Tomb Raider: Underworld

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Tomb Raider Underworld
Release Date 2008 or later
Platforms probably PC, PlayStation 3, XBox 360
Developer Crystal Dynamics
Publisher Eidos Interactive
Game Chronology:
Tomb Raider Anniversary Tomb Raider 8 Tomb Raider Ancient Artifact


Tomb Raider Underworld will most likely continue the story of Tomb Raider Legend, as it was left open at the end.

Release Dates & Platforms

Tomb Raider Underworld will probably come out late 2008 and will be playable on PC, PlayStation 3 and XBox 360. There might also be non-next-generation versions for other systems like PlayStation 2, XBox, Gamecube, but it seems highly unlikely, it is more likely they will bring out a special version like a Wii version or a mobile version for PSP.

Levels

  • Prologue
  • Mediterranean
  • Coastal Thailand
  • Croft Manor
  • Southern Mexico
  • Jan Mayen Island
  • Andaman Sea
  • Arctic Sea

Features

  • Lara "has more than a dozen layers that determine her skin tone and texture, how light reflects or scatters, how shadows form, etc." [1]
  • dynamic dirt on Lara's clothes
  • dynamic weather
  • Keeley Hawes voices Lara
  • Lara will encounter dangerous cryptids (creatures that are presumed extinct, or have yet to be discovered) that require many shots before being defeated
  • The game will be significantly longer than Tomb Raider Legend
  • the game will contain more puzzles
  • Lara has the ability of hand to hand combat
  • It has been rumored that the medipacks will no longer exist and thus Lara must find another way of healing
  • Destroyed objects and defeated enemies will no longer vanish
  • Lara can shoot while climbing
  • The Sprint ability will be available
  • The hint system can be turned off
  • Lara can use picked up items as weapons or for climbing (e.g. a wooden stick)

Locations

  • South America, Mexico [2]
  • Australia [3]
  • Easter Island [4]
  • the Golden Triangle [5]
  • Mesopotamia [6]
  • Rome and the Vatican [7]

Controls

Lara will have some new moves in Tomb Raider Underworld.

  • melee combat
  • hand-to-hand combat (kicking and punching)
  • shooting two targets at once
  • shooting while climbing
  • balancing

Traps and Obstacles

not available yet

Characters and Enemies

Characters

Enemies

  • Animals
    • black panthers
    • bats
  • Monster Creatures
  • Human Opponents

Outfits

As in Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary Lara will have numerous Outfits at her disposal.


References

  1. play magazine, January 2008
  2. play, January 2008 and Computerbild Spiele 2/2008
  3. French PSM3, January 2008
  4. French PSM3, January 2008
  5. French PSM3, January 2008
  6. French PSM3, January 2008
  7. French PSM3, January 2008