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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Eidos
PC, PS3
£39.99

IS Lara Croft the most iconic computer games character ever?

Well quite possibly, and a testament to her popularity that the latest instalment has just been released - a full 12 years after the original made its debut.

Of course, familiarity can breed contempt and there have been some less-than stellar releases in this series over the years - with complaints including each didn't do anything new.

Tomb Raider: Underworld doesn't do much radically different.

The combat system has been tweaked - it's now possible to shoot at two targets at the same time, if you're engaged in double pistol action, which is fun.

You can even hang by one hand, while shooting with the other.

Underworld continues the story started in Legend, which has Lara in search of Avalon, no, not the Roxy Music album, rather an ancient underworld which could hold the key to her missing mother, and ends up covering a whole bunch of Norse mythology, including the whereabouts of Thor's hammer.

It's a great addition to the series, with infuriating puzzles and excellent combat.

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It's been mentioned to me that my blog needs brightening up a bit after a few text-only posts - so happily today there is a news story which lends itself to a more visual medium.

Yes there's another Tomb Raider - no not David Cameron thankfully (see earlier blog) - this time it's a receptionist from Croydon.

The new Lara Croft - Alison Carroll has been a professional display gymnast for 12 years so it would be fair to say literally that she's fit!

I wonder if it does all that much for sales - but it certainly gets a lot of column inches in the tabloids, and, erm, certain exploitative blogs...