Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(PS3; $59.99; Rated T for Blood/Language/Suggestive Themes/Tobacco/Violence; uncharted-thegame.com)
Speaking of pulp action, following in the footsteps of famous tomb raiders like Indiana Jones and Lara Croft is Nathan Drake, alleged heir to Sir Francis Drake and treasure-hunting protagonist of the PS3's most cinematic and adventuresome game to date, "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune." A lot of people who dismiss this game as being merely "Tomb Raider" without the... ahem... enhancements of Lara Croft, will fail to see "Uncharted" as being much more of an homage to "Indiana Jones" and the adventuring serials that were the inspiration for the famous archeologist. Though mechanically, the game plays similar to "Tomb Raider" with exploration and puzzle solving, it also has the charisma, cinematography, and playfulness that "Tomb Raider" lacks. Add in cover-based firefights similar to "Gears of War," and graphics and cutscenes that put both "Tomb Raider" and "Gears of War" to shame, and you have one heck of a fun diversion from your hum-drum life.
Though the puzzles aren't complex, and the entire game can be played through in a few short sittings, its presentation is top-notch and the adventuring strikes a chord with the 10 year old boy in me who grew up believing that Archeology was actually that cool- "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" is the videogame equivalent of the winter "popcorn film," and should be experienced by everyone looking for that type of entertainment.
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