Tomb Raider

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Product Features

• PlayStation
• Video Game
• Action & Adventure
• Lara Croft
• Tomb Raider

Product Details

• ASIN: B000006RGS
• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,770 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The first of the now-famous Tomb Raider games is a must-have for every gaming fan. You are Lara Croft, a tough, beautiful, sophisticated female Indiana Jones--think of a British Demi Moore in a fedora. Lara climbs walls, leaps chasms, and generally defies gravity using impressive gymnastics. All of her actions are intricately modeled to produce the lifelike athleticism that made Tomb Raider--and Lara Croft--famous.

But Lara's got more than good looks and smooth moves to help her on her globetrotting quest for relics. Like guns. Lots of guns. Lara begins her adventures with her trademark pistols, wielded John Woo-style: one in each hand. She eventually works her way up to Uzis and even adds a handy shotgun to her arsenal, perfect for taking down a troublesome tyrannosaur found in some steamy Tibetan lost world.

Here's the story: having made a name for herself as a finder of antiquities, Lara is hired by a mysterious woman to find an artifact believed to have come from Atlantis. Lara travels around the world, plumbing the depths of long- or best-forgotten locales. As she discovers clues to the artifact's whereabouts, she also uncovers the true motivation behind her employer's search. The intriguing plot is told through gorgeous computer animation movie cutscenes interspersed throughout the game's episodes.

As you venture to and through various ancient tombs, a host of enemies and puzzles await you. In fact, it is the puzzles that will keep players interested even after the challenge of slaying enemies has passed. Also hidden throughout the game are a number of secret rooms and hidden treasures, unnecessary for completion of the game but adding a level of complexity and replay value.

Being one of the few video game characters to grace mainstream magazine covers, Lara Croft is part of video game history. Ravenous fans have demanded three sequels, with the fourth installment, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, due in late 1999--and a live-action movie in the works. And it all started with this game, the original Tomb Raider. --Allen Stewart

Pros:

• Great graphics
• Fun camera angles
• Complex puzzles require time and thought
• Entertaining plot, well-directed movie scenes

Cons:

• Takes a while to learn all of Lara's moves

Product Description

Sometimes A Killer Body Just Isn't Enough. Over 15 levels. Battle wolves, bats, bears, alligators, raptors, and even a T-Rex in your quest for Scion.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gameplay, Graphics, and Challenge are all awsome in Tomb Rai, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

For the money, Tomb Raider is the best game you will ever play. No matter how good of a game player you are, controlling Lara Croft as she ventures through different worlds and enviornments while she does back flips, swan dives, and hand-stands is challenging and fun to say the least. Or how about fighting T-Rex while you're at it.... If you are a serious game player, do yourself a favor and play this game. You will not regret it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original and still the Best., May 4, 2001

By	"adam999" - See all my reviews

Tomb Raider is easily one of the greatest games you could buy for the sony playstation. This game introduced me to the world of 3-D gaming. I remember the first time I played it and being in awe of the graphics and gameplay. The sense of the location's space and dimension in which you play in was remarkable for it's time (the sequels have since improved on these features, if not in atmosphere and story). What makes me enjoy this game more than any of the sequels is it's atmosphere and locales. You the player must guide Lara Croft -archeologist/adventurer extraordinaire, through dark caves, ancient tombs and temples and palaces in search of the fabled Atlantean Scion. Hot on your tail are Natla and her squad of goons who wish to obtain the scion for their own nefarious reasons. Locations include Peru, where you will traverse through the ancient city of Vilcabamba and a lost valley of Dinosaurs, The ancient ruins of Greco-Roman temples and collosseums, an Ancient Egyptian city complete with sphynxes and traps galore, and finally the lost continent of Atlantis inhabited by nightmarish creatures. This is a game in which you can immerse yourself in for days on end. I highly recommend it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Game, April 6, 2004

By	Geno - See all my reviews

This game entertained me for hours when it first came out oh so many years ago! I was deeply enthralled, and soon my dad became obsessed as well. We would spend hour upon hour playing it! My mom was fine with it, but other jealous mothers would ask her if she wasn't even the least bit worried that Lara was so attractive, and has such big... assets. She was great, alright, but the game was just as fun. Many different levels provide for awesome gameplay. My only complaint is the annoying save crystals. Yeah, those are horrible. But overall it's a really fun game! Better than most of the recent Tomb Raider games, but TR3 is probably my favorite! It's a classic, buy it! You won't regret it. ENJOY!!!!!