Tomb Raider: Anniversary

 Xbox 360
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 46 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 60
  3. Negative: 2 out of 60
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  1. TobyO.
    Dec 19, 2007
    5
    When a next-gen remake is buggier and more broken than the PSone original, it's trouble. This game has so many bugs, I felt dirty playing it. Combined with the insane amount of backtracking required in the "improved" levels, I'd seriously rather bust out Tomb Raider 1. Big disappointment here.
  2. ScottW.
    Oct 24, 2007
    8
    Just as good as the original, updated just enough to make it not a repeat with a face lift, like Resident Evil for the Gamecube. Many new puzzles and redesigned levels. Levels have a familiar feel, if you played the first one, but rarely are the traps and level design are the same as the first. If you liked the original this one will make you smile ear to ear.
  3. LaraC.
    Nov 11, 2007
    8
    If you like the Tomb Raider Series then this is a must have. I think this is the third best one released, The first and second on the PSOne are the only ones better than this one.
  4. SimonC.
    Dec 29, 2007
    9
    Great action / puzzle game! Provides an excellent game for its minimal cost. The controls are intuitive, the length is pretty good and there's replayability. Tomb Raider at it's best. Recommended.
  5. iddqd4
    Mar 16, 2018
    9
    Хороший ремейк культовой серии, образ самой Лары к тому времени уже несколько устарел, в будущем ее ждет крутое обновление.
  6. harryjc
    Jul 29, 2015
    8
    A remarkable change, and improvement over the original Tomb Raider game, yet it maintains all of its quirks, and excitement. You still get to explore fascinating landscapes, and solve lots of puzzles, and kick ass, but you can do so with a greater range of movement, and freedom.

    An enjoyable game all around, even if sometimes frustrating. There are a few flaws, but nothing you cannot    A remarkable change, and improvement over the original Tomb Raider game, yet it maintains all of its quirks, and excitement. You still get to explore fascinating landscapes, and solve lots of puzzles, and kick ass, but you can do so with a greater range of movement, and freedom.

    An enjoyable game all around, even if sometimes frustrating. There are a few flaws, but nothing you cannot over come. Asides from a few minor bugs, there are points in the game, where the camera angles, and imprecise controls betray you. Sometimes you just have to jump blindly.

    However, you can get through it, and overall Tomb Raider is something worth picking up. There are many surprises, and fun is to be had, especially if you are into the action-puzzle genre. For a lot of people (including myself) this will be a blast from the past, and a revisit to a game that upon release was extremely refreshing, and original.    … Expand
  7. lukeparkes26
    Sep 15, 2018
    9
    ‘Tomb Raider Anniversary’ remakes the original 1996 game and fits it in the Legend continuity as a prequel to ‘Tomb Raider Legend’. It is one of the best games I have ever played; the gameplay, like TRL, is smooth, and the story is exciting; Lara is, as usual, smart, witty, and athletic. TRA is amazing!
  8. Kingdim
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    This is what a Tomb Raider should look like. It's a great remake who keeps the spirit of the franchise.
  9. genesisdoes
    Oct 2, 2020
    6
    Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of the 1996 classic made for the modern audiences at the time. It looks better, controls better and stays true to to core values of Tomb Raider while offering something new to old fans. It's not fantastic but I don't regret my time with it.

    I played through TR1 and this game simultaneously, completing the levels of each game back to back. I played level    Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of the 1996 classic made for the modern audiences at the time. It looks better, controls better and stays true to to core values of Tomb Raider while offering something new to old fans. It's not fantastic but I don't regret my time with it.

    I played through TR1 and this game simultaneously, completing the levels of each game back to back. I played level 1 of the original and then the remade version of level 1, did the same with level 2 and so on. The level design is familiar enough that you'll remember every area but it won't feel like you're playing in the exact same places as the original. The map design, while familiar, is very different. Tomb Raider 1 was on a grid system which forced very primitive design in terms of the environments, some areas of the original flat out resembling Minecraft. This game takes inspiration but, as advertised, adds some updates and upgrades.


    The gameplay was pretty similar to the reboot trilogy which I completed before this game. It felt fine for the most part but there were many times where the game was really finicky. I'd jump to a ledge, pole, etc. that I know for a fact that I'm supposed to go to in order to progress, but because I jumped a step too early, I miss the thing and fall to my death. This happened quite a lot in the original as well but this was 10 whole years later. They could've polished the gameplay a little more. The only reason I didn't really mind this as much as I could have was because of the very frequent checkpoints. Frequent checkpoints were absent from the original so this is a nice upgrade, but sometimes it makes the game a little too easy.

    Lara can do a lot of things she couldn't in the original such swing with her grappling hook and climb up ladders. What's weird to me is there are Tomb Raider games in the reboot trilogy that lack some of the abilities Lara has in this much older game. It took the reboot trilogy several games in order to give Lara the ability to swing on walls with a grappling hook-esque mechanic.

    I wouldn't use this as a replacement for the original but it stands on it's own just fine as an homage to the roots of the franchise. It's rated lower than TR1 simply because of the innovation of the original. This may be a more appealing game to the average person nowadays but there's no denying that, by this point, the 3D platformer genre had come a long way since TR1. Most of the ideas from this game started with the original Tomb Raider and to me, innovation is a decently important aspect to consider when rating a game. Essentially, this game is good, but it didn't add much new to the table upon it's release.    … Expand
  10. Marshales
    Jul 9, 2021
    8
    Gráficos: apresenta Detalhes evolutivos comparado com o Legend. Mas são detalhes não tão significativos. A face de Lara está mais "redonda", esta por sua vez exibe expressões mais reais. Quando sai da água também aparenta um realismo avançado em sua roupa molhada, e os cenários tem cores mais vibrantes.

    Lara: está certo que a personagem em si não merecia um tópico próprio, mas necessito    Gráficos: apresenta Detalhes evolutivos comparado com o Legend. Mas são detalhes não tão significativos. A face de Lara está mais "redonda", esta por sua vez exibe expressões mais reais. Quando sai da água também aparenta um realismo avançado em sua roupa molhada, e os cenários tem cores mais vibrantes.



    Lara: está certo que a personagem em si não merecia um tópico próprio, mas necessito dizer! Agora nós podemos realizar uma variedade ótima de acrobacias com variações simples de botão (Ex: B B B A A, B B B A B). Uma pena foram suas outfits drasticamente reduzidas a somente 10 (se não me falha a memória). E o arsenal dela também mudou, agora pode nos munir de 4 armas simultaneamente como nos clássicos. E Lara não perdeu seu gancho introduzido em Legend.

    História: uma nova tentativa de contar a origem de Lara, já que este sempre foi o lado mais vago da exploradora. Num geral é legal, contada de forma bem simples, deixando a desejar por não houver momentos marcantes. Somente uma fala ou outra que nos arranca um "Uau!".

    A experiência de gameplay não é comparável a Legend, mas não o digo como ofensa. Repetindo, foi uma nova maneira de contar a origem, então tentaram se manter fiéis aos jogos de Lara Croft daquela época, que eram bem "parados". Aqui em anniversary nós temos como objetivo principal explorar e escalar o cenário resolvendo quebra cabeças. Eles são bons, somente um ou dois realmente te desafiam um pouco, mas nenhum bicho de sete cabeças.

    Ferramentas: Poucas diferenças. As mecânicas novas incluem: recarregar suas armas, algo que no Legend só era possível após esvaziar o pente. Arsenal de 4 armas sendo cada uma recomendada a uma certa situação, e medkits pequenos e grandes. O gancho foi mantido, mas levaram o binóculos e lanterna, fazendo da Lara quase que despreparada para desbravar o mundo. Os sinalizadores clássicos também não deram as caras por aqui.

    Visão geral: Bem, o jogo é muito calmo e há poucas coisas memoráveis, mas é uma experiência atrativa para quem se recusa a trilhar os passos iniciais de Croft com o game de 1996, além disso as batalhas contra chefes foram bem trabalhadas superando o Legend. Cenas de câmera lenta com sequências de botões a serem pressionados também se manteram, aumentando a adrenalina das pouquíssimas partes agitadas do jogo.

    Pontos negativos incluem: uma história "repetida", poucas evoluções gráficas e baixa complexidade de puzzles.    … Expand

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#56 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#92 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Eurogamer
    90
    For the price, and for the quality of offer, Tomb Raider: Anniversary is easily one the best games released all year. Blessed with an excellent control system and chock full of masterfully designed levels, as far as puzzle-based action adventures go, there have been none finer for years.
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  2. VideoGamer
    80
    It brings a classic game world up to date, throws in simple but intuitive controls and doesn't rely on constant fire-fights to bring excitement.
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  3. TeamXbox
    77
    It’s almost the lack of innovation that makes this fun, as it’s a throwback to the original TR game of 1996. It just doesn’t take a lot of chances either.
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