Adrenaline Moments

Adrenaline Moments are a new gameplay mechanic that will appear in Underworld. According to magazine previews and interviews, Crystal Dynamics have replaced the button-prompting Interactive Cutscenes with these Adrenaline Moments in which the screen takes on a sepia tone while time slows down in order to give the player a few extra seconds to react to a dangerous situation. The Adrenaline Moments happen at preset points in the game and do not involve button prompts -- the player must figure out what to do using the normal game controls. The first example of this featured a tentacle lashing out towards the narrow bridge Lara was moving across. The player had to realize the need to jump to a nearby platform and then execute the maneuver with the normal in-game controls before it was too late.