Tomb Raider Legend
by Eidos Interactive
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Product Summary
Brand: EidosRelease Date: 2006-04-11
Platform: Xbox 360
Model: 20040
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Product features:
- Lara is more realistic than ever - the sexy, dual-pistol wielding heroine has new graphics & animation sets
- Discover and explore living breathing, lost ancient realms that hold clues to the secrets of Lara's past
- Intuitive, fluid control system keeps Lara in continuous motion; handle any obstacle and interact with any surface
- Use strength and intelligence to uncover ancient treasures -- Use the grappling hook, an arsenal of new weapons, Communications devices, and other tools to achieve your goals
- Travel to the world's most exotic locales - Treacherous jungles, snowy mountain ranges, and much more
Video Game Reviews of Tomb Raider Legend
Customer Review: Surprisingly good
Summary: 4 Stars
Every so often I'm guilty of hunting down older (yes, cheaper)games. I guess that all I'm expecting is something remotely playable. Admittedly, I had apprehensions when I bought Tomb Raider: Legends. I guess because there really hasn't been a good Tomb Raider game for a while.
This game reminds me that we play video games because they're fun. This one is very, simplisticly fun. I almost hate to use the words simple or simplistic, because I don't want it to be confused with boring, because it is not. So many games now place so much emphasis on stunning visual effects, complex combat systems and multiplayer modes that they forget to be fun.
Aided by backdrops like the Himalayas in Nepal and the highrises of Japan, the graphics are actually quite impressive without being pretentious. Gameplay is short, but makes up for it in replayability. Usually I don't call searching for unfound objects replayability, but some artifacts require you to get creative and find ways to manipulate the level, sometimes in complex ways to find them. I'ts a little more challenging then finding the discolored portion of the wall and merely kicking/shooting through it.
The combat system is pretty basic. You have (lock-on and) shoot and that's pretty much it. There was some explaination of some melee attacks at the start of the second level, but I could never get them to work. It was just easier to shoot them. Plus, there are interactive cut-scenes that are just in essence trial and error/remember 2 or 3 button combinations. Kind of cheesy but not too annoying. Plus the time trials can be frustrating, because there is very little room for error to complete it in the alloted time. There really isn't much combat anyway, just minor annoyances with guns and poorly thrown grenades.
The hardest difficult rating is "Tomb Raider - Hard", but it really isn't that hard. For me, the most difficult part was trying to figure out the puzzles than it was any "tourists" trying to shoot at me. Plus the damage that they do isn't much and they drop health power-ups everywhere.
For the achievement score hungry population, and you know who you are, this is a good game for the price. The first 800 or so can be easily achieved in a day or two. It might take a bit of time and effort for the other 200.
People's biggest complaints are going to be:
1. It's to simplistic
2. Graphics aren't very good (every game is not Halo 3)
3. It's too short
For those that just appreciate good platform gaming this is a very good choice for the price. I would say rent it before you buy it, but you just may finish it first.
Description of Tomb Raider Legend
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend brings back the gaming world's sexiest and most intrepid adventurer. Follow Lara down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote,exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts that unleash unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past. Use her skills to explore vast, treacherous tombs, riddled with challenging puzzles and deadly traps. Physics, Water and Fire systems bring the perilous environments of Lara's world alive, and challenge the player to improvise solutions to obstacles. Jump into the future of adrenaline-fueled adventure.Adventure Games
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