfection as anything else of late.

We could go on for several pages about this title without even scratching the surface as to how great it is. Much like the Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, this action/adventure title does not fit within any one genre classification as it merges different aspects of several genres into one complete package. Buy this game if you do not own it. If you do not own a PS3, this title justifies purchasing one.

Grade: 9.9 Click here to buy Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on Amazon. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

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2 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Uncharted had beautiful graphics and great gameplay. So it's not weird that it became favorite games for many gamers. It also would be great if there's Free Games version for this games.