Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

With the massive success of Lara Croft on the PC it was inevitable she'd wander onto the PS2 eventually. She took her time getting there but that only fueled our high expectations of a next-gen Lara. Unfortunatly though making her breasts bigger and adding more polygons to make them smoother didn't stop the game becoming what has to be the biggest let down of all time.
Usually when I write reviews I insist on completing them first, but no matter how hard I tried to force myself to complete this I just didn't want to. It wasn't due to lack of skill on my part though, it was due to lack of interest and boredom. To put it simply this is not a fun game to play at all.

Why I hear you ask.
Well first of all there's the...

CONTROLS
I thought the controls would be a dream from the PC days but god was I wrong.
Like a lot of games pushing the left anolog stick all the way forward makes Lara run. But there's a catch...she has to get up to speed first....

THE GOOD:
Everything

THE BAD:
The bugs

SUMMARY:
Lara returns for a 6th outing on the home consoles. YaY! She's on the run from the police and to find the murderer of her mentor Werner Von Croy. Lara starts in Paris accused for murder and without her backpack (no, not the famous brown backpack!). Everythings changed (because she doesn't have her backpack, you see? ) from the graphics to the controls.
Lara looks stunning and so do the FMVs. The graphics are top notch. And I love the new controls. The analouge sticks are particularly easy to use and you have more contol over Lara. Plus being able to contol the camera is a blessing.
I must admit tho' that Lara has a lot more...

THE GOOD:
Wikid outfits, much improved graphics, cool people to talk to (even a prozzie) new weapons, new moves and you get to werner von croy die ha ha!

THE BAD:
hmmmm yes, loading can be annoying but it giv u time to av a bite of a choccy bar and sometimes it can build suspense. anyway i dont no y every1 is so pissed off about it? its a 5 second load screen? do u all have school to go to?

SUMMARY:
reading some of these reveiws i think some of them are brilliant opinions good and bad and some are a bit exagerated.
for instance, the "constant frustrating annoying etc loading screens" last a meer 5 seconds.
controls, have you people never used analogue before? it took me about 10 minute to get used to it and if ur a bigger fan of tomb raider than me, ull be quiker!
camera angles, obviously u people havnt noticed u can change the camera angle if u just move the analogue stick round to the desired...

THE GOOD:
-Graphics<br>-Music<br>-Animation<br>-Story<br>

THE BAD:
-Ocassional slow downs<br>-Numerous load up screens<br>-No Vibrate <br>

SUMMARY:
Ok I just picked up this game today for $14.99 at Best Buy. Frankly I have been a little weary about purchasing this game because people pretty much thought it was terrible. Well I mean $15 I felt might as well give it a chance because I have been wanting to get this game ever since I heard about TR coming out for the PS2. Frankly I'm not that big of a Tomb Raider fan, I never really played the games much, I played Revelations for the Dreamcast and liked it enough but my memory card corrupted and I never felt like starting again. Anyways, when I put this game in I had no expectations..in fact I expected it to suck...totally wrong. Sure it has its gliches and the manual is even wrong in some places, but the Greatest Hits...

THE GOOD:
Interesting story...Lara...Graphics...Extra character..enemies..interaction with other characters

THE BAD:
Some glitches and slow down

SUMMARY:
I have been a major TombRaider/Lara Croft fan for quite some time.I have all the games and love them all, but i must admit i was a bit confused as to whether or not i should buy TombRaider:AOD after hearing all the negative comments people had been giving the game.Luckily, i received it as a gift on my Bday.Newayz.Since it is on the PS2 now..the graphics are great...there are some glitches though and some slow down every once in awhile, but it doesnt take away from the game.The levels are even more interesting...you go from city rooftops..into mansions..museums..mental hospital..and yes even some tombs(many have lava,fire,or are flooded with water).The story is darker than any other in the TombRaider series.It revolves around Lara being framed for a friend's...

THE GOOD:
Although Tomb Raider 'the angel of darkness' differs alot more to other Tomb Raider games, it does has its good points; excellent graphics, involved storyline and new abilities enabling Lara to move like a real person.

THE BAD:
However, there're are some bad points too the game. One of my main ones; her pistols, I have finished the game and was severely disappointed when not coming across her biggest trademark; twin pair of 9mm pistols. I was sick of all the one gun weapons and then when I saw on the mini demo at the beginning of the game, it showed Lara shooting with her pistols, but I never could find them. If anyone does knowm=, please be kind enough to email me with the solution, please.

SUMMARY:
Ok, the game in itself isn't that bad. I've played a few games and though the graphics were awesome and when i went back to replay the old TRs I found it the graphics too appalling to play. Another...

THE GOOD:
Although Tomb Raider 'the angel of darkness' differs alot more to other Tomb Raider games, it does has its good points; excellent graphics, involved storyline and new abilities enabling Lara to move like a real person.

THE BAD:
However, there're are some bad points too the game. One of my main ones; her pistols, I have finished the game and was severely disappointed when not coming across her biggest trademark; twin pair of 9mm pistols. I was sick of all the one gun weapons and then when I saw on the mini demo at the beginning of the game, it showed Lara shooting with her pistols, but I never could find them. If anyone does know, please be kind enough to email me with the solution, please.

SUMMARY:
Ok, the game in itself isn't that bad. I've played quite a few games on ps2 and though the graphics weren't that awesome, I think Tomb Raider 'the angel of darkness' really is one of the best i've seen...

THE GOOD:
Very exciting story, great characters, and cool weapons. Also very challenging. Also, MUCH better graphics

THE BAD:
Alot of Lara's signature moves/weapons arent in this game...
Plus this game started to delay, and then another delay, and once again another delay...

SUMMARY:
At first, this game gets a little getting used too. But a little later on, when you start getting into the game, you become to get used to it. At first I was a little disappointed. I dont like the upgrades, they piss me off. And she doesnt have her double pistol with infinate ammo.

OK, done with the bad things...
This game has a really interesting stroy with really interesting characters, which makes this a really interesting game...
This is challenging, and I like it that way, that means I dont beat it in one day. This game...

THE GOOD:
Boobs.

THE BAD:
Boring, random slowdowns, it crashes alot, it's not even finished, the enemies suck, the camera will drive you nuts, the game just all around sucks.

SUMMARY:
Eidos should really be ashamed of themselves for this pile of crap. Like every other tomb raider game: this one sucks. But this is possibly the worst of them all, it's badly put together and just not even done yet, even the intruction manual is screwed up! It tells you controls that aren't even actually in the game! The control is terrible (as usual in the world of tomb raider) Lara still turns slowly, is hard to line up with things and seems very clumsy to be in a video game. The enemies are so stupid it's funny, sometimes they'll just walk around you in circles not even attacking you. The games graphics seem really dated, they look like DC calibur visuals. It took them four years to make this!? Please, for the sake of your sanity,...

THE GOOD:
Graphics

THE BAD:
Jumping, like normal

SUMMARY:
I have played every one of the tomb raider games and have loved them. There is something different with this one and I do not like it. My only cheat or advice that I have is stay away from this game. This has gone to far and everything they did was the wrong theory. It is now about the movies and media. I love my movies and I love my media, but I want my games to be separate. I was happy to see the movies out for Tomb Raider, but I was upset to see that the next game has been taken into a new direction of its background to also attract the people that only liked the movie. If you are a true Tomb Raider player, you will understand.