The very first Uncharted, foundational for cinematic gaming on PS3. Drake is a charismatic protagonist in an adventure blending climbing, cover shooting and humor. Slightly dated visually but charm and adventure remain intact.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Action-adventure by Naughty Dog launching Uncharted with treasure hunter Nathan Drake. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, released in November 2007 in Europe, Australia, Asia and North America. Nathan Drake claimed descendant of Sir Francis Drake seeking El Dorado in Amazon with Elena Fisher, over twenty-two chapters crossing tropical islands and pre-Columbian ruins, adventure gameplay mixing cover-based TPS, acrobatic platforming and puzzles, English voice-over with Nolan North.
Uncharted - Drake's Fortune review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Cinematic adventure of dazzling beauty, lush jungles, majestic ruins and sumptuous natural light: the game looks like a playable adventure film. The spectacular staging and the care for detail reach a technical peak. This visual direction, vast and polished, showcases Naughty Dog's talent.
Blending an adventurous orchestra and ethnic accents, the music raises Nathan Drake's journeys to the scale of a great action film. The unforgettable "Nate's Theme" and epic flights accompany every stunt with flair. This cinematic breadth, generous and exhilarating, is the whole sweep of the saga.
On the trail of El Dorado's treasure, a fortune hunter with irresistible patter faces mercenaries and curses in a hostile jungle. An homage to 1980s adventure cinema, the tale combines action, humour and camaraderie with an unstoppable sense of pace. This first exploit established a hero and a tone that became emblematic.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A cinematic adventure blending climbing, snappy gunfights and puzzles in sumptuous tropical settings, on the trail of a cursed treasure. The hero's charisma and the blockbuster pace create an instant immersion, like an adventure film you star in. Spectacular, generous and superbly made, a peak of action-adventure that redefined the genre's standards.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Scaling ruins, chaining nervy gunfights and puzzles across a treasure hunt full of panache sets up a grand spectacle where each twist calls for the next. Following the adventure and rooting out hidden treasures reward curiosity. Its combat repeats a little, but the hero's charisma and the blockbuster rhythm grip you from start to finish.
The Asian run of Uncharted Drake's Fortune, circulated far more narrowly than the Western editions of this founder of Naughty Dog's saga. This release appeals to collectors attentive to the rare local versions of a PS3 flagship series. Its desirability lies mainly in this geographic scarcity, the content matching the standard.
Is Uncharted - Drake's Fortune still worth playing in 2026?
The very first Uncharted laid the foundations of the cinematic adventure genre on PS3, establishing Nathan Drake as a charismatic, funny and fallible hero. Blending climbing, puzzles, cover shooting and delicious one-liners in an adventure-film-inspired treasure hunt, it set a pace and a staging that would mark the whole generation. Visually and in its handling, it shows its age today against its markedly more accomplished sequels. But Drake's charm, the momentum of the adventure and the title's historical importance make it a discovery that keeps all its interest.
