Uncharted (series)
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Developer(s) | Naughty Dog |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform of origin | PlayStation 3 |
| First release | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune NA November 19, 2007 EU December 7, 2007 AUS December 6, 2007 |
| Latest release | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves NA October 13, 2009 EU October 16, 2009 AUS October 15, 2009 |
| Official website | www.unchartedthegame.com |
The Uncharted series is a series of video games by Naughty Dog based on the adventures of fictional character Nathan Drake.
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[edit] Setting
The Uncharted series follows Nathan Drake's adventures in various locations. The Uncharted games have taken place in various places around the world, from Nepal to Istanbul to South America.
[edit] Gameplay
Uncharted is a third person shooter game, with similar gameplay and cover system to that of Kill.switch
Players in Uncharted can only carry two different weapons at any given time. Players can either obtain ammo or swap out their current weapons with any weapon dropped by a downed foe or from those scattered around the various maps.
Competitive and co-op mutliplayer was introduced in the series in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Competitive mutliplayer features up to 10 players and co op features up to 3 players. There are various modes including plunder, deathmatch, etc.
[edit] Games
[edit] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is the first game in the series, and is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Combining platforming and third-person shooter elements, the game charts the journey of protagonist Nathan Drake, supposed descendant of the explorer Sir Francis Drake, as he seeks the lost treasure of El Dorado in South America, with the help of friend Victor "Sully" Sullivan and journalist Elena Fisher.[1]
[edit] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the second game in the series, and is a PlayStation 3 action/adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.[2] It is the sequel to the highly successful Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It introduces the stealth mechanic, and takes Nathan Drake on a journey across Nepal and The Himalayas in a search for the lost city of Shambhala. It reunites most of the cast from the first game and introduces new characters like, Chloe Frazer (a new love interest who has history with Drake), Harry Flynn (a shifty former partner of Drake's), and Zoran Lazarevic, a Serbian war criminal and the game's primary antagonist.
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] Comics
On October 22, SCEA released the first of a four part series adventure called Uncharted: Eye of Indra. It is a prequel to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The second part was released on November 25, while the 3rd and 4th parts released simultaneously on December 7.
[edit] Uncharted: Eye of Indra
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Episode 1:
A man named Daniel Pinkerton is trying to beat information out of Nathan Drake. Nate flashes back to when he was hired by Pinkerton to discover the whereabouts of the Eye of Indra, one of 3 priceless artifacts centered around Indra. Drake takes the job due to the fact that he needs money in order to find Sir Francis Drake's coffin.
In a bar, Drake is attempting to discover the location of the Eye from a letter Pinkerton gave him earlier; whilst reading it, he is set upon by a group of thugs, but the woman who owns the bar, Rika Raja, orders them to get out.
Later, in Rika's bedroom, Drake figures out the clue hidden in the letter, which reveals to him that the Eye of Indra is located within one of the other artifacts of Indra, located in a safe. However, instead of informing Pinkerton of this, Drake plans to steal the Eye right out from under his nose instead.
Episode 2:
Part 2 begins once again with the interrogation of Nathan Drake; Pinkerton has one of his henchman pour water all over Drake and Pinkerton uses wires to electrify Drake.
Flashing back, we find that Nate slept with Rika. Nate tells her to not come with him, but she refuses, saying that he'll need all the help he can get. Rika then tells Drake that she told a reliable person about the Eye, and that he will help them to steal it from Pinkerton. Just then, a group of henchmen breaks into the room, and after a brief fight, Eddy Raja also walks into the room. Assessing quickly that Nate slept with his sister, Eddy says that Nate has crossed the line now, and that he will pay.
Back to the present now, we see that Drake has given in to Pinkerton's torture. However, as he is about to reveal what he found out about the Eye of Indra, the camera cuts to a shot of Drake's back, where it is revealed that Eddy is also tied to Drake's chair. Eddy then tells Drake not to tell Pinkerton anything.
Episode 3:
Part 3 starts with Rika talking to Eddy & Nate, trying to help them set their pasts aside and work together in the heist. After reluctance of claiming that Nate is in charge, Eddy finally agrees. Nate also tells Rika that they had an old job, Eddy was going to steal fron Nate, but "I beat him to the punch."
Later that night, Eddy causes a distraction by detonating Pinkerton's garage. Then Nate tells Rika to stay behind, incase something goes wrong. She is to give intel from outside.
Back to the interogation, Eddy lets it slip that there is a 3rd partner in the job. But Pinkerton has that covered to, talking into a radio, shows that Rika was captured as well.
Episode 4:
When Pinkerton is about to use the wires on Rika, Nate gives in and tells him that the Eye is already in his safe, inside the Erawan statue.
Then, a flashback to how Nate & Eddy were captured. After a firefight, they get in the office. Nate asks Eddy to blow the safe, but Eddy's detonator was a dud. Now, that they have no more detonators and almost out of ammo, they don't know what to do.
Pinkerton breaks open the statue and he found the Eye. He then is about the kill them, starting with Rika. She tries to get a way, but drops to Pinkertons desk. He is about to stab her, when she reaches under his desk and shoots Pinkerton and his 2 guards with Eddy's golden gun.
Flashback, Nate realizing that we can't open the safe, then calls Rika over the radio and tells her about a plan. Since they can't open it, they have to get caught and let Pinkerton open the safe for them.
Pinkerton says that Nate had better watch his back, because he will be coming for Drake. But then, Rika says he won't and shoots Pinkerton in the head.
Later, at the docks, the 3 are still amazed that they pulled it off. But, then Rika holds up a gun at Nate. Eddy laughs, saying that he is proud of his sister, but then she pulls the gun on Eddy. Nate says that he will find her someday, and she replies, "I'm looking forward to it". She gets on the boat and sails off, 'Beating them both to the punch'.
3 weeks later, Nate is at a cabana, telling this story to Victor Sullivan. Nate tells him how are they ae going to fund the search for Sir Fancis Drake's coffin. He points to a TV that is showing Elena Fisher's program. Nate says that he meets with her tomorow, for the big story, and that her producers are paying for the whole thing. Then a screen that says: "To be continued in 'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune".
[edit] Film
Film producer Avi Arad has stated that he is working with a division of Sony to develop the film adaptation of Uncharted.[3] In response to a question posed to Richard Lemarchand, lead game designer of Naughty Dog, on whether he would like to see a film adaptation of Uncharted, he replied "no comment."[4].
Since then, Columbia Pictures has confirmed that an Uncharted film is being developed. It is to be written by Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly and produced by Avi Arad, Charles Roven, and Alex Gartner.[5][6]
As of June 30, 2009 it was confirmed that the Uncharted film has been in development for the last year-and-a-half.[7]
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main Game Series
| Character | Game | ||
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| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | ||
| Nathan Drake | Nolan North | ||
| Elena Fisher | Emily Rose | ||
| Victor "Sully" Sullivan | Richard McGonagle | ||
| Gabriel Roman | Simon Templeman | ||
| Atoq Navarro | Robin Atkin Downes | ||
| Eddy Raja | James Sie | ||
| Chloe Frazer | Claudia Black | ||
| Karl Schafer | Rene Auberjonois | ||
| Harry Flynn | Steve Valentine | ||
| Tenzin | Robin Atkin Downes | ||
| Zoran Lazarevic | Graham McTavish | ||
[edit] Other Media
| Character | Media | |
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| Uncharted: Eye of Indra | Film | |
| Nathan Drake | Nolan North | |
| Elena Fisher | Emily Rose | |
| Victor "Sully" Sullivan | Richard McGonagle | |
| Eddy Raja | James Sie | |
| Daniel Pinkerton | Fred Tatasciore | |
| Rika Raja | Gwendoline Yeo | |
[edit] References
- ^ Helgeson, Matt (December 2007). "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Review". Game Informer (Cathy Preston) (176): 149. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200712/R07.1114.0939.00825.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ Stewart, Kemuel (2008-12-01). "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Confirmed". GamerCenterOnline. http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2008/12/01/uncharted-2-among-thieves-confirmed/. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "The Man Behind Marvel Movie Magic Hopes To Do the Same For Gaming". Kotaku. 2008-10-02. http://kotaku.com/5057159/the-man-behind-marvel-movie-magic-hopes-to-do-the-same-for-gaming. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Naughty Dog, The Making of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune". 2009-01-22. http://www.gnomonschool.com/events/naughty_dog/naughty_dog.php. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "'Drake's Fortune' set for big screen". 2009-06-25. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i5eb34953fa875047acdb0a04d5691c7c. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ "'Sahara' scribes pen 'Uncharted'". 2009-06-25. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/15756/-sahara-scribes-pen-uncharted-film. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Hennig, Amy (30 June 2009). "Uncharted 2 Live Chat with Naughty Dog". The PlayStation Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment America. http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php?task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=bb0690c33d. Retrieved 30 July 2009. "We're really excited about the development of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune as a movie -- we've been working with Arad Productions for the last year-and-a-half or so"
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