Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)

Well, Lara is back for her eighth new adventure, seeking the truth and answers to questions long passed, battling fiercer foes that she has ever faced before? Tomb Raider Underworld is the third game developed by Crystal Dynamics, and is a direct sequel to the memorable Tomb Raider Legend (Note that Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of the first ever Tomb Raider and that it features scenes and part of the plot that helps to shape the story behind Legend and Underworld). If players are unfamiliar to the story, there is a trailer available under the Cinematics heading that recaps the story to ... more

I have been a fan of Lara Croft since the days of the Playstation 1. Many school holidays were spent ziplining, scaling walls and shooting dogs. Tomb Raider Underworld is an absolute joy to play for any Lara Croft fan. It continues the story line from Tomb Raider legend, ties off any loose ends and throws in some amazing gameplay. The best thing about Underworld is the way in which Lara has become almost a human encased in your TV screen. Her skin glimmers realistically with the diamond droplets of water from the sea in which she swims, mud cakes itself onto her body and washes off in the rain ... more

Game Information: Media: Video Game Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, WII, PC Publisher: Eidos Interactive Developer: Crystal Dynamics Rating: 16 and over Release Date: 21st November 2008 Price: £24.95 This is Tomb Raider nine, and it's a magnificent game. Crystal Dynamics is doing something very exciting: it's getting better with every game. This one is by far its best, and the most significantly boss fights have been removed and replaced with gargantuan, elaborate puzzles. It's got more polygons? Lara gets even more down and dirty now? Crystal Dynamics, do you have any ... more

Platforms: • XBOX 360 • PS3 • PS2 • PC • Wii • Nintendo DS • Mobile Publisher: Eidos Interactive EU release date: 21st November 2008 Review Tomb Raider Underworld has been a long awaited sequel from Eidos Interactive and is the eighth game of the Tomb Raider series. It is the third game to be developed by Crystal Dynamics who have dedicated much of there time to the latest addition, which is shown throughout the game. The story evolves around Lara searching for her mother which begins In Avalon, where mythology believes to be the resting place of King Arthur. Upon this Journey Lara finds ... more

I'm a keen Tomb Raider player and I found this game enjoyable, I thought the graphics were great and the scenery looked amazing.You get to use a motorbike for half the game which breaks up some of the levels but also makes it seem shorter and leaves you wishing the game lasted longer, but I think that the same can be said for the last 3 games at least. They have made Lara's ability's slightly more realistic, and she is more combative now which is a definite improvement, she can also perform similar take downs to the ones done in Casino Royale. Loose ends were tied up with regards to the story ... more