![]() Storyline - Picking up after the events of Tomb Raider: Legend, this title starts with a bang. Crystal Dynamics promised darkness, and they sure as hell delivered on this one. When you go into playing Underworld, beware. Underworld's truly epic narrative delivers a tale that has no boundaries. This isn't a generic children's shooter like its predecessor. It's crammed full of puzzles, traps, and a kick ass story that will keep you guessing. ![]() Although, if you're a major fan of the previous installment Tomb Raider: Legend, then Underworld is not a game for you. Overall, I'd have to say that it's the best of the Crystal Dynamics installments. However, the undeniable queen of the Sony PlayStation keeps coming back. With all of the drama the series has had to endure, it's almost a miracle that the franchise has survived. She's been through two developers and is currently transitioning to new management under Square Enix, who recently bought Eidos and all of its assets. With eight major titles and a remake (plus countless portable titles), Lara Croft has had a lot of epic and not-so-epic adventures under her belt. Some would argue that there have been too many and that the series should have died out ages ago. ![]() A second reboot of the franchise, entitled Tomb Raider, was released on 5 March 2013.Throughout the last decade there have been a lot of Tomb Raider games. Underworld, along with Legend and Anniversary, was included in The Tomb Raider Trilogy compilation, which was released in March 2011 for the PlayStation 3. On, Tomb Raider: Underworld was re-released as part of the Platinum Range and Xbox Classics lines for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, respectively. On 27 February 2009, Eidos announced that the game had sold around 2.6 million copies worldwide. Most cited these versions as having medium to poor graphics being oversimplified "dumbed" down and bugged, especially the PlayStation 2 version. The PlayStation 2 and Wii versions received mostly mixed to negative reviews. Critics generally praised the environments, Lara's motion captured movements, story, puzzles, exploration, graphics and the less linear style of gameplay, although some criticism was directed at its "haywire" camera angles and "dodgy" combat system. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of Underworld received mostly positive reviews. Downloadable content was also released for the Xbox 360, where the player takes control of Lara and her doppelgänger in two new chapters. The game also features a hint system and a new melee combat system where Lara has the ability to battle her opponents using kicks and grapple pulls. Developers implemented new features into the gameplay, such as the dual-target feature and an upgraded inventory system, using an Active Sonar map and a multi-purpose grappling hook. It is also the final Tomb Raider game to be released by Eidos Interactive the rest of the series would be published by Square Enix after it acquired Eidos in late 2009. It is the third game in the series to be developed by Crystal Dynamics and is also the first Tomb Raider game to be released on the PlayStation 3, and the last Tomb Raider game to be released on the PlayStation 2. On 14 June 2012, Underworld was released on the Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. ![]() A PlayStation 2 port was released in Europe on 23 January 2009, with a US release on 3 March of that year. Underworld was released by Eidos Interactive for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows, in North America on 18 November 2008, Europe on 21 November 2008 and Australia on 5 December 2008. The story continues from the events in Tomb Raider: Legend as a direct sequel, but also addresses unexplained plot elements by association with Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Tomb Raider: Underworld is an action-adventure video game, the ninth instalment of the Tomb Raider series, and the third in the Legend trilogy, following character Lara Croft. ![]()
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