Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

11
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Challenging game play.
Controls vastly improved over the original.
A solid remastering of a classic, with touched-up graphics and areas tweaked to support Laras new moves.

Cons:

Automatically shifting camera angles can be frustrating.
Some puzzles are madly frustrating.

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Last revision on March 22, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Challenging game play
Controls vastly improved over the original
A solid remastering of a classic, with touched-up graphics and areas tweaked to support Laras new moves
Decent graphics
Interesting story

Reviewers Didn't Like

Automatically shifting camera angles can be frustrating
Some puzzles are madly frustrating
Slow pace compared to modern games
Poor animal AI
Finicky controls in some areas
Combat can be annoying
Troublesome third-person camera issues

Expert reviews and ratings

100

Lara Croft’s origin story marks the best Tomb Raider yet. It’s a must-play...

By Expert Reviews on April 03, 2013

Looks great on the PSP, Controls are relatively simple, Puzzles are brilliant, Some camera...

By VideoGamer on October 22, 2007

Laras back in action, and looking better than ever in the best game of the series so far. Lara Croft and her tomb-raiding adventures comprise one of the most enduring computer game franchises of all time, and the iconic treasure hunter is now ten...

By Custom PC on July 25, 2007

Back in November of 1996 a legend was born. Lara Croft hit the PC, PlayStation and Saturn systems in her first adventure, appropriately titled Tomb Raider (featuring Lara Croft). In some ways she was the video-game counterpart of Indiana Jones (who...

By GameZone on July 20, 2007

When British archaeologist Lara Croft made her debut in the virtual world of video games way back in 1996 she immediately became an icon overnight. For years she was every adolescent’s favorite pin up girl enjoying top spot on their walls/computer...

By Tech2 on July 07, 2007

I’m a rarity in the gaming world in that despite some two decades of gaming I have never played the Tomb Raider series before. Except for the utterly forgettable movies, I had no pre-conceived notions or opinions about the franchise that would...

By OCModShop on June 23, 2007

Ten years on, our favourite all-action archaeologist continues to blitz away the enemy in style. Lara Croft: started well; coasted for a bit; got dull; went really downhill; regained her footing; then became quite reasonable again. Thats a potted...

By PC Pro on June 22, 2007

Eidos raids its own archives for Lara?s latest...

By V3.co.uk on June 21, 2007

When Lara Croft first appeared on our PCs, many of us greeted her warmly. The tomb-raiding adventures of the aptly-titled Tomb Raider were unique and Lara was propelled to virtual stardom. Since then shes had a few ups and downs but is currently on a...

By GameSpy on June 14, 2007

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a wonderful update to a great classic...

By GWN on June 12, 2007

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