Celebrating its 15th anniversary to end 2022, the now-beloved Uncharted franchise’s inaugural entry first hit retail shelves in late 2007 – introducing PlayStation gamers to treasure hunter Nathan Drake and his pals for the very first time with Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Selling over 2.
6 million copies in less than two years, the success of this debut adventure would ultimately result in three main sequels to follow in addition to a film adaptation, board game adaptation and more as the franchise’s popularity has only continued to grow. But in looking back on Uncharted’s initial launch, is a poorly received Mark Wahlberg film really all that we have to thank the PlayStation exclusive series for? Or has Uncharted’s influence on the world of gaming since its debut been far greater than we might initially realise?Coming from then-already successful developers Naughty Dog, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 (a year after its own launch) to generally positive reviews.
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