Bahrain This Month - December 2011

BTM December 2011 131 The World of Drake Anyone who knows the name Nathan Drake will be unable to contain their excitement over the release of the latest chapter of the franchise, Unchartered 3: Drake’s Deception. The popular series is still created by the original software company — Naughty Dog. The newest instalment retains a lot of the previous features while adding additional elements making this one of the best releases of the year. Unchartered 3 involves a new kind of storytelling that will change your view of video games forever. From the opening scene until the final fight you will find yourself completely enwrapped in the moves, fights and story. The world was first introduced to this franchise with a game called Drake's Fortune which set the bar high for what third-person adventures on the PlayStation 3 should be like. After two years from the first game of the series, Naughty Dog launched Unchartered 2: Among Thieves, which was full of improved graphics and added a multiplayer feature to the series. Unchartered 2 was one of the most popular games of 2009. The third game of the series is also an adventure game and has many similarities to the others. The cast of characters remain including, of course, the main man Nathan Drake and his old pal, or mentor, Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan. In this new chapter the duo are looking for a lost city and they face many challenges to find and reach it. On top of the narrative element, the game boasts incredible graphics and great gameplay. Upon the completion of the camping you will have the chance to experience one of the best multiplayer experiences out there with the Unchartered 3 Multiplayer. Unchartered 2 introduced competitive and co-op modes for the series, and the new version takes the whole experience to another level by improving the multiplayer mechanic and gave us something special. Naughty Dog worked for around four years to build this game and it was time well spent. For a long time gamers looked to the Unchartered franchise as a one-player game or a game worth buying just because of the reputable single player camping mode but not any more. All of the old gameplay modes remain online such as Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag but Naughty Dog enhanced the playing options with fun features to play including Boosters and Kickback — both are bonuses you achieve for completing the objective of the game. As an overview, the characters, voice actor, graphics, sound, music, multiplayer and most of the entire story are hands down the crème de la crème of video games. Ahmed Al Nasheet Nathan Drake is back and facing his most ultimate mission yet — the unearthing of a lost city. He must toughen up to overcome all of the challenges he faces in order to end victorious. downtimecomputergames

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