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Die-hard fan or first time player of Tomb Raider, either will say this game sucks.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

So bad you would think it was a cheap knockoff designed by malnourished child slave laborers shackled to chop shop computers in a crowded, lightless sweatshop in China, and all they could manage with the outdated technology they had to work with was something that looks remarkably like a Tomb Raider game--just enough so that people might be fooled into buying it off a blanket spread on a Manhattan or Seoul sidewalk for $5.

I bought mine in Circuit City in Union Square, from the clearance bin. I don't remember how much I paid for it, but as it was not free it was far too much.

But if this is your one and only try at a Tomb Raider game, don't abandon it thinking this is representative of the series. If you want a great game that's increadibly challenging and interesting, you want any of them but this. Tomb Raider I, II, and III were not so hot in my book, but the first one I played was Tomb Raider IV--which is the most challenging of them all. From that one they get more and more sophisticated in terms of the technology and graphics--except for the Angel of Darkness of course. Some are easier to play, some extremely challenging, but they're all great with this one exception.

I pretty much bought a Playstation just to play Tomb Raider initially, and if this had been my first game I definitely would have given away the player or thrown it in the trash.

Laura is back and better than ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. It has so much to offer. From action,adventure, and more this game is absolutely one of the better ones. I recommend this game to who ever is interested. It is a load of fun, and you wont get bored of it. There is so much to do in this game. Once you see all that is to be seen, you will amazed. If you like fighting,puzzles,action,mystery's,adventure,and much more you will love this game.

Love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game sure there were a lot of bugs but still i think the game is worth it. A Tomb Raider Fan must have!

Worst of the series

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge Tomb Raider fan. I was anticipating the release of this game, little did I know it was the most pitiful of the Tomb Raider series.

Graphics--
There were times when I saw the insides of her face when angling the camera right.
The biggest problem would be that this game was created on a block grid. That's terrible for a PS2 game, especially when you're forced to use the analog stick which leaves you with less control over the character.
It all depends on the angle of the camera when you jump. If you set the camera towards the characters feet, s/he'll jump farther than you need him/her to. When you have it set above him/her, s/he won't jump as far no matter the upgrade.
There were tons of glitches. I remember this one time when I'm standing still, then all of a sudden I'm floating to the sky. Sometimes your enemy wont transform to the "adult stage" which sucks because you need that to happen so you can move on. Many of my friends swap similar glitching stories. And if you're not careful, the game can skip a level.

Gameplay--
It's definitely not worth playing if it's THAT hard to control the character.
It would be more fun if the manual was correct; Switching targeted enemies is not the triangle button, and switching targets is crucial towards the conclusion of the game.
You have to upgrade your strength. This was a hassle because you can easily miss your opportunity to upgrade and be stuck somewhere for hours.
It takes more than 2 seconds to pull your weapon from the holster and 2 more seconds to shoot. Hand-to-hand combat is just not worth it because it takes even longer. Talk about a slow reaction.

Story--
I wont spoil anything. I've read tons of reviews from the creator on the official Tomb Raider site, and on other game sites. They admit to not finishing their game. They were rushed for time. And it shows. You actually have to collect more items to fit the story (You have to collect 5 paintings but in the game, you only collect 1.) So you'd be right in assuming the run time is short.
It doesn't pick up from where Tomb Raider IV left off. It leaves you wondering.

I didn't get a bad copy of the game. It's all copies of Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness. I have three copies, and played a rented one. They all suck.

YUCK!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A total waste of time and money. Not even worth the time to mention all the pros and cons. Few pros and lots of cons. Save your money.

Despite the Bad Reviews............

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

........This game was good. I thought the sense of freedom was well done and was an improvement from the other games. For all you people not rating this fairly because you don't really "raid" anything, Lara Croft:Tomb Raider is her title. Now that I have that cleared up, let's move on. The Angel of Darkness focuses on Lara being caught in the middle of grisly murders and is on the run. One thing I liked is that you can choose what to say, and that really made the game re-playable for me, to see what would happen if I was mean/rude.I only paid $10 for this game, so I can't say it wasn't worth my money. But if you bought this game for$50, you will be a bit dissapointed in this game.

A freaking kick arse game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What have I to say. A truly beautiful game. Even though I still like TR1, I throughly enjoyed this game. The only problems I would have to address are during some of the cutscenes, the voices skip and you don't hear everything, and the controls take a while to get used to, but other than that, I do believe it's worth it.

Here We Go!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, personally, I liked what I played of the game. I've played it occasionally with my friend and I used to be a Tomb Raider Addict, I had all of them and only ever beat Chronicles because of the vast amount of cheats that were helpful. Now, AOD is a pretty good game, but I agree with most when saying it's not as great as it could've been. I really loved her new outfit, and the fact that she was framed for the murder. The plot was very intruiging (sp?). The only thing I had a GIGANTIC problem with was the controls. Firstly, I WANT THE D-PAD BACK! I had trillions of problems playing with those horrific controls. And switching the jump and role button *vomits* bad mistake. Now people will keep getting confused unless AOD is the player's first TR game. I honestly WILL buy it when I get my own PS2, but my favourite games are Chronicles and TR 2 out of them all. Maybe if AOD had her home in it, and a new obstacle course, it would've been better. Also, I hate that strength thing, I miss her being able to hang for as long as you want, it creates for a crappy game. But those are the only flaws I found. I loved the rest of the game, and the option to run around and do your own thing. I will buy the game and hopefully this review helped to forwarn people about the possibly confusing new handeling of Lara Croft. Have fun playin AOD! I suggest you buy it ;)

Boringly disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My friends and I have played all the ps1 TR's and really enjoyed the challenges of each one. We liked the second TR best because you could save during it at anytime. This last TR(AOD)was highly disappointing. The puzzles were too easy, the controls too difficult. You spend more time trying to align things up and when you're in a critical part of the game it's frustrating to have to work with a joystick when you have to move quickly or line up for jumps. Trying to coordinate both thumbs to move at the same time to get the right camera angle with the move intended is not fun. Often times we left areas feeling as if there were more to do there because we didn't have enough to do there. The hand symbol popping up to show us there is something there to do or pick up was too easy. We like the hunt. We're age range from 50-70's. We like to explore figure out puzzles and my friend likes to shoot his pistols when he's frustrated. There were none to shoot without losing ammo. I listen to the younger generation talk about playing the TR games and they don't have the patience for it. Most of them use cheat codes to skip levels or get all the ammo or saves they can. We don't like to play that way. We like to play it the way it's intended to be played. We feel that when we have figured out a situation that we've accomplished the creators objective to play the game. We have wondered if someone new created this game because if not then you took 2 steps back guys.

REALLY GREAT!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all- you must have played every other tomb radier game to understand anything at all. This game is a bit darker than the past 5. This is how i rated everything: Controls-9.0 Graphics-9.5 Game Play- 10 Overall-10 THIS IS AN EXTREMLY GREAT GAME and i cant wait for the next one!

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