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Thursday, 06 March 2008 |
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series featuring popular video games in current pop culture.
by LINDSAY CRAVEN
Lifestyles Reporter
If you are anxiously awaiting the release of the new Indiana Jones movie, there is a game calling your name.
“Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” combines shooting, driving and climbing to create a nearly flawless game that makes it hard to set the controller down.
With stunning visuals and a soundtrack rarely found in video games today, the player becomes
automatically immersed in the story.
Nathan Drake is on a hunt for the gold of his apparent family member Sir Francis Drake.
He gets a lead the moment we meet him, when he discovers an underwater coffin that turns out to only be holding the treasure map that Nate was counting on.
Excitement ensues and the player gets to participate when pirates rush the scene and Nate and Elena, the newscaster he brought along to fund his journey, have to use the two guns aboard the boat to hold the pirates off.
Nate’s faithful friend, Sully, flies in to save the day and all is well…for a while.
After lots of searching and puzzle solving on a beautiful island setting in Panama, the duo are
bombarded by nasty figures from Sully’s past, and Nate and Elena are left to figure out how to get the
treasure and stay alive.
The story line and dialogue are the most impressive features of this game.
Nate and Elena’s constant bickering will keep you laughing and Nate’s not-so-internal dialogue about
the tasks he has to perform makes him seem more human.
Another fantastic feature to this game is the amazing job the creators did creating the visuals.
There is great use of shadows and light, details in the water scenes and intricate jungle scenes.
You feel more as if you are watching a movie than playing a video game.
The fight scenes are tedious and constant, but there is enough action that you tend to be able to ignore
this is the 15th time you have had to take down a slew of pirates in the last five minutes.
You have a selection of grenades and about five or six guns to use – some of which run of ammo after about four rounds, so it is best to stick with the high-powered rifle and pistol as you go through a lot of ammo.
You can also go through and pick up the ammo of the slain pirates or anything else just lying around.
Another interesting aspect to the game is you get thrown into several scenes in which you are either
driving a Jeep through the jungle or tearing through the water on a jet ski.
There is also a lot of climbing involved in “Uncharted.”
Most of the scenes take place on deserted ruins and Nate must find ways to maneuver over a
half-standing building or get to the tops of towers that are sealed up by gates.
Don’t fear, however, as Nate is quite the little climber.
You very rarely meet your fate falling from one of your climbing escapades and if you do, you start
back somewhere close to where you ended.
Overall, the game play is phenomenal and you rarely get tired of the action.
The game is also fairly short. It could probably be completed in a day’s time if you were to try, but with
lots of hidden treasures and goals to achieve that unlock secret game play options, you will want to
revisit it almost immediately after you finish.
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