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Monday, June 11, 2007
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In the beginning there was Indiana Jones' but no matter how cool Indy was, he was soon forgotten once Lara Croft first appeared in Tomb Raider. By today's standards the game was awful low resolution textures, blocky environments, a retarded camera system and triangular breasts (which we all still drooled over nevertheless, right?). The game spawned a legacy that is still alive and kicking today, though only a few selected titles in the series were any good. With the recent jumpstart the franchise got with TR: Legend and 2007 being the 10th anniversary of the series the news that the original game would be remade caused quite the uproar amongst fans. Was the uproar warranted?
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a stonker of a game, proving capable on all fronts and brilliant in a few. It certainly has its problems - mainly involving a sometimes dodgy camera and occasionally frustrating combat - but for the bulk of it Anniversary not only recaptures the brilliance of the original Tomb Raider, but distills that brilliance and provides a double dose. Plot wise, the game isn't anywhere near as gripping as Legend was and the lack of supporting characters damages the way in which the story is told, but in terms of gameplay it's everything its predecessor was and more. While Anniversary isn't quite the best game in the Tomb Raider series, it's certainly close and for those who prefer length or replayability over story, Anniversary could well be the best game they buy this year. Heaps of unlockables and a string of coherent and expansive levels mean that the Lara's latest exploration has come back with mountains of gaming gold.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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The fact that this tenth - well, nearly eleventh - anniversary remake is getting any kind of welcome at all comes down to last year's Tomb Raider: Legend. With this 'franchise reboot' the team at Crystal Dynamics managed something special - they updated the stale aspects of the series and give it a new cinematic gloss without totally losing its core appeal. The fact that the same basic team - including Lara's co-creator, Toby Gard - is behind this one-off, celebratory remake offers some hope that Anniversary might continue Ms Croft's rehabilitation.
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