Parents' Guide to

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

By Marc Saltzman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Uber-curvy Croft in remake shows brains, bravery.

Game Windows, PlayStation 2 2007
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What you will—and won't—find in this game.

Community Reviews

age 10+

Based on 1 parent review

age 10+

Its a really fun game !

This game is for 10 and up because of the Outfits lara Wear's And this game is the best Its pretty friendly for tweens teens

This title has:

Easy to play/use
Too much sex

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say (8):

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.

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