This new game in the Lara Croft's series, picks up from where Tomb Raider: legend left. The game begins with a video of recap of all the events that happened in previous game. which means if you havn't played the previous game then you would be left scratching your head. This time she is on hunt for fabled Avalon and her long lost mother. Most of the times, the plot tends to look a little silly and over dramatic. However, it seems to hold the interest well.

The puzzles are and look similar to the previous games. The climbing areas also are mostly similar. But there are unique ones as well that makes the game a little new. But there is nothing new to offer in these terms, most of the jumps and climbs were alerady done in previous version of this game. The Tomb Raider game is supposed to be awesome, leaving the gamer without breath. But this one doesn't seem to live up to the mark.

The drawbacks of this game are mostly due to failure in capitalizing the hardware. Very small levels leave you gasping for more. Most of the levels become obvious even before you finish them. The acrobatic styles, charm and other swinging, climbing etc are all similar. Deeper into the game, there are a lot of tricky situations that still hold your interest. Especially climbing high levels are still good past time.

The environment in the Game looks pretty good and according to the WII standards. Jungles of thailand are awesome. In this version, Lara nearly travels the entire world. She swims, goes diving, rides motorcycle through canyon in mexico, even relaxes in luxurious mansion.

The most disappointing thing about this game is simple puzzles and riddle. A person can easily resolve the puzzle and get going which is quite insulting especially for Tom Raider gamers. The controls are also not so accurate as it was in previous versions. Combat also diappoints you. There are some powerful enemies in the form of jungle cats etc, but they are very few and far from each other. You hardly get to fight them.

Lastly, it can only be concluded that Tomb Raider: Underworld may not be a bad game overall, but it sure is a big disappointment for the fans of this series. The simplification of the entire ame and dumbing down has led to its failure. But those who play Tomb Raider for the first time, they would surely enjoy it.