Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

MUST BUY AAA TITLE on November 22, 2007

Game: Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
System: PS3
Review:
Sound: The soundeffects are great! When in a battle it really sets the mood and makes you feel like you are actually there. The voice acting in this game is one of the best ever thanks to the motion capture the chracters are actually moving there lips to the words at the right time. This also comes with a variety of dif. languages

Graphics: Alot of people/editiors reviewing this game are saying these are the best graphics they have ever seen in a game! I would have to agree with that I am playing on an SDTV(atleast till Christmas) and they it just looks beautiful! The watereffects are the best ever you actually see the reflection on the water and the ripples also when Drake or Elena get out of the water there clothes are actually wet and they have to dry off. There is some downsides though there is alot of framerate drops and it is very noticeable but doesnt affect the gameplay

Storyline: Nathan Drake finds out that he is somehow a descedent of the legendary Sir Francis Drake, and sets out on a quest to find his treasure he doesnt know what it is until he gets to the island I will leave that up to you to find out. Overall Drake is your normal average Joe guy. Elena who is a reporter tags along to try and get the big scope and one of the biggest stories ever she is a bit skeptical of Drake being Francis Drakes relative since it was said the he was not married. Drake finds Sir Francsis' diray in the middle of the paciffic ocean which contains a map on how to get to the treasure. Along the way they meet pirates hired by a guy named Roman who wants money that a guy named Sully (Drakes Friend) owes him and Sully tipped him off that they were onto something big. So Roman wants it all for himself. Overall the storyline pulls you in and doesnt let you go until you finish it is that good but it really isnt that orginal.

Gameplay and Replayabiltiy: The game play is pure fun and VERY addictive although there isn't alot of enimes and most of them all look the same the AI is pretty smart and makes you think twice be4 poking out of your cover and shotting at them. The duck and cover starategy is really the main gameplay element of Uncharted. There is also about 1-9 guns in the game which isnt that bad. Although Uncharted is short (I already beat it took me 9 hrs* I know I have know life I beat it in 1 playthrough but the game is just so good!!!!) there is alot of unlockables and achivements my fav. unlockable is the costumes which is where you can change the way Drake looks(you can change him into Elena, or the Pirates, or Sully AND Roman). After that there is really no other reason to play it.(I know I will though this isnt 1 of those games I am trading in)

Overall: Uncharted is really the PS3's first AAA and must have EXCLUSIVE title for this yr it is just perfect MUST OWN for all PS3 OWNERS!

Score: 9.5/10