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Extraordinary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Lara Croft on the tiny screen does some amazing things in a mighty small arena -- in the first half dozen panels of this sidescroller, she walks, runs, somersaults, jumps, grabs, pulls levers and shoots (with her magic Hollywood Special pistol that never runs out of ammo) scorpions, bats and snakes, and saves game at the first Silver Crystal to come along, with another crystal tantalizingly visible just beyond reach. It truly is amazing. The effect is like reading the Classic Comics version of Tomb Raider 3 -- lots of temples and jungles action, and every plot point and traditional Tomb Raider gimmick represented (or at least suggested) in the frame. Don't get me wrong, it's not a movie (even the "movies" are comic-style panels with dialog between still frames), and the graphics are primitive -- but Ms. Croft is rendered with character and flexibility intact. We get sucked into the game almost immediately, putting the GBC Tomb Raider (aka "The Nightmare Stone" but the 4-color printed paper label on this dark green transparent gamepak just says "Tomb Raider") in the same company as Link's Awakening. I was delighted to collect this, and even more delighted with the unexpected level of play.

Lots of hype, but very poor game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: August 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Lara looks like a stick insect and there are so many moves and controls it's very confusing. Also, i didn't even know where to go and the enemies are stupid. Do not go out and buy this, either hire it first or don't bother at all.

Another good game with significant differences

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Tomb Raider is a great game. It is different from other platformers in a few noticable ways. The biggest difference is that Lara is bigger than other platformers like Mario and Rayman. This is a welcome change to the eyes. There are multiple different ways to run and roll and jump and grab and so on, but the controls are simpler than other Tomb Raider games. It is easier to see what can be held or grabbed than what can't be. And the only really easy way to die is to fall on spikes. Anyways this is a good game to buy with an easy format.

Great but challenging

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is really good! It is challenging, but come on no one wants a five minute game! I have beat the game once, but it is has a nice length, so I can play again without being bored.

My 7 year old sister even thinks it's fun! All my friends think this game is superb also!

Tomb Raider

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Just received the used game it was in mint condition.
My son loves it and you've made him very happy! Thank
you so much. I would order more stuff again; very
satisfied with package and game.

Not quite the "real" Tomb Raider...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: June 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

GBC Lara is fun, but very frustrating. It seems that I go over and over the same areas and then just happen to slip into the next level. Even Game Shark doesn't help much.

Moves everywhere and nowhere!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

She's tall and lithe-impressive for Gameboy platform. However, this is why I give it four stars, it's too easy to get lost. It's a tangle town-chambers and ladders galore. If someone can post some good tricks and cheats, it might be worth the hassle(ugh). In the meantime, I'm floundering, amidst great graphics though. The colors are lush. Then again, the creatures are wimpy and the music lasts a whole 5 seconds. Once you start, the only thing you hear is the gun, the explosives, and poor Lara stumbling. The moves are tricky! Good luck with this one! Believe it or not, I'm glad I bought it. It's addicting in it's ability to drive you insane!

Pretty fun and easier compared to other Tomb Raiders

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

BUY the game. The game has great graphics for game boy color, somewhat similar to the SNES. In a side scrolling format, it is easier than the the other Raiders, making it more fun. The controls are easy to use once you learn them, considering the 2 button limitation on the game boy. The in-game cut scenes looked really cool. There may be a few bugs still needed to be worked out. I still remember killing a machine-gun toting bad guy from a ladder, even though he was on the top of the same ladder! This game isn't seemingly impossible like the other games.

Easy but fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this Tomb Raider game was much easier than the rest of them, but still equally fun. It's all in 2D and you have to go through puzzles, mazes, caves, etc. It's a great game to buy for any Tomb Raider or action adventure fans.

AWESOME GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the best that I have ever seen grace its presence to the Game Boy Color. Laura Croft is one of the most fluent and vivid sprites (sprite = character you play as) ever. With her thousands of frames of animation, it almost looks as if you are right there with her. The graphics are wonderful, and the gameplay is awesome. When you get stuck, you try a few things that usually don't work. This gets frustrating, but you then figure out what you're not doing- or doing wrong- and it is so obvious that you wonder why in the world you never thought of that before. This game is overall very fun, but the sound could use a little tune-up, for it is very limited at points.

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