Importantly, purists won't feel it is out of keeping with the series as a whole. Some more in Mexico? Sure, why not? It doesn't really matter, as you aren't coming to a Tomb Raider' game for Proustian complexity, but a little more logic would have been nice. Norse artifacts hidden under a Buddhist temple in Thailand? No problem. If we're being honest the plot is pretty ludicrous. Still, those who worked their way through the other Crystal Dynamics Lara games without a pad won't find anything to make them tear their hair out There will, as with most platform games, be times where you are stumped as to where to go or jump next but never will you feel completely at a loss, especially with a 3D wireframe map being handy. However, as with all Tomb Raider games, it does sometimes feel like you would be better off ditching the trusty mouse and keys in favour of an Xbox 360 controller. Incidentally, as a passing Xbox owner reliably informs me, the PC version is significantly more impressive in the visuals department than its console counterparts, with underwater sections in particular being much easier to navigate. There are also some pleasing little touches here and there that add to the experience, such as Lara getting muddier the more she rolls about.
Lara and her environs are at their most gorgeous in Underworld, especially with all the twiddly graphical effects ramped to the max.
Her adventures span the globe once more, with the jungles of Thailand and Mexico balanced with trips into a submerged temple and the crypts of Croft Manor itself.
Crystal Dynamics has succeeded in improving upon its template for the 'new breed' of Tomb Raider games, although all but the most ardent Lara worshippers will notice there are still things that could turn off the casual observer.īy casual, of course, I mean somebody who has perhaps dabbled in the series before, rather than someone expecting Lara to take a break midadventure in order to work her way through a bumper book of Sudoku.Īnyway, what we have here is your typical Tomb Raider romp, with our heroine clinging to precarious ledges, sliding up and down poles and falling gracefully to her death on numerous occasions. Tomb Raider fans who happen to have glanced down at the score will know that Lara's latest outing is a decent game, one that will more than satisfy their chasmdefying action desires.
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