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Tomb Raider: Underworld

Crystal Dynamics

2008•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 11 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuresuperheroanimalsespionagemafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalerobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, expansive shooter: breakneck and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

73 / 100

265 ratings

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About This Game

Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice. Reach new heights with the broadest range of acrobatic abilities and utilize objects within the environment to uncover new paths to explore. Discover ancient mysteries of the underworld hidden within the coast of Thailand, frozen islands of the Arctic Sea, the jungles of Mexico, and more. Each level is an elaborate multi-stage puzzle masked within an interactive environmental playground offering more flexibility over how the area is solved. Choose to pacify or kill, target multiple enemies at once with the new dual-target system, and...

Summary: IGDB

Story

Continuing the events from Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, her search brings her once again to locations around the globe from the cold wastes of the Arctic to the beautiful landscapes of Thailand. This time even the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea is not save from Lara's exploring. At the same time the game continues to explore the idea of monomyth, this time incorporating the influences of the Norse mythology into its narrative.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureSuperheroAnimalsEspionageMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MotorcycleDinosaursMedievalAtlantisNorse mythologyMascotSharkDeath

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Details

Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publishers: Feral Interactive, Square Enix, Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Released: 18 November 2008
Series: Tomb Raider
Platforms: Web browser, OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 7h rushed, 11h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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