


While there are collectibles to be found hidden off the beaten path, it's usually fairly obvious where you need to head next. With a light dual analogue control scheme (left stick moves, right stick can optionally be used to look around), levels are for the most part pretty linear. Generally speaking, Uncharted should be fairly familiar territory for anyone who's ever played an adventure game before, blending platforming exploration with fairly simple combat. How easy is Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection to pick up and play? Generally relying on cover, you'll need to crouch behind crates and lurk behind walls, popping your head out to fire off a few shots at enemies when an opening presents itself. Drake has plenty of firepower at his disposal.

With many a bad guy hot on your heels, you'll need to be able to handle yourself in combat too - but luckily, Mr. Needless to say, you'll often need to engage your grey matter before you can proceed. Played from a third person, over the shoulder perspective, the game often mixes in elements of puzzle solving too, where you'll have to activate buttons in the right order, rotate statues to face a certain direction, or move emblems to the correct positions on a grid to open up a previously locked door. With many a ruin reduced to rubble, you'll need to take a pretty gymnastic path as you try and find your way around, often needing to scale walls, leap gaps or clamber across narrow ledges in a manner reminiscent of your average platform game. Playing out in a similar fashion to the older Tomb Raider games, protagonist Nathan Drake is a veritable explorer, and an agile one at that. How do you play Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection?
