Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3)

Discuss Review + Want + Have Contribute

Description

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is the story of Nathan Drake, a modern-day treasure hunter who believes himself to be a descendant of Sir Francis Drake, the famous English explorer/privateer. After recovering his ancestor's coffin and discovering a 400-year-old diary, Nathan and his companions (documentary producer Elena Fisher, and mentor/friend Victor Sullivan) are caught up in a search for El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Along the way they explore the ruins of a lost Spanish colony, trading bullets and blows with a horde of pirates who are intent on plundering El Dorado's riches for themselves.

The gameplay consists of cover-based shoot-offs, fast-paced escape sequences and death-defying stunts reminiscent of an Indiana Jones movie. Players traverse lush island environments, pilot jetskis and jeeps through vicious firefights, explore underground ruins fraught with pitfalls and traps, and discover the mysterious fate of the original Spanish colonists.

Screenshots

Alternate Titles

• "アンチャーテッド: エル・ドラドの秘宝" -- Japanese spelling
• "Uncharted: El Tesoro de Drake" -- Spanish title
• "Uncharted: El Dorado no Hihou" -- Japanese title
• "Uncharted: Drakes Schicksal" -- German title
• "Big" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Games made into books
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases
• Uncharted series
• Video games turned into board / card games

User Reviews

A Ridiculously Fun and Enjoyable Game

Tom Cross (31)

The Press Says

GameCell UK	Dec 11, 2007	10 out of 10	100
The Video Game Critic	Jul 06, 2008	A	100
Cheat Code Central	Nov 19, 2007	4.8 out of 5	96
Game Over Online	Jan 21, 2008	90 out of 100	90
GameZone	Nov 26, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GameDaily	Nov 16, 2007	9 out of 10	90
USA Today	Dec 02, 2007		80
videogamer.com	Nov 28, 2007	8 out of 10	80
EmpireOnline.com	Nov 30, 2007		80
Hooked Gamers	Jan 16, 2008	8 out of 10	80

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

1001 Video Games

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

German version

In the localized German version, the word "Nazi" was removed in the dialogues.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2007 – #9 Game of the Year
  • 2007 – #7 Console Game of the Year
  • 2007 – #2 PS3 Game of the Year
  • 2007 – PS3 Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• Postmortem: Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (on Gamasutra (8th October 2008))
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Article in the open encyclopedia)