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 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.

  • play magazine, January 2008
  • play, January 2008 and Computerbild Spiele 2/2008
  • French PSM3, January 2008
  • French PSM3, January 2008
  • French PSM3, January 2008
  • French PSM3, January 2008
  • French PSM3, January 2008