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| From: Eidos
Category: Video Games
List Price: £34.99
Buy New: £30.16
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 307
Platform: Windows Xp
Genre: action-games
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5021290035607
ASIN: B001BNDPO8
Release Date: November 21, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The first lady of gaming returns in Tomb Raider - Underworld with her deepest and darkest adventure yet. Ostensibly searching for the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor, the real draw of the game is exploring the underworlds of multiple different cultures.
 A pair of panthers make an uncomfortable safety net |  When you're a tomb raider, exploring ancient tombs is all in a day’s work |  Lara’s pistols are no match for the kraken |  The Mediterranean level includes a huge area for swimming | The basics of the game are classic Tomb Raider, as you explore the trap-filled interiors of ancient ruins using Lara’s famed acrobatic skills (and dual action pistols). From an underwater temple guarded by a giant octopus-like kraken to ancient Mayan structures in the South American jungle, she makes Indiana Jones look even older. All of the levels are much larger than in previous games and far more interactive. You'll leave footprints in the sand and find all the scenery fully destructable. Every puzzle has multiple solutions, and the hand-to-hand combat system has been completely revamped. A new 3D map system also helps to ensure you never get lost so that you can concentrate on saving the world. Key Features - Dream vacation: Travel the world in search of ancient artefacts, from the steaming-hot jungles of Mexico to the frozen Arctic, from the coast of Thailand to the depths of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Think like Lara: An interactive, non-linear game world means anything that it looks like you should be able to pick up and use (or destroy) you can.
- Bettering Bond: An all new grappling hook, sonar map, scuba gear, a range of new weapons, and Lara’s trusty motorbike make her the best equipped adventurer in gaming.
- Help on demand: Receive as much or as little help as you want, from gentle nudges in the right direction to a full explanation of what you need to do next.
- Behind the scenes: All of Lara’s animations in the game have been fully motion captured from Olympic gymnast Heidi Moneymaker. Her voice is that of Spooks actress Keeley Hawes.
About the Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Based in the San Francisco bay area, the Crystal Dynamics team has been making games since 1992, including popular titles such as Pandemonium, Gex, and Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver. Crystal Dynamics began revammping the Tomb Raider series with Tomb Raider: Legend.
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 Almost a masterpiece - but not quite November 23, 2008
Mikeyr101 (UK)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
It's Christmas 2008 and Crystal Dynamics have presented their latest offering, Tomb Raider: Underworld. We had high expectations, so how has the resulting title measured up?
Crystal Dynamics have previously produced Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, the resurrected version of Lara's first adventure; both were highly polished, well finished games with a strong backstory. Underworld has continued in exactly the same vein, and slots seamlessly into the earlier episodes as if they had been pages from the same book.
Indeed, two of Lara's previous antagonists feature heavily in this story, in which Lara begins a desperate search into the Norse underworld in an attempt to find her lost mother, last seen pulled through a portal in Tomb Raider: Legend. The game progresses more like a film than a standard action game; the characters are very well realised, are every bit as well animated as Lara herself and the voice-acting is pretty good too; the script is strong and well thought-out. And as for the soundtrack it's top-class, almost good enough to compare with John Williams' classic soundtracks. Make no mistake, this is quality material.
The details everybody always talks about most are of course the graphics, which Crystal Dynamics has again done a masterly job of; Lara could well be the pin-up girl of your local games shop all over again, looking good and excellently animated in all her movements. I had only a single glitch in the whole time I played this (although the nVidia 8800GT probably helped). This was when Lara sometimes slid into a narrow gap between objects and took a second or two before she could move again. Otherwise, it was fine and worked first time it was installed. However, I would suggest that a higher end graphics card is a must for this game if you want to see it at its best.
Actual new features for Lara's combat skills aren't so important though. I never needed to deliberately split targets or shoot from walls; though the focussed mode was useful every so often until a better weapon (SPOILER) becomes available. With such readily available skills, and with a choice of which secondary weapon you want to take along (Uzis, Shotgun, Harpoons, Assault Rifle, Tranquilizer) there isn't the feeling that you can be rewarded for your searching by getting your hands on a really cool weapon. The joy of getting my hands on the Desert Eagle in TR3, or the M16 in TR2 just doesn't feature in this latest game.
The other problem, though only "old hands" are likely to feel this way, is that it feels like it's over a bit quickly. TR2 was a genuine epic that took days to complete, and The Last Revelation (TR4) was almost like a death-march with sand and goodies thrown in. I managed to complete the main story in just a day, and without hurrying much. It is really, *really* good stuff but it just ran out so damned early. Hopefully, Crystal Dynamics will be listening, will really go for it and make an epic next time, because they are *so* close to making a masterpiece.
So, a five star rating is in order for this brilliant title. It's not just a game - it's an experience; make sure CD can make that true epic next time, help them survive the global recession and buy your copy of this game if there's one thing you buy someone this christmas (and if you can manage two, add Fallout 3 to your christmas stocking, too).
Earlier episodes, and similar items to this include:
Tomb Raider: Legend (PC DVD)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PC DVD)
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (PC)
And if you like a really well-made game I'd also recommend:
Fallout 3 (PC)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider Underworld December 2, 2008
Mr. Frederick B. Elcock (Tonbridge, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Would strongly recommend buying the Xbox 360 controller, if you are planning to play this game on Windows.
I hadnt played Lara Croft games since II and III so this was a new 'experience' for me!
Definately worth getting, extremely fun, storyline is good even if a little farfetched. No evident glitches as far as I could tell, graphics are awesome. Great game.
wicked November 24, 2008
A. Chubb (somerset)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
wicked game but hard it's ok when you get the hang of it you need a great pc tho to run it otherwise it won't work and you people putting bad feedback don't you think it's your pc then the game it's self? i agree if your pc isn't up to it then it won't work simple has that people allays leave a bad feedback saying its the game causeing probs but it isn't its the pc not the game
 Check your graphics card before ordering November 23, 2008
Nower (UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Check your graphics card before ordering - the game won't run unless you have one of the cards listed below (taken from readme.txt included with the game).
Cards which should be able to play without issue:
ATI - Radeon X1800, Radeon X1900, Radeon X1950, Radeon HD2600/2900 series, Radeon HD3650/3850 Series, Radeon HD 4670/4850 series
nVidia - GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950, GeForce 8600 GTS, GeForce 8800, GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 2xx
Graphic Cards which may function but performance may be reduced:
ATI - Radeon X1300, Radeon X1500, HD 2300/2400, HD4550
nVidia - GeForce 6200, GeForce 6600, GeForce 7300, GeForce 8300, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8500, GeForce 9400/9500
awsome visuals, twitchy camera November 23, 2008
S. Gates (UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Been playing the first few levels, and I have to say Underworld really does deliver a cinematic experience, and makes you feel like the star in a Hollywood blockbuster. From the opening tutorial, with Lara's mansion tumbling down around you as it burns to the ground, to the lush vegetation of a jungle ruin in Thailand, this game looks simply amazing. Level design is well done also, a few grey cells have to be engaged to solve the puzzles, but not so taxing that they are frustrating. My only complaint with this game is that the camera twitches all over the place sometimes, particularly if you are guiding Lara through narrow places. It takes some getting used to the controls to learn the limitations of the camera.
Despite this though I have been extremely impressed so far, I expect I will have multiple runs through this game, just like the other Tomb Raider titles.
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