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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Total waste of money
Review: The developers at Eidos really blew it this time. The game is so full of bugs it makes me sick. First of all, the box says nothing about laptop compatability problems, but upon checking the Eidos tech support page, you learn that they won't support laptop systems.
Anyways, I installed the software on my desktop. The game crashes every several minutes. I have installed all of the newest drivers and my computer excedes the recommended hardware profile in every way. Gameplay is tolerable, but nowhere near as good as I had hoped it would be. In fact, Chronicles was more fun and was more of a challenge.
I ended up returning the game because it is not only not worth the money, but it is also a waste of time. If you do take the gamble, make sure you buy this game from a store that accepts software returns. Good luck!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: I've played them all so I know what I'm talking about.
Review: So, here is the deal. I have played and beat every Tomb Raider game out there except for the Game Boy Advance one. Anywho, I ordered this game in September of last year, and delay after delay made me mad. So I cancelled my order and waited until the game was OFFICALLY released for PC(since i dont have a PS2). There are quite a few new things that I like about the game:
>Lara looks awsome. New clothes and makeup, with a whole new personality that you actually get to control when she talkes with people.
>The new moves are pretty sweet too. Stealth sucked for me at first b/c i just like to get out my guns and take em out. In the beginning, you dont even have ammo for your weapon(no unlimited signature pistols). But you get to use stealth a lot so you'll get good with it.
>I also like that you get a nice peaceful break where you can collect yourself and gain some money and valuable information, after your initial run from the police in Paris.

There are however some drawbacks which i'll disucss now.

>There has always been more glitches with the computer version of a game like this. Lara steps up stairs now and is super sensitive to the steps. Example: If you walk up the step and press left or right, she does a full 90 degree turn in that direction. So be carefull or you'll get frustrated very quickly. Or maybe that is just me.
>There are some points that the game just completely glitches and you have to turn it off and restart your computer. So sufficiet to say "SAVE A LOT!" If Lara herself starts to look funny and glitch up, turn it off. It will only cuase you problems later on.
>The controls are a little different, and still just as frustrating as ever.

All in all though I think that the game was worth the wait...for the most part. I'm looking foward to being able the play the Kurtis character 3/4 into the game. Until then though I recommend the game so far. Just so you know, I'm half way thru the game, and I bought the strategy guide, which is well worth the 15 bucks.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: It's a great game
Review: I bought this game 4 days ago, and I haven't stopped playing. It's a great game, the graphics are incredible, the music is fantastic, the plot is cool, but the only problem of this game, besides a couple of bugs (sometimes Lara has a brown stick instead of a leg) is the control, when I'm in the menu, sometimes I take 3 minutes to choose, the health, weapons, save game, load etc. Besides that I think it's a must have if you're a TR fan and if you like great graphics and the best video games.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Looks Great - plays horribly
Review: This game has absolutely gorgeous graphics and sound, but it is incredibly hard to play. The controls are demented, the camera viewpoints imbecilic. If they had spent a small amount more on making this game playable, it would have been a smash hit. As it stands, this game is not worth the sticker price. I am a long time Tomb Raider fan and I will probably still play this game, but it is just not much fun at all.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Robocop dressed like Lara Croft
Review: I was expecting Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness since last year, with a similar performance as Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, but now when I receive the game, I saw this little girl that walks like with an umbrella inside of her pants.

The graphics and sound are great, but Lara rotates like a robot and when I try to make her run, she doesn't agree with me and moves extremely slowly.

I have a 2MHz PC with 500Megas RAM and GeForce4 Graphic Card, and there is no possibility that only this game needs to practice Ctrl-Alt-Del each 15 minutes in order to play it.

I'll find the way to sell my game and suggest Eidos to make a research in order to define how many of the customers are really satisfied with this game and determine if a refund to the customers is the better way to maintain the good image of Eidos until today.

It's a shame.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: So far, it's not worth $...
Review: My Tomb Raider game is filled with bugs! Within 10 minutes of downloading it, I had to restart my computer 3 times! When the game does show up, I get a blank screen. I can hear the sounds and all but there are no pictures! Whatever I do I cannot get it to work. I've tried so many websites for help! I've waited a year for this and now I wish I didn't get it. Maybe it's just my game? But other people have been having the same problems too. Well, at least the box is cool. |=(

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Excellent, not in this lifetime
Review: After many frustrating attempts and long delays to buy this for PC, I feel like chucking the whole thing. Not only is the whole thing bug ridden, from having to CNTL/ALT/DELETE to get out of a bad security camera bug, to see through characters, falling through floors, and deadly sewer rats that you can't kill or run around. But I also get a character that walks like a druggie with bad posture. If I'm going to shell out $... I expect way more from a game.

This game reminds me of Word for windows, it spends all it's time trying to anticipate what I want, NOT just doing what I said. Ok so my grammer is poor, and I can't spell but can you please just walk in a straight line, and not spin around on the stairs like you're trying out for some kind of square dance marathon.

Sure the graphics are good, the dialog is good, but the cut scenes drive you absolutely crazy. Especially in those few situations where you have to "get out quick" before she blows up, and you're spending half the night clicking every button in sight to get it to "JUST LET ME PLAY!". Then there are the load times to get from one place to another. In the "Paris getto" section, every 1/2 block you're loading the next screen.

Don't expect an extremely enjoyable game, only those obsessed with finishing will truly enjoy the challenge. It could have been so much better. She's a great character, but this game makes you wish she'd stayed in the tomb.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Worse than I had previously thought
Review: Spare yourself. Dont waste your money or your time with this game. It's too easy. 30 minutes and I was on the 5th level and never fired a shot. If this is the product they put out after an 8 month delay in release. I cannot imagine how bad this game was before they decided to rework it. I want the original Tomb Raider back. I wasted $... on this game and I know others paid more that I did....

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Mostly Rehash & lots of trash
Review: First the good, the graphics are the most improved part of the game, more realistic, it no longer has the 'checker board' look of earlier versions. There are some parts with dialog, as in Monkey Island and some Oni like actions Lara can do.

Main complaint is, that TR6 is 80% the same ole same ole. Same slow controls, same clumsy moves, same situations, that will be very predictable to anyone who has played TR before.

I am about 1/3 of the way through the game when writing this. I have had some problem with bugs, but nothing I can't get around - so far. I may update when I am done with the game.

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I down graded my review to 2 stars. There were bugs a plenty later and sorry game play. 4-5 hours of decent game play tops

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: TOMB RAIDER -AOD = UNABEARABLE
Review: WELL, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I WAS ALSO EAGERLY WAITING FOR THE GAME TO BE RELEASED. AND WHEN IT GOT RELEASED I WAS SO HAPPY AND NOW AFTER PLAYING IT FOR 20 HRS I AM REALLY DISSAPOINTED.

YES, THE CONTROLS SUCK BUT THE LAG REDUCES AND IN SOME CASES GOES AWAY IF YOU USE THE "FF" SETTING INSTEAD OF "NORMAL". THERE ARE A TON OF GLITCHES TOO. THINGS WILL APPEAR SUDDENLY OUT OF THIN AIR AND CATCH YOU OFF GUARD, IT WON'T EVEN GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO JUMPOVER IT AND EVEN IF YOU TIME IT PROPERLY THE CONTROLS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RESPOND SO EVENTUALLY YOU END UP LOADING A SAVED GAME. BY THE WAY ALWAYS USE A DIFFERENT SLOT WHILE SAVING OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PRETTYMUCH START THE LEVEL OR WORSE, THE GAME ALL OVER AGAIN.

I BOUGHT THE GUIDE YESTERDAY. WELL JUST FOR THE POSTER. BUT LATER I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD MISSED SOME MAJOR CHARACTERS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME. SO I GUESS IT ISN'T ALL THAT LINEAR. I AM STILL ON THE RIGHT TRACK BUT I THINK I TOOK AN ALTERNATE PATH. SO I NOW I NEED TO GO BACK AND MEET ALL THE CHARACTERS THAT I MISSED. BASICALLY YOU NEED TO SEE THESE CHARACTERS TO GET HELP FROM THEM. GUESS I DIDN'T NEED THEIR HELP AFTERALL.

A PATCH HAS BEEN RELEASED BUT IT DOESNT FIX ANY OF THE MAJOR ISSUES.

I HAVE GIVEN IT A 3 SINCE I AM A SUCKER FOR GRAPHICS AND THIS GAME LOOKS SWEET. AND THE SOUND IS ALSO FANTASTIC.

ALL EIDOS HAS TO DO IS FIX THE CONTROLS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE.


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