Tomb Raider + Indiana Jones= Uncharted Drake's Fortune, now that's a good match!
(4 out of 5) Gameplay: In the game you will be doing three things the entire time, running, jumping, and shooting, mostly shooting. Uncharted uses the duck and cover type of game play found in Gears of War, without the big buff armored men. The shooting and hand to hand combat in the game are extremely easy to handle, but at times it feels like there are way too many enemies in an area. There will be moments where you will get frustrated due to the fact that you have to keep restarting because of the heavy onslaught of enemies on screen, they come from every direction and what makes it worst is that they can use cheap weapons. The platforming is nicely done but can feel unbalanced with the rest of the game since the shooting parts are hard and the platforming parts are too easy. Even with those slight problems I found the game fun.
(5 out of 5) Graphics: What makes Uncharted: Drake's Fortune so unique is the detailed and lush environments. Many shooters today involve killing aliens, and monsters inside dark factories or dungeons, such as Gears of War and Resistance Fall of Man. That's not a bad thing but I would like to see a change in the environment, and Uncharted is that change. Most levels take place outside in the open in lush green jungles and natural flowing water. The way the trees move, the way the rocks are formed, everything is gorgeous and looks so natural. The facial expressions on the characters are very believable and add that piece of realism to the game; it especially goes well with the in game dialogue. The character animations are believable as well; it seems Drake is always changing his position when he is moving, ducking, and jumping. There are so many character animations in the game.
(5 out of 5) Sound: The voice acting in the game is top notch, each piece of dialogue is cleverly written, and although I didn't find myself laughing out loud from what Drake had to say I did find myself snickering in the background. The sound effects from the explosions to the sounds coming from the forest are nicely done too. The in game music matches the atmosphere perfectly as well.
In the end Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is one of the best games I have played this year. It wasn't a hardcore shooter like Gears of War yet it wasn't a crazy platformer like any of the Jak and Daxter games. It held a perfect combination of both most of the time. Uncharted is a fun and unique experience that shows what would happen if a movie were to end up into a fantastic game.