The "Complete" List

Resistance 2
Mirror's Edge - 360
Quantum of Solace - 360
House of the Dead: Overkill - Story & Directors Cut
Fable 2 - Story Mode
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - (Liquid Easy)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Saints Row
Race Pro - Career Mode
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Easy) - 360
Conan (Easy) - PS3
GTA IV - 360
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Manhunt 2
Prince of Persia
No More Heroes - Real Ending
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Silent Hill 2 - (4 star rating, Leave ending)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - DS
Silent Hill 3 - (5 star rating)
Little Big Planet - Story Mode
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Killzone 2
WET
Halo 3: ODST - (Legendary)
DiRT 2 - 100%
Halo 3* - (Legendary)
Mario Kart Wii
CoD: Modern Warfare 2 - (Normal)
Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves

I'm a huge fan of Naughty Dog and this doesn't disappoint. It's a cracking adventure from start to finish. The cutscenes are genuinely enjoyable. It does everything a good sequel should. Building on the first game but making everything better.

Personally I'd rather not have AI companions for quite so much of the game and I still think the puzzles are a bit too few and far between but other than that it's hard to fault.

Some brilliant set pieces and strong level design maintain your interest all the way to the end.

Personally I have to say I think Batman: Arkham Asylum probably just shades it as my GOTY but it's a close call.

Purchase Power

Couple of updates for you! I purchased the regular edition of Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves last Friday from Game.

Today I got the limited edition of Forza 3. It's much nicer than the one for the previous game. Although it's not in a tin the cardboard box feels nice and substantial and the lid splits to unfold to reveal a velvet (style) lined box with the key ring, memory stick and the game in it's own plastic box! Much better than the silly tins which are a pain every time you want to get the game out.

The "Complete" List

Resistance 2
Mirror's Edge - 360
Quantum of Solace - 360
House of the Dead: Overkill - Story & Directors Cut
Fable 2 - Story Mode
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - (Liquid Easy)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Saints Row
Race Pro - Career Mode
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Easy) - 360
Conan (Easy) - PS3
GTA IV - 360
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Not a first time completion. Although I had help with the final boss level last time and did it all myself this time. Still stands up as a cracking game. Looks great. Plays a dream. If a little short. I clocked it at just over 6 hours this time.

The "Complete" List - 2007 total.

Canis Canem Edit
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Prey
Crackdown
Tiger Woods PGA 07 (career completed)
Call of Duty 2 (regular)
Double Dragon
Resistance: Fall of Man
Loco Roco (All Stages Cleared)
Colin McRae DiRT (Career completed)
Daxter
Forza Motorsport 2 (Career & Arcade 100% complete)
Medal of Honour: Airbourne (Casual)
Halo 3
Bioshock
PGR4 (World No. 1 Career & All medals silver Arcade)
Half Life 2
Episode One and Two
Call of Duty 4 (Normal)
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune (Easy)

Finished this yesterday although I'm rather embarassed to say my girlfriend finished it first and on Normal so she's better than me.

It's an enjoyable game. For me it could have done with a few more puzzles and maybe a bit more platforming and a bit less shooting but it's a great game.

Currently Playing : Quick Round Up.

A quick update on the games I have on the go at the minute.

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction

I'm basically at the last boss and it just needs polishing off and adding to the list.. Probably followed by another play through trying to hoover up all the gold bots and plan pieces.

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune

Hit the last level (22 for those that want to know) only to find it's bastarding hard as nails even on easy and lacks a decent checkpoint.. Put to one side for the moment.

Assassin's Creed

I've done 7 of the nine assasinations and about 3/4 of the side quests.. It's a very frustrating game to play. Compounded by the 8th assassination being based in the harbour. Which has a number of walkways, some boats and some poles sticking out of the water. One wrong move and you're in the drink. Guess what? Altair can't swim. Very annoying. I'll probably try and battle through to the end having spent as much time as I have already on it.. But it's not fun.

Super Mario Galaxy

I now need 19 stars to provide enough power to get to the centre of the universe (or some such). It's like the Anti-sassin Creed. Can't say I'm putting in massive sessions a la the EDGE fan boys but it's fun to switch on, collect a couple of stars, and switch off again.

Currently Playing : Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

I've put a bit more time into this than I normally would before posting my first impressions purely because I so wanted it to be good. It's not like me to get carried away I know.. But better safe than sorry.

Technically it's a very accomplished looking game for PS3 and proof again that whilst it may not be easy to programme for there's very little excuse for shoddy PS3 games apart from lazy developers. There's some great graphical touches such as Drake's outfit drying in real time and the foliage and fauna is very pretty.

The acutal game itself is pretty much a mix of Gears of War style duck and cover combat and the recent Tomb Raider adventuring. There's not much in the way of puzzles and if your stuck for too long hints pop up on screen steering you on the way. I wasn't a huge fan of the combat at first, especially seeing as I think the amount of ammo you can carry at anyone time is a bit on the tight side, but after a bit of practice it turns out to be quite good fun. All sorts of weapons are left lying around but you can only carry one pistol and one rifle size weapon at a time. This leads to lot of scavangeing on the fly as the bad guys pile in a t quite a rate of knots. The grenade launcher has become a particular favourite of mine.

The exploring is reasonable fun and fluid. I've just reached level 10 and so far the various levels have been varied and good looking. At first I was a little dissappointed with the game. Possibly because my expectations where so high... But it's winning me over. Certainly the plot, whilst hokey, is enough to drive me on and has plenty of Naughty Dogs humour sprinkled about. So perhaps not a classic but certainly a worth while purchase.

Purchase Power

Being very unlikely to get any game based action for Christmas I thought it was fairly safe to rush out and buy Uncharted: Drake's Fortune today.

Despite trecking all round town though I couldn't find it a penny under £44.99. I have great faith in Naughty Dog. We could be seeing the beginning of a golden age of PS3 gaming.

Currently Playing : Uncharted Demo

A playable demo of Uncharted : Drakes Fortune finally arrived in the UK PSN Store last night. My regular reader will remember my enthusiasm for all things Naughty Dog and indeed has already played the demo himself.

I rather enjoyed the opening movie and it's nice to see the humour so well used in Jak & Daxter remaining in place.

The demo itself contained rather too much shooting for my liking. I don't know whether it's my lousey aiming abilities, The PS3s rather crap analogue sticks (In comparison to the superior ones on the 360 pad) or what seemed to me a rather poor aiming system (some how it doesn't seem as intuitive as virtually the same system in Gears of War) but I didn't find the combat particularly satisfying. Not helped by the pistol having a stupidly small maximum capacity of 40 shots. Meaning that I'd run out of bullets frequently and before I could go and harvest the bullets dropped by the downed pirates more where on the way and shooting at me.

I restarted on Easy (as opposed to Normal) but it didn't seem to make a world of difference. It's still a must have title for me but I'm hoping that as teh game progresses there isn't quite such a high combat ratio as in teh opening level.