<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
altering	O
their	O
approach	O
to	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
humanized	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
distinct	O
from	O
their	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
settling	O
on	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
platforming	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensively	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
achievements	O
,	O
cast	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
drawing	O
similarities	O
to	O
blockbuster	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
after	O
ten	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
character	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
is	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
renowned	O
adventurer	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
famous	O
explorer	O
Sir	O
Francis	O
Drake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	B-Application
hunter	I-Application
Nathan	O
"	O
Nate	O
"	O
Drake	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
reporter	O
Elena	O
Fisher	O
,	O
recovers	O
the	O
coffin	O
of	O
his	O
self-proclaimed	O
ancestor	O
Sir	O
Francis	O
Drake	O
,	O
having	O
located	O
it	O
from	O
coordinates	O
inscribed	O
on	O
a	O
family	O
heirloom	O
:	O
a	O
ring	O
Nate	O
wears	O
around	O
his	O
neck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
find	O
a	O
Nazi	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
page	O
from	O
Drake	O
's	O
diary	O
showing	O
the	O
statue	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
an	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
some	O
3D	O
platforming	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grenades	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
aiming	O
arc	O
is	O
adjusted	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
up	O
or	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
elements	O
were	O
compared	O
by	O
several	O
reviewers	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
Drake	O
take	O
cover	O
behind	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
either	O
blind	O
fire	O
or	O
aimed	O
fire	O
to	O
kill	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
game	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
lacks	O
an	O
actual	O
on-screen	O
health	O
bar	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
begin	O
to	O
lose	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
series	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
done	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Ottsel	O
"	O
branding	O
on	O
Drake	O
and	O
Fisher	O
's	O
wetsuits	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
species	O
that	O
mixes	O
otter	O
and	O
weasel	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
strange	O
relic	O
found	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
chapters	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
precursor	O
orb	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
censored	O
when	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
Japanese	O
console	O
to	O
remove	O
blood	O
,	O
which	O
normally	O
appears	O
when	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
;	O
this	O
follows	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
other	O
censored	O
console	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
assembled	O
their	O
most	O
technically	O
talented	O
staff	O
members	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Big	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
IP	O
rather	O
than	O
opt	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
game	O
—	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
franchise	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
develop	O
such	O
ideas	O
as	O
realistic	O
human	O
characters	O
instead	O
of	O
stylized	O
ones	O
owing	O
to	O
limitations	O
of	O
previous	O
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
create	O
something	O
"	O
fresh	O
and	O
interesting	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
termed	O
as	O
'	O
stylized	O
realism	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
the	O
sources	O
shared	O
themes	O
of	O
mystery	O
and	O
"	O
what-if	O
scenarios	O
"	O
that	O
romanticized	O
adventure	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
include	O
those	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
early	O
previews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
inevitable	O
comparisons	O
of	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
platforming	O
and	O
shooting	O
between	O
Uncharted	B-Application
and	O
the	O
well-known	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
were	O
drawn	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
title	O
the	O
nickname	O
of	O
"	O
Dude	O
Raider	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
saw	O
their	O
game	O
as	O
concentrating	O
more	O
on	O
third-person	O
cover-based	O
play	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
"	O
auto-aiming	O
"	O
play	O
and	O
greater	O
puzzle-solving	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
they	O
cited	O
include	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
game	O
designer	O
was	O
Richard	O
Lemarchand	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Hirokazu	O
Yasuhara	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Sega	O
game	O
designer	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
designing	O
the	O
early	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
before	O
its	O
final	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
December	O
6	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
7	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
first	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
region-locked	O
such	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
as	O
a	O
mistake	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
apparently	O
unaware	O
that	O
people	O
from	O
different	O
regions	O
could	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
account	O
and	O
download	O
the	O
demo	O
;	O
a	O
region-free	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
to	O
generate	O
dozens	O
of	O
layered	O
character	O
animations	O
to	O
portray	O
realistic	O
expressions	O
and	O
fluid	O
movements	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
for	O
responsive	O
player	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
RSX	B-Device
Reality	I-Device
Synthesizer	I-Device
,	O
employed	O
several	O
functions	O
to	O
provide	O
graphical	O
details	O
that	O
helped	O
immerse	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
:	O
lighting	O
models	O
,	O
pixel	O
shaders	O
,	O
dynamic	O
real-time	O
shadowing	O
,	O
and	O
advanced	O
water	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
hardware	O
allowed	O
for	O
processes	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
never	O
used	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
development	O
and	O
required	O
them	O
to	O
quickly	O
familiarize	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
techniques	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
parallel	B-Operating_System
processing	I-Operating_System
and	O
pixel	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Blu-ray	O
afforded	O
greater	O
storage	O
space	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
became	O
concerned	O
with	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
room	O
several	O
times	O
—	O
Uncharted	B-Application
used	O
more	O
and	O
bigger	O
textures	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
several	O
languages	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
elements	O
requiring	O
motion	O
sensing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
throwing	O
grenades	O
and	O
walking	O
across	O
beams	O
,	O
were	O
implemented	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
the	O
DualShock	O
3	O
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
vibration	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
was	O
also	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
with	O
demonstrations	O
that	O
implemented	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
vibration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
required	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
familiarize	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
several	O
development	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
from	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
prompted	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
implement	O
changes	O
to	O
their	O
development	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
language	O
C++	B-Language
to	O
participate	O
in	O
technology	O
sharing	O
among	O
Sony	O
's	O
first-party	O
developers	O
—	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
their	O
own	O
proprietary	O
programming	O
language	O
GOAL	B-Language
,	O
a	O
Lisp-based	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
rewriting	O
their	O
game	O
code	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
programming	B-Application
tools	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
months	O
into	O
full	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pipeline	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
chain	O
of	O
processing	O
elements	O
designed	O
to	O
progress	O
data	O
through	O
a	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
patched	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
version	O
1.01	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Trophy	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
47	O
trophies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
match	O
the	O
medals	O
that	O
can	O
already	O
be	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
further	O
trophy	O
,	O
the	O
Platinum	O
trophy	O
,	O
awarded	O
when	O
all	O
other	O
trophies	O
have	O
been	O
collected	O
;	O
Uncharted	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Platinum	O
trophy	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
that	O
receive	O
trophy	O
support	O
via	O
downloaded	O
patches	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
save	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
awarded	O
trophies	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
medals	O
they	O
received	O
in	O
previous	O
playthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
franchise	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
lent	O
itself	O
to	O
episodic	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
no	O
content	O
available	O
via	O
download	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Closed	O
Beta	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
released	O
an	O
Uncharted	B-Application
themed	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
the	O
Archives	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
screen	O
that	O
previews	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
space	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five-game	O
spaces	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
Open	O
Beta	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
Home	O
went	O
Open	O
Beta	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
's	O
sequel	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
making	O
Uncharted	B-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
for	O
both	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
echoed	O
similar	O
statements	O
about	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
compared	O
them	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
overall	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
led	O
many	O
reviewers	O
to	O
compare	O
Uncharted	B-Application
to	O
summer	O
blockbuster	O
films	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
film	O
series	O
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
well	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
has	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
"	O
liked	O
it	O
a	O
lot	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
jokingly	O
thanked	O
it	O
for	O
teaching	O
him	O
a	O
new	O
fashion	O
tip	O
(	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
's	O
"	O
half-tucked	O
"	O
shirt	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
many	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
received	O
several	O
accolades	O
from	O
web	O
review	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
named	O
it	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
that	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2.6	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
4.8	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Drake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
became	O
a	O
franchise	O
with	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player-only	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
titles	O
,	O
titled	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
9	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-offs	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
