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| From: Eidos
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £25.84
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 102
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: action-games
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TUPS3
EAN: 5021290035508
ASIN: B001BN6U0Y
Release Date: November 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Fast Despatch - Insured Delivery and 12 months Warranty
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Product Description
Designed specifically to take advantage of the latest technologies Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay.
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Underworld December 6, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Lara's back in one of the best games in the tomb raider series so far everything is great but it has only two bad things it's way too short and it's not a very chalenging game but overall i still give a 10/10 great storyline beautiful graphics and it has the vibe from the first five games.
Beautiful and Fun! December 5, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
First of all, I am one of the biggest Tomb Raider fans in the world.
I have all the games, and because of work, etc. I don't play so much anymore, BUT I always buy and play Tomb Raider.
This is what I expected Tomb Raider Anniversary (the previous TR game) to be like, and it wasn't. It was then rather disappointing. Tomb Raider Underworld is beautiful and fun!!
The automatic changing of camera angles can be annoying, so I unfortunately have to agree about that, however, it does not affect the fun factor of the game at all, at least for me.
The graphics are really stunning and at times, I enjoyed just leaving it on and enjoying the view, especially at the beginning of the Thailand level.
I know I could play it again, and once again have fun!
The music is great as well, and reminds me a bit of "Batman Begins" with a hint of "Matrix".
You have to appreciate the attempt to create a piece of art, which is also fun. There are enough "rough" games, or such that are impressive on the surface.
TR Underworld is a delight and I hope that future TR games will be more along these lines, just with new adventures.
Simply Love It!! December 6, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a magnificent game. Breathtaking graphics and realistic surroundings......Lara looks great with selectable clothing on most levels, and an entertaining story.
I agree with the above review though.....on some occasions the camera angles will annoy you a lot and sometimes lara will not do what you want to do lol.
The story is amazing and when you get towards the end your like....oh, is that it lol......so not the best ending.
All that said....its one of the best tomb raiders ive played...simply because of the graphics and level designs are off the hook!!!!
Def 5 stars, love it!!
sublime November 10, 2008
11 out of 20 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 !!!
One of the most fun games ever! December 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lara is back in Underworld. Tomb Raider Underworld is overall great, but of course, like any other game, negative stuff is still there.
Good stuff:
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Great environments and graphics!
Lara looks fantastic!
Story is very well written, but could always be better, always.
The game feels very fresh!
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Bad stuff:
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Camera is really bad.
The game feels a bit short, first playthrough is about 12-13 hours, second and third could be don in 6-7.
You can't replay levels or chapters, unless you save at each.
Sometimes you get stuck in objects. Nothing terrble though.
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Overall, Tomb Raider Underworld is still great, is it better than Uncharted? Yes. It beats Uncharted by very, very little. Tomb Raider Underworld has what Uncharted missed for me, emotions, and fun. But Tomb Raider Underworld, is by far, the best Tomb Raider game out there, so for a Tomb Raider game, this is only good, no more, no less, which tells you alot of the series quality.
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