Master Katarn's Profile

Uncharted puts you in the shoes of Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter and supposed heir to Sir Francis Drake. He starts following clues lead by Sir Francis to get to a fortune that the Sir faked his death to protect. It really feels like a movie thanks to a excellent score, voice acting and motion capture.
Now this plays very diffrent from Tomb Raider. Exploring is like any 3rd person game but combat is played out like Gears of War. You have to find cover pop out and fire off a few shots with your pistol, shotgun or machine gun or whatever you may have. Its fun and it has very few camera problems.
What happens later on in the game is they change the way you play. Youve been playing this game this certain way, take cover, pop out and shoot and at the very end they do a 180 on you and change the way you play and its just perfect when it happens.
There are a couple of vehicle parts where your either in a turret on the back of a jeep or on a jetski and they really add the the enjoyment of the game.

The game is only 8 hours long, that might scare you off but the thing about Uncharted is it has excellent replay value. You get so invested in these characters that you learn to love them you'll want to go back and play this again what motivating you, well theres 60 treasures to find hidden throughout the game and they have points that you get by collecting them or getting 10 headshots and so on. And these points unlock videos, new costumes or unlimited ammo, neat stuff like that, that really makes you keep playing.
The game is not perfect, there are some textures that pop in when your looking at your treasures or walking through the jungle. But all the bad things are completely overweighed by how amazing the game is.
It looks amazing. The trees make shadows that Nate walks through, the jungle looks georgous, and Nate acually looks wet when he get in the water.
We all say how game can compete with movies and offer a experience on par and alot of games over the years have gotten close but Uncharted is the one that really wraps it head around how a action adventure film should be put into game form.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is a amazing game to have in your PS3 library. It looks excellent and plays even better. Its not that long but you'll find youself going back and back for more. This is the Indiana Jones for the 21st century.