Release Date: late 2008 Platforms: PC, PS3, XBox360, PS2, Wii Developer: Crystal Dynamics Description: The story of Tomb Raider Legend will be continued in this game. official Website: www.tombraiderunderworld.com further Infos: WikiRaider, Images, Article Coverage

Tomb Raider Underworld - Overview

play Magazine was the first to cover Tomb Raider Underworld in their January issue. The cover showed a graphically more detailed Lara Croft. First screenshots hint that Underworld will leand more towards next generation graphics than its two predecessors (Legend and Anniversary). Weather, dirt on Lara's body and clothes is supposed to by dynamic and realistic. Enemies will remain after being killed, Lara will leave more prints. Lara's moves have been refined and she will react differntly to different environmental conditions (e.g. slip on wet ground). Her fighting techniques have also been refindet - for example Lara can now shoot one of her guns while climbing, she can aim at more than one opponent simultaneously. She can interact more with her surroundings (e.g. move branches out of the way). Her opponents are animals (z.B. black panthers, bats...), humans and monsters from the mayan underworld. One of the locations Lara visits is Mexico where she will explore a temple ruin in the rainforest. Further locations that have been rumoured are: Australia, the Easter Islands, the Golden Triangle, Mesopotamia, Rome and the Vatican, England (besides the manor) and Antarctica. It is also rumoured that for the first time Lara may be travelling without med-kits and instead heal with time (a concept often used in other Action games - e.g. Assassin's Creed or Uncharted: Drake's Fortune). The motorbike will return but will not so much be used to get from A to B but to use from time to time (much like it was in the classic games). It is possible that further vehicles will be included. Lara will have a number of outfits to wear. Some she will wear during the normal course of the game, others can be unlocked.

Details

The following details were found in different games magazines.

New Features

• shooting two targets at once
• hand-to-hand combat (fists, legs, melee weapons)
• shooting while climbing/balancing
• balance on poles/narrow ledges
• sprint
• advanced interaction with the surroundings (get dirty, slip, move branches)

Enemies

• black panther
• mercenaries
• bats
• spiders
• Kraken (as sub boss?)

Levels / Locations

• confirmed
  • Mediterranean Sea location (1st section)
  • Mexico / Xibalba - the Mayan underworld (4th section)
  • Croft Manor (in ruins?)
• rumoured
  • Rom / Vatican
  • Australia
  • Easter Islands
  • Mesopotamia
  • the Golden Triangle - Laos, Thailand and Myanmar
  • Antarctica

Vehicles

• Motorbike
• unconfirmed vehicle

Outfits

• Underworld Outfit
  green brownish top, green shorts
• Underworld Outfit long
  green brownish top, pant
• Wetuit
  black long-sleeve wetsuit with yellow stripes

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