Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Review PS3

What do you get when you throw Tomb Raider, Gears of War, and a Hot Blond in a blender? The answer to that question would be found on the Playstation 3 and developed by Naughty Dog. Uncharted is the name while exploration and from-behind-cover-gunfights is the game. The hero of the game is Nathan Drake, part Indiana Jones with a mix of Laura Croft without the huge breasts, and your primary objective is to find the treasure that Sir Francis Drake was looking for back in the 1800’s.

After booting up the game I was immediately impressed with the opening cut scenes as they laid the foundation for the gorgeous visuals that I found throughout the game. The game is linear by design but the draw distance is up to par as you think your really in a much bigger world than your actually in. Just as the graphics shine throughout the controls do also. The shooting mechanics in the game are phenomenal as Naughty Dog has done the cover and shoot mechanic better than anyone I have seen yet. Popping in and out of cover never gets old as wave after wave of piraty-looking terrorist are after you and your companion Elena.

The story in the game was excellently crafted and easy to follow as long as you paid attention to the cut scenes. As intriguing as the story was the sexual tension that developed between the stories primary characters, Drake and Elena. Their love/hate relationship was comical at times and really helped develop the pace of the game when the story slowed down a little.

Naughty Dog took the blueprint for Uncharted right from the manual on “How to Make Video Games”, as there are a variety of game play elements that are used to break up the monotony of running around in the 3rd person view taking cover and shooting bad guys. There is an on-rails shooting level as well as a few levels where you man a jet ski when searching for the lost treasure. The game also boasts the best water effects I have ever seen in a video game, if you thought Far Cry had good looking water, you need to check out Uncharted.

Overall this game is definitely a must buy for all you PS3 owners out there as it took me a good ten hours to beat. The controls, graphics, story, and sound are all on par with the best games on the market today.

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Weekly Achievement Grab #1- Army of Two

The first Weekly Achievement Grab is brought to you by all the shooter’s out there that like to throw wave after wave of suicide bombing terrorists at you while you work hard to eliminate every last one of them before they blow you to smithereens. IF you are going to give Army of Two a proper play through then you might as well use this guide when playing the game. This weeks Grab will show you how to get the most out of your Army of Two Achievements if your just interested in playing through the game to enjoy the shooter.

This Grab will net you 350 points and couples the single player game’s Achievement’s with some of the multi-player’s. To get YOUR 350 start the game on the Contractor difficulty level and get through all 6 mission’s of the game while using the Partner AI and by using your Assault Rifles to amass 250 enemy kills, doing this will net you I75 points and will set you well on your way to YOUR 350. While playing through the campaign make sure you do a couple key things some of which practically happen automatically. First, you have to collect all the information cases in the game, kill 25 martyrs, kill 25 heavy armored enemies, heal your partner once, kill 50 enemies while in Back-To-Back, and purchase 3 weapons. Accomplishing these feats will net you another I40 points with the only two multi-player Grab’s to go. Next, you have to go online and finish a versus ranked match while never needing to be revived, this will get you two more Achievements, as you earn an easy 35 points which ends your first Achievement Grab. For completing this Achievement Grab you get YOUR 350 and officially become an Achievement Whore and a huge gaming dork.