Week 9

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Welcome to week 9 of Press Start to Play Article Edition. I promised to review a PS3 game so I chose to play Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

Uncharted is one of the PS3’s earliest games and features a new story developed by Naughty Dog who has brought us the Crash Bandicoot and Jak series.

The story of this game is very compelling. You are an explorer named Nathan Drake who searches for lost treasures along with his friend Sully and a girl named Rachel. The game throws you straight into the action from the start as you find treasure and move your way along the story looking for El Dorado. There are a few little twists in the story that keep the player attracted to the game.

Drake controls very fluently and the controls of the game are very sharp. Nathan can also scale walls and do a few death defying feats. Game play also includes melee attacks and an easy to use and very accessible control system. I also like how they incorporate the use of the Six-Axis at some points in the game.

Uncharted contains a few extras. There are 65 treasures scattered around the world that you can take the time and find. There are a variety of weapons to use and once in awhile there are the few button command prompts during cut scenes to keep you attentive. The story itself offers about 6-8 hours to complete.

Nathan carries around a book found early in the game which helps you solve puzzles during the game. The puzzles are not at all hard but they do throw that little relaxing time from all the action going on throughout 90% of the game.

The only problem I had with Uncharted was the random fire fights where it felt like the difficulty increased and you end up trying to pass the section after dying 10 times.

The graphics on Uncharted definitely bring out the power of the PS3. All colours are vibrant and cut scenes and the game play itself show superb stability and clear crisp definition. The settings in Uncharted are very clear and they definitely look like the real thing. The voice acting is also good and the dialogue can be humorous at times. The sound is great with the explosions and gun fire all around you.

If you love the action/adventure genre and you have been a fan of Naughty Dog in the past definitely try Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Even if you don’t apply to the above statement still try Uncharted it delivers what every gamer wants and that’s entertainment. I give Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 4 out of 5.

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