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User Rating: 8.5 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3
My first impression before I played the demo on PSN was that this game was going to be all looks and that's where the line was drawn. I was wrong. The demo showed off an awesome battle system, sported amazing visuals, and had a nearly flawless cover system. The only problem I had with the fighting system was the aiming and how the cross hair was positioned in relation to the angle of your gun. Over the right shoulder the gun would look like it was being pointed at something off-screen, but the cross hair would be on an enemies head. When I shot the enemy I killed him, but the bullet pulled, what looked like, a 90 degree turn to hit him in the face. About half way through the game when I picked up a revolver (like the golden gun in 007 it kills in one shot) and aimed it. The gun was aimed directly perpendicular to the screen yet my bullets would hit the enemies and pull the magic 90 degree turn to even reach the target. It was one of the funniest mess-ups in a game considering how much work had actually gone into it. The visuals of the game is where it truely shines. The game has the best graphics of the year, hands down. The lighting in the game is absolutely awesome. Probably the most beautiful parts of this game are in the jungle setting during the day. The lighting effects and the shadows are well done. The water effects are especially cool; they are extremely realistic from the way the water ripples when you walk in it to the way your character gets wet when he goes for a swim. All of the plant life interacts with the wind and your character (meaning the plants do not just magically glitch through you like they do in most games). The relative shortness of Uncharted might drive away those of you who have a tight budget. I figured the game would be longer considering the devs had blu-ray at their disposal. On normal it was pretty solid all the way through. The game took me about eight and one half hours to complete on normal. The bonuses, unlockables, and medals give it some replay value, but for the most part this game wont keep you hooked for more than 20 hours. It is practically a must have considering the shortage of AAA titles for the PS3 right now, but if you're tight on money this game would be a good rental. Uncharted's puzzles are pretty easy, but luckily the puzzles aren't the highlight of the game, so it's not that big of a deal. There is a good variety of weapons, but the basics include the machine gun, shotgun, pistol, grenade launcher, and sniper. Of course there are variations of these and more powerful versions, but for the most part the weapon selection is pretty plain. Pros: - Awesome Visuals (720p output), should have won best graphics on Spike - Pretty good 3rd person shooter aspect. - One of the best story lines of 2007. - Rewards, Medals, and bonus's give it some good replay value - Different setting and color tone from the current trend in the market - The best water I have ever seen in a game Cons: - Sorta short (played through on normal in 8 hours and 30 minutes) - Some of the aiming with the weaponry is obviously flawed - $60 US might not be worth it for some of the gamers who have a tight budget. 
