the 1st 1 which is the ps1 (1996) version includes a little bit of blood and its very hard.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
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Common Sense says
Uber-curvy Croft in remake shows brains, bravery.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know that this is a remake of the 1996 classic. It's rated "T" with "mild suggestive themes" because voluptuous Lara wears ultra tight-fitting outfits including a cat suit and swimsuit, which you earn by playing well. The "violence" warning by the ESRB is for Lara's use of guns to shoot creatures and wild animals, but there isn't any blood.
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What’s the Story?
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY is a relatively affordable single-player game for the Sony PlayStation 2 and Windows PCs, which reintroduces us to Lara Croft as she risks her neck spelunking through tombs, battling through ancient cities, and scaling cliffs. The story reveals Croft's quest to find a mystical artifact, dubbed the Scion, but she soon realizes the mysterious syndicate that hired her had an ulterior motive. As in the original, you can first roam through Croft Manor to practice many of Croft's moves, including running, jumping, hanging on ledges, swimming, climbing, shooting guns, and using a grappling hook. Then it's off to Peru, Egypt, Greece, and other areas for her assignment in breathtakingly attractive environments.
Is It Any Good?
While the original game was advanced for its time, Anniversary greatly improves on the visual appeal by adding highly detailed characters, smoother animation, and realistic-looking indoor and outdoor scenery. Larger levels and new pathways to explore mean you will be able to play through this adventure in different ways. Enemy artificial intelligence has also been improved.
While the game is an extraordinary remake, some nagging camera issues occur. Sometimes the camera locks behind Croft in a way that obstructs your ability to see what she's shooting at or swinging toward. On the PC version, it can be tough to juggle all the controls using the mouse and keyboard. Computer gamers might fare better with a gamepad. Minor shortcomings notwithstanding, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an exceptional, value-priced remake worth playing through -- even if you've completed the original game multiple times.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Eidos Interactive
Released on: 6/6/2007, Price: $29.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for mild suggestive themes, violence
Released on: 6/6/2007, Price: $29.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for mild suggestive themes, violence
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Played the 1st.
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
AWESOME!!
ok this game is way better than the newer versions and it is awesome because lora can fall off waterfalls!! you also have to shoot animals (Velociraptors, bears, wolves ect.). it's a way cleaner version of mirror's edge
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Good role models
Laura's Anniversary is a "Bust"
Laura Croft is every horny 13 year old boys fanatsy, and there is no denying that fact. Well with that out of the way the game is really a let down, Laura never does what you try to, the lengthin the levels by making you do puzzles twice, and the contorls are needlessly placed all around the keyboard; rember the good old days of the original Tomb Raider on the Playstaiton yeah well you would rather play the orignal than the anniversary. i give it a D-.
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Definitely Worth the 30 Bucks!
Well, the only regret I have about this game is that I've finished it. Tomb Raider Anniversary is a stunning game with a great soundtrack and many puzzles riddled throughout the entire game. Lara Croft's skin tight outfit and unreal figure is a bit of a nuisance at times (nobody looks like that!) yet I loved every minute of the game. Definitely worth playing!
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