Sully is seemingly killed by a shot to the chest, but Nate manages to escape, encounters Elena, and flies with her to the island. However, mercenaries led by criminal Gabriel Roman ( Simon Templeman), to whom Sully owes a massive debt, and his lieutenant Atoq Navarro ( Robin Atkin Downes) intercept Nate and Sully. They find a Nazi U-boat, which contains a page from Drake's diary showing the statue was taken to an island. Fearing Elena's reporting will attract potential rivals, Nate and Sully abandon her at a dock.įollowing the diary to the indicated spot, Nate and Sully discover an alcove that once held a large statue, and realize that El Dorado is not a city but rather a golden idol. Pirates attack and destroy Nate's boat, but Nate's friend and mentor Victor "Sully" Sullivan ( Richard McGonagle) rescues the two in his seaplane. The coffin contains Sir Francis Drake's diary, which gives the location of El Dorado. Treasure hunter Nathan "Nate" Drake ( Nolan North), accompanied by reporter Elena Fisher ( Emily Rose), recovers the coffin of his self-proclaimed ancestor Sir Francis Drake, having located it from coordinates inscribed on a family heirloom: a ring Nate wears around his neck. It was followed by the sequel Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in 2009, and was re-released on PlayStation 4 as part of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune sold one million copies after ten weeks of release. It faced some criticism for its graphical issues, short length, vehicle sections, and marked difficulty.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is notable for being one of the first video games to feature force feedback vibration, and the development team found influence for many of the game's aesthetic elements from film, pulp magazines, and movie serials.Įxtensively marketed as a PlayStation exclusive, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune received generally favorable reviews, with praise for its technical achievements, cast, characters, story, music, and production values, drawing similarities to blockbuster films. The game was delayed numerous times through its development, as the team regularly updated or wholly changed various aspects related to the story, coding, and the game's design. The development of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune began in 2005, and saw Naughty Dog altering their approach to development, as they sought to create a humanized video game that was distinct from their other entries, settling on an action-adventure game with platforming elements and a third-person perspective.
The game follows Nathan Drake, the supposed descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake, as he searches for the lost treasure of El Dorado with journalist Elena Fisher and mentor Victor Sullivan.
It is the first game in the Uncharted series, and was released in November 2007 for PlayStation 3.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.