It's like rediscovering an old love from the past...it's newer...but still comfortable and exciting all over again...

User Rating: 8.9 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary PC
Okay...so maybe that's a bit much. But when you decide to remake one of the greatest 3rd person 3D games of the 90's who better to revisit than Lara Croft? There have been many views on her success. Her sexual appeal has certainly made it much easier for her to be recognized. But the charm in this game isn't solely based on her physical beauty.

Tomb Raider is one of those games that allowed us to be explorers for a few hours. One of the best parts of this game in my opinion is the sense of seeking out hidden treasures. I almost wish they had more hidden rooms, artifacts and trinkets. And in going on with that idea...I think it would be kind of cool for Lara to have some kind of museum in the Croft Manor to show off all the itmes you discovered. Perhaps Eidos will incorporate some of that in later games.

Now to get to the core of this game. I have a very biased outlook on this game simply because I love Tomb Raider and I love Lara Croft. The atmosphere in this game was spot on! They did a tremendous job at re-invisioning the original and I'm completely satisfied and overjoyed that they took this project and showed it so much love.

I won't take the time to tell you every thing i love about this game. What I will do however is tell you the few things that frustrated me to no end.

Number 1...THE CAMERA!
Even though this is MUCH improved over the original in the first game...it still is incredibly frustrating in some areas where you're up tight against a wall or a corner. Most of the time in those situations I have Lara vaulting herself across to her death in a completely different direction that I was intending her to go. She does have a mind of her own sometimes. There are times when I'm just wanting to run across an area without having the camera maneuvering itself around...and it seems to want to fight with you for control. It's not so much a problem in the wide open areas of course. But those many craped places when you want to get a look around to where you're going and don't want to risk falling to your doom the camera almost mocks you.

Number 2...Grapple Problems
Now the grapple was definltye one of the best add ons they incorporated in Legend. And I'm so glad they brought it into Anniversary. But like the camera...there were times when I found it just not cooperating with me when I needed it most. It's not fun when you're trying to get to a hard to reach location for that last artifact to complete the level with 100% completion and the only thing that's preventing you from doing that is your grapple that doesn't fire at the right moment no matter how you time it...or won't latch on and sends Lara diving to her death. It didn't give me as many problems as the camera did...but...oh well. Game's aren't an exact science ;)

Other than those two things...I LOVE this game and am so glad that Lara Croft still has what it takes to bring gamers into that world of adventure. My extream congratulations to Eidos and Crystal Dynamics for their work on this title. May Lara live on to have many more successful adventures :)

So over all, if you're a Tomb Raider fan...you more than likely have already bought this game or are intending to. For the rest who enjoy a great adventure game, don't let Lara Croft pass you up! You will be pleased.