Very nice. A wonderful remake. Kept to the basics of the old, while adding the goods of the new.
User Rating: 8.6 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary PC
The original Tomb Raider some ten years ago was very fun. The tombs, occasional action scenes, ruins along with the lions and tigers and bears was great. Tomb Raider Anniversary takes all of these original concepts and meshes them with the new Legend engine, graphics, and gameplay of today to make for a very nice experience. I had originally played tomb raider on the PS1 and on the Sega Saturn (whoa, that takes me back). I'm currently playing it on the PC. First impressions of the game were immediately uplifting. I didn't really know what to expect. The graphics, I noticed first and were just as stunning as those of Legend. Though they're not the greatest possible today on a pc, and given the multiplatforming of this title, that's easily forgivable; I mean come on, they look great. The next thing I noticed was the same fluidity of Lara's movements resembling very much those of Legend in that Lara is very "free" in her flexibility and actions; be they, swinging, shooting, jumping around from ledge to ledge, and whatnot; while still looking downright gorgeous in the process (had to do it). Way better than the original and much like Legend. The "battle system" in Anniversary is okay. Basically targeting the enemy and shooting away like crazy. The slo-mo headshot deal mixed with Lara's ability to roll and jump around while in combat is what makes it more interesting. Oh, yeah the apes, jaguars, and crazy tomb guardians are nuts... scared the crap out of me a few times. It's still very much better than the original, and, again, much like that of Legend.
Oh, yeah the puzzles. That is one thing you will get very much, while still not getting enough of, in Tomb Raider Anniversary. The storyline is roughly the same as in the original, but the puzzles are very different, and there are plenty more of them. Be that as it may, they're all really cool and even though this is the major difference between Legend and Anniversary, where the formers action overwhelmed the amount of puzzle solving, the latter proves to do it just right to make up for what Legend may or may not have had over this one. Issues, gotta love em. Wait, there aren't really any, are there? Eh, maybe a couple. I have heard of some glitches, bugs, and whatnot on the net but I have yet to encounter anything too crazy as far as technical problems. I had this one bug, but then I found out it was just me being stupid and not doing what I'm about to speak of next... Many people were speaking badly of the camera angles and movement during the game. These haters out there are actually on to something but nothing too big to bother. I would just recommend using the camera as a respective guide to directional movement. If you push Lara FORWARD, don't expect her to go LEFT on your screen; she WILL GO FORWARD according to your point of view.
All that said, I really enjoy playing this game. I say enjoy because I'm still playing it and theres too much fun stuff still left to do. Have fun playing this cool title, and for the price (30 USD) its worth the money too I think. 
