Play This game: Tomb Raider Underworld

Tomb Raider: Underworld will be released on Nov. 18

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Most video game series now a days the character’s age with each new addition to the set, Lara Croft on the other hand gets a younger, bad ass look. Tomb Raider games are known for their amazing graphics and cut scenes and this game is no exception.

A new playable demo for consoles and PC will not only show you what Croft can do, but makes you wonder why anyone would want to play Prince of Persia when you can be controlling a stacked chick with an endless arsenal of weapons. That and she seems to be a bit more flexible than an ancient Persian.

Graphics: This obviously is the best looking version of the Tomb Raider games, no more boxy characters or abnormal looking people, Croft is back and looking more real than ever. Once the full game is released it will be easier to tell the full extent to what bugs may occur, but for now the worlds look great and open and it runs on a smooth transition. 5/5

Music: Your basic video game music, no new age rock or radio station hits, but none the less it flows well for the game. Like a movie sound effects and music help build suspense and allow the views (or gamers) know what to be expecting. Subtle sounds and music help you quickly react to wild animals and gunfire coming your way. Not great in all, but not bad by any means. 5/5

Game play: Still no multiplayer for Tomb raider, but with this exception it’s just an improvement of the previous games. Learning from their mistakes and taking what gamers want most, Tomb Raider once again builds upon what a great puzzle minded, intelligent game this can be (you know with big guns and a “hot” babe too). It’s hard to find a great offline game like this now a day, but it’s definitely worth to pick up if you like applying your mind to a game and at the same time blowing shit up. Even if you don’t like these types it still looks amazing and at the very least is worth to rent. 5/5

Replayability: Choosing different modes of difficulty can help make this game replayable but as most games like this happen to be only fun a few times around. If only they created some half ass multiplayer.. is that to much to ask for? 3/5

Achievements: The achievements are pretty easy to get for the most part. By completing the game you get a large portion of them and the specialty ones are not entirely impossible. List of them are at the bottom of article. As you still have to beat the game to get a large portion it’s not a game to get to rack up on them. 4/5

Overall: We think this game is simply bad ass. Get it, play it, sell it to your nerdy friend who never gets any when your finished with it. Games are always ok for a sloppy second or even fifth.

Tomb Raider Underworld: 4/5 Burritos.

• Achievement Name Prologue
• Points: 25
• Details: Complete the Prologue

• Achievement Name Master Survivalist
• Points: 100
• Details: Complete the game on hardest possible settings

• Achievement Name Treasure Collector
• Points: 30
• Details: Find 10 Treasures

• Achievement Name Skilled Treasure Collector
• Points: 40
• Details: Find 50 Treasures

• Achievement Name Dedicated Treasure Collector
• Points: 50
• Details: Find 100 Treasures

• Achievement Name Master Treasure Collector
• Points: 60
• Details: Find all 179 Treasures

• Achievement Name Relic Collector
• Points: 30
• Details: Find a Relic

• Achievement Name Dedicated Relic Collector
• Points: 50
• Details: Find 3 Relics

• Achievement Name Master Relic Collector
• Points: 70
• Details: Find all 6 Relics

• Achievement Name Swan Diver I
• Points: 10
• Details: In one adventure, swan dive off one of the three highest points over water in the game

• Achievement Name Swan Diver II
• Points: 10
• Details: In one adventure, swan dive off two of the three highest points over water in the game

• Achievement Name Master Swan Diver
• Points: 10
• Details: In one adventure, swan dive off the three highest points over water in the game

• Achievement Name Climber
• Points: 5
• Details: Execute a chimney jump of at least 2 wall kicks

• Achievement Name Master Climber
• Points: 10
• Details: Execute a chimney jump of at least 4 wall kicks

• Achievement Name Speed Demon I
• Points: 5
• Details: Drive into Xibalba in under 45 seconds

• Achievement Name Speed Demon II
• Points: 5
• Details: Drove from the top of Valgrind to the bottom in under 50 seconds

• Achievement Name Speed Demon III
• Points: 5
• Details: Drive through the Valhalla Maze in under 40 seconds

• Achievement Name Master Speed Demon
• Points: 10
• Details: Beat all three Speed Demon challenges

• Achievement Name Roadkiller
• Points: 5
• Details: Kill an enemy by running over it with the motorcycle

• Achievement Name Master Roadkiller
• Points: 10
• Details: Kill five enemies by running over them with the motorcycle

• Achievement Name Grenadier
• Points: 10
• Details: Kill two enemies with one grenade

• Achievement Name Master Grenadier
• Points: 10
• Details: Kill three enemies with one grenade

• Achievement Name Weapons Expert
• Points: 5
• Details: Execute an Adrenaline Attack headshot on an enemy

• Achievement Name Weapons Master
• Points: 10
• Details: Execute ten Adrenaline Attack headshots

Secret Achievements

• Achievement Name Mediterranean Sea Expedition
• Points: 50
• Details: Mediterranean Sea Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Coastal Thailand Expedition
• Points: 75
• Details: Coastal Thailand Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Croft Manor Expedition
• Points: 25
• Details: Croft Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Southern Mexico Expedition
• Points: 100
• Details: Southern Mexico Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Jan Mayen Island Expedition
• Points: 50
• Details: Jan Mayen Island Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Andaman Sea Expedition
• Points: 25
• Details: Andaman Sea Expedition successfully completed

• Achievement Name Arctic Sea Expedition
• Points: 100
• Details: Arctic Sea Expedition successfully completed