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Lowyat.NET 2009/10 Fantasy Premier League V4

enemyofgod — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:47:57 +0800

Code to join this league: CLOSED

The scoring has stayed the same but we've made a number of improvements to the game for the new season. Here are five of them:

1. Private Head to Head Leagues
2. Emergency Captain
3. Use you free transfer next Gameweek
4. New mobile site
5. Interface enhancements

1. Private Head to Head Leagues

In addition to a public head to head league, you'll be able to set-up head to head leagues with your mates. Every Gameweek there's a real match to be played and temporary bragging rights to be earned!

Optionally you can end your season with a knock-out cup between the top teams, nothing will be decided until Gameweek 38!

2. Emergency Captain

Never again will rotation policies or last minute injuries leave your team leader less! In the event of your captain not playing in a Gameweek a new captain, either the player with the highest form or price value at the start of the gameweek, will be selected based on your emergency captain strategy.

Why no vice captain? With the emergency rule you guarantee a captain, with a vice captain you still run the risk of both players not playing.

3. Use your free transfer next Gameweek

Don't need to make a free transfer or forget one week? If you don't use your free transfer in a Gameweek then it will carry over to the next Gameweek.

The unused transfer will only be carried over for one Gameweek though, the wildcard will still be the only way to change your team completely at no cost once a season.
Coming in August ...

4. Improved mobile site

Our mobile site will be overhauled so it functions well and looks good on all modern handsets. They'll be no excuses for missing out on that last minute transfer or not checking your points at full-time on Saturday!

5. Numerous interface enhancements

Some of the other things we're working on:

* Easier than ever to set-up your starting 11, captain and substitute priority for the upcoming Gameweek.
* Improved fixtures and results page where assist and bonus point information will be easily accessible.
* Enhanced notes page which will be accessible from everywhere.

Start Playing Today

To get straight to the action, login / register here and start picking your team now.

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

[addedon]January 1, 2010, 3:50 am[/addedon]Announcement

Can You Kick It Fantasy FA Cup 2009/10 for Lowyat.NET league is now available to participate.

Click on the link in the signature and use the code to join Classic & Head To Head League

Appeal To Lift Off My Warning %

enemyofgod — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:29:26 +0800

Dear Mods,

Just thought of writing a simple message here to bring you into the thread to view my humble request to lift off my warning % out of my user status.

I guess , i've been behaving well and no dodgy behaviours at the moment.

Please advise

Cheers

Dave H

Windows 7 Customized Theme Pack

enemyofgod — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:46:10 +0800

Guys,

I would like to open up this topic especially for those who loves to customize their desktop and themes.

My first contribution will come very soon with Tomb Raider Underworld Customized Windows 7 Theme with Sounds

You can contribute your themes here by posting your themes and icons or other stuff related to the theme editing.

Cheerio

Dave

[addedon]December 1, 2009, 10:50 pm[/addedon]First Contribution

http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/operating..._theme_pack.zip

Download this pack and unrar..

[WTA] PC Doesnt Startup Properly

enemyofgod — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:11:53 +0800

To All Experts Around,

I've just bought a new PC. Initially it had 2GB RAM 800MHZ and i decided to plug in another 2GB same make.

Now the issue is , whenever i startup my PC it hangs at the BIOS Splash screen (MOBO). And im not able to get into the BIOS Setup (Del)

Now, i've got RAM on 1 & 3 slot but its still not working. Anything else i need to look at and anyone kind response will be highly appreciated.

Cheerio

EOG

Free DVD Copy Maker

enemyofgod — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:24:06 +0800

OS : WinXP,Windows2003,Windows Vista Starter,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Ultimate

Free dvd copy maker license : Freeware (Price: free)

Added date : 17. September 2009

Release date : 15. September 2009

Download page : Download

Download Size : 849 kBytes

Freeware description : You can now backup and protect all of your DVDs to keep your movies collection safe from scratches, theft and loss. Copy any DVDs to blank DVD or computer hard drive with ease. It also can burn DVD from hard drive to blank DVD. The copied DVD is completely the same as the original DVD you bought. Free DVD Copy Maker is a simple, great and free DVD cloner software. It has a pretty-looking interface, so you will be amazed using it.

Download Link

Lowyat.NET 2009/10 I Know The Score BPL V2

enemyofgod — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:16:07 +0800

Welcome To Brand New Season Of "I KNOW THE SCORE PREMIER LEAGUE 2009/10

Code to join this league : FCEEF-ORA

Lowyat.NET - I KNOW THE SCORE PREMIER LEAGUE 2009/10

Wrong outcome -10
Example: You predict Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 1 and the result is Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 2

Correct outcome but wrong goal difference +10
Example: You predict Arsenal 2 - Chelsea 1 and the result is Arsenal 4 - Chelsea 2

Correct outcome and correct goal difference +15
Example: You predict Arsenal 2 - Chelsea 1 and the result is Arsenal 3 - Chelsea 2

The draw predicted correctly but incorrect result +20
Example: You predict Arsenal 2 - Chelsea 2 and the result is Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 1

Correct result +30
Example: You predict Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 2 and the result is Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 2

Correct Banker Placement x2 or x3
If you place the Banker Chip on any correct outcome your points score for that fixture is multiplied. If a fixture contains a team that finished within the top 4 league places in the previous Gameweek the multiplier will be x2 otherwise it will be x3.

Correct Insurance Placement 0
Example: If you placed your Insurance chip on a fixture whose outcome you predicted incorrectly then the worst you can score is 0.

Banker Bonus
If you place your Banker correctly your Banker Bonus for the following week is credited with +5 points up to a maximum of +20. If you place your Banker incorrectly, your Banker Bonus is reset to zero for the following week. If you decide not to play your Banker your bonus will be protected but you will not score your bonus for that Gameweek.

On correct outcome the Banker Bonus works as follows:
Wk0 0
Wk1 +5
Wk2 +10
Wk3 +15
Wk4 (maximum) +20
Wk5 (maximum) +20

Lowyat.NET 2009/10 Fantasy Premier League V3

enemyofgod — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:22:29 +0800

Windows 7 Family Pack Offered

enemyofgod — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:50:24 +0800

Source : http://www.techspot.com/news/35321-microso...amily-pack.html

Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, according to a pair of reports citing details in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently-leaked build. The still-unconfirmed plan would enable users to install a single copy the operating system on up to three computers in a household, and falls in line with similar licensing Microsoft already has for the Home and Student Edition of Microsoft Office 2007.

There's no word on Family Pack pricing yet. Some suggest it would be somewhere around $189 to undercut Apple’s comparable plan which gives you five OS X licenses for $199, but when you look at the pricing for a standalone one-user copy of Home Premium, it's $120 for an upgrade and $200 for a full version. How the company ends up structuring its Family Pack pricing is anybody's guess, but it seems clear Microsoft still has some surprises up its sleeve to give XP and Vista users a bigger incentive to upgrade their systems.

The company announced a somewhat similar deal with the launch of Windows Vista back in 2007, though it was a limited-time offer for customers who bought retail copies of Vista Ultimate, the most-expensive SKU in the line.

FIFA 10 Exclusive Official Discussion Thread (PS3)

enemyofgod — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:48:39 +0800

JOIN THE FIFA 10 TOURNAMENT NOW AND WIN GREAT PRIZES

FIFA 10 (also known as FIFA Soccer 10 in North America) is the latest instalment of Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. The game will be released on 1 October 2009 in Australia, 2 October 2009 in Europe, and 20 October 2009 in North America. It will be available for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Wii. Versions of the game will also be released for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, Nokia N-Gage, PlayStation Portable, and mobile phones.

Electronic Arts announced that the demo of FIFA 10 will appear on Xbox 360, PlayStation3 and PC on 10 September in Europe, and on 11 September in Australia and on 17 September in North America. The playable teams will be Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Marseille and Chicago Fire. As well as playing an exhibition match, the demo will allow users to upload created in-game videos and screenshots to EA Football World. The tagline for the game is "How big can football get?".

FIFA 10 is the second version of the game to sponsor a football club. FIFA 10 is co-sponsor, with FourFourTwo, of English Football League One club Swindon Town. The FIFA 10 logo appears on the front of the team's away shirt and on the back of the home shirt. FIFA 07 sponsored Accrington Stanley for the 2007–08 season, with the FIFA 07 logo displayed on the back of the team's shirts.

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LOWYAT.NET UPDATED PSN ID LIST FOR FIFA 10 ONLINE CHALLENGE

Updated List: FIFA 2010 (LYN.net)

01. L3thalW3ap0n-MY
02. FA_asphalt
03. Cudi112
04. abe_original
05. aceejay
06. PrimusMYS (Changed from PrimusMY)
07. YSLYSL (often plays after 11pm)
08. Shamsul_MY (tommororw...maybe monday cry.gif )
09. nhakim27
10. CoreZed
11. yangkuo
12. PuteraOfPersia
13. zer0Nehza
14. Denfeni
15. llhm87
16. klangboy
17. afifgerard
18. drshaft
19. shay2k (usually plays after midnite)
20. mr_reddevil
21. zedi24
22. akmar85
23. Kombat-Kond3m
24. sheep319 - wait for monday baru dapat
25. epolmuse - just got mine im noobs k usually played pes just wanna gv fifa a try
26. pippolan
27. the_goonerz
28. Budakecik_JR
29. HollowMY
30. bratigol-MY
31. huruhara_MY
32. tisumuka
33. knickerboxer
34. dantevv
35. shychenko
36. loco881
37. Aliffz
38. larhart2345
39. zad78
40. Kori08
41. Kombat-Kond3m-MY
42. revoMY
43. dvgbp3 - will be playing the game at some point of time
44. sir_vivre
45. arsha-veen
46. MyFeS_aRrOyOs
47. Gee-noy
48. Travis-2009
49. aqilah_8
50. skinnypie
51. lauwt_US
52. slashide_88
53. alan_muk
54. jiggly_head
55. kokakopi
56. loumou
57. lord_akeys
58. aruto_ED
59. jumaat13
60. Hitokirizero-my
61. amuro-my
62. Balls_X
63. R_yanz
64. klang_boy
65. suffianx
66. neuralnetwox
67. coke-dude
68. MyFeS_WaRrIoR
69. john_makaay
70. iwan328i
71. watthafxk-my
72. jazzabel29
73. aceejay
74. huruhara_MY
75. NurAthira
76. storm2502
77. aloon9
78. pojiekun
79. Chuapt
80. supadepo
81. nextstream

How To Join Moderating Team?

enemyofgod — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:08:26 +0800

Dear Moderator,

I would like to join the moderating team. Please assist on how to join the moderating team.

Thanks
Dev

iPod Manager

enemyofgod — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:46:46 +0800

http://www.softdepo.com/download/spig.exe

iPod Manager is very easy to use tool to manage your iPod Device(Any Type), You will not need any other software with iPod Manager. With iPod Manager, you can Add, Edit, Delete Audio/Video Tracks to your iPod; Also you can copy tracks from iPod to your local hard drive.
iPod Manager is compatible with other iPod programs like iTunes. Also with iPod Manager you can 1- View all Audio/Video iPod Contents. 2- Add Video/Audio Tracks to iPod. 3- Play Audio/Video Tracks of the iPod. 4- Add Audio/Video Tracks to the iPod. 5- Delete Audio/Video Tracks from the iPod. 6- Modify the properties of the Audio/Video tracks of the iPod. 7- Copy Audio/Video tracks from iPod to local hard drive. 8- Clean duplicated (repeated) Audio/Video tracks from the iPod. 9- Rebuild the iPod Data Base using all existing Audio/Video files in the iPod in case of damaged Database. 10- Reset the iPod Database. 11- Format the iPod. 12- Search in the tracks properties to easily find the desired track. 13- Support All iPod Types. The Supported Audio file Formats are: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), WAV, and AIFF. The Supported Video file Formats are: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.

Funny Water Bloopers

enemyofgod — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:58:27 +0800

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TM Streamyx Service Disruption Notice

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

TM Streamyx Service Disruption Notice

enemyofgod — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:06:24 +0800

I'm not sure if there's any thread opened for this. But it's a offiical announcement

[attachmentid=721749]

17/12/2008
STREAMYX SERVICE INTERRUPTION IN KUALA PAUH, KUALA LUMPUR

Dear Valued Customers,

We wish to inform our Streamyx customers that Telekom Malaysia Berhad ™ will be performing a network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Thursday, 18th December 2008 until 6.00 am, Friday, 19th December 2008.

As a result, Streamyx customers in Kuala Pauh, Kuala Lumpur may experience a disruption of service during the stipulated period. We would like to assure you that the service would resume to normal after this period.

TM apologizes for any inconvenience caused whilst the same time, we would like to assure you that we are upgrading our network to enable us to serve you better.
Customers can call TM at 100 and select “Internet Services” or e-mail us at help@tm.com.my for any Streamyx related problems.

Thank You.

[WTA] Unable To Disable Wireless Connection

enemyofgod — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:32:50 +0800

Hi Guys

Recently I have this error. Does anyone know why? How can I solve?

"It is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection
may be using one or more protocols that do not support plug-and-play, or it
may have been initiated by another user or system account"

I'm tired of finding solutions over the web. So many different architechtures of resolution.

But anyone has any different methods for this issue?

Please let me know

Cheers

Dave

FIFA09 Exclusive Discussion Thread (PS3) | V2

enemyofgod — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:15:55 +0800

FIFA 09 Data Update - Get it now!

As most people will now be aware, the January Transfer Window Data Update was released around Midnight ZULU today, hopefully lots of people will find that the suggestions they submitted through our online form have been applied into the game (be great if you leave comments about that). Anyways for those who don't have it and are not sure how to get it here's some information:

Firstly it's not like a title update, you do not get a pop-up prompting you to download it, nor is it downloaded automatically when you start up Fifa09, you have to manually download it and here's how:

For Offline (Manager Mode) Use

The only way to download the updated squad files is 1. by having an activated Adidas Live Season and 2. by choosing the "DOWNLOAD LATEST UPDATE" option from the Adidas Live Season sub menu, once this saves you will then have the latest squad file for offline/manager mode use.

Obviously Adidas Live Season costs money but you get a code to get 1 free league on the back of your Fifa09 manual (it's surprising how many people don't know this!), so get that code entered, activate one league of ALS and download the new squad file (if you don't like features of ALS they can all be turned off in the main options).

For Online Use

To get the squad file for online use is of course extremely simple, just start an online game, or create a new BAP session or something similar and the servers will automatically check to see if you have the new squad file, and if not it will ask you to download the new one, download and save it and you're good to go!

FIFA 09 Official Patch Out Now

OK lads it seems that the official patch has been released into the wild this evening. When I turned my game today I received an update and looking around the official forums it seems many other 360 users have also. PS3 users are still waiting it seems but with the PSN usually slower to update I'm sure it will be along soon. Let us know if you are pleased with the update or if any more problems surface themselves.

EA celebrates as FIFA 09 smashes records
Title hits one million UK sales after enjoying most successful opening week ever for a football game...

EA is celebrating one of the most successful months in its history – after FIFA 09 hit one million UK sales in record time, and over 60,000 people attended the publisher's landmark Be The One consumer event in London.

The title hit a million after just five weeks on the UK market according to EA, beating the franchise's previous record by a full month.

The achievement means that the FIFA franchise has now sold 10 million units in the UK over the past five years.

The news comes after the game enjoyed the biggest-selling debut week ever for a football title. At last count, the game had reached 1.15 million unit sales in just six weeks. It took FIFA 08 11 weeks to achieve the same feat.

FIFA 09 has also achieved the highest Metacritic average rating the series has ever seen – levelling out at 88 per cent on 360 and PS3.

"We are delighted with the success of FIFA 09," said Dan Holman, marketing manager for EA Sports. "We have continued to listen to gamers and football fans and the result has been the fastest-selling FIFA game in franchise history."

There's one thing that's more important than anything else when it comes to playing games online: There has to be someone else to play against. So the news that more than a million Brits have picked up FIFA 09 is very good indeed. That's one copy for every 60 people! Blimey.

FIFA 09 Clubs Information http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/737035

®GT Review® : 8.7 Stars

The Art of Defence in FIFA 09

Truth be told I love defending more than attacking. I love tackles, ball winning, blocks and interceptions. Now we’ll talk about how do we defend in FIFA 09. This is one area which gamers have complained a lot about this FIFA. The common complaint is that the defence pushes up. Of course it does but not more than it happens in real football. Well, that’s my opinion.

We’ll talk about how I learnt defending in FIFA and if that can work for you. In defence, you have some key areas such as (a) formation setting (b) misuse of defenders © pressure (d) aggression (d) read the passing lanes (f) player select. If you get these right, you’ll see a sea change in your defending.

Formation settings: Before we complain about the defensive AI, we should check if all the settings are in place properly in your custom tactics and in your formation. If written quite a bit about custom tactics, so you know what are the important things there. In a nutshell, set pressure to 20 or something, set aggression to 70, set team width at 30 to 40 and let defender line be cover. In formation settings, you will be able to set the defensive and attacking mentality of each and every player. If you want your defence to stay back, just do this. Pick one centre back. Mark his attacking movement backwards, that is towards our own goal. This means when the ball is in your possession, he would be running behind and not forward.

In workrate, set his attacking work rate to low and defensive work rate to high. Most probably that’s how it would have been set. Now, if you wish, you can even edit the formation to place these defenders closer to the goal keeper. And now the full backs. The settings would depend on how you want to use them. If you just want regular full backs, set the attacking runs to neutral, that is neither forward nor backward, as opposed to centre backs whose attacking runs are set by us now to backwards. Also set the attack word rate to low and defensive work rate to medium. If you want Carlos-like wing backs, set their attacking runs to forward, attacking work rate to medium and also defensive work rate to medium.

Okay now, we’re all set. Having set all our defenders in the right place with right instructions, it’s left to us to use them properly. Now we’ll look at the principles of defending. There are certain very fundamentals that we should know and practice.

Misuse of defenders: This is one of the very common problems. John Terry has the ball and you keep dribbling forward because you’ve got space. So you’ve created a hole in your central defence and if you lose the ball now, you know where your opponent would run. We should learn to use defenders as defenders. Especially when you play multiplayer co-op games, you and your mate would be dragging your defenders everywhere leaving huge spaces in your defence. So, don’t roam around too much with your defenders. They should pass to midfielders and wait for their further involvement in the game, instead of trying dictate the attacks themselves. Try not to step nto the opponent half as any of your defenders. If you think you might touch the half line, pass it on. Maintain the discipline and organisation yourselves, before blaming it on the defensive AI.

Use midfielders: Back in PES days, I remember screaming to my mates (co-op multiplayer), “defend with midfielders”. That’s a great tactic. Don’t disturb your defensive organisation. Chase down the opponents with your midfielders and tackle them, if need be. In worst case, it’s you midfielder who might get sent off and not a defender which is a more specialist position. In other words, use your defenders as the last resort. This would also mean trying to nip the attacks in the bud, instead of preparing for a head-on collision as a defender. Especially when you want to apply pressure, don’t do it with the defenders, because just one quick piece of skill would leave your defender biting the grass and your opponent could be straight on goal. The mantra is “defend with midfielders”.

Pressure: In custom tactics, we have already set the pressure to 20 which means our defensive AI will wait until their zone is attacked by the opponent. In other words, they won’t pressure, they’d wait. Now that means, if you want to pressure, you have to take that effort with the player that you control. Applying pressure is not the same as tackling and ball winning. They could be the results of applying pressure. By the term pressure, what we need to understand is that to make the ball carrier’s life as difficult as possible. You run closer to him, run along side him, jockey him, disturb him or simply make him uncomfortable. Remember, you need to decide whether you need to apply pressure or not. Unfortunately, applying pressure is the default way of defending for most of us. Whenever the opponent has the ball, you keep running towards him, behind him and along side him.

Think for a moment. Do you need to pressurise him now or you can let him do his stuff. Sometimes you can let him do his stuff and snatch the ball when it matters and where it matters. So what you can also try is not to chase the ball carrier instead of that, run your man to a place where you want him to be, may be to the penalty box, because that’s where the attack has to culminate. So basically, you need to judge whether to pressure or not. When you don’t pressure, make an intelligent movement which would turn out to be much more useful than a 50-50 pressure tactic. Know who you’re defending with. If you’re controlling a big, strong defender, you have a great chance of winning the ball. So know who you’re defending as.

Penalty box defending is an art. This is where your common sense and street-smartness will come to the fore. Having gotten so close to the goal, your only target should be to prevent the goal. To prevent the goal, you don’t always have to make a tackle at the risk of conceding a penalty. Primarily, you have to get in the way for the attacker. Don’t give him a good angle to shoot. Position yourself in such a way that even if he shoots, you would be able to block it. Blocking is a very useful method of goal prevention but in order to do that you have to “get in the way”.

Aggression: Saying enough’s enough in footballing terms. Hard tackles are not that hard to pull off. It’s just like shooting. If you get the timing and direction right, you got it. Mostly you perform a hard tackle in two occasions (a) you’re very confident that you’ll nick the ball (b) you’re fed up with your opponents running around or skills moves. If it’s the former, you’re fine. if it’s the latter, control your temper. Just let him run around in circles but remember whatever trick he pulls off in the middle of the park, for him to score he should come towards the penalty box. As I said before, if you want to tackle hard, just for a moment see if that’s a midfielder or a defender or a forward. To the extent possible, avoid hard tackling with a defender. Use the midfielders to do this dirty job.

Read the passing lanes: Study the game and the opponent as you play. Anticipate. Look for the passing lanes. As in, just try to guess what would be his next probable move. Where could he pass? Do I have someone covered there? Can I intercept that pass? Anticipate. Anticipate. Anticipate. That’s the name of the game in defending. It might go wrong sometimes but with experience and practice, you’d mostly get it right. If you have difficulty in reading the passing lane, just watch a AI vs AI match. In exhibition mode, you can set the controller symbol right in the middle (not on either teams) and that would bring up an AI vs AI match. While you’re watching constantly try to guess the next move by AI, where would he pass, would he shoot or not, would he dribble or not . . it would surely help.

Player Select: You can be rather smart in deciding which player to control and when exactly to control him. If in your custom tactics, the pressure is set beyond 70, you can rather watch the AI defender (of your team) take on the attackers and only when it really matters, you can jump in and control that player for the no-nonsense ending. I normally play on manual player select setting. So when I’m a midfielder and the opponent AI is making an attack, I would quickly decide whether to leave the matter with our AI defenders or I should take control there. If decide to let the AI defenders handle the attack, what I would be doing is to drag the midfielder I’m controlling, to the zone of action and finally if required, control the defender. Also, if you can anticipate the opponent’s moves and manoeuvres, if you can see those possible passing lanes, you can do player select accordingly and get that extra time on the ball carrier. As we all know, player select does not happen instantly. So if you choose to do player select at the very last moment, you should be ready for that delay. I’d suggest that you follow and understand the game to anticipate possible attacks.

All this does not mean I’m a defence guru or something. I still let in goals cheaply. One thing is about knowing and other is about executing it. It’s easy to say ‘get the timing right’ but it’s rather difficult to in fact get the timing right. So I’m sharing this with you because I thought I can share with you what I’ve learnt in this game the hard way. Hope it’s useful to you.

ADIDAS LIVE SEASON

* Q: What is adidas Live Season?
adidas Live Season is a premium service for FIFA 09 PS3, Xbox 360 and PC that will update in-game player form each and every week. The service will run from the launch of the game to the end of the 08/09 season and is based on how real players performed in the most recent real-world matches. FIFA 09 will feel different every week throughout the entire season matching the weekly rhythm of football. The idea was conceived by a very passionate group of football fans in the EA Canada studio who wanted to introduce new features that they themselves would like to see in football videogames. Just like many football fans and gamers around the world who have seen this announcement, the team are very excited by service and can't wait to play it themselves.
* Q: Which leagues are included?
Barclay's Premier League, La Liga BBVA, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and Mexican Primera Division.
* Q: Why aren't all leagues of FIFA 09 included?
This is the first year of the service and a completely unique feature that has never been attempted before for football videogames. As a result, we made a decision to provide the best service by limiting the service to the six leagues that have the biggest global reach that match the same lifecycle of FIFA 09. This enables us to provide the best possible service, and effectively anticipate and manage any unknown variables that might appear with a new online service of this scope and size.
* Q: How much will your charge for the Live Season service?
Live Season will require a small single payment for each league (or a slightly larger payment for all leagues as a pack) when you first decide to use the service. There will be no weekly or monthly subscription and you're receiving a whole seasons' worth of data for a small payment from the moment you decide to activate the service. We'll be announcing the costs nearer to the launch of FIFA 09 this fall. However, we are going to be giving everyone who buys FIFA 09 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC a free trial of one league of their choice from the moment they activate it to the end of the 08/09 season.
* Q: Why are you charging for Live Season?
Live Season is a new, completely unique concept for football videogames that will require persistent year-round support from a global network of football experts working for EA SPORTS. As such, we needed to find ways to offset the incremental costs for developing and maintaining the service.
* Q: Do I have to use Live Season if I buy FIFA 09?
Live Season is completely optional. Even if you don't want to use the service, you're still buying a very feature-rich product that we're very proud to be able to bring to football fans and gamers around the world. The data will still be top-quality information captured at the beginning of the season and you'll also receive the traditional winter update of transfers and player information in February 2009.
* Q: How will consumers activate Live Season?
Console consumers can purchase leagues by using PlayStation Network Store or Xbox Live Marketplace. For PC gamers, they will purchase leagues through the EA Store.
* Q: How do I activate my free trial?
Console consumers can use a the free trial code on the back of the game manual in the box and input that into PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 Marketplace. For PC gamers, they can activate their free league through the game.
* Q: If you own both FIFA 09 on PC and on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, can you receive a free trial for both PC and Console?
Yes, gamers can receive a free trial for their PC and their console versions of FIFA 09 if they own both.
* Q: What stats will change on a weekly basis?
The only data that changes on a weekly basis is the form of a player. No other data will be changed weekly; we will however be making adjustments to the data with the 'Day 1' update and the winter update where necessary based on player performances. On a weekly basis, players will be assigned a "player form" rating, which can be one of five ratings: bad, poor, neutral (no change), good, and excellent. For the four non-neutral form settings, we update a variety of that player's attributes based on what position the player plays and what form setting they were assigned. Form is relative to how players are rated in our player database.
* Q: When does the form get released?
The update will be available every Wednesday. The exact time of the upload will be decided in the near future.
* Q: How will that affect players and gameplay?
Players who are assigned non-neutral form will feel different as their actual attributes will be changed. Form affects various skills and mental attributes depending on the player's position. Players on excellent form will feel better, more skilled in-game. The opposite goes for players on bad or poor form.
* Q: Will it also work in Manager Mode?
No, Live Season will not affect Manager Mode. A gamer's progression is not aligned with the real world as gamers can dictate how quickly they work their way through the fixture list in Manager Mode. As a result, the Live Season service does not complement the experience.
* Q: How high and how low will individual players's overall rating climb or fall?
This depends on what player form setting the player is assigned and what their attributes are set to in the database. A player who is rated 60 overall in the database and receives an "excellent" form rating will increase a lot (up to 70 or more), compared to a superstar who is rated 90 overall in our database, who would only increase to 92 or 93 on "excellent" form.
* Q: Who decides on how the stats are changed?
We have a global network of football experts who work with us every year to make sure the FIFA franchise includes the most accurate player and team data. This same team of passionate experts monitor every player in the Live Season leagues to supply in-depth data each week. We have around 1,000 guys globally who follow the matches and supply data to 100 editors who specialize in particular leagues. They make sure that what's being produced is accurate by region. That data is then funnelled to a team of 10 guys here at the studio who are in charge the final checks and then integrating into Live Season.
* Q: What happens to seriously injured or suspended players?
When players are seriously injured, they may get a poor or bad form rating to reflect the fact they aren't able to play up to their rating in the database. We are not making players unavailable due to suspension or injury for the service this year.
* Q: Can I turn the service off if I don't want to play with the weekly data?
Gamers are free to turn off the service whenever they want: online or offline.
* Q: Can I simply reset the service and get back to the stats from the start of the season?
Yes, you can reset your squads back to the same way when you first played the game. You can decide whether you want to play with the latest form, or with the default player database: offline and online. It's your choice each time you play.
* Q: Can I play against a player that doesn't subscribe to this service?
In online matches, a gamer with Live Season can play against a gamer who doesn't have Live Season but only the subscriber will be able to use the data for his team.
* Q: Will gamers playing online be awarded additional points for playing with a Live Season team against and a gamer who plays with the default team, where that team is higher rated?
Not this year, something to look at for the future.
* Q: How long will that service last?
Live Season is a premium service that will run from game launch until the end of the 08/09 seasons.
* Q: What will happen next year?
We have a number of ideas we're working on, we just can't tell you about them now.
* Q: Why is adidas the sponsor and what where the costs involved for adidas?
When we originally conceived the idea of Live Season we knew that we were taking football authenticity in videogames to the next level. We wanted to partner with a company who matched our own ambitions within the sport and who are also on the cutting edge of development of football products. adidas are a truly global company and the foremost football brand for apparel and equipment. EA SPORTS™ is the leading football videogame brand delivering an interactive experience that enables gamers around the world to live out their dreams virtually and play with their favourite teams and players. The association offers both companies the opportunity to leverage a mutual passion for football and the desire to bring new, unique experiences to the consumer. We are unable to disclose the details of the agreement between adidas and EA.
* Q: Is Live Season similar to Dynamic DNA
While the concept is essentially the same, the execution of both features is very different. Please see NBA Live 09 literature for more information on Dynamic DNA.

FIFA 09 Discussion Thread Version 1 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/737035

FIFA09 Exclusive Official Thread (PS3)

enemyofgod — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:00:31 +0800

FIFA 09 Version 2 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/864120

FIFA 09 Official Patch Out Now

OK lads it seems that the official patch has been released into the wild this evening. When I turned my game today I received an update and looking around the official forums it seems many other 360 users have also. PS3 users are still waiting it seems but with the PSN usually slower to update I'm sure it will be along soon. Let us know if you are pleased with the update or if any more problems surface themselves.

EA celebrates as FIFA 09 smashes records
Title hits one million UK sales after enjoying most successful opening week ever for a football game...

EA is celebrating one of the most successful months in its history – after FIFA 09 hit one million UK sales in record time, and over 60,000 people attended the publisher's landmark Be The One consumer event in London.

The title hit a million after just five weeks on the UK market according to EA, beating the franchise's previous record by a full month.

The achievement means that the FIFA franchise has now sold 10 million units in the UK over the past five years.

The news comes after the game enjoyed the biggest-selling debut week ever for a football title. At last count, the game had reached 1.15 million unit sales in just six weeks. It took FIFA 08 11 weeks to achieve the same feat.

FIFA 09 has also achieved the highest Metacritic average rating the series has ever seen – levelling out at 88 per cent on 360 and PS3.

"We are delighted with the success of FIFA 09," said Dan Holman, marketing manager for EA Sports. "We have continued to listen to gamers and football fans and the result has been the fastest-selling FIFA game in franchise history."

There's one thing that's more important than anything else when it comes to playing games online: There has to be someone else to play against. So the news that more than a million Brits have picked up FIFA 09 is very good indeed. That's one copy for every 60 people! Blimey.

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The Art of Defence in FIFA 09

Truth be told I love defending more than attacking. I love tackles, ball winning, blocks and interceptions. Now we’ll talk about how do we defend in FIFA 09. This is one area which gamers have complained a lot about this FIFA. The common complaint is that the defence pushes up. Of course it does but not more than it happens in real football. Well, that’s my opinion.

We’ll talk about how I learnt defending in FIFA and if that can work for you. In defence, you have some key areas such as (a) formation setting (b) misuse of defenders © pressure (d) aggression (d) read the passing lanes (f) player select. If you get these right, you’ll see a sea change in your defending.

Formation settings: Before we complain about the defensive AI, we should check if all the settings are in place properly in your custom tactics and in your formation. If written quite a bit about custom tactics, so you know what are the important things there. In a nutshell, set pressure to 20 or something, set aggression to 70, set team width at 30 to 40 and let defender line be cover. In formation settings, you will be able to set the defensive and attacking mentality of each and every player. If you want your defence to stay back, just do this. Pick one centre back. Mark his attacking movement backwards, that is towards our own goal. This means when the ball is in your possession, he would be running behind and not forward.

In workrate, set his attacking work rate to low and defensive work rate to high. Most probably that’s how it would have been set. Now, if you wish, you can even edit the formation to place these defenders closer to the goal keeper. And now the full backs. The settings would depend on how you want to use them. If you just want regular full backs, set the attacking runs to neutral, that is neither forward nor backward, as opposed to centre backs whose attacking runs are set by us now to backwards. Also set the attack word rate to low and defensive work rate to medium. If you want Carlos-like wing backs, set their attacking runs to forward, attacking work rate to medium and also defensive work rate to medium.

Okay now, we’re all set. Having set all our defenders in the right place with right instructions, it’s left to us to use them properly. Now we’ll look at the principles of defending. There are certain very fundamentals that we should know and practice.

Misuse of defenders: This is one of the very common problems. John Terry has the ball and you keep dribbling forward because you’ve got space. So you’ve created a hole in your central defence and if you lose the ball now, you know where your opponent would run. We should learn to use defenders as defenders. Especially when you play multiplayer co-op games, you and your mate would be dragging your defenders everywhere leaving huge spaces in your defence. So, don’t roam around too much with your defenders. They should pass to midfielders and wait for their further involvement in the game, instead of trying dictate the attacks themselves. Try not to step nto the opponent half as any of your defenders. If you think you might touch the half line, pass it on. Maintain the discipline and organisation yourselves, before blaming it on the defensive AI.

Use midfielders: Back in PES days, I remember screaming to my mates (co-op multiplayer), “defend with midfielders”. That’s a great tactic. Don’t disturb your defensive organisation. Chase down the opponents with your midfielders and tackle them, if need be. In worst case, it’s you midfielder who might get sent off and not a defender which is a more specialist position. In other words, use your defenders as the last resort. This would also mean trying to nip the attacks in the bud, instead of preparing for a head-on collision as a defender. Especially when you want to apply pressure, don’t do it with the defenders, because just one quick piece of skill would leave your defender biting the grass and your opponent could be straight on goal. The mantra is “defend with midfielders”.

Pressure: In custom tactics, we have already set the pressure to 20 which means our defensive AI will wait until their zone is attacked by the opponent. In other words, they won’t pressure, they’d wait. Now that means, if you want to pressure, you have to take that effort with the player that you control. Applying pressure is not the same as tackling and ball winning. They could be the results of applying pressure. By the term pressure, what we need to understand is that to make the ball carrier’s life as difficult as possible. You run closer to him, run along side him, jockey him, disturb him or simply make him uncomfortable. Remember, you need to decide whether you need to apply pressure or not. Unfortunately, applying pressure is the default way of defending for most of us. Whenever the opponent has the ball, you keep running towards him, behind him and along side him.

Think for a moment. Do you need to pressurise him now or you can let him do his stuff. Sometimes you can let him do his stuff and snatch the ball when it matters and where it matters. So what you can also try is not to chase the ball carrier instead of that, run your man to a place where you want him to be, may be to the penalty box, because that’s where the attack has to culminate. So basically, you need to judge whether to pressure or not. When you don’t pressure, make an intelligent movement which would turn out to be much more useful than a 50-50 pressure tactic. Know who you’re defending with. If you’re controlling a big, strong defender, you have a great chance of winning the ball. So know who you’re defending as.

Penalty box defending is an art. This is where your common sense and street-smartness will come to the fore. Having gotten so close to the goal, your only target should be to prevent the goal. To prevent the goal, you don’t always have to make a tackle at the risk of conceding a penalty. Primarily, you have to get in the way for the attacker. Don’t give him a good angle to shoot. Position yourself in such a way that even if he shoots, you would be able to block it. Blocking is a very useful method of goal prevention but in order to do that you have to “get in the way”.

Aggression: Saying enough’s enough in footballing terms. Hard tackles are not that hard to pull off. It’s just like shooting. If you get the timing and direction right, you got it. Mostly you perform a hard tackle in two occasions (a) you’re very confident that you’ll nick the ball (b) you’re fed up with your opponents running around or skills moves. If it’s the former, you’re fine. if it’s the latter, control your temper. Just let him run around in circles but remember whatever trick he pulls off in the middle of the park, for him to score he should come towards the penalty box. As I said before, if you want to tackle hard, just for a moment see if that’s a midfielder or a defender or a forward. To the extent possible, avoid hard tackling with a defender. Use the midfielders to do this dirty job.

Read the passing lanes: Study the game and the opponent as you play. Anticipate. Look for the passing lanes. As in, just try to guess what would be his next probable move. Where could he pass? Do I have someone covered there? Can I intercept that pass? Anticipate. Anticipate. Anticipate. That’s the name of the game in defending. It might go wrong sometimes but with experience and practice, you’d mostly get it right. If you have difficulty in reading the passing lane, just watch a AI vs AI match. In exhibition mode, you can set the controller symbol right in the middle (not on either teams) and that would bring up an AI vs AI match. While you’re watching constantly try to guess the next move by AI, where would he pass, would he shoot or not, would he dribble or not . . it would surely help.

Player Select: You can be rather smart in deciding which player to control and when exactly to control him. If in your custom tactics, the pressure is set beyond 70, you can rather watch the AI defender (of your team) take on the attackers and only when it really matters, you can jump in and control that player for the no-nonsense ending. I normally play on manual player select setting. So when I’m a midfielder and the opponent AI is making an attack, I would quickly decide whether to leave the matter with our AI defenders or I should take control there. If decide to let the AI defenders handle the attack, what I would be doing is to drag the midfielder I’m controlling, to the zone of action and finally if required, control the defender. Also, if you can anticipate the opponent’s moves and manoeuvres, if you can see those possible passing lanes, you can do player select accordingly and get that extra time on the ball carrier. As we all know, player select does not happen instantly. So if you choose to do player select at the very last moment, you should be ready for that delay. I’d suggest that you follow and understand the game to anticipate possible attacks.

All this does not mean I’m a defence guru or something. I still let in goals cheaply. One thing is about knowing and other is about executing it. It’s easy to say ‘get the timing right’ but it’s rather difficult to in fact get the timing right. So I’m sharing this with you because I thought I can share with you what I’ve learnt in this game the hard way. Hope it’s useful to you.

Tomb Raider Underworld Discussion Thread (PS3)

enemyofgod — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:22:06 +0800

TOMB RAIDER UNDERWORLD

Facts and Features

Developer - Crystal Dynamics
Publisher - Eidos Interactive
Release Date - 18th November 2008 (North America) and 21st November 2008 (Europe).
Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2

Story

For generations, stories have been told of the fearsome weapon of the Norse god Thor. Legend holds that he who wields the hammer has the power to smash mountains into valleys and the strength to destroy even the gods. For more than a thousand years it has existed only as a myth…until now. In an ancient ruin on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, Lara Croft uncovers proof of the Norse underworld and the mythical hammer. As she attempts to unravel the secrets behind these myths, Lara’s perilous journey leads her toward a forgotten power that, if unleashed, could lay waste to all civilization.

Characters

Lara Croft

Lara is an adventurer, world traveller and archaeologist who seeks out relics and tombs, fuelled by an obsession to uncover the secrets of the great, ancient civilizations. She is a superb athlete, fluent in a dozen languages, and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She has been hailed both as an Archaeological Wunderkind and a glorified Treasure Hunter. There are thousands of rumors surrounding Lady Croft's exploits, invariably involving the unexplained or outright unbelievable. Lady Croft continues to be the focus of wild speculation and intense debate. Idealized and vilified in equal measure, she is perhaps one of the fascinating and enigmatic figures of our times.

Zip
Zip is the tech guy of Lara's team, responsible for providing technical and logistical support for Lara's endeavors worldwide - he's the guy in the van or the server room at Lara's mansion, and Lara's constant remote companion via radio headset. A wisecracking guy who's part ultra-techno-geek and part street savvy. He used to be over-the-top, but a few years in prison toned him down a notch and increased his resentment toward all things established. A former computer hacker, he works with Lara for the challenge and the thrill of it. He's personally loyal to Lara, and it really is the most fun he can have without getting arrested.

Alister
Alister is Lara's research assistant, providing another mind filled with arcane historical information, someone to bounce ideas off of, and provide quick additional research while Lara's in the field. He's in this to test his theories, uncover secrets noone else can, and because it's the only place his eccentric knowledge is really useful. Alister is tense and takes himself much too seriously.

Jacqueline Natla
Natla was one of the members of the triumvirate ruling the lost continent of Atlantis. However, she was later condemned for her misuse of power and was imprisoned in a capsule by the other two rulers, Qualopec and Tihocan. After escaping from her prison in 1945 during a nuclear test in Los Alamos, New Mexico, she took on the name Jacqueline and founded her own company called Natla Technologies using her scientific expertise and cunning. In 1996 she hired adventurer Lara Croft to search for Qualopec's piece of the Atlantean Scion in his Tomb located in Peru. Shortly after finding the artifact, Lara was attacked by another adventurer under orders by Natla. Knowing Natla had betrayed her, Lara went in search for the remaining two pieces in Greece and then Egypt. After obtaining the final piece, Lara was ambushed by Natla and her men. Stealing the now assembled artifact, Natla ordered Lara to be killed and left Egypt in her boat heading to Atlantis.

It is inside the Great Pyramid of Atlantis that Natla's grand scheme is revealed: to use the Scion's powers to breed a new race of mutant creatures. Realizing this, Lara made her best effort to destroy the Scion. Refusing to let her work be destroyed, Natla charged for Lara sending them both falling into a deep abyss. While Lara managed to grab a ledge, Natla continued to plummet into the lava pit below. As Lara tries to escape the pyramid Natla confronts her a final time, revealing her true appearance. After a fearsome battle, Lara defeated Natla and escaped the pyramid, leaving Natla inside when it exploded...or so Lara thought...

Enemies
Mercenaries, panthers, sharks, spiders, bats, tigers and octopus. There will also be a large number of supernatural and ancient enemies.
Locations

Mediterranean
The first level in TRU. Lara arrives at the Med in a luxury yacht after learning her father found something here shortly before he disappeared. At the bottom of the sea lies a submerged temple that hides a lot of the answers to Lara's questions.

Thailand
Lara arrives at Thailand where she explores a dense and dangerous jungle. Within this jungle is a temple dedicated to the god Shiva. This is Lara's goal...

Southern Mexico
Lara explores ancient tombs where she attempts to gain entry into the Mayan underworld...

Arctic
Lara explores the frozen islands of the Arctic Sea.
Graphics Engine and Environments

Lara Croft Model

• Lara's body reacts to the weather and environment - if it is hot, she will sweat. If it is raining, the water will trickle down her body. If it is
muddy, dirt will cling to her and gradually wash off due to the rainfall. Her clothes will also react to changing environmental conditions. Lara
interacts with environmental foliage, sweeping it away as she passes through it.
• Crystal Dynamics have introduced motion capture for the first time in a Tomb Raider game. Motion capture brings increased realism and
fluidity to Lara's movements. CD have hired an olympic gymnast to provide animations for Lara.
• Lara will have high quality facial animations and lip-synch.

Environments

• TRU uses a realistic and dynamic weather system including torrential rainpour, thunderclouds and lightning. Each level will have its own
weather system.
• An improved physics engine means that the whole world is reacts to Lara's presence and has memory. Lara leaves footprints in the mud.
Debris and bodies will no longer vanish, providing valuable markers of where the player has been in the massive game world.
• An innovative lighting system moves beyond simple dynamic lighting to create stunning and realistic environments. A new piece of lighting
technology called Spherical Harmonics is being used to make Lara appear connected with her environment; if she walks through green foliage,
for example, her skin will take on a subtle green cast.
• The game is more open-ended than ever before, giving players the choice of how to tackle puzzles.
• Crystal Dynamics travelled on location to photograph the Mayan tombs ensuring a realistic look to the ruins.
• All cutscenes are made using the in-game engine.
• An overhauled camera system dynamically follows the action with theatrical angles to show off moves and provide directional hints.
Moveset, Acrobatics and Combat

Combat

• Lara can now perform close quarters combat and melee moves. These moves are focused on repelling enemies so she can shoot them with
less risk to herself.
• Multiple targets can be shot, with one gun focusing on one target while the other gun focusses on another.
• She can shoot while clinging from ledges and hanging onto ropes.
• Environmental objects like spears can be used as weapons against enemies.
• Adrenaline Moment are an alternative to the button matching mini-games from Legend or Anniversary, which causes a flash of slow motion,
giving Lara a split second to evade dangers.

Moves

• Crystal Dynamics' philosophy for TRU is 'what could Lara do?'. They claim that anything you want Lara to do or feel she should be able to do,
she can!
• Lara can now perform more free-form rock climbing similar to Assassin's Creed. She can grab and climb most surfaces.
• Lara can perform a sprint move which enalbes her to get from one point to another much quicker.
• The handstand is back.
• Lara can balance on beams and vault and backflip along them.
• Lara can rappel down vertical surfaces, perform wall kicks and melee kicks.
• Lara can now bounce between 2 close wall surfaces to reach higher places.

Weapons and Gear

Weapons

• Grenades. Lara has traditional hand grenades and also sticky grenades which can stick to enemies before they blow up.
• Spear gun for use underwater.
• Tranquiliser gun for knocking out enemies.
• Dual Pistols (which also work underwater)
• Environmental objects (spears and lances)
• Uzis
• Shotgun

Gear

• Lara will have numerous costume changes throughout the game with more available as unlockables. Lara will have traditional tomb raiding
gear consisting of classic shorts and tank top. For underwater levels, Lara will have a wetsuit complete with respirator.
• Environmental objects can be used in a variety of different ways, both as weapons and tools to aid climbing. Lara can pick up spears and
lances and use them to jump over gaps.
• The grapple hook tool is back and will have a major role in puzzle solving as it did previously. Grapple hooks are much less noticable and
blend into the environment.
• A Personal Light Source (PLS) will be attached Lara and can be used to light up dark passage ways.
• Lara has a new sonar map. Lara can send out sonar pings and the reflected sound waves create a 3D map revealing hidden doors and clues.
The sonar system isn't just for underwater use and works just as well on dry land.
• Lara now carries a camera with which she films her discovery. She'll often speak into the camera as she films, cluing players into the path that
lies ahead. In a similar way, Lara can now take pictures of her exploits - there's even a ten-second timer on her camera so she can set up that
insane action shot as she leaps across a gap. These images will be uploadable to the Internet, so players can share their adventures and
advise other gamers about secret locations and hidden pick-ups.

Vehicles

• Lara's motorbike will return and this time it will have a greater role in puzzle solving.

Tomb Raider Underworld Walkthrough and Game Guide
Featuring All Secrets and Hidden Rewards

Thailand [ Demo Edition ]

Coastal Thailand

Move to the rear of the yacht and gracefully perform a dive into the clear blue water. Swim towards the cliff and explore the bottom of the lagoon. Two sharks are circling, so you can either avoid them or kill them with your pistols. For added amusement, detonate them with a sticky grenade. To perform this action you have to wait until they come close enough then launch a grenade.

Swim to the cliff and locate the small ledge where you can climb out. Climb on it, then walk towards the wall and start climbing. Head up and right until you reach the crevice. Press Jump while holding Right to reach the next wall. Grab the ledge running along the wall and shimmy right. When you reach the end, jump right to the next ledge and shimmy to the right. There's a small outcrop you can climb so pull up and enter the alcove to collect a pickup. There are three spiders running around, so take care of them. If they jump on Lara, you can dispense with them by using the Interact button.

Go back (or dive and swim) to the small ledge near the cliff and start climbing again. Head up and left to the edge of a stone structure, then jump to reach the next one. Press Jump to pull up and go left, hugging the wall. Locate the outcrop and the entrance in the cliff and jump forward to reach it.

The Remnants

Follow the path and collect a pickup in the left corner then head right. Slide down the slope, jump and grab the pole. You can either swing or pull up. Stand on the pole for a few seconds to find your balance then jump forward and grab the crevice. Jump up to grab the next ledge and pull up. Follow the passage and take care of two spiders. Locate a ledge on your left, grab it and jump up to reach the narrow ledge above. Pull up and notice another ledge in front of you. Press jump to reach it, then jump again to grab the upper ledge and pull up.

Find your way between the plants and the rocks and follow the path on the left until you reach a small pit. Use the Grapple to catch the golden ring above (you can also launch the grapple while you’re standing on the ground and start climbing up the rope). Swing and jump forward, then follow the narrow passage on the left. Crawl under the rock to reach a room with an architectural structure and four pillars.

Explore the area between the pillars, where you can collect two pickups. Go between the second left pillar and the wall and perform a wall-jump. To perform this, jump towards the wall and immediately press Jump when you hit it. Keep repeating this to climb up to the space between the walls and grab the ledge on the pillar. Traverse to the left and jump left to reach the next pillar’s ledge. Jump up to grab the upper ledge, then look behind and locate a crevice running along the wall.

Jump and grab the crevice. Shimmy to the right until the end and jump to reach the crevice on the pillar behind you. Traverse to the right and jump up, then left to grab the ledge and shimmy to the left until the end. Jump up and shimmy to the right. Pull up. Run towards the temple and make a mental note of the stairs and the doorway in front of you. Watch the six pillars in front of the temple and jump to grab the ledge on the left one. Jump up and shimmy right, then jump backwards and grab the ledge on the right pillar. Traverse to the left, drop down and grab the horizontal pole.

Move to the right and face the next pole. Press forward to swing towards it and jump to grab it. If Lara loses her grip, you have to immediately press the Interact button. Swing again and jump forward to grab the ledge running around the wall. Shimmy to the right end. Look behind to locate a crevice on the pillar and jump to grab it. Turn around the pillar and manuevre to the left. Jump while pressing left to catch the horizontal pole. Traverse to the left pillar and drop down to grab the crevice, then drop down again to land on a block. Grab a pickup and follow the river to the right.

Take care of three tigers attacking from the bushes. If you want to shoot them from a safe place, don’t try to step on the lower blocks, where they can follow you. The best bet is to reach the architectural structure on the left and to jump on the beam. Grab a pickup on the floor between the columns, get on the beam and traverse to the right. If Lara loses her balance, you have to completely stop moving to regain it. Jump up to grab the ledge and shimmy to the left. Turn around the corner, then look behind to locate a small ledge and jump to reach it. Walk towards the pillar and jump up to grab the ledge. Shimmy to the right and turn around the corner.

The next move can be frustrating: you have to reach the upper ledge on this same pillar by using the wall-jump. Jump to the pillar behind you, then press Jump as soon as you hit it, and keep repeating this to climb up (you have to jump four times to reach the upper ledge). Turn around the pillar and drop down to the beam. Traverse it, then jump forward to reach the next pillar. Jump from it to grab the edge. Don’t go up the steps yet. Instead, shimmy to the right, pull up and collect a pickup.

Get back to the steps and head forward, then crawl under the giant root on the left. Hang from the edge and shimmy to the left. Jump over the plant blocking the way, pull up and crawl again under the root. Dispense with three tigers and head to the doorway.

The Temple

Follow the hallway until you reach a deep pit. Walk carefully to the edge and take care of four bats attacking you. Jump on the small beam and walk towards the end. Locate the ledge on the wall and jump forward to grab it. Traverse to the right and, once on the pillar, look behind and jump to grab the ledge in front of you. Move to the left, drop down to grab the lower ledge, then grab the beam and pull up. Walk until you reach the end and jump forward to reach the next beam. Jump left, grab the edge and pull up to crawl under the small stone structure.

Follow the corridor, go up the stairs and drop into a small pit. Run forward, kill the six spiders that will eventually jump on you and turn left. Vault on the small block and grab the beam. Pull up and collect a pickup near the wall. Walk on the beam, then jump to the right on the narrow ledge. Jump forward twice, then grab the horizontal pole, swing and jump. Take the stairs.

As the cut scene unfolds, Lara enters the courtyard of the temple of Shiva. Taking out her camera, she deciphers some Sanskrit inscriptions on a pillar and understands that the place is related to Bhogavati, one of the Hindu underworlds. According to the legend, the place is guarded by the Nagas, the Snake-Men.

The Courtyard

Pad across the wooden platform and pull the lever. The two ropes holding the platform will appear jammed. Take the left corridor, crawl under a stone structure and hang from an edge. Climb down to the ground and collect a pickup hidden behind the plants. Locate the ledge running along the right wall and grab it. Shimmy to the right until the end, then jump right to grab the ledge and shimmy to the right. Turn around the corner, then start climbing the wall to pass the broken ledge. Go to the right, then hang from the edge again and shimmy to the right. After the corner, pull up and stand on the narrow ledge. Hugging the wall, jump forward and immediately jump again. Grab the edge and pull up. On the platform, locate the golden ring on the mechanism and use your Grapple to catch it. Pull the grapple to untie the rope to free one side of the wooden platform.

Go the the right, hang from the edge and drop down on the platform where you find a pickup from earlier. Follow the path and locate the golden ring on the ceiling. Use the Grapple to catch it and traverse to the other side. Collect a pickup behind the pillars. Then take the pole on the floor and locate the pillar with a vacant hole. Put the pole in it, then pull up and stand on the pole. Notice the ledge on the nearby pillar and jump to grab it. Shimmy to the right and jump right to catch the next one, then jump again to grab the ledge on the wall. Start climbing and reach the upper ledge.

Look behind and jump to land on top of the pillar. Jump forward to reach the next pillar, then turn left and locate a small beam coming from the pillar. Jump on it and hang from the beam to reach the ledge on the pillar. Turn around the corner and jump to reach the platform. On the right, collect a pickup. On the left, jump up and grab the horizontal pole. Move near the wall. Use the Interact button to pull the pole from the wall and free the second side of the wooden platform.

To get back to the wooden platform, jump back to the ledge on the pillar you came from, turn around the corner and step on the beam. Jump to reach the top of the pillar and locate the ledge on the wall in front of you. Jump forward and grab it. Then pull up, crawl under the stone structure and follow the hallway until the wooden platform.

Pull the lever. This triggers an adrenaline moment and ends the level.

Full walkthrough coming 21 November, 2008, complete with screenshots and video help.

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