Tomb Raider: Legend

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  • Summary: Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars,Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before. Eidos and Crystal Dynamics shaped Lara's look and movements to be an inherent extension of her skills, motivation and personality. Lara's character model features natural structure, realistic textures, detailed facial features, reactive eyes and fluid motion, all of which make her part of a living environment. New character animations and controls allow her to move through stunning environments with grace and precision, while an understanding of the game's original appeal reinvigorates the fundamental explore-and-solve adventure experience. [Eidos Interactive]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 54
  3. Negative: 1 out of 54
  1. Game Chronicles
    94
    Whether this is your first or ninth adventure with Lara, it is one you won’t soon forget. With perfect controls, intuitive gameplay, stunning graphics, majestic music, and a totally engaging story, this is the type of adventure game Legends are made of.
  2. Play Magazine
    90
    Tomb Raider: Legend is about as good as games get right now. [May 2006, p.43]
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  3. The New York Times
    87
    While it has modernized the gameplay mechanics, Legend feels like a walk down memory lane, recreating the feel of the original games. This is somehow comforting; no matter how many times Lara misses a ledge, is crushed by a boulder or dies in a hail of bullets, you feel she will always be there for you.
  4. Gamer 2.0
    80
    If anything, Legend succeeds in assuaging frustration. Puzzles never encroach on the aggravation of yester incarnations due to a RAD (“Remote Analysis Device”) that identifies objects of note. It’s reminiscent of "Grim Fandango" in the sense that you’re not left to hunt around wildly for the key elements in a conundrum.
  5. GameBiz
    80
    The balance of action and puzzles is near perfect. The working controls are easy to pick up and the adventurous storyline keeps you wanting to play.
  6. DarkStation
    80
    After her horrendous PS2 debut, Lara gets back into top form on the 360 with a back-to-basics exploration-based gameplay and tasty puzzles.
  7. Detroit Free Press
    25
    The graphics are old-school blocky, the puzzles are tired and many of the acrobatic moves are straight out of other games before it, most notably "Prince of Persia," but also even older "Indiana Jones" titles.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. Mirowave
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    Also a Great Lara Croft Game on Xbox 360! Great Graphics! And like Tomb Raider Underworld an Masterpiece!
  2. Daz
    May 21, 2006
    9
    Is the last reviewer Bill Gates? If so why has he given it a 0? Tombraider is great. It's how i remembered the first tombraider to beIs the last reviewer Bill Gates? If so why has he given it a 0? Tombraider is great. It's how i remembered the first tombraider to be before the series started to go downhill. There is a nice mixture of puzzles, acrobatics, and fighting. the presentation is good. All in all a return to form for Lara… Expand
  4. Marshales
    Jul 8, 2021
    9
    Este jogo foi o meu favorito da franquia desde então. Sua narrativa é empolgante por trazer emoções a personagem e uma motivação mais profundaEste jogo foi o meu favorito da franquia desde então. Sua narrativa é empolgante por trazer emoções a personagem e uma motivação mais profunda que simplesmente procurar relíquias mágicas.

    A gameplay foi muito evolutiva em relação ao seu antecessor (Angel Of Darkness), exatamente por trazer de volta as pistolas duplas, incrementar a interação com objetos de cenário durante os combates e seu novíssimo gancho magnético. Este último, aumenta as possibilidades de puzzles mais complexos e divertidos, como também funciona para determinadas situações de perigo.

    A Lara está menos "quadrada" que de costume, e agora seus movimentos são mais fluídos. Suas acrobacias estão no auge, com variações de mortais e movimentos atléticos.

    Os cenários são maravilhosos. Em todos os níveis visitamos um país diferente, aumentando ainda mais a imersão daquelas histórias de aventura onde é preciso dar a volta ao mundo para alcançar seu objetivo.

    Os inimigos não são tão inteligentes, você pode jogar no difícil (Tomb Raider, como está nomeado) sem nenhum problema. Em resumo ao restante, a trilha sonora é agradável, gráficos bons para sua época, duração razoável e história bela e emocionante.

    Se estiver buscando por tesouros, em vez de invadir uma tumba, procure por Tomb Raider Legend.    … Expand
  5. JG
    Jun 2, 2006
    8
    Not a bad game, the story is ok, the graphics are good, I would definently rent it before buying it because once u beat it theres nothing else.
  6. Faxthtax
    Oct 14, 2018
    7
    This is a decent game. Graphics are okay but could be better for its time.
    What this game suffers from is bad controls and frantic dumb    This is a decent game. Graphics are okay but could be better for its time.
    What this game suffers from is bad controls and frantic dumb camera angles. Sometimes they just annoys you enough you want to quit in frustration. Combat is simplistic, puzzles are decent but not to challenging..    … Expand
  7. Syc
    Nov 9, 2006
    7
    A good action platformer that's far better than previous titles in the series but is over way too quickly (about 6 hours to the end) and A good action platformer that's far better than previous titles in the series but is over way too quickly (about 6 hours to the end) and provides little incentive to return. Perfect for a weekend rental.… Expand
  8. chad28
    Nov 30, 2007
    0
    Overated, bad graphics blocky and untextered.

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#27 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#19 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#48 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006