This edition has a top-down view with emphasis on 2-player cooperative play. They work together to defeat the evil spirit of Xolotl and find the Mirror of Smoke. Guardian of the light has two playable characters, Lara and Totec, a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, and Android.The game was a little too simple to play with this time around and features a couple of levels that were almost unbeatable. The story that started with Tomb Raider Legend concludes in this edition and ends the story. Lara Croft is out to search for the entrance of Avalon where she searches for her long-lost mother. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nokia N-Gage 2.0, and macOS.
The game was completely revamped on a new engine and emphasized more on puzzle solving. The puzzles are harder in this game than the previous version with a few overall modifications. With a new game engine, the Anniversary edition is a remake of the 1996 Tomb Raider with Natla and Scion. Platform: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, and macOS.Crystal Dynamics, the new developers of the game had a large part to play in this. This game finally lived up to the expectations of the franchise and had a perfect combination of puzzles, combat, and adventure. This is where she is diverted to search for another artifact and brought up against a rival tomb raider who she has assumed was dead. In this edition of the game, Lara is on an adventure to find the key to the Stone Dais. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo GameCube.The game was criticized for the poor implementation of its newly introduced stealth mechanics. With mixed reviews under its belt, the storyline, and the graphics everyone appreciates the graphics. She has no choice but to cross paths with a secret alliance that is destined to take over the world.
With Europe as the location this time, Lara Croft is on the run this time trying to get a clean chit after being falsely accused of murdering her mentor Von Croy.
This game could not live up to the standards of the series either. The game is divided into 4 storylines that are narrated after Lara Croft is assumed to be dead in the last edition. This game expresses itself in a way that Lara Croft’s friends share her adventure stories that revolve around a hi-tech city, Catacombs of Rome, a German U-boat, and more.
The game boy edition is just the first tomb raider but in a 2D platformer and for a portable console.Īgain, weaker than the initial releases. This edition has a script that is slightly different from the other editions that had been released.Ī little weaker than the other releases, the developers did try to get in better gameplay and new gear to improve the game and the technicalities. She has to go through traps and puzzles to survive and come face to face with the dark evil that is beyond the graves. Set in the location of Egypt, Lara has accidentally opened up the tomb of Sets where everything starts to fall apart.
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast, and Classic Mac OS.Shifting from action, this one is more into puzzle-solving and exploration. As the story progresses, Lara discovers the true reason why her contractor wants the meteor so desperately and the story goes through some unexpected turns and twists. Starting from the beautiful jungles of India and finishing in ice-cold Antarctica, Lara has been hired to search for an ancient meteor that is said to have life-giving powers. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation, Classic Mac OS.Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Action and combat were the primary focus of this edition with better graphics and mechanics.