There are also traps which need to be avoided, some of them involved in the puzzle design. : 7–9 Puzzles revolve around Lara finding keys to mechanisms in the environment, or manipulating different mechanisms to trigger larger elements within and around the environment. Different button combinations can create more moves such as a roll and swan dive. Other abilities include wall jumping between two adjascent surfaces, interacting with objects and switches, using a grappling hook to latch onto special rings for both puzzle solving and environmental traversal, and swim and dive underwater for a limited time. Some areas have climbable surfaces she can scale, and some ledges allow her to stand on them and shimmey along. : 7–9 Lara can jump, climb and shimmy along ledges and vertical poles or ladders, crawl through small spaces, and swing on ropes and horizontal poles. Tomb Raider: Underworld is a single-player action-adventure game where the player controls the protagonist, Lara Croft, from a third-person perspective, through a variety of locations around the world. Lara Croft using the dual-target feature. Following Underworld, Crystal Dynamics rebooted the series a second time, with the subsequent game releasing in 2013. It was the final Tomb Raider published by Eidos Interactive prior to its 2009 acquisition and rebranding by Square Enix. It sold below expectations, though ultimately went on to sell over three million copies worldwide. The game' received mostly positive reviews from critics, with praise for the environments, story, puzzles, exploration, graphics and the less linear style of gameplay, although criticism was directed at its camera and combat system. 360-exclusive downloadable content was released in 2009. A new game engine was created for the project, with the team having troubles transitioning onto next-generation hardware and staff shortages due to production of Anniversary.Īnnounced in January 2008 for next-generation hardware, it was delayed into November and also announced for then-current generation hardware. The gameplay was redesigned around a principle of Lara's abilities, with her actions created using motion capture for the first time.
The scenario was co-written by director Eric Lindstrom and series co-creator Toby Gard Gard left Crystal Dynamics the following year. Production of Underworld began in 2006 following the release of Tomb Raider: Legend, and was developed in parallel with Anniversary (2007). Gameplay features Lara navigating levels set across the world through platforming, fighting enemies and solving puzzles to progress. The ninth overall entry in the Tomb Raider series and third in the Legend trilogy, Underworld follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft as she searches for Mjolnir, an artefact key to entering the realm of Helheim, while confronting adversaries from her past. Various companies ported or developed the different versions. Later versions released for mobile in December 2008, PlayStation 2 in 2009, and OS X in 2012. Tomb Raider: Underworld is a action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive for Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS in November 2008.
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