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Tomb Raider: Underworld (PS3) | 
| From: Eidos
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 104
Platform: Playstation 3
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5021290035508
ASIN: B001BN6U0Y
Release Date: November 21, 2008 (New: This Week)
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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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 LARA IS BACK November 23, 2008
I had waited months for tomb raider to come out. Now that I have got it I am impressed. The story is set more or less straight after Tomb raider legend. Lara is trying to find out more about avalon so she can discover the truth on the whereabouts of her mother. There are a few surprises along the way but nothing spectacular. It does keep you on the edge of your seat though.
The levels are huge and there is normally a puzzle that you have to figure out. It will take ages because the areas are so big. As for Lara she has loads of unique moves that make the game look and feel like a next gen game. But its not just Lara that makes it next gen. Its the environments and the whole atmosphere of the game. But I feel as if all crystal dynamics have focused on is the environments.
One thing that I don't like is the combat system. There really wasn't any need for it. There aren't even any boss battles which dulls the challenge. You probably will hardly ever use adrenaline mode because there is barely no use for it. Lastly, I don't appreciate the extras menu. A few measly concepts and storyboards for all the hard work and effort you have gone to to find the treasure is ridiculous but it is worth finding the treasure for the thrill of it.
Overall it is an enjoyable game with stunning visuals, spectacular environments and a thrilling plot but it also feels linear tiresome and despite what crystal dynamics had promised it wasn't what I expected. It is too much the same to previous tomb raiders. After the amazing tomb raider anniversary I was expecting this to be on the same level as it, but unfortunatley is isn't. Its a marvelous adventure but areas could be improved next time.
 Tomb Raider Simple November 23, 2008
This is a Good Game To Continue The Story From Legends. However I Found Even I The Hard Mode I Was Able To Complete in Less than a Day.
THe Story And Graphics Are Very Nice But It is All To Simple.
unoriginal and unimaginative November 20, 2008
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
once again tr has gone off on some prince of persia rip off. people who say this is a good game really need to be psychlogically examined. at least core design had a unique physics engine and could tell a good story.
this is utter tripe and the series should be handed back to CORE DESIGN or i will never buy another TR game again.....
 Pray to God this better be good November 14, 2008
3 out of 35 found this review helpful
Any real Tomb Raider fan will know that both TR Legend and TR Anniversary were awful games, that epically failed to capture the Tomb Raider image and feel. With both unbelievably linear levels that completely destroyed any chance of exploration and disgustingly easy so-called "puzzles", you were pretty much told what you had to do and how.... LAME. The combat was god awful aswell... adrenalin dodges/actions??? WTF IS UP WITH THAT!?!? Not to mention Crystal Dynamics also decimated Lara herself by changing her from a pyschotic woman who stops at nothing to get what she wants, into a pathetic sad-act who crys at every given opportunity about her 'dead' mum and dad (both of whom were very much alive before CD minced it). So I pray to God that Underworld better be good.... oh wait.. Natla's back? I thought she was dead??? For the sake of man give TR back to CORE DESIGN!!!!!!!
 sublime November 10, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have played the first 3 tomb raiders and anniversary.
I went to the show "What stuff" in Excel London, Tomb raider - UNDERWORLD had its own stall. on Xbox 360.Not PS3.
After playing Anniversary the step up in graphics is fantastic. The Demo on display was a Thailand/ Cambodia level. Visually stunning in 1080p.
graphics, I can see the splashes when she kicks and the vegetation of the level is realy good, all the grass and plants move with the wind and her motion. The tomb raider model moves like a panther. she looks better than ever.( possibly her waist is over skinny, a little exagerated by the boys in Eidos, trying to create the perfect sexy goddess.I sometimes fell those boys should try going out with real women.)
Game play , hmmm levels are much more open and the controls take getting used to. in fact the sea level is immense you can swim for hours rite over to china and back. you can swim underwater also to the same distance. The change of the controls is fiddly, the gun aiming sytem can be either auto or you can aim cod4 style. I am used to PS2/ps3 so Xbox 360 controls have always felt clunky in my hand. Jumping from pillar to pillar is quite a precision thing for me in this game. they add and add more moves each game and can overcomplex things. To me Tomb raider 2 and 3 got the controls just right.I think the controls here are over sensitive.
The problem is I feel , like tomb raider anniversary they may have made this game a little to difficult, like anniversary, hence the last levels are virtually impossible to beat. perhaps I am just a tad unco-ordinated.
couple this with hard complex controls, this game has the potential to over challenge and ultimately frustrate. This is my only negative point.
Otherwise get ready for her next adventure, I know I will !!!
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