Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
83
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider with a technically more advanced graphics engine. It has the same basic storyline, though some cutscenes and much of the dialogue within have been expanded or modified in other ways. Locations correspond to those of the original version and are accessed in the same order, but have been re-designed with different layouts and mostly completely different puzzles which allow implementation of new moves introduced in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend: swinging on ropes and using a grappling hook at specific points.

Puzzles are generally more focused on acrobatics in this version, ledges being much more prominently featured as a level design element, requiring combinations of jumping and shimmying across them to access areas. This type of gameplay replaces the key-retrieval and block-pushing puzzles of the original almost entirely. Combat is similar to that of the first game, though the player must now manually activate targeting. Some boss fights have been made a separate enclosed stage rather than being part of the exploration as in the original version. These fights may have puzzle-solving elements and often require the player to use Lara's new "adrenaline dodge" ability, which slightly slows down time when the opponent charges at her while in an "enraged" state. Some cutscenes require the player to participate in quick-time events.

Alternate Titles

  • "古墓奇兵:重返禁地" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "Tomb Raider: Юбилейное издание" -- Russian spelling

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User Reviews

Great remake of a classic, perfectly capturing the essence of Tomb Raider. Donatello (350) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Thanks, but I prefer the birthday YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162395) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Ooo, I'm scared and tense! I remember those feelings now. Richard Kaplan (12) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars
A true classic remake IKNOWPCGAMES81 (6) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Back in 1997, you must have been playing this game! St. Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3562) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars

The Press Says

GamerDad Jun 15, 2007 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
GamingHeaven / DriverHeaven Jun, 2007 88 out of 100 88
Gamigo Jun 05, 2007 8.6 out of 10 86
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network Jun 12, 2007 85 out of 100 85
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Jun, 2007 84 out of 100 84
Gamesmania Jun 11, 2007 84 out of 100 84
Cheat Code Central Jun 15, 2007 4 out of 5 80
UOL Jogos Jun 08, 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Jeuxvideo.com May 31, 2007 16 out of 20 80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Sep 06, 2007 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

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Trivia

There's a unlockable commentary track by Toby Gard and Jason Botta in which they not only talk about the making of the remake but also about the original Tomb Raider. It's also possible to unlock the Lara model from the original Tomb Raider and play with her.


This entry was contributed by coolfrost (28), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (206041), Diogo Ribeiro (329), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (61059) and klf9j3skld (287)
 

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