By: Drew Beausoleil

It's fair to say that Nathan Drake is one of Sony's biggest iconic hero's and a staple to the PlayStation brand. Naughty Dog has created and grown with each new Uncharted title, giving us a caresmatic, grounded explorer of the last generation of consoles. With Uncharted 4 - A Thief's End quickly approaching in the not so distant future, we have a reminder of why we should be excited of our next Drake adventure with the very well remastered Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection. All 3 Uncharted games bundled into one glorious package for us to feast our eyes on once again, or if you're new to the PlayStation family and missed out on Drakes worldly adventures...then you're in for one hell of a ride!

Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection is an exciting thrill ride of all the Uncharted games but without the multiplayer. No one brings us remastered titles better than Bluepoint Games. Uncharted was already a great looking game with the biggest graphical leap coming from Drakes Fortune to Uncharted 2 Among Thieves. However, Bluepoint didn't stop with just the beautiful graphical upgrades, they also brought all three titles up to today's standards of 1080p/60Hz gameplay. Now Drake and the rest of the outstanding cast look and feel better than ever.

However, as good as everything looks and feels, I did experience some graphical clipping and slight control problems when playing through Uncharted 2. Drake would stick and stay clung to walls longer than the controls felt like I should and when one of my favorite additions and elements of Uncharted 2 was added, the new stealth gameplay, I would sneak up on a guard to have Drake reach right through the guard the knock him out. Minor issues that most gamers won't worry about but it was something I only experienced when playing through Uncharted 2.

More game modes have been added as well. Brutal Difficulty -for the insane gamers that are looking for the upmost challenge. Explorer Mode - super easy game mode, for those who are looking to quickly catch up on the story without worrying about battling their way through difficult AI. and lastly, Speed Run - a mode to compete against your friends with. Also added was the Photo Mode something that appears to be coming to all Sony first party titles. (All screen shots were taken using this mode)

Naughty Dog has definitely created something very special with the Uncharted series and it was extremely smart of Sony to have Bluepoint bring one of the largest games from the PlayStation 3 generation into the life cycle of the PlayStation 4 generation to allow those who love this series like myself to enjoy Uncharted once again. But it was even smarter to allow those new to the PlayStation ecosystem experience such a beloved series and get everyone excited for Uncharted 4 A Thief's End. Also, picking up the Uncharted Collection grants gamers access to the Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta. Not a bad deal!

Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection is simply one of the best collections of any generation. A must have for returning fans, and a must buy for anyone coming into the PlayStation family!