Tomb Raider Anniversary |  | From: Eidos
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $11.25
You Save: $8.74 (44%)
New (15) Used (10) from $11.17
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 2631
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 10069
Model: STRTAPUS00
UPC: 788687100694
EAN: 0788687100694
ASIN: B000O5FVYG
Release Date: June 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new , same day shipping with delivery confirmation#
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| Features:
| • | Explore Atlantis and ancient Egyptian pyramids - every hidden dark crevice and impossible height | | • | Unleash a hail of bullets from Lara's dual pistols - acrobatic gunplay as you deftly leap around charging enemies | | • | Wilderness awaits - Bestial predators from bats to wolves to bears defend their territory from human encroachment | | • | Death-defying stunts - Leap over massive gaps, cling onto rock ledges, and swim through underground tunnels | | • | Seek to outwit the brilliant ancient designers of many epic puzzles and vaults in order to uncover their secrets |
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Product Description
Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure, as she pursues the legendary Scion artifact. New graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure up-to-date and offers gamers a completely new game play experience. Re-imagined, Anniversary delivers a dynamic fluidly and fast Lara Croft, massive environments of stunning visuals, intense combat and game pacing, and an enhanced and clarified original story. Enter into strange, undiscovered lands and solve their deepest, darkest mysteries, open doors to new realms, uncover great rewards and unearth secrets to Lara's past.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 What did go wrong with this version DONT BUY THE PC VERSION? August 20, 2008
I got this game on PC because i was hoping that it would have better graphics than PS2. Usually it always has better graphics.I even bought a controller for my Computer just for this game so I got real excited, I love Tomb Raider I am one of those people who played the 1st Tomb Raider in 1996 and got hooked ever since.
When i installed this game i was excited and couldnt wait. turned it on and i was blown away from the beautiful graphics. It was amazing until i started to play.Nothing worked. Controlling her was impossible and i mean i am a Tomb Raider nut i know all her moves and have no issues with the controller. My computer has 3G memory so its impossible that I was short on memory. she didnt jump right, she didnt grab and the easiest things took me a very very loong time. It was soo frustriating cause you cannot focus on the game if you have to figure out how you can make her do things right.Then after 20mins. i was really frustrated and thought this is ridiculous but i made it..... so i thought i can continue finally but.... then the next issue came she got stuck and I had to replay again. I did replay 3 times and then i gave up. It was extremly frustrading cause i couldnt play this game at all, it was impossible to controll her. I had no fun playing this on PC so I had to buy PS2 version. The graphics are not the best of course especially not on my HD TV but it works. I can play and enjoy this game because i dont have any issues controling her.
I cannot recommend this,get it in PS2 or Xbox version, otherwise you will be hardly dissapointed. Its just a waste of money and time.
Computer games...I don't know...? August 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I purchased 'Tomb Raider Anniversary' for Windows I was really excited, however when I installed it on my computer (Windows XP) my smile turned upside down. The game didn't work properly, it was glitchy, the main menu for the game wouldn't even display. All that was displayed was a blank screen. That's when I thought ok, I'm sticking to game console video games. And it was my first time trying out a PC game too...aswell as my last.
 Excellent Adventure, Ancient in the Making! June 14, 2008
This is THE BEST GAME I HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE START OF THE FRANCHISE. In fact people seem to give it a more negative approach. This Game Feels As Close To The Original 1995 Release, Then I Have Expected!! If you noted to the small details that they removed completely..... Yes, the Blood. Even though in minimal amounts, all 5 original Tomb Raider games had blood! By far the game might be difficult for some, I understand. It took me about a few hours to get used to the new movement controls. Hey I have gotten all the way to the "Sanctuary Of The Scion" level, which is the last level in Egypt. And I have ONLY USED A KEYBOARD and MOUSE!! "When There Is A Will, There Is A Way". The Atmosphere is so real I actually feel like I am there! The Soundtrack is by far impressive! The weapons sound well and clean. For those that have complained about the T-Rex, wait until you battle the two Horse Creatures at the end of the Greek Sewer Level! They are annoying. The games hardest part honestly, is locating all the artifacts and unlocking everything in the game! The new puzzles that you solve can become tedious. I usually put the game down for a while, when I come back I solve them. We should be very HAPPY about the release of these two newer tomb raider games. What good does senseless shooting and murder do? 1-Creates More Idiots, Like We Don't Have Enough..... 2-Increases The Level Of Ignorance, What's Oslo...?, Where is Canada...?, Africa is a Country...!, EXACTLY!! and 3-Stop being fixated on a single topic and be stupid, like HipHop, and who is HOT in Hollywood. My Point Is, don't punish a game because of minor flaws. It could of been much, much worse! This is a GOOD Game, if you can't complete it, then set the difficulty on easy. You have a brain, use it! And Stop Believing in all the POP CULTURE Crap they are De-Sensitizing you with! Have your own beliefs! By the way Lara is More Beautiful Then ever! Crystal Dynamics gets an A+ for their support of the best Character Since Mario, and Luigi!!!
Serious Compatibility Issues June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anyone running Vista should be aware of serious compatibility problems with this game.
The autorun didn't start as with other games so the game had to be set-up manually. Once the game is loaded on the computer, the game will not save your progress and doesn't show up on the start menu under the Program List.
It seems to run fine but will lock up during play and is unrecoverable.
Online help I've found keeps instructing everyone to update all video and sound card drivers, but having done so, the game still will not play.
I have a new system with advance features but still the game is unusable.
Very disappointing, online help from Eidos is difficult to find.
 Might have been good... May 30, 2008
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of a classic game. I suppose for fans of that classic game, it might be a great deal of fun seeing it with updated graphics and a new engine. However, if you're not a TR fan and are coming at this cold, you might want to try something else.
I haven't played the original Tomb Raider, but I have previously played III and Last Revelation. I didn't particularly enjoy either of them (in fact, the latter bored me so greatly I hardly got past the 3rd level), but the premise was interesting at least in theory. When I saw Anniversary (and perhaps more importantly, saw its price), I decided to give the series one more chance. After all, I'd heard from a lot of fans that the original was the best one by far. This has certainly been true of a lot of other game franchises, so I figured what the heck...
The game engine and graphics are both well done. Detail is excellent, and Lara Croft's character model is one of the better ones I've seen in any game. The areas look like real- albeit somewhat fantastic- ruins, and enemies look commendably intimidating. You can perform a wide range of stunts, as is to be expected from previous games in the series, and many of these will really have you watching with bated breath. One word of warning- if you're scared of heights, this game might not be your cup of tea.
The game is largely puzzle based, though it's interspersed with action sequences. Occasional cutscenes have some interactivity, but usually nothing more taxing than simple directional keypresses. For the most part, you'll be jumping off ledges, grabbing conveniently-placed handholds, and swinging from ropes or equally conveniently-placed monkey bars. There is a free targeting mode, but it's rarely useful for anything. If Lara sees a point of interest, a '!' symbol pops up over it. You can interact with simple objects, pull levers, and pick up ammo or weapons. Aside from that, there's not a whole lot of complexity to the game.
Where TR: Revelation fails- and badly- is in the control scheme. I'm running it on a Windows PC, and it's patently obvious that the controls were designed for a gamepad. Many of the combinations you have to perform are extremely unwieldy using a keyboard and mouse, and the mouse in general is underutilized. For example, locking on enemy targets requires you to face in that direction. You lock on with the right mouse button and fire with the left. However, when maneuvering you'll find you occasionally lose lock for no apparent reason. You then have to reorient on the enemy with WASD, lock back on, and get back to business. Additionally, the game necessitates keymashing to recover from certain conditions, such as mashing the left/right keys to get out of a grab. If you shoot enemies enough, they will perform a charge maneuver. In this case, time briefly slows (a la Matrix or Max Payne, though a bit less pronounced) and you can perform an 'adrenaline dodge' by locking on and rolling left or right at the appropriate instant. If you succeed in doing this, you can perform a head shot by timing clicks, and this will either instantly kill or badly damage the enemy.
This sounds like a cool feature, but it is badly, badly broken. I have played this game for several days now, have had countless opportunities to perform an adrenaline dodge, and have only been able to do it about 5 times. By this I mean just the dodge, not the headshot follow-up. It really is nearly impossible to pull off, and what's more is that you need to do it to kill bosses. Bosses are literally impossible to kill without this move, which is a horrible design decision on Crystal Dynamic's part. It turns a badly implemented feature into a blocker, and that's unfortunately as far as many people will get. Once again, I'm sure this is easier to do with a gamepad (and have read as much on various guides and forums) but it is insanely difficult to pull off on a keyboard. Keep in mind, this is coming from a veteran FPS player- I have better than average reflexes for a PC gamer, and I still can't reliably pull this move off. Ironically, I'm actually wishing my PC was a lot slower, since that might assist in getting the timing down.
The second major issue with this game, as with all other Tomb Raider games, is that you'll frequently encounter puzzles that make little or no sense, or offer very little in the way of clues. If you're not the type that likes to spend very long periods of time backtracking and looking around, you might end up frustrated very quickly. Additionally, the camera is strangely limited in sweep and angle, and you have very little control over it. This can make it quite difficult to reach certain areas, especially if you aren't good at remembering a room's layout. This is rather inexplicable, since mouse movement is essentially redundant. Why not map that to a free camera view?
The bottom line is that Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a nice looking PC game with a console control scheme. I've seen other console games ported to the PC, such as Demon Stone, and those suffer from the same issues. The big problem with this game is that it requires the player to do things that require very rapid or perfectly timed key combinations. It would be OK if this was optional to progress in the game, but it isn't. From what I understand, this wasn't the case in the original. Perhaps they should have stuck to that?
Due to its low cost and updated graphics, fans of the original or other series titles might like Anniversary. If you didn't like the previous games, this one most likely won't change your opinion. As for me, Anniversary has convinced me that Tomb Raider just isn't my sort of game.
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