Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Sony's quest for exclusive PlayStation 3 games that are actually worth the blu-ray disc they're lasered on continues with "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune". Developed by "Naughty Dog", best known for the "Crash Bandicoot" and "Jak and Daxter" series, a quick glance at "Uncharted" gleams of high production values. Ever since I show the trailer, I couldn't help but dream of a game featuring the platforming of "Prince of Persia" and the combat of "Resident ...
..."Duck" adventure. However, I've limited my PS3 expectations to "extremely low" for its first couple of years, so I went into the game fully expecting said dreams to be thoroughly crushed and burned. Did scepticism prove me wrong this time? ===The Story=== If there is one way to get me into a theatre faster than a speeding bullet, it's having a film prominently featuring '''a)''' well-known historical figure(s) and '''b)''' legendary treasure(s). ...

Magrippinho 27.12.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

...game! ===Sound=== Uncharted: Drake's Fortune may be the first in existence to use an actual full band to play its music. You get animal sounds etc when running through the jungle but as soon as it starts to get a bit more tense the band kicks in and up the ante! I never really realised how big a part music plays in games until you play this game and find out how it's meant to be! ===Conclusion=== As you may have guessed already, I love this game! ...
...would! And I will, don't worry about that! I know at the beginning of this that I said you may not like this game, but writing this review has really made me see just how great it truly is. I don't care how old you are, not that I'm giving you excuses to ignore the age restriction, or what type of games you usually play, you need to buy this game. You will not regret it, trust me! To be honest I wasn't sure if I would like this game. I have never ...

tdholland 10.04.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune An action packed adventure game that I loved playing to the very end. The characters: Nathan "Nate" Drake is an experienced treasure hunter who may be a descendant of the legendary Sir Francis Drake. In this adventure he has set to find out what exactly is inside Sir Francis Drake's coffin as according to legend he was buried at sea and did not father any children, something that Nate disputes. I have to say that I loved ...
...show host who is following Nate's adventure and is hoping to make her mark on finding the coffin of Sir Francis Drake that was buried over 400 years ago. Nate has let her come along in order to finance his adventure but she becomes a possible lover interest too. Victor Sullivan "Sully" is a long time friend of Nate who has a lot of experience in such endeavours and so is supposedly quite a valuable friend to have in this mission. Aim of the game ...

ariel5 02.02.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

==Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Limited Edition)== '''Quick review = Evergreen game.''' ===Small Intro to the Game=== I own this for my 80GB PS3. Although this game was released last year, i wanted to share my gameplay experience with all you gamers out here so that it might help those here who yet to get their hands on this one. Opening of this game itself is superb. Players takethe role of Nathan Drake, who considers himself as the descendent ...
...'''But is he actually the descendent of Sir Francis Drake? Also according to history Drake was burried in the middle of the sea itself. But is this the truth? If so what happened to Francis Drake's coffin and what was the geological position where he was burried? ''' '''This game answers all the above questions of Nathan Drake who is accompanied with the Elena Fisher, a reporter who is also actually on the same trail. ''' Game begins with both ...

nishanthl21111987 13.11.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

I was slightly aprehensive when I got this game. I had played the demo from the PSN store, and had not been that impressed. However I was wrong to do so; Uncharted is one of the PS3's best exclusives and is well worth the buy, even months afer it's release. As far as adventure games go the only competition out there is Lost, which, to be honest, isn't in Uncharted's league at all. === Story and Characters=== If there is one thing that would showcase ...
...been so attached to a game and it's characters. i would turn on the playstation and be excited to find out what was about to happen. The game is more like a film, its that appealing.The characters are so real and honest that its hard not to like them. Nathan is braveand funny, a proper "good guy", whilst his newfound friend Elena is wity and even good with a gun. I even found the "bad guys" likeable, the whole game has so much originality and character. ...

Sheepster76 28.05.2008 (29.05.2008) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Overall Rating: 87% Uncharted is one of the few games on the PS3 that I would class as a must-buy. If you're a fan of action games, which, let's face it, most of us are, then you won't be disappointed. If there's a complaint to be made, it is that the game doesn't really do anything new - but in this day and age where 90% of game releases aren't worth the time or effort, an awesome albeit unoriginal game is a hell of a lot better than something ...
...The gameplay of Uncharted will no doubt give you a feeling that you've seen it all before - but despite this, the developers have clearly put a lot of time into deciding exactly what aspects of what games to borrow and combine, and that's what makes this game good. It seems to have a very good balance of exploration and shooting, and the shootouts are fun. They somehow manage not to get repetitive, even though there are a lot of them, and everything ...

Ultima2876 24.09.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Introduction: Uncharted includes fighting combat, navigation and pure enjoyment. The game starts off with a simple gun fight, which begins your campain to find Francese Drakes fortune. With a trusty companian, you slowly voyage through jungle environments, water and underground chambers in search of hidden treasures and finding and helping your friends. Good Points: This game involves easy combat with use of a pistol as well as some other guns ...
...simple to pick up with help being displayed throughout the game enabling you to do many different and exciting moves according to the situation, As you progress through the game there are video clips showing more of the story and also helping by revealing enemies and information. You can even use grenades to blow up enemies or even create your own passsages! Thid game is like an updated version of Tomb Raider where you not only fight a range of ...

jollyjacob 22.08.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

I bought Uncharted just after it was released last Christmas. The other day I loaded it up for yet another play through, and it blew me away all over again. At such a low price, this is seriously not a game to miss out on. The premise is fairly simple. You play Nathan Drake, a descendant of Sir Francis Drake, who is searching for the lost treasure of El Dorado. The story itself is magnificent. I have never seen a game weave a plot so well. The characters ...
...twists and turns. The story really is central to the game, and makes you keep playing. Graphically, Uncharted is amazing. It has to be seen to be beleived. Everything from the textures on the rock to the way Drake's shirt stays realisitically wet for a few minutes after he goes in the water looks absolutely stunning. In all the time I've spent playing the game, I'm yet to see an area that isn't incredibly detailed and ridiculously beautiful. Audio ...

jonwebb5 05.08.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

=== Uncharted Drakes Fortune === Uncharted Drakes fortune was one of the first of Playstation 3 exclusives, with its amazing graphics, well put together story and level and gameplay simular to games like gears of war, there is little to fault, except a few. in this review ill go through all the main factors that make this a good games, and some that could improve it. == Story == The story is simply but well done, with brillaint characters it is hard ...
...the story is short, with 21 chapters and about 5-10 hours of gameplay, this is not the longest game. well basically the story is about nathern drake, a treasure hunter who finds sir francis drakes diary book. in the book are all the clues to get to el derado. becuase i dont want to spoil the game too much i wont say much more, but what i can say is that youll have three companions, pirate enemys and an evil man wanting el derado for himself. == Gameplay ...

Haig 22.09.2009 (26.09.2009) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Uncharted really is a bit of an odd game, plot-wise. You play as Nathan Drake, who's a treasure hunter. The game starts on a boat, you've just recovered the cofin of Sir Francis Drake and open it to find its empty, except for a diary. A woman, Elena, is on the boat with you filming you for a television show. Pirates then attack and you then travel to places such as El Dorado, a Nazi U-boat (where your mentor is killed) and an island jungle. The ...
...works very well with a mixture of puzzles and plenty of leaps and jumps. You also get to use the six-axis to balance when you walk across planks etc. The best feature of the combat is the brilliant cover system. You press circle to hide behind a wall or pillar and can then blind fire from the safety of behind the pillar. Alternatively you can press L1 and pop out from cover to aim and shoot, you can roll away and jump over cover too. The weapons ...

01wojtowicz 15.03.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

I was always interested in buying this game but since I already had Assassins Creed I didn't think it would be worthwhile since they looked pretty similar. But once it came down in price and the 'Trophy System' had been added I decided to buy it. I'll start off by saying that the trophies are extremely easy to get. You get them by simply killing people a certain number of times with a certain gun or by a combo, things like that. The gameplay is alright. ...
...something and then your character (Nathan Drake) jumps away from it. At the beginning killing the bad-guys is nothing other than a nuisance, but it becomes a little more fun trying to kill them nearer the end when there are more of them with better guns. The actual game consists mostly of killing people and jumping from one thing to another. However, there are a few puzzles included, one of which I couldn't work out - even after getting the answer ...

Wils0408n 16.02.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

So you are fed up with the war games and sports offerings that the PS3 seems to have become all too ready to offer up then this is one that is worth a try for you. This game is a fantastic game with a very well thought out and delivered storyline. When you start the game you get the story through video (I normally skip these videos but this one was so well done that I sat and gave my time and it does bring you into the game). This is a really great ...
...and get you fully involved in the story through its exceptionally impressive graphics, smooth gameplay and brilliant sound. I found the game play to be very good and the control system to be very responsive which is something that on games of this style I often find can be lacking. I would advise that you do have to do some thinking in order to get through this game and you can grow frustrated sometimes with the lack of progress as you stand and ...

tangoman1984 28.10.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

PS3 exclusive and a game i bought based on its demo. Like Tomb raider, but you play a bloke called "Nathaniel Drake" (aka Nate) who is meant to be a long distant ancestor of "Sir Francis Drake" who apparently had discovered the treasure of "El Dorado" but had kept it secret. The new drake is on the Hunt of the lost treasure. 720p graphics, single player, Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack. It looks and sounds sweeeeet/ Plenty of shooting and island ...
...ledgeds, platforms etc to scale. If you get stuck (after a while) the game gives you "Hints", whereby you hit "L2" and the camera points you in the right direction. Which is handy because sometimes its not always obvious. Most puzzles tho are pretty simple. Its the Shooting that takes up most of the game. Its very "gears of war" cover system. i.e. get up against something and pop up (or round) shoot, then duck behind cover. Plenty of guns and there ...

AgeUK 23.09.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Nathan Drake is a mans man. it's that simple. This adventuring treasure hunter is the type of guy we'd all love to be. He's on the trail of Sir Francis Drake, an ancestor with a passion for hidden treasure. Along the way his path intertwines with Gabriel Roman a loan shark on the case of Nathans friend Victor. Soon we find ourselves fighting through ranks of Gabriel's men trying to find the treasure of El Dorado. Game play wise this is similar ...
...leaping over lost ruins, climbing through old caves and sneaking through lost burial grounds. the game even makes use of the sixaxis controller in places. it's got a good 10-20 hours playing time too depending on which setting you choose to play it on. With the current inclusion of PlayStation Trophies added via patch and a Platinum release, Drakes Fortune has seen a current revival. It's graphics are great and include lots of beautiful touches, ...

wee_generation 05.09.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

This game is excellant and best described as a mix of Indiana Jones and Tomb raider. It is about a treasure hunter on his journey around the globe looking for a mysterious treasure, while he has to battle with other treasure hunters, forign armies, wild animals and death defying leaps and traps and also other terrifying creatures. The treasure hunter is name is Drake, who is a decendant of Sir Francis Drake. He believe he can find a hidden treasure ...
...game plays out like tomb raider with your expected shooting, running and climbing, but Drake is by no means a super gymnastic athlete like Lara Croft, he is clumsy and fights clumsily like an ordinary man. The shooting mechanics behind the game are very much like Gears of The graphics on the game are really amazing, very next gen and show off the true power of the PS3. ...

alby20002000 15.05.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)