Uzis - These have a faster fire rate and are more powerful than the standard guns. Once you've found the Uzis, select them from inventory to use them. A alone makes Lara jump straight up. If she's facing a ledge, she'll automatically grab it. (See Combo Moves, below, for more complex jumps.)

The game's story follows Lara Croft, attempting to retrieve three magical stones that are said to bring about the end of the world, as prophecized in the Tome of Ezekiel. Lara faces off against the evil cult, the Teg-Du-Bhorez, and their leader, The Great Grey One. To go to the inventory screen, press Select. Use the Control Pad left/right buttons to view each of the items in inventory. When the item you want is centered, press A to use or equip it (and return to the game) or press Select to return to gameplay without using anything. The game is paused while on the inventory screen. The game received a 3 + 1⁄ 2-out-of-5 score from GameSpy reviewer Scott Steinberg, who praised it for the aesthetic effects of the game camera, which give the illusion that the player can see into a 3-dimensional space. However, Steinberg criticized the repetitive nature of the game, as it largely consists of the player having to trigger a switch, and opening a door or shutting off a trap, only to come to the next switch and repeat it again. [5] GameSpy concluded that although the game has some merits, it falls short in terms of gameplay standards of many of its greatest assets are related to audio and visuals. Health Bar - This bar is displayed at the top right of the screen (only when Lara has weapons drawn or is taking damage). It shows how much health she has left. When the bar is depleted, she dies. Collect and use medipaks to restore Lara's health. (See Inventory, below.) But keep in mind that Lara's health is restored at the beginning of each new level, so don't waste medipaks near the end of a level.A flashing 'Select' icon on-screen tells when to look in the inventory for a specific item. (For details, see Inventory, below.) The isometric design of this game is very ambitious and a little off putting at first. Despite my early reservations the isometric design really works. While there were a few deaths caused by misjudging a jump, it wasn't as common as I was expecting. Instead the isometric levels allow for a playground to utilise all of Lara's skills. Spectacular Lara meets 3D Animation - Smooth'n slinky Lara flips and twists like an acrobat and leaps to dizzying heights. SPIKES. The main annoyance of this game are the cheap deaths and the biggest culprit of this are the spikes. Spikes were the main cause of death during my playthrough, the hit detection on them is extremely sensitive. This means that if you brush up against the side one it will be lights out, since they are a one hit kill.

The exploration of this game is by far its strongest aspect. There is just something fulfilling about running through a level utilising all of Lara Croft's skills (climbing, long jumps and hanging from ledges). After the poor reception of The Angel of Darkness, the Tomb Raider IP was handed over to a new developer, Crystal Dynamics. As expected, the new team had a fresh perspective, and they delivered a game that successfully breathed new life into the franchise. We’re talking about Tomb Raider: Legend. Finally, we have what is currently the latest main game in the series — a sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider, known as Shadow of the Tomb Raider. And no, that naming scheme probably isn’t going away any time soon.

In the version we've been playing, Lara only really encounters wolves as the bad guys during the adventure. In the arctic, they're arctic wolves. In the jungle, they're gray wolves. Hopefully as the game progresses in development the team will add variety to the enemies. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube

The Prophecy is a top down action adventure game. Lara can jump, climb, and vault over obstacles similar to the classic Tomb Raider games. Lara is equipped with her signature dual pistols, she also finds a pair of uzis and mystical golden guns. The Prophecy essentially plays as isometric version of Tomb Raider classic games. The second consequence of dying is an even bigger issue. The game takes all the items you have found (excluding statues and guns) off you, instead starting the player with a pre-set loadout on each level.Apart from beautiful environments, Legend featured the right balance of action and puzzles. However, the puzzles weren’t as challenging as those in some of the earlier games, and the combat could get stale and started feeling very simplistic after a while. Those aren't the only reasons why the game looks terrific. Thanks to the use of 3D character models, all of Lara's actions are full of animation. The way she runs, jumps, and lands never feels choppy, which gives you a very realistic sense of movement. At the same time, her shadow reacts to whatever it is she's doing at the time, as well as to features in the environment such as bright lights or obscuring walls. The game uses a tilted 3D perspective that is most commonly seen in handheld role-playing games, but the overall effect works wonderfully here. The environments themselves are pretty large and hold secrets in every direction--which includes the vertical plane, in addition to the four standard directions. There are numerous occasions when you'll have to scale multiple platforms upward just to progress to the left or right. If there's any complaint to make about the graphics, it's that the environments don't exhibit as much detail or animation as the characters, and that the enemies tend to repeat more often than you'd like. Climb up and use Lara's hands to walk across. Gameplay [ edit ] Lara Croft faces off against a skeleton warrior in King Heort's Tomb. Her health and choice of weaponry is visible in the top right. All of the above pros help to not only make the game stand out on GBA but also to bring the Tomb Raider experience to the handheld. Used with the control pad to make Lara run faster. See Long Running Jump (last in this section) and Sprint Bar (below).