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CRYSTAL DYNAMICS'
REFERENCE PICTURES
Copyright 2008 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ February 2nd 2008 ]
One
of the centrepieces in Tomb
Raider Underworld will be the unravelling
of the mystery surrounding the five missing days
of the Mayan calendar, an apocalyptic time when
the portals between the mortal realm and the Underworld
dissolve, allowing ill-intending deities to causing
disaster and mayhem.
In order
to accurately portray both the Mayan culture and
the ruins of Southern Mexico, U.S. developer Crystal
Dynamics travelled to Uxmal on the Yucatán
peninsula to photograph and research reference
points for Tomb Raider Underworld. Their journey
was captured on digital camera, and photographs
from the visit can be collected below.
Translated,
Uxmal -pronounced "oosh-mahl" - means "thrice
built" and refers to the construction of its highest
structure, the Pyramid of the Magician. The region
pre-dates 10th Century AD and houses a compact
collection of temples and pyramids.
Follow
the fetching orange
hyperlink for further reading, and direct
you mouse below for the Crystal Dynamics Uxmal
photograph collection.
Crystal
Dynamics Uxmal Photograph Collection
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