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UNCHARTED 2 REVIEW

I've never played the first uncharted so i didn't know what to expect when i first played this one. Word has it that it basically was just a combination of gears of war and Indiana Jones all in one. It's so much better than both. The story stars Nathan Drake a fortune hunter who's been out of work for a while until a friend, Harry Flynn, offers him up a job to help him out on an expedition to find Marco Polo's trail to shambalaa. Eventually Nate has been double crossed and what follows is one of the most amazing,intense, and thrilling story to be told in a video game.

Gameplay consists of 4 things duck and cover gun-play, stealth, puzzle solving and parkour style navigation through environments (my personal favorite) I was just amazed on how much variety there was in the game play department and was just unprepared for it so much. The set-pieces are top notch and every single one of them feels like it's been ripped out of a summer blockbuster flick. There is a scene in the game where you are in a building trying to fight off a chopper along with soldiers pouring in until suddenly the chopper fires missiles at the building causing it to collapse and as it is being collapsed you are still trying to fight off soldiers until finally you are to take a leap of faith and BAM you are in the next step through the thick of the battle. Now keep in mind this is all happening in real time and it's not a cut-scene.

The characters in the game are developed pretty well and the voice acting is some of the best i've heard in a video game in a long time and really helps develop the story greatly when it comes to cut-scenes. This is actually one of the video games that i wouldn't mind to sit back and watch the cut-scenes it feels like you're watching a live action movie almost. I was completely hooked into it

FINAL VERDICT--9.5 out of 10

I would've given it a perfect 10 but there are a few flaws like some textures popping in but as i was playing through it all that was the only flaw i found in the game but it hardly ever happens. All in all this was one of the best games I've ever played in my life so far. definitely on my top 5 and If you have a ps3 you'd be crazy if you choose to skip this amazing title.

neveldine/taylor are starting to rapidly become 2 of my all time favorite directors. I've just come back from a screening of gamer and i gotta say this is the action film of the summer. The film takes place in the not so distant future where virtual reality gaming is being taken to the next level. They're not controlling your typical cg characters but real people this time around. The film's pacing does not let up at all. I mean the movie was only about an hour and a half long but it is packed with over the top action with blood and gore all over the place. The performances in the movie are also great especially with actors like Gerard Butler, Amber Valetta, Michael C Hall (his performance was the best in my opinion),Kyra Sedgwick and Ludicrous. Now I probably know what you're thinking "ludacris" but to tell you the truth he wasn't half bad at all. Now about the action. IT WAS BADASS I mean really every action scene in the movie was top notch,it really matched that feel of an old 80's action flick which i love. and just the way they shot the movie was really interesting since it was from the same directors that did the crank films it had... well i don't know how to explain it but let's just say it was gritty dirty and had that feeling of you're actually there. Bottom line Gamer was a real blast. The characters and performance were great the action was AWESOME the story really sucks you in. Neveldine/Taylor I look forward to see your future projects.

8.5/10

Once again I found myself going into another movie not knowing what to expect. I never really did care much about transformers in general but after seeing the first movie i thought to myself wow so that was transformers huh not bad. so when the news came about announcing the 2nd movie i just thought what more could they do? answer more action more explosions more Megan fox and another story i didn't care much about the film's highlights obviously were the extended over the top action scenes. watching those robots really duke it out on the big screen really makes you feel like you're right in the action and man are there a handful of those scenes. At first I just thought wow this movie basically was just one action scene after another. The story however is just straightforward and linear to say the least. Now I'm not gonna spoil anything I mean this is just a review if you wanna know the story read the summary or go watch the movie. overall it's just another summer blockbuster with pure entertainment

PROS --kickass action scenes --great effects

CONS --straightforward linear storyline --sub-par acting