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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
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Developer(s)	Naughty Dog
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)	Amy Hennig (Creative director) Justin Richmond (Game director)
Composer(s)	Varg Vikernes
Series	Uncharted
Engine	Naughty Dog Engine 3.0 Havok (game physics)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3
Release	NA: November 1, 2011 EU: November 2, 2011 JP: November 2, 2011 AU: November 3, 2011
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, Platform, Third-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, online multiplayer, online co-op, split-screen co-op

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is the upcoming game in the Uncharted series, created by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 3, and due for release in North America on November 1, 2011, Europe on November 2, 2011 and Australia on November 3, 2011. It is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time; 2009's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. It was first revealed on December 9, 2010. Officially it was announced at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards on December 11, 2010.

Uncharted 3 will see protagonist Nathan Drake and mentor Victor Sullivan travelling around the world to such places as the Rub' al Khali desert, in search of the legendary lost city, the Iram of the Pillars. Chloe Frazer and Elena Fisher will also return in Uncharted 3. The plot will draw from the archaeology days of T. E. Lawrence. Uncharted 3 has received universal critical acclaim, making it one of the highest rated video games released in 2011.

Gameplay

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective, with the player in control of Nathan Drake. Drake will have a large number of different animation sets, enabling him to react according to his surroundings. Drake is physically adept and is able to jump, sprint, climb, swim, scale narrow ledges, wall-faces to get between points, and perform other acrobatic actions. Drake can now take on opponents in more ways than before: hand-to-hand combat with multiple opponents, contextual melee attacks, and new stealth options. Uncharted 3 also features expanded and diverse traversal moves with deep gunplay. Drake can be equipped with up to two firearms – one single-handed and one two-handed – and a limited supply of grenades. Drake can pick up weapons, automatically replacing the existing weapon he was using, and additional ammunition from downed enemies.

The player can direct Drake to take cover behind corners or low walls using either aimed or blind-fire to kill his enemies. The player can also have Drake fire while moving. If Drake is undetected by his enemies, the player can attempt to use stealth to take them out, such as by sneaking up behind them to knock them out with one hit, or by pulling an unsuspecting foe over a ledge from which Drake is hanging. The stealth mechanic has been simplified and improved. Some areas of the game will require the player to solve puzzles with the use of Drake's journal, which provides clues towards the puzzles' solutions. When enabled, a hint system provides gameplay clues, such as the direction of the next objective.

Like its predecessors, throughout the game there will be special treasures that may be hidden or in difficult-to-reach places that the player can collect. Collecting these treasures, along with completing certain feats within the game, is tracked by the awarding of medals, which gives the player in-game money to use to unlock special options; these include in-game bonuses such as alternate costumes, unlimited ammunition, buy new weapons, as well as upgrades for online gameplay. Also non-game extras, including concept art and making-of movie. All the money that players earn in the game's story mode will be available for transfer to multiplayer, and vice versa. The statistics tracked for a large portion of the in-game medals are used to award trophies.

Multiplayer

Similar to Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3 is planned to include a separate multiplayer component with network play that runs in open beta during July 2011, featuring competitive and cooperative modes of play. The beta features several customization options, such as different character skins, ability boosters, skill medals to attain, and a progressive ranking system. Uncharted 3 will introduce free-for-all modes such as standard deathmatch, character model and weapon modification, and dynamic environmental 'events' within multiplayer maps, similar to the set pieces from the game's campaign - such as a hostile plane flying above shooting all players it catches in its crossfire. Collectible treasures are also said to be available within the multiplayer maps, which can be used as in-game currency for unlocking new characters, customization equipment and boosters. Unlocked customizations can either allow for changes to be made in character appearance, such as clothing and skin tone, or upgrading weapon attributes.

A Buddy System has also been implemented into multiplayer. At the beginning of each match, the player may be joined with a random partner or a friend if joining their game. The buddy's emblem remains displayed as part of the player's HUD to indicate their location relative to the player's own on the map. With your Buddy, you can do a cooperative taunt over dead enemies you defeated together, and can also collect each others' earned treasures for them. The player is able to spawn next to his buddy so long as the buddy remains alive and out of combat. With the aim of making the multiplayer more flexible and accessible, several logistical improvements have been added, such as the capability to join games in progress or for two different PlayStation Network accounts to play together in split-screen multiplayer on a single console. In the event of ties or near-ties, matches enter an elimination mode as they wind down, in which the players are restricted to one life and must compete to wipe out all of the opposing team's members first within the allotted remaining time.

Several new features have been included in the game, including mechanics that create gameplay situations designed to assist the losing team, improves ability enhancements and augmentations that must be purchased for each use, special abilities that are made available when a certain amount of medals has been attained within a match, and "Uncharted TV", a small video window that appears throughout the multiplayer menus, creating a video that can be uploaded to Facebook, YouTube or the XMB. Multiplayer also includes a character creation system, allowing a user to extensively customise their in-game character. Co-operative multiplayer also returns from Uncharted 2.

Plot

Developer Naughty Dog Game Director Justin Richmond describes the game as a brand new dynamic to the franchise:

"This is where the Drake’s Deception title really starts to come in. Uncharted 3 finds Nathan Drake searching for an ancient 16th century treasure, but he ends up being pulled in to an even bigger mystery filled with deceit, pitting him against a shadowy clandestine organization and the occult treachery of its cunning and ruthless leader. Marlowe is always trying to undermine Drake and getting him to do things he doesn’t want to do, it adds a brand new dynamic to the franchise."

Arne Meyer, Naughty Dog's community strategist says that "main theme of Uncharted 3 is 'finding the way'".

Development

It was first revealed by Entertainment Weekly on December 9, 2010. Officially it was announced at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards on December 11, 2010, the first teaser trailer showed a table covered in Arabia-related paraphernalia. The worldwide demo of the game was premiered on the American late-night talk show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 14, 2010, the demo showed Nate Drake and Sully rushing through a burning building. A second demo was was shown at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on June 15, 2011, Drake skulking his way through a cruise ship that's being rocked back and forth by furious waves. Naturally, he's snapping a few necks and getting himself stuck in life-threatening situations too, previously shown at Sony’s E3 press conference.

At Gamescom 2011, an another demo was shown, during the demo Drake busts his way onto an airfield and chases a jet before boarding it and causing all manner of havoc on board. On August 31, 2011, Naughty Dog released another direct-feed video that extends the airport action scene, the video shows the last two minutes leading up to where the previous video ended, and then a further two minutes of action showing more of the Gamescom demo. At the Eurogamer Expo 2011, a new demo was shown, which depicts wise-cracking hero Nathan Drake battling enemies in a “ghost town” in the middle of the baking desert. Creative director Amy Hennig explained that the desire for a desert-themed Uncharted stemmed from wanting to push the team creatively and technologically, as "organic" elements such as sand, water, and fire are "technically difficult to credibly render with animation".

New features in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception includes automatic ammunition pickup, and the ability to fight multiple enemies at once. Multiplayer and co-op features will also be greatly expanded. It also support stereoscopic 3D. Game director Justin Richmond explained that the game feels more open than other Uncharted games mainly due to the great new character creation feature. "We're not an open-world game, we're never going to be an open-world game but; we can try. It's still up in the air how much gameplay we're going to let you wander around. But we aim to let you just ride a thousand miles off into the middle of nowhere and still find action and adventure as you go." Ultimately the feel we want to get is, yeah, your character is lost in the desert. So it needs to feel like that. We aim to make it feel open-world." In regards to whether or not PlayStation Move would be supported in Uncharted 3, Naughty Dog explained that "A Great Move game is a game made around Move and we started Uncharted long before that. It would be very difficult for us to adjust it. We tried a couple of things but it wasn’t making a lot of sense."

While speaking with GamePro, Naughty Dog admitted that Uncharted 2's multiplayer could have been much better if they were given more time to perfect it. So for Uncharted 3, Naughty Dog drawed inspiration from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption to make their offering the "go-to game for PS3 multiplayer." Naughty Dog also told the magazine that one thing they learned through all their multiplayer testing is that damage and health in multiplayer should be "the same or similar to single player." Naughty Dog announced that Uncharted 3 won't feature dedicated server, because Naughty Dog looks for potential four year lifespan instead. Software manager for Sony Spain, Juan Jimenez, told Spanish gaming site The Vault that Uncharted 3 will make use of the PSN Pass, making it the second game to carry the feature following Resistance 3. As is standard, a one-time code will be provided with copies of Uncharted 3 for first time buyers giving them access to online multiplayer features from the off, but second-hand buyers will have to pay extra for online play. When asked why the developers implemented the pass system, game director Justin Richmond replied, that without the money from Sony's PSN Pass it wouldn't be able to afford to include as much online content as it has with Uncharted 3, and would possibly have to separate the online and offline content into separate products.

On October 6, 2011, Naughty Dog's community strategist Arne Meyer, confirmed that developer Naughty Dog's work on Uncharted 3 is done and has sent the game to be certified at Sony. According to lead designer, Richard Lemarchand, Naughty Dog had worked on “the biggest and most epic and jaw dropping game” with Uncharted 3. On October 10, 2011, Uncharted 3 had officially achieved gold status, enabling the videogame to enter the manufacturing process for its upcoming release next month. It was also confirmed that the Uncharted 3 disc will also contain four behind-the-scenes videos detailing the development and production of the videogame, including exclusive material from Naughty Dog. Sony announced that Uncharted 3 will come with codes for early access to the Starhawk multiplayer beta.

Motion capture

Naughty Dog community strategist, Arne Meyer, said that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is created like a Hollywood film. The Uncharted series has received praise for its movie-like sections, which Naughty Dog keen to take to the next level in Uncharted 3. Naughty Dog has likened the motion capture and voice acting procedure of Uncharted 3 to that of a Hollywood film:

"We have two motion capture spaces - a smaller one in the studio that lets us pick up smaller pieces, like idols, and then we have a dedicated stage at Sony Studios, and that's where we get both the motion capture and the audio - because we do all of the dialogue at the same time - for both gameplay and cinematics. It's big enough for us to set up and perform everything from rehearsals to the final performances, and that approach, which is basically the same as producing a major motion picture, is what makes the performances so fluid and realistic in our games. When we're in full swing, we're doing new motion capture every week."

Graphics and technology

"Sand is going to be massive in the same way the snow effects were massive in Uncharted 2. It’s hard to explain how it works and how we developed it, but it absolutely ended up real and believable. It was one of our biggest challenges. Sand isn’t just there to create footholds; it pours, it shifts, so we wanted to introduce it in a way that looks great but also presents you with big challenges."

Naughty Dog said that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception uses an "evolved" version of the same engine they used in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that has allowed the game to have better physics, visuals, and environmental effects. The game features new innovations in sand, fire, smoke, and water dynamics and effects, also it adds to the movement of the characters, more realistic textures and animations. According to Naughty Dog Uncharted 3 will be graphically superior to Uncharted 2. "We’re at full speed, optimizing code specifically for the SPUs," Naughty Dog co-president (and former technical director) Christophe Balestra told Edge."

As a result, the game blur the line between game and reality. Real physics and environment deformation are key in creating a realistic playing experience, according to Naughty Dog’s Community Strategist Arne Meyer. Game director, Justin Richmond, said that Uncharted 3 pushed the PlayStation 3​'s graphical capabilities to its limits, but Uncharted 3 doesn't manage the same graphical advance seen between the first two games because the Playstation 3 simply can't handle it, "We pushed it really hard. Uncharted 2 to 3 is still a jump, but it's a narrower jump. And going forward, it depends on what we do."

In an interview at GamesCon 2011, Senior Manager of Marketing Communications Arne Meyer spoke of the unprecedented size of Uncharted 3 stating "Uncharted 2 barely made it to 25GB, while Naughty Dog is going over 50GB this time, for Uncharted 3. But in the end we’ll be under 50. We’ll be one disc." Meyer also spoke of what it is like to work with the PlayStation platform stating "I think it really helps. It’s not even about sales. It’s about what we can push on the platform and how far we can take it. I’m sure you’ll hear this from every other Sony developer but you know, I can’t tell you how much we’ve been able to optimise Cell and you know, the amount of content we can put on Blu-ray."

On September 27, 2011, Naughty Dog’s Co-President, Christophe Balestra, posted a picture via his Twitter account, which showed Uncharted 3 assets taking nearly 24.2 Terabytes consumed while stating, "We’d better finish this game soon…". It was not clear if this network drive is for general use or for Uncharted 3 game assets and data. However, Balestra’s comment seems to allude to the former, indicating that the purpose of the drive is for the game. A larger game typically translates into mo-cap and art assets, high-res textures, music, voice audio, more environments, more content, and as a result a more fulfilling game to play. Uncharted 3 will probably be the largest game to-date. According to Mick Hocking, the director of Sony WorldWide Studios' 3D team, Uncharted 3 "will show a new level in 3D gaming". He went on "Uncharted 3 in 3D will really convince people of our full-screen HD 3D solution... Genuinely, Uncharted 3 looks phenomenal in 3D."

Marketing

On August 30, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Spike TV announced a competition, challenging the Uncharted fans to become "a better adventurer than Nathan Drake!". Fans (21 years of age or older) could enter the contest and win a chance to play Uncharted 3 before mainstream release. On October 31, 2011, Spike's GameTrailers TV will present the UNCHARTED 3 Spike TV Special at 11:30 p.m. on Spike TV. The 30 minute special will feature ten Uncharted fans from the United States engaged in physical and mental challenges, with the winner receiving an "incredible Uncharted-themed prize package including the ultimate Sony home theater system valued at over $12,000."

On September 22, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced a competition, challenging the Uncharted fans to win the title "Uncharted Treasure Hunter". Fans (18 years of age or older) could enter the contest and win a change to join an action-packed quest treasure hunt through the Arabian Desert inspired by the game and a chance to play Uncharted 3 before mainstream release. The travel was from October 2 through October 6, 2011, with 20 competing adventurers from across Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Australasia. The 20 competing adventurers engaged in physical and mental challenges, with the winner receiving an "$10,000 worth of prizes."

From October 18 through October 20, 2011, AMC Theatres hosted a Uncharted 3 “Play it First in 3D” event, showcasing Uncharted 3 at participating theaters across the United States. Participating theaters offered "an inside look from the development team at Naughty Dog," a multiplayer tournament, gaming shown on the big screen in 3D, and raffles, prizes, and giveaways. "General Admission" tickets to the event cost $25 and the "Insider Access" $60, which allowed attendees not only get entry into the event, but also get a copy of Uncharted 3 before it releases. All "Insiders" had a copy of the game shipped to their homes on October 25 via FedEx, giving the attendees a full one week head start over everyone else.

The American TV spot was released on September 8, 2011, during the 2011 NFL Kickoff game between the Packers and Saints. On October 16, 2011, Naughty Dog released the European TV spot for the game. The trailer contains around 25 seconds of footage, and features Drake traversing canyons, riding horses, and battling above wrecked airplanes. On October 19, 2011, a Japanese commercial to promote the game was released, which starred actor and producer Harrison Ford, and what Harrison Ford himself thinks about a game he inspired. Also on October 19, 2011 Naughty Dog released the launch trailer for the game. It features deserts, boats, planes, horse-riding and treasure hunting. To promote the game, Sony had several promote events during October 2011, where the public had a chance to try out the multiplayer, as well as the single-player and Q&A session with Naughty Dog. These events were in several regions, such as the European countries Norway and UK. On October 15, Sony offered gamers "the first ever public sampling" of Uncharted 3's single player campaign at The Pelican Bar, London. Developers from Naughty Dog also turn up at the event, with a subsequent Q&A session.

Sony Computer Entertainment UK is spending £5 million ($7.82m) on its marketing push for Uncharted 3, a figure which the platform holder claims makes the game its biggest software launch ever. The campaign includes a short documentary produced by Oscar-winning director Ed Zwick, as well as TV ads, online videos, homepage takeovers and outdoor posters. "This will be the biggest launch in SCE UK's history, both in terms of ambition, numbers and spend and will be supported by a marketing budget of around £5 million," SCE UK senior product manager Ian Vinten told MCV. "To really reach that mass audience at launch we will be running a large outdoor campaign with a number of different premium formats including high quality 48-sheets as well as builds across the country."

To coincide with the release of Uncharted 3, lead voice performer Nolan North (Nathan Drake) will be writing a book detailing the journey during Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's development. Drake's Journal, a 128 page "coffee table" book, which takes a look at the making of Uncharted 3 from the viewpoint of Nolan North, is due to go on sale on November 1, alongside the release of Uncharted 3. The book will feature over 500 photos from Sony Pictures Sound Stage, where the motion capture for Uncharted 3 was performed, alongside plenty of stories of Nolan, which document the development of the game. Included are also Quick Response codes which link to "50 uncut videos from the mocap stage". If the book is pre-ordered before it's launch, the receiver will receive a 20% discount and be entered into the sweepstakes for a signed copy of the Uncharted 3: Explorer Edition.

To celebrate launch of Uncharted 3, Sony and Media Molecule are releasing a Nathan Drake costume for LittleBigPlanet 2. The Nathan Drake costume consist of Nathan Drake Hair, Nathan Drake Trousers, Nathan Drake Scarf, Nathan Drake Skin and Nathan Drake Top. A selection of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception themed stickers are also included. The pack will be available to download through Playstation Store from November 1 in North America and November 2 in Europe, which is the same day as Uncharted 3 will be released in these territories.

The Subway Taste for Adventure

In North America during October, a month before the games full retail release, players who purchased certain items from Subway will have access to the entire multiplayer mode of Uncharted 3, as part of a cross-promotion between Sony and sandwich chain Subway. The Subway Taste for Adventure promotion will run from September 29 through November 31, 2011. Buyers will be able to enter a code from a specially marked Uncharted 30 oz drink cup before November 1 to get early access to the Uncharted 3 multiplayer. The offer entitles fans to play all of the competitive multiplayer maps and modes a month before the game is released. Hidden in the maps are exclusive Subway items, which will unlock additional content such as t-shirts, caps and a 'foot long' taunt. The players stats, rank and unlockables will be carried over into the main game.

In Europe, South Africa, The Middle East, Australia and New Zealand only PlayStation Plus members will get to the full multiplayer suite from October 5. There will be other ways to get in for non-Playstation Plus members according to Sony, however, noting to keep an eye on local Playstation Blogs and community forums. Although both multiplayer suites are the same content, however, the Europen, South African, The Middle East, Australian and New Zealand won’t have the Subway items like the US, but Sony will be looking to putting those in at a later date. Other vouchers that purchasers can get access to by picking up a Subway sandwich or chip is an Uncharted 3 dynamic Playstation 3 theme, an Uncharted 3 Fortune Hunter Bounty ability pack, an Uncharted 3 Drake multiplayer skin, an Uncharted 3 multiplayer weapon skin or a Subway cup and sandwich virtual costume for PlayStation Home.

Playstation Home

On October 13, 2011, PlayStation Home was updated with a new Uncharted 3-themed space and game. Uncharted 3: Fortune Hunter is the latest Total Game Integration event that allows players to unlock exclusive content in Drake’s Deception directly from PlayStation Home. Fortune Hunter includes a “partial recreation of the Yemen level from the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer mode, and a cover-based shooting system complete with weapons and gameplay inspired by the hit Uncharted series.”

Players will be pitted against waves of enemies (developed from character models from Drake’s Deception) for the next three weeks, and be able to unlock special PlayStation Home rewards once challenges are complete. For example, you can unlock collectible weapons and even the Kickback Endurance Booster for multiplayer gaming in Uncharted 3 if the player complete all 10 challenges. If the player pre-order Uncharted 3 from PlayStation Home, the player also get an exclusive Nathan Drake costume with custom shooting animation for your PlayStation Home avatar.

Multiplayer beta

A multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3 began worldwide on June 28, 2011, with early access for PlayStation Plus members and all buyers of specially marked copies of Infamous 2. The beta launched for all PSN members on July 5. The multiplayer beta allow for Team Deathmatch, Three-Team Deathmatch, Team Objective, Free For All, Plunder, Hardcore, Co-op Hunter, Co-op Arena and Co-op Adventure modes. Two maps were accessible first, Chateau and Airstrip, but two more maps was unlocked over the course of the beta, Yemen and Syria. At launch, players were experiencing console freezes, game-breaking glitches, lagging issues and long connecting times. Naughty Dog released the first patch for the multiplayer beta on June 29, 2011, titled version 1.01. However, some gamers still reported that their Playstation 3 is still getting locked completely and required a hard reboot. Naughty Dog wrote on Twitter:

"We found a problem with matchmaking a couple of hours ago and a fix is on its way. Today will be a better day. Thanks for your support :)"

On July 5, Naughty Dog released the second patch, titled version 1.02, which included some significant improvements and tweaks. In the update; aside from inclusions such as Facebook integration and 1080i upscaling, a number of in-game elements such as medals and power plays was altered for a more balanced online experience. On July 6, Naughty Dog released the third patch 1.03 in Europe and it should have fix any European connectivity issues. Naughty Dog’s Co-President, Christophe Balestra wrote on Twitter:

"Okay... I just pushed #uncharted3 beta patch 1.03 in Europe which should eliminate the matchmaking problems."

Naughty Dog released the fourth patch, titled version 1.04 on July 8, which fixing the Facebook, the XP and the cash during playback of cinema files issues. On July 8, Naughty Dog revealed that just one day after the beta went fully public on July 5, it passed the one million unique players in the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta and the player count is still growing. Naughty Dog also advised players to reap the rewards from the beta, such as the Uncharted 3 PSN Beta Tester Avatar and Treasure Hunter’s Starter Pack, along with in-game cash for the full release of the Uncharted 3 multiplayer component. Naughty Dog confirmed on July 12, that player progress in the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta has been reset for some, sending them back to level one. User data that keeps track of level, cash and unlocks cannot be retrieved by the studio. However, beta players who were looking forward to rewards in the final version of Uncharted 3 based on their multiplayer beta play history will still get those rewards. Naughty Dog’s Christophe Balestra announced on Twitter that the Uncharted 3 beta had reached 1.5 million unique players on July 13. On July 14, when the beta actual should have been ended, Naughty Dog extended the beta for an additional 24 hours, to give players a little more time to level up the multiplayer stats. On July 15, Sony announced that the beta for Uncharted 3 is the "LARGEST online beta ever to appear on the Playstation 3".

Release

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will be first officially released in North America on November 1, 2011 exclusively for PlayStation 3, following on November 2 by Europe and Japan, and November 3 by Australia. In the UK, Uncharted 3 was scheduled for release on November 4, but in July 2011 its release was pushed two days forward to November 2, making its release simultaneously with the rest of Europe. On October 22, reports starts coming out that few gamers in Europe and other region had managed to get their hands on retail copy of Uncharted 3, all thanks to retailer's breaking the street release date. Just few minutes later after confirmed that retail copy of Uncharted 3 has been leaked early, more image surface on internet to proof the leak claim. This time the picture arrived showed Uncharted 3's title screen.

Speaking on the topic of the price of video games, game director, Justin Richmond told VideoGamer.com:

"I don't know what the manufacturing costs are, I don't know what the shipping costs are. I have no concept of that. I do know that for the amount of stuff we're putting in here, it is certainly not a bad deal. There are literally thousands of hours of content in this game. It doesn't seem like a crazy price to me. But again, I have no idea what the proper margins are. If someone is saying 'What am I going to buy this month?' in November, I hope that our game is the one they pick out, because we're offering something that nothing else on the market is. But if they don't, I totally understand. There's a lot of really cool stuff. What I'm hoping is that as time goes on... These things are still going to be on the shelf, it's not like we're taking it away. Maybe they don't buy it day one, but maybe they buy it in February? Maybe they buy it in March? We're not going away, and obviously people want to play things the day they come out, if they possibly can, but sometimes they can't."

Pre-order bonuses

In North America several pre-order offers through several retail outlets. Pre-order consists of multiplayer weapon mods, medal kickbacks and booster. Which of the pre-order bonuses the player received depended upon where they pre-ordered the game. The multiplayer weapon mods, medal kickbacks and booster on offer is Regeneration Booster, Carpet Bomb Kickback and Clip Size Mod for Para 9 and G-MAL, Creepy Crawler Kickback, Callout Mod for AK-47, as well as Uncharted 3 PSN Avatar and Static Theme for Playstation 3. All of these pre-orders bonuses are also available and vary between retailers across Europe.

In the Nordic countries, players who pre-ordered the game from GameStop, received a bonus pack, which consist of two exclusive posters, a T-shirt with a print that says "Soon-to-be action hero", and six in-game multiplayer codes (which are the pre-order bonuses). Players who pre-ordered the game from several retail outlets, such as Elkjøp and Game, received another bonus pack, which consist of the six in-game multiplayer codes, as well as the "Soon-to-be action hero" T-shirt.

Retail editions

Exclusive to Europe, Australia and New Zealand is the Special Edition, which includes a "Steelbook" journal-styled game box case packaging. The Special Edition also includes a PSN voucher that allows to download the Multiplayer skin and weapon 'London Drake and Pirate AK-47', Multiplayer 'Upper Cut Taunt', 'Cash Multiplier' and 'Special Edition Decals Pack'. Exclusive to North America is the Collector’s Edition. It comes with a Nathan Drake Statue from Sideshow Collectibles, a replica of Drake's belt buckle, a replica of Drake's ring/necklace, a "Steelbook" case packaging with exclusive artwork, as well as a PSN voucher that allows to download all the pre-order bonuses. All of that is put in a "Traveling Chest", it’s got exclusive exterior artwork, comes with a lid that is held shut by a magnet and contains storage areas for all of the goodies that come with the Collector’s Edition.

Also exclusive to Europe, Australia and New Zealand is the Explorer Edition. It includes the Nathan Drake Statue, belt buckle, ring/necklace from the North American Collector’s Edition. Instead of including the "Steelbook" case packaging from the Collector’s Edition, the Explorer Edition includes the Special Edition and its DLC, as well as all the pre-order bonuses. The "Traveling Chest" is replaced by the "Uncharted Wooden Travel Case", which has space for 19 Playstation 3 games. A 3D lenticular image is also included. Exclusive to Japan is the Uncharted 3-themed tan and brown color scheme DualShock 3 controller. The limited edition controller will feature a two-tone color scheme, with a map design and a smattering of mountains and coastlines sketched across the control pad. With a high level of detail, the controller also sports a compass drawn behind the directional pad, and Nathan Drake’s signature ring on the right hand grip. It will be bundled with the game for a collective cost of 9 980 yen ($129) for a limited time.

In UK, to coincide with the game's launch, GameStop will exclusively sell the 320GB 'Classic White' Playstation 3 system in stores across Ireland and the UK, since GameStop obtained the exclusive right to sell the console on September 9, 2011. The console will be bundled with two 'Classic White' DualShock 3 controllers, and launches on November 1, which is just a day short of Uncharted 3 launching in Europe. For mainland UK buyers the console will only be available online, but for buyers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will it be able to pick up in the local store. The console will also sell in GameStop stores in Europe, Micromania and EB Games Australia and e-commerce sites from November. In North America, to coincide with the game's launch, a limited edition hardware offering will feature a 320GB 'Charcoal Black' Playstation 3 system, a 'Charcoal Black' DualShock 3 controller, a free month of PlayStation Plus, and a copy of Uncharted 3.

Downloadable content

On July 11, 2011, Justin Richmond, creative director at Naughty Dog told NowGamer that the multiplayer for the game is hundreds of hours long, stating "We're going to continue adding new content after launch with DLC, like treasures, new character parts and so on. While we can't talk about DLC right now, I'd say the content easily amounts to hundreds and hundreds of hours. I mean, you can play competitive, co-op, multiple modes," Richmond continued, "I just can't quantify it enough." On October 14, 2011, Justin Richmond, confirmed that it won't be releasing any downloadable content for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception's single-player mode. "There's a very specific reason," said Richmond. "Whenever we sit down and think we should do some single-player DLC, someone pitches something and we realize - that's a five hour level." "Dialling back our ambition is difficult," added Arne Meyer, Naughty Dog's Community Strategist. "We'd rather build out another game than we would do episodic content," continued Richmond. "We're so small that we can't afford to have a whole team working on DLC."

On October 18, 2011, Sony and Naughty Dog announced the Uncharted 3 Fortune Hunters' Club that entitles gamers to the first four multiplayer map packs and the first three multiplayer skin packs installment of downloadable content at a discount (over 45%) that will roll out over the course of the next year, with the first batch of content releasing in November 2011. As each piece of DLC is released for the game, the purchaser will receive a PSN message with a direct link to the content on the PlayStation Store. As an additional bonus for the purchase, Sony will be offering up a free, exclusive Fortune Hunters’ Club PlayStation 3 theme. The theme will be given immediately.

Reception

Previews

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was on display for the general video game audience at the 2011 E3, and received four nominations from the Game Critics Awards for "Best of Show", "Best Console Game", "Best Action/Adventure Game", and "Best Online Multiplayer Game". Uncharted 3 was most notably awarded with "Best PS3 Game" by several media outlets, such as 1UP, X-Play, IGN, Digital Trends, GameSpot, GameSpy, GameInformer and Electric Playground. Uncharted 3 was also awarded "Best Action/Adventure Game" by X-Play, Machinima and Game Rant, "Best Action Game" by Shortlist, "Best Third-Person Shooter" and "Best Visuals" by VGChartz, "Best Graphics" by GameTrailers, as well as "Best 3D Graphics", "Best Multiplayer" and "Best Third-Person Shooter". The Official PlayStation Magazine and Game Revolution awarded Uncharted 3 with "Best Game of E3".

Uncharted 3 was placed at number three on Big Picture Big Sound's "Top 10 Best Games of E3 2011" column, and was included in GamesRadar's and Official PlayStation Magazine's "Most Valuable Game Award". Uncharted 3 was also on display for the general video game audience at the 2011 Gamescom, and received one nomination for "Best Console Game". Numerous gaming websites have called Uncharted 3 one of the most anticipated games of 2011, with 1UP and IGN ranking it number one in their "Top 10 PS3 Games of 2011" column. Metacritic included Uncharted 3 on their "Most Anticipated Games of 2011" column, and stated that "Sony's console has an unusually large lineup of exclusives scheduled for 2011, highlighted by one of the year's biggest titles, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception."

Reviews

Review scores

Publication	Score
1Up.com	A
Computer and Video Games	9.5/10
Edge	9/10
Eurogamer	8/10
Game Informer	9.5/10
GamePro
GameSpot	9/10
GamesRadar+	9/10
GameTrailers	9.5/10
IGN	10/10
Joystiq
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	10/10
X-Play

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has received universal critical acclaim. The first publication to review Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was the Spanish magazine Playmania, which gave it a score of 9.9 out of 10, the highest score that the magazine has ever given a game. The reviewer ignored a request from Naughty Dog co-president Christophe Balestra requesting publishers not to include plot spoilers in their coverage. The second review was published by the Dutch magazine Power Unlimited, which awarded it with 94%, and concluded with "It is jaw-dropping. The whole game is full of highlights. One of the best games ever for the PlayStation 3 to date."

The third review was published by the Spanish edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine, which gave it a 9.8 out of 10 score, and called it "A masterpiece to remember for many years that will be difficult to overcome." PlayStation Official Magazine (UK) awarded the game a perfect score and a gold award. In their review they stated, "For the second time in succession, Naughty Dog has created a game that can claim to not only be the best on PS3, but also one of the best in gaming history... A visual, technical and narrative tour de force that takes the sky-high expectations of an entire community and blows them out the back of a jumbo jet, replacing them with more show-stopping moments than you could hope to find in a dozen other games combined."

Several mainstream press reviews praised the game, particularly for its graphics and cinematic quality. Garrett Martin, of Paste Magazine, said:

"Like the previous game’s hotel sequence, the cruise ship segment is impressive because of how it exploits our perception of both the game’s rules and our character’s surroundings. As the boat lurches downward, we have to maneuver Drake upwards through hallways and staterooms that tilt sideways, climbing up through doors and over bed frames. Our horizontal axis turns vertical as a wall of water surges towards us and suicidal pirates continue to attack, forcing us to quickly adapt to this new perspective. Eventually we fall into a grand chamber whose skylight is fully submerged. The art deco decor, underwater lighting, and skewed angles recall both Bioshock and The Poseidon Adventure. Sadly there are no cameos from Red Buttons or Shelley Winters. Moments like that are what make Uncharted 3 great."

Ars Technica reviewer Ben Kuchera praised the writing and voice acting, stating "Overall, this is an amazing achievement in design, and it rests comfortably at the top of the heap when it comes to action games. It's also one of the rare video games where the writing and voice acting aren't just good "for a video game," they're good for a television show or a movie. Joy can be found in the small moments and movements of the characters, and their interactions are always fun to watch." In a review for The Telegraph, Tom Hoggins described it as "If you were to break Drake's Deception down to its base elements, it’s the same Uncharted we have grown to love, just a little trimmer, more slick."

Uncharted 3 has a GameRankings score of 94.67%, making it the third highest rated console video game of 2011, and the fifth highest rated video game of all time on the PlayStation 3. The game also received a Metacritic score of 94 out of 100, making it one of the most critically acclaimed game of 2011. 1UP gave the game a perfect score, and stated "Developer Naughty Dog continues to prove they are masters of their craft, and the third chapter of Uncharted is a fun and rewarding adventure that's easily one of the best games this year." IGN was very pleased with the title by awarding it with a perfect score, and even going as far as to say "From start to finish, single player to multiplayer, this game sings. The characters, the graphics, the sound, the story - they're all top notch. If you're willing to skip Uncharted 3, be prepared to miss one of gaming's finest moments."

The lowest score was given by Simon Parkin of Eurogamer, whose review stated "As a slice of one-view entertainment, Uncharted 3 is peerless... As an expression of all that a video game could be, however, Uncharted 3 is narrow, focused and ultimately shallow." Edge gave it 9 out of 10 and concluded with, "Just like Machu Picchu, the Pyramids and every other engineering marvel of antiquity, Uncharted 3 will stand as a reminder to future generations of gamers that enough problem-solving imagination can turn any old trowel into a magic wand." Chad Concelmo from Destructoid awarded the game a 10 out of 10 concluding, "For me, though, videogames don't get any better than Uncharted 3. I can't even count on both hands its number of outstanding, absolutely jaw-dropping moments. Every painstaking detail combines to create a world full of wonderful characters and unequaled action. Once you play it, it is impossible to not get swept up into the adventure of it all." Chad also mentioned that Uncharted 3 is the "best Playstation 3 game to date", saying that "perfect" really is the best word to describe it.

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