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The Last of Us PlayStation 3 video game

The video game developer Naughty Dog released most popular PlayStation 3 game The Last of Us on June 14, 2013 for United States, UK and Australia. The game follows two characters – an adult (Joel) and a child (Ellie). Joel is a hardened survivor, and Ellie, a teenage girl, in their journey across the US.

Game Story:

According to Game Informer (Issue 227, March 2012), it has been 20 years since a fungus has been on the loose, killing people and re-animating their corpses, turning them into one of The Infected. Nature has been reclaiming its land from abandoned cities. The military has the United States under martial law and is keeping everyone in quarantine zones to stay away from the infection. The quarantine zones have many checkpoints, giving body scans for any signs of fungi. Those found with even remote traces of the fungus are euthanized.

Joel is a black market dealer within a quarantine zone that sells weapons and drugs. An unknown event occurs where Joel promises a lifelong friend that he will take care of a young girl named Ellie as they escape from the quarantine zone and go across the country starting in Boston. They go into the unprotected and previously bombed city, which was bombed to kill the infected but ultimately failed. The two are traveling throughout the United States and are being chased by the military. Joel and Tess are trying to bring Ellie to a group called the Firefly.

Video review on The Last of Us:

On the road, there are many scavengers, hunters or harmful people that are trying to look for provisions, and they see Joel and Ellie as an opportunity. The two are constantly trying to fight their way through these people to stay alive and away from the infected and the military.

There is a real fungus called Cordyceps that can infect insects. After infection, insects climb to a certain height and are killed. Shortly thereafter, infectious spores pour from its carcass to spread to other living insects and deliver a similar fate. One of Naughty Dog's teasers was a clip from BBC's Planet Earth showing this happen to an ant.

In The Last of Us, this same fungus has mutated to be able to infect humans. Infected humans die shortly and become reanimated, driven by feral bloodlust and the natural instinct to survive by propagating -- like zombies. The contagion is airborne, but is diffused most effectively within confined spaces.

The Last of Us game specification:

• Developer:   Naughty Dog
• Publisher:   Sony Computer Entertainment
• Released:   14 June 2013 (United States, UK, Australia)
• Platforms:   PlayStation 3
• Genre:    Action
• Price:   $59.99 (Buy at Amazon)

Characters:

There are four main characters available in this game now:

1. Joel
2. Ellie
3. Bill
4. Tess

On the other hand, there are also three types of enemies available this game:

1. The Infected
2. Scavengers
3. The Military

Game locations:

Joel and Ellie meet in Boston. However, they are both on the run from the military as they make their way across the United States. Many of the areas may take place in cities, or widely known areas.  The gameplay trailer shown at E3 2012 shows the Fort Duquesne bridge, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   It features the ruins of the city with fallen buildings and nature reclaiming its ground. Weather will also be a factor in whatever location you are in it can totally change from sun, rain and snow.