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Weapons
and Equipment (Cont)
With
the push of a button, your binoculars
will use the Remote Analysis Device
(RAD) to analyse whichever area you're
focusing on and will let you know
if it has any useful qualities (such
as being flammable or unstable).
Locations
There
are 8 locations in the game:
Bolivia,
South America - Tutorial level involving
'Mission Impossible' style mountain
climbs and vertigo-inducing jumps.
Peru,
South America - Lara revisits a old
Peruvian town where she expects to
meet up with Anaya. From here she
hopes to explore the nearby tomb and
capture the artifact she failed to
get years ago.
Ghana,
West Africa - Lara's travels take
her to the beautiful and exotic African
Jungle.
Other
known locations include Russia, Tokyo,
Himalayas and England (Croft Manor).
Rumoured locations include Kuala Lumpur
and Mesopotamia although no solid
information is available on these
2 locations
Vehicles
The
only vehicle confirmed so far is the
superbike which is hinted to be the
main vehicle in the game. Based on
trailers and magazine evidence, Lara
uses this superbike in high speed
chases and rooftop stunts! The game
will contain a number of other vehicles
yet to be confirmed.
Game
Mechanics - Puzzles
Puzzles
will now be more physics based and
open-ended, with multiple ways for
Lara to solve them. Puzzles will also
be a little more user friendly without
being 'dumbed down'. Developers have
hinted that if the player is really
stuck, Lara will give a subtle hint
about what the player should (or should
not) be doing.
Such
a system will reduce frustration and
keep the pace going. The developers
have modernised the puzzles by dumping
the traditional (and dated) key and
switch puzzles of old. Crystal
Dynamics have created a great
physics system, with Lara having to
utilise all her equipment (and weight)
to solve complex puzzles which can
be fire, earth or water based.
Game
Mechanics - Save System
Checkpoint
based. The game will have frequent
checkpoints (mostly before dangerous
events) to reduce frustration.
Game
Mechanics - Game Engine
The
game uses a modified and greatly enhanced
'defiance' engine, previously used
in games like LOK: Defiance and Project:
Snowblind.
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