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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- PlayStation 3
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Exciting Indiana Jones-like action with lots of violence.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is an action adventure game about a treasure hunter that contains a lot of violence. While there are some platforming and puzzle-solving elements, a lot of the game focuses on combat. Players use machine guns, pistols, rocket launchers, and grenades to kill enemies, who might spurt plumes of red blood and fall down realistically. Drake can also punch and choke enemies and snap necks. The violence in this game seems greater than the previous two games in the series. The game also has some profanity and images of smoking and drinking.
What kids can learn
Kids can learn thinking and reasoning skills as they help direct fortune hunter Nathan Drake on his romp around the world to find priceless treasures. The fun multiplayer mode can help kids practice collaborating with others. Kids may pick up a bit of history and mythology, as this game straddles the line between the two. As with most action games, kids can work on hand-eye coordination, timing (in platforming sections), puzzle-solving, reading, and reading between the lines to figure out characters' intent. Amidst the combat and violence, kids can flex some puzzle-solving muscles.
Subjects
- Arts
- Hobbies
- Language & Readingfollowing directions, reading
- Math
- Science
- Social Studiesexploration, historical figures, history
Skills
- Collaborationcooperation, teamwork
- Communication
- Creativity
- Emotional Development
- Health & Fitness
- Responsibility & Ethics
- Self-Direction
- Tech Skills
- Thinking & Reasoninganalyzing evidence, applying information, solving puzzles
What's it about?
The action continues with Sony's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, as fortune hunter Nathan Drake once again seeks to uncover the world's priceless treasures -- including a daring mission to the heart of the Arabian Desert to find the mythological city of Atlantis of the Sands. Taking place in different locations around the world -- and jumping around to different times, as well -- Drake's adventures also touch on an epic historical conspiracy that includes his ancestor, Sir Francis Drake, and others. As with its predecessors, the story-heavy gameplay folds in multiple game mechanics, including combat, exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving. Not unlike an Indiana Jones movie, this cinematic third-person adventure features an epic solo campaign -- even playable in 3D on supported televisions -- along with head-to-head and cooperative (co-op) multiplayer modes.
Is it any good?
Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception impresses for its intense action, big and beautiful set pieces, exceptional character interaction, and stellar production values (including entertaining cut-scenes, competent voice acting, and Hollywood-quality music). While this game doesn't veer away from what made its award-winning predecessors so popular, this third PS3 thriller in the series will have you on your seat while you experiment with weapons and hand-to-hand combat, solve environmental puzzles, and engage in well-timed leaps over chasms and other obstacles.
Once you play through the story campaign, you'll no doubt want to do it again with a friend beside you (split-screen) or online; plus there are other goodies to discover on the disc, too. There are a few very minor issues like some occasionally awkward camera angles that can obscure your view or questionable artificial intelligence (A.I.) niggles, but it feels like nitpicking when you step back and look at the interactive entertainment experience in its entirety. The game is simply one of the best in its genre.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the use of violence in video games. What is the impact of violence on kids?
What is it about action games that makes them so much fun to play?
What kids can learn
Kids can learn thinking and reasoning skills as they help direct fortune hunter Nathan Drake on his romp around the world to find priceless treasures. The fun multiplayer mode can help kids practice collaborating with others. Kids may pick up a bit of history and mythology, as this game straddles the line between the two. As with most action games, kids can work on hand-eye coordination, timing (in platforming sections), puzzle-solving, reading, and reading between the lines to figure out characters' intent. Amidst the combat and violence, kids can flex some puzzle-solving muscles.
Subjects
- Arts:
- Hobbies:
- Language & Reading: following directions, reading
- Math:
- Science:
- Social Studies: exploration, historical figures, history
Skills
- Collaboration: cooperation, teamwork
- Communication:
- Creativity:
- Emotional Development:
- Health & Fitness:
- Responsibility & Ethics:
- Self-Direction:
- Tech Skills:
- Thinking & Reasoning: analyzing evidence, applying information, solving puzzles
How kids will learn
Kids learn by playing through various missions that are spread out through the city's different worlds. More of the story unravels as players seek out treasure and take on baddies. Solving puzzles, such as gaining entrance to a locked corridor or searching the environment for clues, requires critical thinking. Dialogue sequences also help to enhance kids' understanding of the story's history and mythology, and about dynamics between the characters.
How parents can help
- Suggest that your kid research more about Sir Francis Drake, the main character's ancestor, by going online or to the library.
- Suggest teens set up a fun treasure hunt outside and invite younger kids to solve puzzles and read clues that lead them to the "treasure."
- Play together in co-op mode and discuss strategies.
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Honest Review
Wow, just wow. This game is amazing, just AMAZING. Lets start off by saying Sully and crew are back. With a couple new villians and enemies. Graphics: Amazing, beautiful landscapes even when your underground, for the first time ever (except for Uncharted 2) when characters go in the water there pants get wet, getting a little carried away, in fact there many little things that will please and then there are the huge epic moments like jumping out of planes or crawling through a desert to find water. Gameplay: Naughty Dog has never really been good with shooting mechanics, there not bad but there not great. And I found myself getting a little frustrated on some levels with cheap enemies or many of enemies that surround you, that being said there are many parts where you use Stealth, Strategic advancements, and the AI are very smart in this game there not dumb. They will throw grenades at you if you stay in cover for to long so watch out for that. Violence: Most of the time in this game the main character Drake, kills in self defense when he is in danger, but on the other hand he also wants his treasure back and wants to get to the main treasure first. This comes with many casualties. Swearing: in this game uses words like "s**t" and "son of a b***h", not something kids dont hear at school or possibly at home on T.V. etc. Role models: in this game are good guys, wanting to find treasures and dont want to kill anyone if they dont have to. The characters in this game use plenty of humor and its actually pretty funny, some sexual jokes "why do you make everything sound so dirty". Educational: because there are plenty of puzzles good ones to, some even I the great puzzle person could not do. But luckily it will ask you if you want to pass on the puzzle if it takes to long. All in all this game is a 9.5/10 for sure.
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Great Game For Teens
Over-all, it's an amazing game. The gameplay can be a bit frustrating at times because of a few cheap deaths and some enemies that are overly powerful, but nothing that stands in the way of fun. And the graphics are beautiful making the world seem alive. And though there's a lot of violence, it's never too intense and there's very little blood. The language is mild but not much worse than the average PG movie, so that shouldn't be much of an issue for kids. Unfortunately, the story falls short of the previous titles in the uncharted series. Near the very beginning there's a flash-back of how Nate meats his partner Sully. This scene is excellent leaving me waiting for more - but there isn't. The main antagonist's right-hand man is made to seem evil, but has absolutely no back-story, and made almost no impression on me other than "he's evil, try and kill him". And the lack of the supernatural enemies (zombies in Drake's Fortune and the yetis in Honor Among Thieves) was disappointing (unless you count the flame headed enemies from the the time Nate gets drugged). Once I beat the single player campaign I tried out the split-screen co-op campaign. It isn't nearly as amazing or engrossing as the main campaign, but it's good fun never the less. The online-play is amazing but pretty violent so it might be too much for some of the younger and less mature kids. It's mainly about getting from point A to point B while protecting a certain part of the map or carrying a treasure to point B while your partner protects (or tries to) you from getting shot full of bullets. There's also the generic "Kill all the enemies" mode. So even though there are some issues, It's a great game that's definitely is worth buying.
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Not your average FPS
Uncharted 3 is a fast paced adventure game that your kids will love! It involves a single player campaign where your goal is to steal back an ancient family relic from a women and her henchmen. To aid you in this task are your three friends, Victor Sullivan, or Sully, Chloe, and an undercover agent of yours who was working for the women stated earlier. Team work is needed to complete most tasks, which are never that hard to complete. Everything you ever need to know about a task is written in Drakes notebook or hinted to you if you spend to long trying to get somewhere. Uncharted 3 also comes with a multiplayer game mode where you use team work to earn enough points to win a game, whether its capturing a flag or killing people, It will never get too gory. You hardly ever see blood and it does not coat your environment like an average FSP these days. You can play alone, or split your screen with a friend. Language is never a problem because most of the time the main character, Nathan Drake, favors the saying "Oh crap!" over the usual things you hear in video games these days.
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AMAZING
This game is much better than the other 2, but has more focus on violence. The game is a bit to easy. I sped through it in 2 days, which is less than the average completion time for a game.
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Cinematic game play
Feels like you're really Drake and is the best fantasy game out there hands down. Yes there's violence and killing, but it's a fantasy game so you should be able to discuss this with kids fifteen and up and they should know the difference. Very well thought out story line and presentation with cliffhangers at every turn, so it will be hard to pry them away from this one...
Online play is more violent than the single player story line play. Online - not much story other than find treasure at all costs - violence and killing.
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good
it's violent but it is like watching indiana jones
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Kid, 11 years old
November 27, 2011
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Uncharted 3 Amazing!
This game is amazing!
It has intense graphics, adventure and shooting, and basically fun!
I recommend this game to people that understand that violent games are not real and should not be used in real life and even though i am 10, this game is not as gory as you might think e.g call of duty.
Also i recommend this to people who like third person games and loves to use stealth attacks and play online with your mates.
This is definitely the best game of 2011 and the best story mode ever!
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really good game with not so many bad things
the graphics of the game are awsome, but this game contains a bunch of bad words. Violence is not so bad, it contains few blood. The game contains puzzles and mazes wich is proven to make you smarter without you even knowing. The game contains a few scenes of sully smoking, and a scene when you are in a bar you see beer, i give this game 12 and up.
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Naughty Dog is Epic!!!!
Ucharted 3 is one of the best video games ever made if you own a PS3 you need to get this. The game is fast paced and full of action. Drake, Elena and even Sully are good role models. the game has a little bit of swearing and no sexual content. The game is mainly hand to hand fighting and gunfights. But all of this is covered by an Epic story better than any action movie you have seen.
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What?
Great game. Btw, what the hell are you talkin about royron?
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| Platforms: | PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Release date: | November 1, 2011 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Blood, Language, Violence |
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