Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Jo269976 · 12-29-2006, 07:23 AM

I'm sure by now a lot of you will have heard that Tomb Raider is being remade in a sort of way. Tomb Raider Anniversary is a basic remake in the game, not an excat replica but it will feature the same plot and all the key moments of the original. The game uses the Legend engine which means Lara still has her autograb, and she will have more new abilities. The levels that have been confirmed are The Caves, City Of Vilcabamba and.... THE LOST VALLEY!!
Here are the facts which are known:

From the Anniversary Trailer, it seems Keeley Hawes will be reprising her role from Tomb Raider: Legend as Lara Croft.
Zip and Alistair will not return, so no headset.
Lara has no PDA, PLS or Binoculars, but the grapple has returned in the form of a hook grapple. It is not magnetic.
Lara will use her classic pistols (Browning 9MMs).
Dual Uzis and the shotgun are confirmed to make a return.
Enemies include Raptors, Bears, Wolves, Bats...
No human enemies have been confirmed yet.
The Lara model has been upgraded with more polygons and has inherited some new moves (one is said to be a pole hopping move where Lara can balance on narrow ledges.)
The levels are bigger than they were in the original, as Lara now moves faster than before
The T-Rex Will Make A Return!!!!!

Not convinced? Here's the trailer!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxl6dt4eMhM

The game will be released on PS2, PSP and PC.

Hopefully this will be an amazing return for one of gamings most successful franchises and one of the worlds most famous faces, Lara Croft: The Tomb Raider!

MadPirateBunny · 12-29-2006, 11:19 AM

Lara ... Shiver.. Talk about your major badass. Even BEFORE the sexy Mrs Pitt played her. Which, by the way, I heard, that once she looses baby fat they're making a new movie. Then again it could be just a rumor made to tease us.

um ... where were we ... oh yeah.. the remake. I want to be Lara Croft when I grow up.

Peanut · 12-29-2006, 11:31 AM

I really enjoyed Legend, so we'll see how things go when it comes to this one. I think the got the platforming/exploration stuff right in Legend, but the combat was a bit lacking. While it was pretty cool for awhile, it wore a little thing, especially when you were fighting 5+ guys at once.

MadPirateBunny · 12-29-2006, 11:36 AM

OH CRAP! I had turned the sound up for the Lara vid but forgot to turn it back down. So when I made the mistake of clicking on the 'Shiggy " in Peanut's sig, suddenly, not only did I have multiple jigging dudes on my screen, but, I swear my hair flew back from the unepected blast of music.

Note to self: don't do that agian.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 12-30-2006, 01:46 PM

I heard the psp version will be as fantastic as the pc and ps2 version.. I can't wait..

The original was good and still is teh best.. I never beaten the game but got very far and it was hard.

Jed · 12-30-2006, 01:56 PM

I might pick this up for PC, I'm kinda put off by the lack of a 360 version though and I don't see myself going back to the PS2 to play it.

Jo269976 · 12-30-2006, 05:49 PM

I'm looking forward to complaining how hard St. Francis' Folly is and being really freaked out by Atlantis and it's...inhabitants

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 01-01-2007, 09:37 PM

I wish this game was on XBox 360 or PS3. Oh well.... I will just buy the PS2 version.

*Zachatello00* · 01-03-2007, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jed

I might pick this up for PC, I'm kinda put off by the lack of a 360 version though and I don't see myself going back to the PS2 to play it.

Well, there's always hope. Legend eventually came out on Gamecube, a fact that I once only dreamed about, knowing it would never come to be. So keep your fingers crossed.

Jo269976 · 02-11-2007, 08:23 AM

The box art has now been released and I have to say...I'm very impressed!!!
The Scion looks amazing and Lara looks better than ever!
Plus it's a 16, more death, more blood, no blackouts!?!?!?

~~LogicDonny~~ · 02-11-2007, 01:35 PM

thanks for the update.

I am still wondering if I shou;d preorder this.

BTW, anyone go back to the old ps1 tomb raider games and re-play them?

**Barkworm** · 02-11-2007, 02:22 PM

Oh god, no! I loved the first one back then but it's unplayable now. It aged horribly.

Jo269976 · 02-26-2007, 03:39 PM

I recently played and completed the original to prepare myself for Anniversary and it's just as good as any other game in my opinion, it's about Gameplay and not Graphics for me. I am also planning to complete the entire series before the end of the year, So far in Tomb Raider II I'm in 40 Fathoms and in Tomb Raider III I'm in the High Security Compund (first destination after India).

Oh yeah, UPDATE!!!!!! NEW TRAILER!!!

I uploaded the second trailer onto Youtube a few days ago, it shows a LOT more gameplay and I have to say the game looks incredible both visually and gameplay!!

Tomb Raider Anniversay Trailer #2

~~LogicDonny~~ · 02-26-2007, 06:38 PM

wow! i got to get this.

too bad it's not coming to the xbox 360.

Peanut · 02-26-2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LogicDonny

wow! i got to get this.

too bad it's not coming to the xbox 360.

Yeah, that means there's no way in hell I'll ever play this game. What a horrible oversight.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 02-26-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

Yeah, that means there's no way in hell I'll ever play this game. What a horrible oversight.

you got a psp.

Jo269976 · 02-27-2007, 09:57 AM

It's coming out on PC as well y'know

Jed · 02-27-2007, 03:44 PM

There's a very slim chance I'll pick this up for the PC, should have been on the 360 and I would have snapped it up. Legend was great even though it was simple.

Jo269976 · 03-01-2007, 09:55 AM

Yeah, Legend was far too simple for a Tomb Raider game.

You should try the originals, some puzzles take days to complete!

Jed · 03-01-2007, 02:11 PM

I played all the originals as they came out, they were great games. Chronicles sucked though, that one was pretty easy until you got to either Ireland or the big facility place and then it just got crazy hard.

12-29-2006, 07:23 AM	#1
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	Tomb Raider: Anniversary I'm sure by now a lot of you will have heard that Tomb Raider is being remade in a sort of way. Tomb Raider Anniversary is a basic remake in the game, not an excat replica but it will feature the same plot and all the key moments of the original. The game uses the Legend engine which means Lara still has her autograb, and she will have more new abilities. The levels that have been confirmed are The Caves, City Of Vilcabamba and.... THE LOST VALLEY!! Here are the facts which are known: From the Anniversary Trailer, it seems Keeley Hawes will be reprising her role from Tomb Raider: Legend as Lara Croft. Zip and Alistair will not return, so no headset. Lara has no PDA, PLS or Binoculars, but the grapple has returned in the form of a hook grapple. It is not magnetic. Lara will use her classic pistols (Browning 9MMs). Dual Uzis and the shotgun are confirmed to make a return. Enemies include Raptors, Bears, Wolves, Bats... No human enemies have been confirmed yet. The Lara model has been upgraded with more polygons and has inherited some new moves (one is said to be a pole hopping move where Lara can balance on narrow ledges.) The levels are bigger than they were in the original, as Lara now moves faster than before The T-Rex Will Make A Return!!!!! Not convinced? Here's the trailer!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxl6dt4eMhM The game will be released on PS2, PSP and PC. Hopefully this will be an amazing return for one of gamings most successful franchises and one of the worlds most famous faces, Lara Croft: The Tomb Raider! __________________

12-29-2006, 11:36 AM	#4
MadPirateBunny Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in the basement Posts: 1,067	OH CRAP! I had turned the sound up for the Lara vid but forgot to turn it back down. So when I made the mistake of clicking on the 'Shiggy " in Peanut's sig, suddenly, not only did I have multiple jigging dudes on my screen, but, I swear my hair flew back from the unepected blast of music. Note to self: don't do that agian. __________________ Note to self: Pillage first. THEN Burn.

12-30-2006, 01:56 PM	#6
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	I might pick this up for PC, I'm kinda put off by the lack of a 360 version though and I don't see myself going back to the PS2 to play it. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

12-30-2006, 05:49 PM	#7
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	I'm looking forward to complaining how hard St. Francis' Folly is and being really freaked out by Atlantis and it's...inhabitants __________________

02-11-2007, 08:23 AM	#10
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	The box art has now been released and I have to say...I'm very impressed!!! The Scion looks amazing and Lara looks better than ever! Plus it's a 16, more death, more blood, no blackouts!?!?!? __________________

12-29-2006, 11:19 AM	#2
MadPirateBunny Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in the basement Posts: 1,067	Lara ... Shiver.. Talk about your major badass. Even BEFORE the sexy Mrs Pitt played her. Which, by the way, I heard, that once she looses baby fat they're making a new movie. Then again it could be just a rumor made to tease us. um ... where were we ... oh yeah.. the remake. I want to be Lara Croft when I grow up. __________________ Note to self: Pillage first. THEN Burn.

12-29-2006, 11:31 AM	#3
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I really enjoyed Legend, so we'll see how things go when it comes to this one. I think the got the platforming/exploration stuff right in Legend, but the combat was a bit lacking. While it was pretty cool for awhile, it wore a little thing, especially when you were fighting 5+ guys at once.

12-30-2006, 01:46 PM	#5
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	I heard the psp version will be as fantastic as the pc and ps2 version.. I can't wait.. The original was good and still is teh best.. I never beaten the game but got very far and it was hard.

01-01-2007, 09:37 PM	#8
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	I wish this game was on XBox 360 or PS3. Oh well.... I will just buy the PS2 version.

02-11-2007, 01:35 PM	#11
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	thanks for the update. I am still wondering if I shou;d preorder this. BTW, anyone go back to the old ps1 tomb raider games and re-play them?

02-11-2007, 02:22 PM	#12
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,761	Oh god, no! I loved the first one back then but it's unplayable now. It aged horribly. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-26-2007, 03:39 PM	#13
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	I recently played and completed the original to prepare myself for Anniversary and it's just as good as any other game in my opinion, it's about Gameplay and not Graphics for me. I am also planning to complete the entire series before the end of the year, So far in Tomb Raider II I'm in 40 Fathoms and in Tomb Raider III I'm in the High Security Compund (first destination after India). Oh yeah, UPDATE!!!!!! NEW TRAILER!!! I uploaded the second trailer onto Youtube a few days ago, it shows a LOT more gameplay and I have to say the game looks incredible both visually and gameplay!! Tomb Raider Anniversay Trailer #2 __________________

02-26-2007, 06:38 PM	#14
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	wow! i got to get this. too bad it's not coming to the xbox 360.

02-27-2007, 09:57 AM	#17
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	It's coming out on PC as well y'know __________________

02-27-2007, 03:44 PM	#18
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	There's a very slim chance I'll pick this up for the PC, should have been on the 360 and I would have snapped it up. Legend was great even though it was simple. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

03-01-2007, 09:55 AM	#19
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	Yeah, Legend was far too simple for a Tomb Raider game. You should try the originals, some puzzles take days to complete! __________________

03-01-2007, 02:11 PM	#20
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	I played all the originals as they came out, they were great games. Chronicles sucked though, that one was pretty easy until you got to either Ireland or the big facility place and then it just got crazy hard. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.