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'''Tomb Raider Underworld''' will most likely continue the story of [[Tomb Raider Legend]], as it was left open at the end. Lara's next adventure revolves around the ancient Mayan calendar and the six days that leave the portal to the Underworld open. this Underworld may be the same as Avalon.
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'''Tomb Raider Underworld''' will most likely continue the story of [[Tomb Raider Legend]], as it was left open at the end. Lara's next adventure revolves around the ancient Mayan calendar and the six days that leave the portal to the Underworld open. This Underworld may be the same as Avalon.
  
  
  
 
==Release Dates & Platforms==
 
==Release Dates & Platforms==
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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]].
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Tomb Raider Underworld will probably come out late 2008 and will be playable on [[PC]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[XBox 360]]. Other versions are highly unlikely.
  
  
 
==Levels==
 
==Levels==
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*4 Mexico  <ref>ComputerBild Spiele</ref> <ref>CD Action</ref>
 
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==Features==
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==Features and Controls==
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* dynamic weather
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* dynamic dirt on Lara's clothes
 
* Lara "has more than a dozen layers that determine her skin tone and texture, how light reflects or scatters, how shadows form, etc." <ref>play magazine, January 2008</ref>
 
* Lara "has more than a dozen layers that determine her skin tone and texture, how light reflects or scatters, how shadows form, etc." <ref>play magazine, January 2008</ref>
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* dynamic dirt on Lara's clothes
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* Lara has additional non-gameplay-relevant animations like pushing away branches <ref>CD Action magazine</ref>
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* dynamic weather
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* Destroyed objects and defeated enemies will no longer vanish
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* Keeley Hawes voices Lara
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* Lara will encounter dangerous cryptids (creatures that are presumed extinct, or have yet to be discovered) that require many shots before being defeated
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* new combat tactics (hand-to-hand combat - kicking and punching -  melee combat... e.g. hitting opponents with picked-up sticks)
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* shooting two targets at once
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* shooting while climbing
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* shooting while balancing on a pole
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* advanced environment interaction
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* multiple usage of objects (e.g. using picked up items - like a wooden stick - as weapons or for climbing)
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* sprinting
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* balancing on ropes
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* new, advanced wall-climbing
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* multiple usage of the grapple rope (e.g. pulling objects closer, for climbing, for balancing across...)
 
* The game will be significantly longer than [[Tomb Raider Legend]]
 
* The game will be significantly longer than [[Tomb Raider Legend]]
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* the game will contain more puzzles
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* the game will contain more difficult puzzles
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* Lara has the ability of hand to hand combat
 
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* It has been rumored that the [[medipacks]] will no longer exist and thus Lara must find another way of healing
 
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* Destroyed objects and defeated enemies will no longer vanish
 
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* Lara can shoot while climbing
 
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* The Sprint ability will be available
 
 
* The hint system can be turned off
 
* The hint system can be turned off
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* Lara can use picked up items as weapons or for climbing (e.g. a wooden stick)
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* fewer boss fights
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* Lara will encounter dangerous cryptids (creatures that are presumed extinct, or have yet to be discovered) that require many shots before being defeated
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* improved opponent AI (e.g. recognition of thrown grenades and evasive actions)
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* It has been rumoured that the [[medipacks]] will no longer exist and thus Lara must find another way of healing
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* Keeley Hawes voices Lara
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==Locations==
 
==Locations==
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==Controls==
 
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Lara will have some new moves in Tomb Raider Underworld.
 
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* melee combat
 
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* hand-to-hand combat (kicking and punching)
 
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* shooting two targets at once
 
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* shooting while climbing
 
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* balancing
 
  
  

Revision as of 17:18, 9 January 2008

Tomb Raider 8
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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. Lara's next adventure revolves around the ancient Mayan calendar and the six days that leave the portal to the Underworld open. This Underworld may be the same as Avalon.

Release Dates & Platforms

Tomb Raider Underworld will probably come out late 2008 and will be playable on PC, PlayStation 3 and XBox 360. Other versions are highly unlikely.

Levels

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

Features and Controls

  • dynamic weather
  • dynamic dirt on Lara's clothes
  • Lara "has more than a dozen layers that determine her skin tone and texture, how light reflects or scatters, how shadows form, etc." [3]
  • Lara has additional non-gameplay-relevant animations like pushing away branches [4]
  • Destroyed objects and defeated enemies will no longer vanish
  • new combat tactics (hand-to-hand combat - kicking and punching - melee combat... e.g. hitting opponents with picked-up sticks)
  • shooting two targets at once
  • shooting while climbing
  • shooting while balancing on a pole
  • advanced environment interaction
  • multiple usage of objects (e.g. using picked up items - like a wooden stick - as weapons or for climbing)
  • sprinting
  • balancing on ropes
  • new, advanced wall-climbing
  • multiple usage of the grapple rope (e.g. pulling objects closer, for climbing, for balancing across...)
  • The game will be significantly longer than Tomb Raider Legend
  • the game will contain more difficult puzzles
  • The hint system can be turned off
  • fewer boss fights
  • Lara will encounter dangerous cryptids (creatures that are presumed extinct, or have yet to be discovered) that require many shots before being defeated
  • improved opponent AI (e.g. recognition of thrown grenades and evasive actions)
  • It has been rumoured that the medipacks will no longer exist and thus Lara must find another way of healing
  • Keeley Hawes voices Lara

Locations

  • South America, Mexico [5]
  • Australia [6]
  • Easter Island [7]
  • the Golden Triangle [8]
  • Mesopotamia [9]
  • Rome and the Vatican [10]


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.

Vehicles

Lara will be able to drive her motorbike as part of the level. She will also make use of other (still unnamed) vehicles.

References

  1. ↑ ComputerBild Spiele
  2. ↑ CD Action
  3. ↑ play magazine, January 2008
  4. ↑ CD Action magazine
  5. ↑ play, January 2008 and Computerbild Spiele 2/2008
  6. ↑ French PSM3, January 2008
  7. ↑ French PSM3, January 2008
  8. ↑ French PSM3, January 2008
  9. ↑ French PSM3, January 2008
  10. ↑ French PSM3, January 2008
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