Dreamcast

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Deel IV ziet er in ieder geval goed uit op de Dreamcast. Dreamcast bezitters die nog op zoek zijn naar een uitdagende en lang speelbaar action-adventure, vallen zich met Miss Croft geen buil.

Tomb Raider 4 sur Dreamcast souffre d’une jouabilité encore moins bonne que sur les autres supports, avec une technique inférieure au PC et pas révolutionnaire en regard de la PSX – bref la première appartition Dreamcastienne de l’héroïne est plutôt manquée.

While Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation is an acceptable game based on its own merits and set against its own legacy, it is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable from the games that came before it. It reeks of a ready-to-go game engine and a level designer going through the motions, while someone else comes up with a new move for Lara. Teetering on the brink, Eidos' premier franchise is one step away from being bludgeoned into complacency. As it stands, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation reeks of a heartless cash-in and the game, for lack of a better term, simply has no soul.

Chances are you have heard about and played the Tomb Raider series before. It all comes down to one of three things: if you enjoyed Tomb Raider before, you'll like this; if you didn't like Tomb Raider before, you're definitely not going to enjoy this latest incarnation. If you have never tried out Tomb Raider before, however, this is a good version of the game to take Lara around for a spin.

I'll close with this: There are so many better places you could be putting your money that I cannot stress enough that this game simply is not worth your time. Even if you liked the rest of the series, I am here to tell you that there is a better life out there -- just look at Eidos' own efforts like Soul Reaver and SotB. Unless you actively try to avoid this sort of rubbish, it will continue to plague our industry, and I for one have had enough. Go out and buy it if you've got some odd obsession with making Eidos rich via your frustration, but if you want to have fun, go pick up a real game like Kain, MDK2 or Rayman 2. This is just painful.