Tomb Raider: Underworld

I remember playing all the old Tomb Raider games and I really enjoyed them. However I haven't played some of the later games because they just weren't as good as the beginning ones. Now I can say that Lara is truly back and the game is terrific. The graphics are much improved and Lara is quite the hot chick. Controls are easy to use on the PC and you can turn on aids that help you use the right ones. The puzzles make you think but are not too difficult. If you've played the old TR games then they shouldn't be too hard to figure out. However if you've never played any of her games then they might seem difficult. The treasures that Lara finds are so far not hidden and are out in the open, unless of course there are some I haven't found. This is one of the complaints I had about the game that the treasures are all the same and the game doesn't tell you what you found. The AI could be tweaked some more because the enemies don't really come at you aggressively. If you lay back they leave you alone and there are some areas where they won't follow you. Also, so far using a Windows Vista Quad Chip and a Nvidia 8500gt, the game did crash twice which surprised me since the game had been up to then very stable and easy to use. The puzzles could have been a little harder to solve but you do have to think about ways to do things. There are no issues with DRM and the game automatically resumes to the last game saved. All in all a very good game that relates to the Lara of the past. A definite buy.After playing the game for a few days now I have to say that it is better than I thought it would be. There are some obstacles I had trouble figuring out and had to go to a website for help. I noticed that there were quite a few people who were stumped. Also there are some controls that you have to learn how to master. So it's not that easy which makes the game even better and more challenging. I'm really enjoying it.

Tomb Raider is one of those enduring titles in the video game world that just doesn't seem to want to die. Unlike many other series, the Tomb Raider games have seen many changes to the video game industry and have many new interpretations at to what exactly the series will look like.Tomb Raider Underworld continues with the same graphics and imagery as Tomb Raider Legend but, unlike Legend, it is missing some of the fun and excitement that used to be characteristic of the game.I am not trying to say this is a bad game but, usually, Tomb Raider games are made with some sort of new edge to attract those new to the series into buying the game. Underworld however, was definitely a game made for the fans. There is almost no tutorial to this game whatsoever and instead, they expect you to remember the controls used in Legend and Anniversary (Games I played over four and two years ago respectively, so learning the controls was a bit of a challenge).Additionally, I found the first level to be almost the hardest level in the game and to me this doesn't make sense.While the graphics are great, the porting to the PC was not done as nicely as those to the PS3 of XBOX 360. The controls are a little hard to handle and sometimes the camera angle that you want to drift into just turns out to be wacked.Overall, a nice game but I've come to expect more from the Tomb Raider series then just a continuation off there last game.

Since I have the new Tomb Raider, I decided to get another TR game. Well, this game is fun, but not as good as the newer game. Not being an extreme TR player, I really must admit, I got really lost at the first of the game. I didn't understand what I was suppose to do and as a result the game seemed to "bailed me out" once. After I play a bit more, I might like this game more but at present it sort of left me a bit lost. It's not the game interface, but seems to be the idea of action first, explanation later. I would have liked a bit more background first, and maybe a short "here's how things work" section before being thrown into the action and dying off 15 times trying to figure out "how do I do that" or "where do I go". (BTW this was handled very well in the latest TR after LC wakes up in the den and must get out. (I must say I've got a number of Tomb Raider games and this one plays very well compared to some of them.) Overall, not a bad game, but not the best I've played!

This installment in the Tomb Raider series was, for me, more demanding and much more expansive than TOMB RAIDER 2013, although that game, too, was superlative and very difficult.twists and turns of plot abounded throughout the game, but the player finally gets an idea who's behind all of the evil when he reaches the ship full of cargo labeled: ATLA.The hardest parts of this game were the timed sequences which caused one to want to pull his hair out!The graphics, for 2008, were extremely well done, and my hat is off to EIDOS and its superb staff of engineers, testers, production people, graphics, voice and music divisions for a job done far beyond the call of duty.Lara was beautiful, as she was in TR 2013, and she could really jump, evade, grapple, swing and kill off enemies. This game was very tastefully done, with no excessive gore or blood and no brutality. It was done the way games should be done, and I only wish there were more Tomb Raider games available. Right now, all I have left to play in this genre are LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT, which I don't care for due to camera angles and other problems which I won't get into, and TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND. And, although the graphics in LEGEND are all right, it seems to be missing the mystery and pizzazz of UNDERWORLD and 2013.These games (TR UNDERWORLD and TR 2013) were the greatest I have ever played, and I recommend them highly to anyone who cares to "take the plunge."

You can’t resell video games now, since you only “rent” them. Need authorization before you can start it and it’s only allowed a single owner. Useless!