I managed to finish the Tomb Raider: Underworld PC demo and it made for an interesting experience for someone who has played the Wii version. Obviously the graphics on the PC version are way better. The Lara model always looked cheap to me on the Wii version and the face in particular seems to have been altered quite a bit from the HD editions. A few minor details were strangely omitted in the Wii edition like the Video Cam Overlay during the opening cutscene of the Thailand level.
There's way more enemies in the HD version (Sharks! haha) while the Wii version has almost none. I always preferred Tomb Raider with less enemies as I enjoy the climbing and leaping more than the shooting. The levels are actually comparable. Similar, but not exactly the same. I'm honestly more surprised at how close the Wii levels resemble the PC ones. The Wii edition seems to have regenerating health which points to a game that is much, much more forgiving. Lara also seems to have more moves and acrobatics than on the Wii version. Interesting, but at the same time, largely useless when you have pistols.
Different games, yet very similar. That's interesting.
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