Japanese release of Uncharted Drake's Fortune. Foundational for cinematic action-adventure on PS3, featuring a likable protagonist and sustained narrative pace. Slightly dated but still enjoyable to play through.
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Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Japanese edition of Uncharted Drake's Fortune by Naughty Dog under the title El Dorado no Hihou. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, released in December 2007 exclusively in Japan. Nathan Drake seeking El Dorado in Amazon with Elena Fisher journalist, over twenty-two chapters crossing tropical islands and pre-Columbian ruins, adventure gameplay mixing cover-based TPS, acrobatic platforming and puzzles, Japanese subtitles, English and Japanese voice-over with Daisuke Namikawa as Drake.
Uncharted - El Dorado no Hihou 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.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾21 GB📅06/12/2007
Published by Sony
Uncharted - El Dorado no Hihou (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
The Japanese version of Uncharted Drake's Fortune, marketed as El Dorado no Hihou, a local variant of the founder of Naughty Dog's saga. This title specific to the Japanese market appeals to collectors of the regional variants of a PS3 flagship series. Its interest lies in this naming and Japanese run rather than strong scarcity.
Is Uncharted - El Dorado no Hihou 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.
