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Tomb Raider Legend | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $14.24
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2597
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 20040
Model: 20040
UPC: 788687200400
EAN: 0788687200400
ASIN: B000A0XSN6
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: disc in excellent condition, cover has minor wear. no manual.
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| Features:
| • | Lara is more realistic than ever - the sexy, dual-pistol wielding heroine has new graphics & animation sets | | • | Discover and explore living breathing, lost ancient realms that hold clues to the secrets of Lara's past | | • | Intuitive, fluid control system keeps Lara in continuous motion; handle any obstacle and interact with any surface | | • | Use strength and intelligence to uncover ancient treasures -- Use the grappling hook, an arsenal of new weapons, Communications devices, and other tools to achieve your goals | | • | Travel to the world's most exotic locales - Treacherous jungles, snowy mountain ranges, and much more |
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Product Description
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend brings back the gaming world's sexiest and most intrepid adventurer. Follow Lara down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote,exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts that unleash unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past. Use her skills to explore vast, treacherous tombs, riddled with challenging puzzles and deadly traps. Physics, Water and Fire systems bring the perilous environments of Lara's world alive, and challenge the player to improvise solutions to obstacles. Jump into the future of adrenaline-fueled adventure.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
Great game, you'll surely be entertained March 23, 2008
Im not much of a reviewer like some others are on here but I do take reviewing seriously cause I judge most of my purchases on these. So the best I can tell you with this game from my perspective is you can't go wrong with it. Some people might tell you it has minor flaws, etc. But no dont worry about it. This is a game for all ages, you'll play it and you'll like it. What I like about the game is its scenery. You'll be on mountain tops, in Japan, underground. I really enjoyed this game. I found it to be rather easy and it wasnt so much a long game as others are but theres nothing wrong with that. It will be frustrating as well cause some puzzles will be hard. I had to go online to find out how to get past a couple parts in the game. Im sure you'll have to as well so be aware of that. Unless you want to rack your brain trying to figure it out lol. But this game gives you action, adventure, and puzzles. Lots of fun so go ahead and experience it. Solid addition to your collection at a cheap price.
Legends never die. March 17, 2008
Back in the day, the first Tomb Raider gave was a REALLY big deal. Arguably it was the first of what is now considered a modern adventure game. Instead of cute animals it featured a buxom brunette who shot at animals and people instead of jumping on their heads, and navigated elaborate deathtrap dungeons devoid of any music save in sparse moments. The first game was much lauded for its exploratory fun factor, but the controls were very complex, and based on an awkward digital control system. Still, amazing (for their time) graphics, interesting level design, and a gorgeous hero go a long way. In fact, the protagonist Laura Croft has come to be a symbol of the 32 bit generation of gaming, more so than any other character. Gradually however, the series lost steam as sequel after sequel came out and was progressively less and less fun.
Fast forward to the now. People had almost forgotten what Tomb Raider even is aside from a couple of movies starring Angelina Jolie (but that's another review). When it was announced the Crystal Dynamix was making yet ANOTHER Tomb Raider game, some people feared the worst. But like Prince of Persia, this was not another cheap rip-off. This is the true second coming...
When Prince of Persia Sands of Time came out it pretty much reinvented the wheel in terms of what an adventure game should be, emphasizing easy to pull-off combos, fluid and responsive controls, and levels requiring amazing acrobatics, yet surprisingly almost never frustrating. You could say that Tomb Raider Legend takes these elements, combines them with gunplay, throws in a grappling hook, and integrates some button-press action sequences (where Laura encounters a threat and a flashing button alerts you to press it before something kills her).
The gaming elements aren't perfect. Some puzzles might slow down the action a little (your mileage may vary), the combat sequences are basically just running around and shooting and throwing grenades (hand-to-hand isn't very effective in my opinion), while characters and environments look great, facial detail is a little zombie-looking (I blame the eyelashes), and the whole experience ends rather quickly just as things are starting to get interesting.
On the whole though, this is a game that is definitely worth owning. All cinematics are generated on-the-fly and in general look great, voice acting is adequate (don't really care for Laura's voice all that much this time around), boss battles break up the action nicely, there are multiple difficulty levels, level design keeps you moving forward and rarely stumps you completely (in my experience), and the pacing is excellent. And to me most importantly of all, you are no longer alone exploring the tombs. In the previous games I hated the eerie silence. But now you have two friends Zip and Alistair, who provide commentary as you progress, and throw in some needed comic relief. The only time you won't hear them is when you lose your radio connection (and that means you probably will be hearing some loud music instead), or if you get STUCK on a puzzle. Oh, the music is pretty cool too and really adds to the whole experience feeling more cinematic, and again, less lonely. The story leaves a bit to be desired in some respects and compels in others. The whole King Arthur's Sword aspect I found really cool (especially a level that starts in a silly history museum complete with cheesy voice-overs from the tour and ends up in the real tomb), but just exactly why Laura is obsessed with recovering the sword to the point of killings hundreds of mercenaries and fighting her old friend doesn't really make sense to me somehow (when you are plagued by guilt of someone's death trying to kill them afterwards just doesn't make sense to me).
All in all, this Legend is fast, fluid, and a whole lot of fun. It gives you a lot of interest and excitement for the series as a whole, as we see what new directions it will take and what exciting adventures Laura will take us on next. Definitely worth owning.
 Great Game January 24, 2008
I first played this game on the computer and enjoyed it very much. I do have to admit the graphics are not as good as a computer game, but the game play control is much esier and smoother. I love the way they changed Lara's graphics and the way she handled. If you love tomb raider games this is one of the best I have played.
 A good, fun game, with a few minor flaws October 23, 2007
I last played Tomb Raider (the original) on the PC, so after not seeing the game in over 10 years, this is a quantum leap for me.
This sports really great graphics -- the immense levels (caves, caverns, etc.) are endless and really give you a sense of grandness. The detail is amazing, and the locations are beautiful. At times, though, you get the sense that you're playing a last-gen game, because there are things that look 3-dimensional, and you think you should be able to jump onto a ledge, but it turns out to be 2D without any ability to jump or grab onto things. The cinematic cut-scenes are great, and the voice-acting is excellent. The balance of cut-scenes within the game is great, and helps move the story along. Finish a puzzle, and you get a great cutscene.
Lara moves and responds excactly as she did in the first Tomb Raider, and I was really comfortable jumping back into her role. At times, the controls seems a little sluggish, especially when she needs to wind-up when swinging on bars. Her character animations are excellent, though, and I feel the interface between the controller and what you see on the screen is really smooth. She's an easy character to control, but sometimes lining her up in 3D space on a ledge can be tricky. And there are times when you can't judge how far away she is from something, so expect to die along the way here and there.
The load times are acceptable -- when you first start a level. However, if you die, the entire level loads again, which seems odd and slows your progress. You would expect Lara to respawn immediately, but that doesn't happen. If there is a cut-scene at the reload point, you'll start at the cut-scene, which can be skipped. In essence, it's hard to keep the action moving, especially when you want to get right back in and correct your mistakes. You get stuck waiting for the reload.
The puzzles are the best challenge of the TR series. They are hard enough without being frustrating. However, it does get tedious at times trying to do things over and over again, especially if you get close but then die. Figuring out a puzzle without using a guide is very rewarding, however, and in this game, you really feel like you're doing something...you're in the adventure and playing the role of Lara.
This is more than a shooter -- it's a great story with great controls and great graphics, with just enough puzzling to keep your mind going. There really is nothing like Tomb Raider, and this is a good outing for the 360.
Gorgeous game October 16, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've played almost every Tomb Raider since the first one released a decade ago. That first one was brilliant, but the sequels only reached varying degrees of "good" and "OK." This Tomb Raider, however, reminds me why I fell in love with the game in the first place.
First, the entire game -- and not just Lara -- is beautiful on the X360. The level of detail in the locations is astounding. Second, Lara has a decent selection of gadgets and guns to play with. Everytime someone drops a weapon, she can swap out for it. Unfortunately, she can only carry two kinds of weapons at a time, one of which is always her pistols with the unlimited ammo.
Beyond the graphics and gadgets, though, is the game itself. They finally went back to the heart of Tomb Raider -- the tombs! Instead of blasting bad guys through Venice or dodging mummies in Egypt, this Tomb Raider lets you explore tombs and solve puzzles just like the original. There are plenty of bad guys, sure, but they don't get in the way of just wandering around empty tombs trying to figure out the proper series of switches or levers to activate the centuries-old mechanism protecting the god's idol. This is finally the sequel that should have been made years ago -- just good, fun tomb raiding.
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