Tomb Raider Underworldfor PC/Windows is the eighth installment of the popular series with Lara Croft in the lead role. The game is developed by Crystal Dynamics who created Anniversary and Legend. The title is still published by Eidos Interactive.
The plot revolves around the search for artifacts related to the mythical Norse god Thor. For example, Lara Croft visits southern Mexico to discover and investigate the underground world called Xibalba.
She goes to the ancient ruins of a Thai temple, dives into the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic Ocean. All of these places are associated with the mythological kingdoms of death: Xibalba, Valhalla and Niflheim. Underworld is a direct continuation of Legend-Lara does not abandon her quest to find the mythical Avalon, where she hopes to find her mother.
The game is a combination of jumping, running, lever pulling, puzzle solving and fighting. Lara has a new set of tricks and a very useful tool: a rope with a hook, which is useful for exploring. She can climb columns and reach hard-to-reach places. Additionally, fit heroine can climb walls with grooves on the surface. Lara can even stick to a ledge or column with one hand and shoot moving targets with the other.
Minimum requirements:
Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista (administrator privileges required)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+GHz or AMD Athlon 2.5+GHz
Memory: 1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista) system memory
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT (or higher) / ATI 1800XT (or higher)
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c Compatible
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB Free Space