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Doesn't work well with the wii remote

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: December 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not easy to use with the Wii remote. I'm finding it almost impossible to leap backwards off the painting and get the controls to react fast enough to shoot the target behind the painting in Croft Manor. Have not been able to do it yet.

Chris

Finally released on the Nintendo Platform!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: December 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing the Tomb Raider games in college on my friend's Playstation. I always loved the character of Lara Croft and the adventure the games offered. Exotic locales, puzzling tombs, exciting battles, breathtaking scenery. Having always been a nintendo girl, I was often sad that the Tomb Raider games were never released on other platforms...until now!
Tomb Raider Anniversary is everything I remembered the games being and more! Now incorporating the innovative Wii remote, Lara Croft has never been so much fun in action. Sure it takes awhile to get the hang of things, but once you do you can't imagine playing Lara any other way! This game is hours of absolute fun!
Thanks for releasing this wonderful game on the Wii!!!

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

They really did an amazing job making tomb raider work with the wii. Theres so much you can do, it feels like your actually in the game. Hopefully they continue to make more tomb raider games for the wii

What Happened?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Plain and simply...it's difficult. No one wants a game that's tooooo easy but no one want's a game that's frustrating.
-First the camera angles are not that good. The camera is beyond dynamic. They continuously move, so that when you're trying to climb or jump back or up she jumps the wrong way. When you leap toward a ledge she tends to be off sometimes due to the dynamic camera motion.
-Second there's no auto-lock feature for aiming. When you press the Z button it activates some sort of lock feature that allows you to jump around aimlessly. For creatures like bats it's very difficult to aim and shoot them when the camera's are off.
-First time ever I got stuck this long at a game. I bought the Eprima guide and uh it helped...a little. Got me out of that spot but if you want this game you MUST buy the guide and learn how to interpret it.
-Laura looks a little different also but who cares she's still hot.

If you're not planning on getting the guide I've got two words for ya...GOOD LUCK

She's my girlfriend

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I might not be the best reference, I love this lady, I have purchased all the video games of Tomb Raider for every console I've ever had, also for the computer. For Wii it is as good as the Sega Genesis version but I prefer to play it with the remote. It's a great game.
A.H.

Shakin' It With Lara Croft

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 14
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

An "interactive" Tomb Raider? Well, sounds great! Sign me up!

The end results of Eidos and Crystal Dynamics first foray with their revived Tomb Raider series certainly showe promise, but falls too short to be a classic. Re-inventing Lara's first video game adventure as "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider-Anniversary: Will Edition" created a lot of industry buzz. The game originally released last summer for the PS2 was well received by gamers the world over. It seemed that the re-imagined tale still had legs--the next step was porting the complete game to other consoles.

The "Wii Edition" (with it's promise of exclusive, extended games features) is graphically on par the PS2 version. It does hoever present quicker load times and crisper, cleaned up visuals. Added to the mix are a few extra rooms and added puzzles that take use of the Nintendo's unusual Wii-mote. This is where the game runs into trouble. Tomb Raider games are notorious for the controls--while it has been cleaned up tremendously over the past few years. The Wii-mote adds to the already steep learning curve.

Managing Lara is used via the nunchuck; you move forward by the D-pad and additional action is given from shaking the device about. The Wii-mote functions as a control center for the game. Unfortunately the camera controlled via the nunchuck *and* the Wii-Mote. This is the biggest flaw of the game, as the player really has to stop all action, hold down the "C" button and move the Wii-Mote about. The second biggest flaw is Lara's aim--you must acutally target on the screen in order to shoot. And given the game's pace, acrobatics, and faulty camera...simple tasks can be daunting.

Fans of the series will be familiar enough the games mechanics but it might be harder for new-comers to the series to fully grasp the true greatness of Tomb Raiding. It's definately worth a peek, but certainly head for the tried and true version of the PS2.

Hours of Tomb Raider-ness

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I originally got this game for the PC when it came out and I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to try it out for my Wii. It is different than the originals but a touch or two and the puzzles are all new. The graphics are decent to for a Wii game. This is for anyone who likes puzzles and action.

Tomb Raider Anniversary

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for my husband for christmas and he has really enjoyed it. I have had to look up some cheats.... but for the most part he enjoys the challenge.

Had to update review: BEAT THE GAME!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing this a bit back on the first PS. I like the puzzles in this one. So far I've gotten around, no problem, controls are fairly good. They're very similar to Prince of Persia (which I own, so I already had practice leaping and jumping and swinging on poles, etc w/ the Wiimote). Graphics are so so (but then again it IS a Wii)!!! To be honest, I haven't gotten too far (a little more than 11% of the game) so I'm sure I'll get stuck somewhere (usually happens, I'm currently stuck in Prince of Persia... can't beat the Boss). The camera angles are definitely not as intuitive and as easy to control as PoP... but it's doable.
The biggest thing I don't like about the game thus far is the shooting part... it is really hard to be running and jumping AND pointing the wii remote at the target and holding down Z and pressing B to shoot all at the same time. I end up shooting air most of the time because it's just too much to focus on. I think they should have done an auto-target where if you're faced the right way, the bullets will go to the target no problem. But oh well. Overall, I like it and suggest you getting this if you're old enough and if you like chill adventure games that are filled w/ puzzles.
UPDATE: Didn't get stuck, beat the entire game today! AMAZING!!! I always get frustrated and give up on most games, but this one kept me going. I will admit that on about a handful of places I did look at the walkthrough online, BUT the game is really not that bad. I find it much easier than Prince of Persia. This game is all based on puzzles and minimal battling, which I really like. You totally get used to the controls, they're not bad at all. It almost becomes second nature to you. And the game is filled with checkpoints so falling and trying again is not a problem. This is by far my far my most favorite game on the wii or period. Whenever I get more time I plan on redoing the levels to collect all the artifacts and relics in order to unlock more things.

Couldn't wait for this game to come out!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wii has definitely done it again with this Tomb Raider game!! I have always loved this game and this version of it is so smooth and has fantastic graphics!! I haven't had enough time to play it to get to the really good stuff like how easy it is to aim her weapons, etc. but I can't wait! I got the wii console a year ago for when our kids and grandson visit but my husband and I have really enjoyed how the system works and all the games we have as well. A definite must for family fun.

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