![]() Along with guns and weapons players can move heavy objects with mystical gauntlets, pull down draw bridges with a grappling hook and lob grenades at enemies. There are even special chests to find, opened by completing fun puzzles which we can best be described as Tetris jigsaw.Īnd a Lara adventure wouldn't be the same without a few gadgets. Indeed, special golden artefacts litter the caves and tombs you raid, unlocking artwork and bonus material as you collect them. Most take less than four minutes to complete and this gives the game a tremendous sense of pace as you unlock more features and locations very rapidly. I loved the fact levels are short and sweet rather than long and rambling. So it has the wonderful sense of adventure originally inspired by Indiana Jones, rather than more mundane modern locations which began to creep into the series a few years ago. Much of Underworld takes place in the lost world of Atlantis, though there are excursions to Mexico, Thailand and the Arctic. The games locations are also atmospheric and intriguing. The animation is particularly splendid and when you marry this to a very tight control scheme there's pleasure to be had from just making Lara swing and leap from one platform to another like a flea with a specialism in trapeze. Visually this is a fine piece of work with backgrounds, characters and cut-scenes crafted to a very high standard. But what you do get is a very polished, if not totally inspiring Lara outing.īut let's focus on the positives to begin with. We can't point to any cool snowboard sections, stunt mini-games or RPG mechanics to make the content sound different to any reviews written about Tomb Raider since 1996. It's a proven formula and one that's been (mostly) delighting fans for over ten years.įrankly, you're not going to find anything radically fresh or innovative in Tomb Raider: Underworld. So unless you've been in a hippy commune since the 70s you know exactly what to expect from a Tomb Raider title: platform acrobatics, rope swinging, artefact collecting and lever pulling all dashed off with a touch of gunplay. ![]() And like Bond she's had a renaissance of late, especially since Crystal Dynamics took over development duties after a bit of a duff period. yay!.James Bond aside, can there be any modern action hero that's had more adventures than Lara Croft? With two movies and nine games to her name (not to mention ports and spin-offs) she's certainly been put through her paces. Unfortunatly I would have to give this a low mark for replayability as there isint all that much game related content to unlock (mostly concept art) and the only expansions for it are coming exclusivley to consoles. The controls are nice and easy to use except for the camera which is at best horrible, especially when your driving things like Lara's motorbike, pretty much dont touch your mouse when your in a vehicle. This installment lives up to the name with large beautiful environments for you to explore and pretty graphics to keep you well immersed in the world, along with an interesting story that follows on from the previous game Tomb Raider: Anniversary. I love this series, the enviroments and charecters are always top notch and there's always an interesting story to the games. Tomb Raider eh, have been playing Tomb Raider since way back in the "triangular cleavage you could ski down" days of Tomb Raider 1. This Review: 7.5/10 Value for Money: Immersion Factor: Sleepness Nights: Replayability: As she attempts to unravel the secrets behind these myths, Lara's perilous journey leads her toward a forgotten power that, if unleashed, could lay waste to all civilization. In an ancient ruin on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, Lara Croft uncovers proof of the Norse underworld and the mythical hammer. For more than a thousand years it has existed only as a myth, until now. Legend holds that he who wields the hammer has the power to smash mountains into valleys and the strength to destroy even the gods. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft, explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice.įor generations, stories have been told of the fearsome weapon of the Norse god Thor. ![]() Price: $79.99 Available: December 2008 Tomb Raider 8: Underworld product reviewsĭesigned specifically to take advantage of the latest technologies, Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay.
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