Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Tomb Raider Anniversary Review for the Nintendo Wii

The original Tomb Raider was among the first games I got with my original PlayStation years and years ago. After playing the first few, and then watching the franchise go downhill as better titles came along, I had given up hope for Miss Croft. After picking up Tomb Raider: Legend and falling in love with its Prince of Persia inspired gameplay, I couldn't hide my excitement when it was announced that a sort of remake of the original title was being done, but using the... Read more

Issues aside, Tomb Raider: Anniversary is everything a remake should be. It makes the most of modern technology to bring a classic game world up to date, throws in simple but intuitive controls and doesn't rely on constant fire-fights to bring excitement. Tomb Raider was always more of a platformer than an action game, and this is exactly what the guys at Crystal Dynamics have delivered. Read more

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Tomb Raider: Legend did a lot to make Lara Croft feel relevant again, and Tomb Raider: Anniversary is another step in the right direction. The acrobatic action is consistently exciting and challenging throughout. Despite some issues in its translation to the Wii, Tomb Raider: Anniversary is still a fun and challenging action adventure game that captures the spirit of what made the franchise so great in the first place. Read more

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Developer - Crystal Dynamics Publisher - Eidos Interactive Features 1 Player Wii remote and Nunchuk Specific Control Ahhhhhhhhhhh Lara Croft, she’s been around for years. I remember the first time I fired up the first Tomb Raider on my original Playstation 10 years ago. It brought adventure gaming into the realm of 3D polygons. Well over the years there have been many sequels, the last one being Tomb Raider: Legend, but with each sequel came recycled gameplay and... Read more

Long-term Lara fans will love having their memories jogged but you don't need tomb raiding experience to enjoy it - Anniversary is the best game in the series by far. Read more