Reviewer Note: I will always keep it simple, short, straight to the point and trying not to spoil anything.
PS3 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Japankore.net official Review)
By Cypher of Japankore.net
Story/Presentation: 9.5 (out of 10)
So you have a lead treasure hunter and a female reporter going to some island just to run into some bad folks... Sure, we've seen these type of plot before... But there's a twist to this one. Something that's actually pretty shocking to me and I'm sure other won't have it coming either! It was quite surprising and I was blown away by it. Let's just say, it reminded me of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. haha But even without the side-show-freaks twists to the plot, the story itself would still live up to be an interesting adventure! Thanks to cool amazing cutscenes, interesting characters, and awesome dialogue. It sort of felt like a movie and if it were, it's one fun pop-corn flick!
Graphics: 9.6 (out of 10)
The game is currently the most beautiful graphic in any games to date. Beautiful lush greens juggle environments, kickass animations, awesome fresh skies, tasty water falls, and super most realistic water visual ever! Seriously, this game looks damn good! Far better than Gears of War and it doesn't even use the full power of the PS3. The graphic is so great there's really no need for CGI movies/FMVs... All the cut-scene itself is using in-game engine with seamless transition between gameplay and cutscene... There're really nothing bad to say about this game in terms of graphic except for a few small screen tearing here and there. But most people probably won't notice it at all.
Sound & Music: 9.5 (out of 10)
Right when you pop the disc in, you'll hear an awesome music going on in the background of the main menu. Once you start the game, music and sound takes to striagth into the adventure right away!
Gameplay: 9.5 (out of 10)
People that played the "free" demo from the PSN already have an idea of how fun this game is. But, the actual game is 5 times and fun, 5 times excitement, 5 times the action and 5 times the adventure! The game comes with an awesome control that anyone can easily get into to right away. Cover and pop system works very very good! Cover and pop people in the head, kick ass Tony Jaa style, and solve fun interesting easy puzzle! It's a blast, that's all I can say. I just wish there were a bit more to it.
Final Score: 9.5 (out of 10)
The game looks great, plays great, and it truly delivered a taste of the power of the PS3! Many people said games aren't about graphic, it's all about gameplay. Well, I say "screw that crap!". Why not get the best of both world? Good graphic, good gamplay, this game is just that. This is just a small example of what next gen games are all about and what the PS3 are capable of processing. The game is just awesomely fun but I just hope there were more things you can do but we can always hope for the sequel...
Final score note: Final score are taken by adding all the scores from each of the 4 categories then divide them by 4.
