Rob's Uncharted Review

In light of Uncharted's poor performance in the NPDs, Rob has decided to grace us with a review of this under-appreciated game.

After many months of mouth watering anticipation, Sony’s 2007 holiday big shot has been released. Uncharted: Drakes fortune comes from Naughty Dog, famously known for their “Crash Bandicoot” series from PSone. You can definitely feel some of that series in Uncharted.

Uncharted is the tale of a young man by the name of Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter who alleges to be the descendant of Sir Francis Dake. After recovering a treasure map from Drake’s coffin, he sets out on an adventure to locate the booty. However, there are some shady characters that find out about his quest, and are willing to kill to get to it first.

Uncharted it AMAZING! I know that the PS3 has not had many killer titles this year, But Uncharted is definitely one of them. And just like Sony’s other killer title “WarHawk”, it is COMPLETELY underrated.

The game play is insane. I have heard several people refer to it as a cross between Tomb Raider and Gear of War, I would have to agree. Although in my opinion, Uncharted took the “take cover and shoot” gameplay from “Gears”, and fine tuned it. There is never a dull moment in the game, from exploring beautiful lush green jungle vistas, to exploring rusty WWII U-Boats (with dead, rotted nazi corpses still inside!).

The gunplay is just as satisfying (if not more so) than “Gears”, and the exploration elements are like nothing I have ever seen in a game. There are even a few cool driving stages that will blow your mind, especially one involving a jetski ride that will have you just staring at the screen admiring the graphics and drooling at what the PS3 is capable of. (You may even just find God while playing this game…lol).

As I mentioned, the Graphics are beautiful. There were times that while playing the game I would just stop for a moment and take it all in. Lush green jungle, Sunsets that rival the ones here in the real world, and character animations that are unprecidented. This game should be reason enough for people who are still cautious of the PS3, and the game showcases the power and potential of Sony’s amazing next gen system.

OMG! Did I Mention the water effects…. Must see to believe….

Another thing sony does not skimp on is music. Uncharted features an amazing orcehstral score that is along side the greats of Hollywood blockbusters, It is sounds like John Williams himself scored this gmae, and adds so much to the mood of the game. You feel like you are playing the Video Game equivelant of blockbuster summer film!

I know I have rambled on about the amazing graphics, But this game really is just amazing, and is fun to play. Naughty Dog knocked it out of the park, and has set the standard by which games should be mad. I truly hope that we see more of Nathan Drake’s treasure hunting adventures in the future…