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New Tomb Raider game coming to Steam
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 30th May 2007
Tomb Raider: Anniversary - With upgraded physics and more rounded edges than the original.
Titled Tomb Raider: Anniversary, the new Lara Croft adventure will not be the much anticipated sequel that Tomb Raider: Legend was leading up to, but rather it'll be a remake of the first and original Tomb Raider title. You must remember that one, it was the only one without a suffix.
The new game, which will be using the same engine as Tomb Raider: Legend and which will breathe new puzzles and action sequences into the original storyline and levels, will see a release via Steam on June 1st for most of the world, with America having to wait until June 5th to sample the game. Pre-purchases are available now at $29.95 for those with a Steam account already.
The move to Steam is seemingly becoming obligatory for some of the larger titles now which seek to take advantage of lower costs and the ability to make customers automatically update. Steam has been controversial with customers however, occasionally succumbing to power outages and failing under the huge demand for some games, like Valve's Half-Life 2.
Activity on the forums here at Bit-tech.net also shows that some gamers prefer to wait for a boxed copy, even if there is a significant delay.
If Legend is anything to go by then Anniversary will definitely be worth a look, and gamers will hopefully be able to see a conclusion to the cliff-hanger ending of Legend. This saw Lara battling against old friends in an attempt to uncover the mystery of her mother’s death, and hopefully we'll find out what happens next in a later instalment if Anniversary proves as popular as previous titles.
Will you be grabbing Lara's latest instalment and will you prefer a boxed copy or a speedy, updating product? Hoping that renewed interest in the franchise won't subject us to another movie? Let us know in the forums.
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My girlfriend and I have been playing through tomb raider 2 on the playstation 1 for a while now whenever we are both at my home. It's been really good fun. Still got 3 and 4 to go at too!
I will have to install legend tonight. I didn't finish it due to a dead hard disk and keep meaning to have another go. Was the ending good?
Extra scenes? Maybe they are giving more info in a prequel?
EDIT: Adjusted the article to show what I originally meant about the conclusion, that there will hopefully be a sequel to Legends. AFAIK Anniversary won't sequel-ise Legend at all.
Nor me. I played it and now I've completely forgotten it. :?
Ramble - You can be assured that we will be looking into it in depth here at bit-tech HQ. In fact, we've dedicated a whole day to the investigation ;)
Her clothes actually get wet when she goes into water if that floats your boat :p
They have milked this franchise too long. 10 years too long. I remeber playing a demo of the very first Tomb Raider game on my new PS1 and and after 5 minutes and have never touched any of them since then.
I hope you guys have had a a girlfriend in your life. :P
Maybe if you'd given it more than 5 minutes, you'd have realised that the original was one of the most polished and well thought out games of its time. It may not have been completely revolutionary (how many games are?) but its intuitive control system and emphasis on thinking with action thrown in rather than whether you have the fast twitch hand-eye coordination to score a perfect headshot made it accessible and hugely enjoyable to a very large number of gamers.
I'll admit that some of the sequels have sucked big time, but I'm really looking forward to the remake with a revamped graphics engine. But then, that's my personal opinion and I won't argue with your right to yours, regardless of how kneejerk a reaction it may be to judge a ten year franchise on the back of five minutes of demo play - just please don't be so insulting to others who may not share your views.
Handbags!
Its been so long since the original tomb raider that it seems like a brand new game to me. I cant really remember any of the original while I am playing it. Graphics are definatly good and gameplay so far has been exciting and challenging.
Im off for a quick play again :)