18 out of 19 people found the following review helpful:

Simply jaw-dropping!

Brez from , 29th December, 2007

Graphically amazing as long as you've got a HD tele connected! Storyline is a cross between Indianna Jones and Romancing the Stone, and voice acting is superb. It's been a long time since I played a game that actually wanted me to keep on playing just to find out what happens next! Control is good but not excellent and this can be overlooked because saliva is dribbling out from your mouth as you gaze at the graphics!!

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16 out of 18 people found the following review helpful:

UNCHARTED DRAKE"S FORTUNE

SLYBOY360 from from Neath, 24th November, 2007

FOR ALL UK PS3 OWNERS THERE IS A DOWNLOADABLE DEMO ON THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK...ITS AWESOME, GRAPHICS, GOOD STORYLINE, VERY MOVIE-LIKE A-KIN TO TOMB RAIDER OR INDIANA JONES WHICH FOR ME IS NO BAD THING? IT IS OUT IN THE U.S.A. NOW! I`VE ORDERED THE GAME £ 31.99 DELIVERED & AM WAITING FOR IT TO ARRIVE...THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS...THE WAVE AFTER WAVE OF ENEMY`S TO KILL? THIS MAY BE BECAUSE ITS A DEMO? WHO KNOWS? I WILL LET YOU KNOW UPON PLAYING THE FULL GAME (update!) PLAYED & FINISHED THIS GAME IN A FEW DAYS...BUT WOW...WHAT A CRACKING FEW DAYS! FOR ALL YOU NON PS3 OWNERS? THIS IS THE REASON TO BUY ONE!!! TRUE THERE ARN`T MANY AT THE MOMENT? BUT THIS ONE CERTAINLY IS! GAMES FOR PS3 ARE NOT REGION CODED (ONLY MOVIES) SO BUY FROM AMERICA TRY- (MOVIETYME.COM)

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12 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Fortune favours the bold, and people who hide a lot

ChrisBarraclough from from London, 8th April, 2008

Drake's fortune is a over-the-shoulder romp that would probably be the result of a drunken nights fumbling between Resident Evil 4, Tomb Raider and Gears of War. It has the hiding and shooting mentality of Gears, where you take cover behind various pillars and walls and lean out to blow the kneecaps off a wide variety of enemies, although here you will find yourself shooting at johnny foreigners instead of slobbering Jade Goody look-alikes. And not just a hundred or so johnny foreigners, oh no. By the time you reach the end of this game, you'll have taken down pretty much the entire population of Cuba, with maybe half of Fiji thrown in for good measure. Still, the cover system works well and aiming is a cinch, meaning this part is relatively good fun (moreso if you have a deep xenophobic complex). In addition to the hiding and shooting bits, which make up the majority of the gameplay, you also have some Tomb Raider style hop-skip-and-jumping to do. These bits are fairly easy in general, apart from a few sections where your progression isn't entirely clear, leading to some rather hopeful leaps that end up with your corpse splattered across the bottom of a waterfall. Again, control is not a problem. Finally, you have some puzzley bits and some driving bits, which only occasionally crop up and aren't too intrusive. One word of advice is that when on a jetski, you can control the woman using L1 and get her to shoot at things, which I didn't work out for a good twenty minutes, leading to much cursing as I died for the ?th time by ramming into an exploding barrel. Honestly, who spends their whole day throwing these barrels into a river, just on the off-chance that someone will come driving up it and shoot them in the face? Talk about paranoid. As for the story, it is standard treasure-seeking fare with a typically English main baddie, that practically drowns in the sheer number of cliches that it vomits at you (even the dialogue is horrendous - 'You're looking awfully well for a corpse' being my favourite). And so, Drake is worthy of at least a rental, although perhaps not a purchase as it is quite short, and if you're like me, you can't be bothered to play through a game again to find every single hidden chest or coin or other length-extending devices. One-Sentence Review: Gears Of War in the jungle with Tomb-Raidery bits, but not as much jiggling. More at ChrisBarraclough dot com.

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11 out of 11 people found the following review helpful:

A fantastic game

Shaun from West Sussex, UK, 8th December, 2007

A simply stunning game which really shows off the power of the PlayStation 3. Great graphics throughtout but the game does suffer from screen tearing a few times when played on a HDTV but these tears are very few and don't detract from what is a stunning game. The textures, lighting effects, character's faces and the backgrounds are amazing and it is one of the best, if not the best looking game I've ever seen. The sound in this game is also A+, which great action sounds, the best voice acting I've ever heard in a game, immersive ambient sounds and a soundtrack that is of movie quality. Because this game looks good, sounds good and has to an interesting and very involving story you'll find yourself playing it for long periods on end meaning the game could be finished in a few days. It's not a short game but instead one which will keep you stuck to it and make itself appear short when it really isn't. There are also a lot of bonus features which encourage repeat play throughs. Some of these are gimmicks, ie changing the way the game looks or infinite ammo but some of the rewards are 'Making of' type featurettes and are very interesting to watch. It seems the PlayStation 3 just found it's real 'must have' game and just before Christmas too. Well done Sony and Naughty Dog.

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Cracking!

qotas from , 30th October, 2009

This game is amazing. The visuals are gorgeous, especially the water where alot of nice attention to detail has been paid. The storyline is very good as is the gameplay. The characters all fit into the story well and give it added depth. The game is almost perfect in fact! I do have one little niggle with it in the fact that the control system can sometimes send you to the wrong piece of cover which on the harder difficulties guarantees instant death but other than that the game is outstanding in every aspect. I definitely recommend renting it and trying it on one of the harder difficulties to get the most out of it, just can't wait to try the sequel now :)

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ghostbusters

num1gamerps3 from , 30th September, 2009

this game to me is not the type of game i go fopr but i rented it and gave it a go im glad i did it had ghouls ghosts good story plenty to do many hours of gaming good online play the voice acting was spot on too deff worth a rent or buy and if you like the trophies then they come thick and fast so give it a go

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One of the best games on PS3

A Customer from Manchester, England, 30th September, 2009

Incredible game, amazing graphics but more importantly fun gameplay. The story is immersive and you actually care about the characters (helped by some excellent voice acting.) The cutscenes are filmed with actors wearing motion-capture suits! That tells you all you need to know about this game, the attention to detail is stunning. Easily top 5 games on PS3 and matches anything the Xbox 360 has to offer, if you arent sure whether to get a PS3, play this and Resistance: Fall of Man 2 andI guarantee you'll have more fun than you could anywhere else.

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Roll On Uncharted 2!

stevieguil from from Salford, 16th September, 2009

Despite reading solid reviews, the concept of Uncharted just looked very stale (treasure hunting, pirates etc). In addition, every Sony game since Motorstorm has been a huge waste of time. Therefore, I was convinced Id be disappointed with this. However, Uncharted turned out quite the opposite and is without doubt the best PS3 exclusive so far. The characters turn out to be quite likeable (in particular Drake, far from the clichés they first appear as). The graphics are another high point, each section is incredibly detailed. Naughty Dog has done very well to provide variety to a game set on just one island, a Nazi U Boat Drake encounters early on being one of the most memorable. Gears of War has obviously been a major influence on this game. Even the way enemies spill blood is reminiscent of Gears. By far the best element borrowed is the cover system, which works incredibly well here. As do the jumping sections, familiar to anyone who has played Prince of Persia. Other games that came to mind when playing Uncharted were Resident Evil 4, Tomb Raider and Far Cry. Where Uncharted succeeds with this cheeky plagiarism is that it takes the finer elements from these games and combines them to create an extremely enjoyable game. Although nothing about it feels particularly new, it feels refined to the point where it's almost perfect. One final point that made me admire this game was how it played out. The ending doesnt finish on a cliff-hanger and neither does it set up a sequel. Uncharted actually has an ending, which seems like a small point, but can be infuriating. Assassins Creed, Ratchet & Clank and countless others please take note.

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