Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #450 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2007-12-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Manufacturer's Description
A 400-year-old clue in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets a modern-day fortune hunter on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The search turns deadly when Nathan Drake becomes stranded on the island and hunted by mercenaries. Outnumbered and outgunned, Drake and his companions must fight to survive as they begin to unravel the terrible secrets hidden on the Island.

Customer Reviews

Almost Great
Uncharted is a bit of a paradox for me, because it is far from perfect and has so many things wrong with it I should be scoring it low, but oddly the game scores high from me because for what ever reason I couldnt put it down from start to finish.

Okay, so lets tackle the key problems. Your journey is completely scripted from A - B and there are no different avenues to explore. Some of Drakes movements are quite clumsey looking and some of the primary movements such as dropping from a ledge and taking cover are especially clumsey as he can drop even though he is nowhere near a ledge. The flip side to this is you can over-jump ledges and die easily. Others have commented on the far from perfect Assassins Creed, which although has problems - really set the bar in terms of interacting with a climbable environment. Uncharted fails miserably at reflecting the progress made in Creed in this department. One of the earliest levels consists of getting on board a stranded submarine by undertaking a series of death defying jumps and shimmys - when the sub would be easily climbable directly from the ledge of rock its stranded on.

Next is the weapons system, which really seems redundant. A single 9mm shot from a pistol has greater stopping power than 3 - 4 shots from the AK47, which everyone knows is one of the most awesome automatic rifles ever made. This is just silly and hence you spend almost the entire game using pistols although the Deagle and Magnum do spice this up a bit.

In terms of puzzles, there arent any really. Tomb Raider has this element down to a T but the scripted nature of Uncharted means you dont have to do much to keep moving. The game is pretty easy to work out and even the route for jumps & shimmys etc is pretty simple with very few wrong turns & dead ends.

So.. the game had me engaged because to start with it looks awesome, very detailed and lush environments which are used to maximum effect across a series of levels in one location. The cut scene story element is pretty good and although a bit old hat has been done very well with great acting. I've complained recently about the water affects in 'Army of Two' being seriously poor but this is not the case in Uncharted. Water looks and feels like water, Drakes clothes visably get wet and the use of the Jet Ski levels demonstrates how Water & Rapids can be utilised to great affect.

The mixture of climbing and shooting is about right and creates a nice tempo for the game which lasts about 11 - 12 hours depending on how good and how bothered about the treasures you are. I've played through and found 48 of 60 which wasnt bad first time and I would replay the game of Hard difficulty.

The game is lacking any real challenge in terms of puzzles, bosses or wrong turns for you to get lost, fall down or die so I can see the game appealing to a younger audience; and the auto save is good and consistent so anyone looking to hit there PS3 for half hour at a time can make steady progress without having to replay lengthy periods of the game.

All in all, Uncharted looks amazing and I enjoyed it. I feel it could have been so much better, by mixing in some actual stealth elements, a lot more wrong turns, a boss or two and far harder puzzles (think of the prince of persia games). Current value means it is a steal and an absolute must buy for anyone looking to show their little box off.

No pun intended ha ha.

Superb game Suberb Graphics at last
I agree with most others a superb game and great fun, a nice blend of gameplay with some good video sequences.
Thought the finale a bit of a let down at the very end of the final level but a good video sequence to end the game.
Drakes Fortune 2..... a sequel anyone?

One Of The Best PS3 Games Out There
Uncharted Is Probably One Of The Best Games On PS3. The Story Is genius, The weapons are good and The Scenery Is Just Movie Quality. You Can Also Collect Treasures Which Takes Some Time. If You Want A good Cliffhanger, Adventerous Game in Your Collection, Then Get This Game. Bring On Uncharted 2.