Tomb Raider: Legend Review @ Bit Tech

bananaman · Apr 12, 2006, 08:40 AM

Tomb Raider is, indeed, a legend. Conceived for the first generation of Playstation back in 1996, it swiftly became a games icon, marking one of the first mainstream breakthrough hits for that platform and put publisher, Eidos, on the map.

Successive versions of the game all went downhill, however, with the last installment - Angel of Darkness - getting absolutely panned in the press and by gamers alike. The franchise got so bad, in fact, that Eidos pulled Lara away from her roots in Derbyshire with Core Design and handed over responsibility for the latest version to San Francisco-based developer, Crystal Dynamics, also owned by the publishing giant.

Crystal claims to have spent a year researching the original games before even starting to code this version, and their stated aim has been to take the series back to basics and to put the enjoyability back into the game. Have the succeeded? In a word - yes. But let's not pre-empt our conclusion. Let's start with the things that Tomb Raider: Legend does well.

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/..._review/1.html

bananaman · Apr 12, 2006, 04:14 PM

I put this in News but fair enough it is moved here - has a round up of a few high end and mid range cards and how they perform

x1900xtx comes out the best

nicnik · Apr 12, 2006, 06:45 PM

It's a nice game, though a bit on the short side.

Sandok · Apr 12, 2006, 09:19 PM

A bit too much but I'll develop that in another time

Apr 12, 2006, 08:40 AM	#1
bananaman banana muncher Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Posts: 1,254 Rep Power: 64	Tomb Raider: Legend Review @ Bit Tech Tomb Raider is, indeed, a legend. Conceived for the first generation of Playstation back in 1996, it swiftly became a games icon, marking one of the first mainstream breakthrough hits for that platform and put publisher, Eidos, on the map. Successive versions of the game all went downhill, however, with the last installment - Angel of Darkness - getting absolutely panned in the press and by gamers alike. The franchise got so bad, in fact, that Eidos pulled Lara away from her roots in Derbyshire with Core Design and handed over responsibility for the latest version to San Francisco-based developer, Crystal Dynamics, also owned by the publishing giant. Crystal claims to have spent a year researching the original games before even starting to code this version, and their stated aim has been to take the series back to basics and to put the enjoyability back into the game. Have the succeeded? In a word - yes. But let's not pre-empt our conclusion. Let's start with the things that Tomb Raider: Legend does well. http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/..._review/1.html __________________

Apr 12, 2006, 04:14 PM	Thread Starter #2
bananaman banana muncher Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Posts: 1,254 Rep Power: 64	I put this in News but fair enough it is moved here - has a round up of a few high end and mid range cards and how they perform x1900xtx comes out the best __________________

Apr 12, 2006, 06:45 PM	#3
nicnik In the Land of Snow Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 569 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	It's a nice game, though a bit on the short side. __________________ Follow Me on Twitter Battlefield 3 \| youtube \| TwitchTV

Apr 12, 2006, 09:19 PM	#4
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	A bit too much but I'll develop that in another time