Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) (VG)

Writers:

Toby Gard (writer)
Eric Lindstrom (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Lara Croft is back!

Plot:

Lara goes in search of an artifact, but instead, is thrown into the search of another artifact and she is pitted against a rival Tomb Raider and someone she thought was long dead...

Plot Keywords:

Tomb Raider | Sequel | Manor House | Train Crash | Train Tunnel

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Keeley Hawes	...	Lara Croft (voice)
Alex Désert	...	Zip (voice)
Greg Ellis	...	Alister Fletcher (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Amanda Evert (voice)
Alan Shearman	...	Winston (voice)
Melissa Lloyd	...	Anaya Imanu (voice)
Rino Romano	...	James W. Rutland Jr. (voice)
Paul Nakauchi	...	Toru Nishimura (voice)
Michael Hagiwara	...	Shogo Takamoto (voice)
Alastair Duncan	...	Narrator / Archaeologist - Kent (voice) (as Alistair Duncan)
Ève Karpf	...	Lady Croft (voice) (as Eve Karpff)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ana Jiménez	...	Lara Croft (voice: Spanish version)

Also Known As:

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (USA) (long title)
Tomb Raider VII (USA)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16

Company:

Crystal Dynamics

Trivia:

Rutland's mercenaries all drive Jeep Commanders.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: At the beginning of the Kazakhstan level when Lara BASE-jumps into the Soviet base, you can see that the parachute straps are not attached to her shoulders.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Child Lara: [looking at her drawing of Yetis] Just because no one's ever caught one doesn't mean they're not real.
Lady Croft: That is very true, but perhaps they don't wish to be found. I've heard they're rather fierce.

Movie Connections:

References Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Short but Sweet

I bought Tomb Raider the day of the UK release, I finished the main story 2 days later. But I'm still hunting for the rewards which is a week later and I'm almost done!

Brilliant game, nice and simple storyline (more or less), which plays on one of the best legends of all time, King Arthur etc.

The levels could have done with being longer, and it would have been better if they're were more. But what was there was brilliant (except for the motorbike bits, a little dull and repetitive). There are plenty of Tombs, my favourite being in Africa. There is a nice change of pace in the Japan and Russia levels that are more modern. All have great puzzles and secrets along the way.

Lara has more to say for once and is voiced perfectly by Keely Hawes of Spooks fame. All the dialogue is perfectly executed for the character of Lara, the scenes with Rutland and Takamoto are excellent and show she is capable of more than making big jumps! A fine role model for young women. Her movements fit her dialogue in the cutscenes, and in the game play she flows like an eagle on an up-drift! Lara is aided by Zip (her tech guy), Alister (her history/research guy) and Winston (butler, minus the hump from the old games). Winston doesn't get much of a look-in but the other 2 provide comic relief, and insight into the story. The weapons are OK, but you only really need her Pistols, which are upgradable.

The only serious problem i have with this Tomb Raider is the mansion. Its crap compared to previous efforts. You can only go outside into a courtyard and apart from that there are 5 rooms. There's a lot to find, but it just lacks the spark of running around the huge house, with the butler slowly strolling after you. It doesn't compare well. A mixture of the two would be perfect.

All in all a good game. Minor flaws in comparison to other Tomb Raider games, but they weren't perfect either. A mixture of the game play and story of Legend with the length and mansion of previous games is all we need. There will clearly be a sequel due to the huge cliffhanger at the end of the game that leaves you wanting more, but hopefully you won't have to wait too long! 8.5/10

P.S She looks great! Real for once!