Tomb Raider: Anniversary
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Crystal Dynamics Feral Interactive (macOS) |
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| Publisher | Eidos Interactive | ||
| Senior Developer | Lulu LaMer | ||
| composer | Troels Brun Folmann | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 June 1, 2007 June 5, 2007 |
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| platform | macOS , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PSP , Wii , Windows , Xbox 360 | ||
| genre | Action adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Keyboard + mouse , gamepad | ||
| medium | DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | German English | ||
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an action adventure released in 2007 and is the eighth part of the Tomb Raider series . The game was developed by Crystal Dynamics and was released in Europe on June 1, 2007. By July 2008, the publisher had marketed one million copies of the game. In 2011 Tomb Raider: Anniversary was released together with Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Underworld as Tomb Raider Trilogy for the PlayStation 3 .
action
In Tomb Raider: Anniversary (. Engl anniversary "anniversary") is it is a remake of the first part of 1996. storyline and locations are largely identical.
Archaeologist Lara Croft is hired by the mysterious entrepreneur Jaqueline Natla to find an artifact in the Peruvian mountains. After successfully recovering the artifact, one of three related parts of the Scion , Lara is ambushed by her rival Larson. Larson was also hired by Natla to take the Scion from Lara, as Lara, as Natla correctly suspected, would keep it for herself. After Larson is defeated, the action leads to Greece and Egypt , where the second and third parts of the Scion are located in extensive temple ruins. With the complete Scion in hand, Lara receives a vision in which, to her surprise, she can identify her client as an immortal goddess who is condemned by other gods. But as soon as the vision is over, Lara realizes that she is surrounded by Natla and her gang and is forced to hand over the Scion. After Lara escapes, she hides in the gang's yacht and follows them to an island that serves as the entrance to the fabulous city of Atlantis . There Lara Natla poses to prevent her plan to usher in a new age with the help of an army of monsters.
Apart from the main story, the player can also explore the property of the protagonist, Croft Manor , and solve various tasks there. Opposite the property in the predecessor Legend (whose plot takes place a few years after the Anniversary ) there is an additional garden with a labyrinth , while the inside area has been somewhat restricted in comparison to Legend . Some rooms are under renovation and have to be managed differently.
Game principle and technology
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is controlled from the third-person perspective . The player Lara Croft maneuvers through the game world using a keyboard and mouse or gamepad . Like a jump 'n' run game, Lara can jump and climb to reach areas that are otherwise inaccessible. Occasionally, mechanisms have to be operated to open doors or to set equipment in motion. Lara can defend herself against computer-controlled enemies using her firearms.
Production notes
Since the game is based on the plot of the first part of the series, characters like Zip and Alister, who were introduced in Tomb Raider: The Chronicle and Tomb Raider: Legend , respectively, do not appear. Instead of the magnetic hook from Legend , Lara uses a grappling hook, which she can use to walk along walls. The classic "ring inventory" from the first three parts is also used again. In Anniversary Lara only fights against animals, mythical creatures or dinosaurs , while she only kills people in non-interactive scenes. For this reason, the game is approved for ages 12 and up.
The soundtrack comes from Troels Brun Folmann, who already composed the music for the predecessor Tomb Raider: Legend and later also for the successor Tomb Raider: Underworld .
reception
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary received mostly positive reviews. The game on Metacritic achieved a score of 83 out of 26 aggregated ratings. GameRankings aggregated 26 ratings to a score of 84%. The German game magazine 4Players awarded the ratings 77% (Wii), 82% (PS2) and 83% (Xbox 360, PC). The optics, the level design, the controls and the good sound quality were rated positively. Camera problems, a lot of recycling and dropouts in artificial intelligence (AI) were rated negatively.
Web links
- Tomb Raider Anniversary at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual report SCi 2007/2008 ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ a b 4Players.de: Test: Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ a b GameRankings.com: Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Metacritic.com: Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .
