Abz Games

Lara's come a long way since her inception in the original Tomb Raider. Crystal Dynamics proved there was life in the old girl yet after its impressive performances with Legend and Anniversary, but despite this, we approach every demo of the next iteration in the franchise, Tomb Raider Underworld, with trepidation due to some of the missteps made in the all-too-recent past. However, this game features an entirely new engine, a fully motion-captured Lara, and a number of intriguing new dynamics and mechanics.

We got to see a few of these in action during a brief hands-on with a new part of the game, which we were told takes place about an hour in. Warning: The demo that we played featured something of a plot twist that could be considered a spoiler due to the way it unfolds.

The minimum system requirements are as follows:
✔OPERATING SYSTEM:Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required)
✔CPU:Intel Pentium 4 3+GHz or AMD Athlon 2.5+GHz
✔RAM:1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista) system memory
✔GRAPHICS:NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT (or better) / ATI 1800XT (or better)
✔SOUND:Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers DVD-ROM:DVD-ROM drive
✔HARD DRIVE:8 GB Free Space
✔INPUT DEVICES:keyboard and mouse