Tomb Raider: Anniversary

very poor game play. not worth the purchase

This is a great tomb raider game, the adventures and level designs just like tomb raider legend, while the combat and acrobatic pose just like tomb raider underworld. Lara's outfit remind me of tomb raider classic too, with a blue tanktop and short pants.

As of right now my feelings on this game are kind of mixed. For it's low price at the time it was interesting to try out, and after Legend, I figured this game would be a great, wonderful, and memorable experience. However, so far all i've felt is just anger and tiredness from this game. I've waited for it to show some sort of energy, but unfortunately it's just soulless. And the platforming feels very finnicky because sometimes Lara will fall of edges easier than others, and sometimes will not grapple properly because the game will only let her grapple where it feels it's ok to, and sometimes you may need to perform actions based off of muscle memory since the camera is locked while in a platforming section, causing Lara to go the wrong way, or die. And there is no commentary from Lara whatsoever unlike Legend, and there is no hints or intercom communication to tell you where to go next. Some areas feel like a Labyrinth, and most of them just last too long. I mean how long do you need to make the levels to be satisfied? A 30 minute section at a time would have been better than an hour or so, and for me it was 4-6 hours on sections because I needed to look up a guide to help me out because I needed to figure out where to go, or how to solve a complicated puzzle to continue, because some platforms or objects looked and sometimes acted like they couldn't be reached. And the bosses are no improvement from Legend, and also are much worse. And ther eis no character interaction. Just a journal that you have to keep opening up every time you need to hear Lara's thoughts to get a hint. And Hint: It's not always that useful. Overall, it's mid at best. Big Heart, Nice Story, but it as of now is NOT on my reccomended list.

I first played this game back in 2008 and it brings so many good memories. This game plays perfectly and I had no issues so far.

the best Tomb Raider game to date. THE BEST. That's it.

I wish I could recommend this game as I paid 1$ for it but I can't. I understand this game is quite old but the camera and controls are so bad it's unplayable at times. You can know exactly what to do to complete the level but still be stuck somewhere because the controls just don't let you do the proper thing.

With that said, the story is fun and I love the campiness.

The best Tomb Raider.

My games are not saving. Ive had to restart every time I have been playing. Wasted 3 hours of my life. - Update..Save on new profile. Game is saving correctly now.

i don't understand how this doesn't have more negative reviews, the camera jerks around all over the place, the ragdolls are severely broken and fly about all over the place when they hit the ground and i've experienced tonnes of glitches with the movement when hanging off a ledge, which you do a lot seemingly.

This game was my entire childhood. Highly recommend, it encapsulates the Tomb Raider spirit better than any recent game, a remake done in the right way.

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Still nostalgic game...
9/10

Tomb Raider Anniversary was an enjoyable experience. The controls are definitely better than the original in my opinion (no tank controls), but can be clunky at times. The game reminds me of the old adventure games where there was more emphasis on exploring, jumping and climbing and not gun-play and stealth. Tomb Raider Anniversary does a good job of Re-imagining the old classic Tomb Raider 1 game and introducing the original franchise to a modern gaming audience. If you are a fan of Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia or exploration / puzzle-platforming, give it a try.

nice game

great remake

THE BEST REMAKE OF TR1

I was just about able to tolerate Tomb Raider: Legend, but this game is even more frustrating in my opinion. Lara constantly jumps in random directions off of ledges that result in death, and when this is combined with the sometimes rather confusing puzzles, it just results in a poor gameplay experience. It's not often that I abandon a playthrough of a game, but in this case I think I'm going to have to.

Missing few stuff but overall great game, this is a early review, I'll probably finish it later.

worst remake on the planet, butchering the original game from 1996. simplified levels, consisting mainly corridors. the camera and controls are absolute nightmare . repetitive and boring gameplay. colours are pale and dull. very glitchy. daddy issues.

add sex

The game is fantastic except ............ when I left Egypt and cut scene where Lara gets onto the boat, there is no end of section with info about artefacts etc but immediately Im in a glitch walking on water and I couldnt get out of it. ALSO ..... during the Sphinx area the game would all of a sudden not allow manual save so if I exited the game, Id have to do the level all over again so I had to exit and uninstall to play sometime in the future and hopefully finish it

Childhood nostalgia. The rope jumps in this one are hard to understand. I would've never finished this without a guide for that specific mechanic.
If you take out that this is an amazing puzzle game. Beautiful.

game is ass
Doesn't run from steam, had to open it from exe with a tweak
Also some mechanics seem to not work on the pc version, the first boss was annoying af, had to uninstall.
F this don't buy
I know I'm 15 years late to tell you not to buy this but here I am 2024, annoyed and frustrated, telling people not to buy tomb raider game from 2007, my like is a bad joke

So i've played this game countless times but on the occasion of tomb raider 1-3 remaster which i'm loving it. i wanted to revisit this remake of the 1st game and it is as good as i remembered it being but i did find something surprising that this game ain't as precise as i thought it was, there is a certain lack of precision and i know the 90's games were pretty bad when it came to controls but the tank controls were pretty intuitive after playing for like a hour or so, platforming ain't so bad in this game but there were some sections where i died multiple times cause of the controls. But this game does succeed in making the original puzzles for complex, combat even though heavily dependent on the slow motion thing manages to be pretty good and the visuals for a 2007 game holds up pretty well. Lara croft has become a icon since her debut and this game was a excellent re-imagining of the game that started it all.
(Overall Rating- 3.5/5)

A great game back then, still a great game reimagined :)

love this one very addictive

one of the best

Good game

Good old Lara. The only annoying thing in the game is adrenaline shot

Loved this games since I was younger, and I love it now!

Stays true to the original story and levels while introducing enough new elements to keep it fresh for veteran players.

If you ask yourself why an obviously necessary jump is impossible - rest assured: It might indeed be impossible. A frame rate limiter seems to help, but I won't guarantee it.
Furthermore, the new "Adrenaline Dodge" is already horrible in itself (a wild combination of several moves) and even more horribly integrated in the game - that is: next to not at all. Very seldom it is at least very commendable to fight with AD, but you cannot get the hang of it, as you normally cannot use it.
In earlier TR games you could literally save everywhere. However in TR:A, there are only checkpoints, so if you want to make the one and only difficult jump or finish an annoying boss fight, you first have to make the same old things over and over again. And sometimes that includes watching a non-skippable cinematic.
Regarding the high potential of the game, all those flaws are a true pity.

Отличная игра!!!

Game is good.
Puzzles are great.
Controls are horrible !!!

Horribly bugged

Its a great game but it is much more challenging than Tomb Raider Legend and Underworld. Its definitely a great remake of the 1996 version of the original game

Having not played the 1996 version of this game but having played some later installments, I believe this is a great introduction to the franchise. Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of the original 1996 Tomb Raider and features relatively simplistic gameplay and combat, with the majority of the challenge presenting through puzzles and environment traversal, required to progress. Tomb Raider Anniversary is much more of a parkour-puzzle game than a third-person shooter, with generally relaxed gameplay.

Narrative: 8.5/10 - Good, linear story that insists on your attention. For being the "first" installment in the series, I found that there was a lack of character background. Narrative is broken into chapters with cutscenes between levels.
Visuals: 7/10 - A significant improvement in graphics quality from the original, but being a 2007 release, the textures are simplistic and reminiscent of the time period in which it was released. Still, Tomb Raider Anniversary does a lot regarding visuals with what the developers had at their disposal. There are a variety of temple settings as Lara travels within the narrative. Interiors are often expansive and juxtapose the size of the protagonist, putting emphasis on the scale of Lara's endeavors.
Audio: 7.5/10 - From what I read, the soundtrack from the 1996 version was replaced with a full score for this release. The score was exciting but left something to be desired. There were some instances of music abruptly cutting out and being replaced with a different track. There were (very few) rooms in which no music played at all, this seemed to be a bug or oversight.
Gameplay: 7/10 - As stated, the bulk of the challenge in this game comes from puzzle-solving and environment traversal. Parkour felt fluid, fun, and intuitive mostly, though Lara could often feel detached from the controls as she jumps straight into a wall and falls to her death. There were a few such instances where it seems like you just have to try a jump repeatedly until Lara feels like actually grabbing the ledge that she hurled herself face-first at 15 times prior. There was also a lack of explanation of the combat mechanics and the player sort-of learns as they go. Solving the puzzles felt rewarding but could be challenging, and there were two instances in which I had to look up a guide. The camera can be extremely frustrating in this game as it pans with the movement of the character, which immediately and always conflicts with the movement of the mouse/camera joystick, resulting in a very choppy and jumpy camera which is a pain to control during the parkour sections.
Character Design: 6/10 - I'd be able to give this category a higher score if there was more background provided on the characters. For being the first game in the series, the background of the side characters was easy to miss, even if you are paying attention in cutscenes.
Environment and Level Design: 7/10 - Temples and interior areas were often huge, expansive caverns underground which can make puzzles harder and longer, and provide the player with an overwhelmed feeling, to the benefit of the feel of the game. Map traversal was mostly intuitive, with grabbable ledges being a different color than the rest of the environment. In some areas, it's not immediately obvious where the player is supposed to go, requiring scouting of an area before attempting to traverse. Being a 2007 release, the environment is relatively simplistic.
Overall Engagement: 8/10 - I was engaged and invested in this game most of the time, aside from the game-breaking bug described in the next section, and some instances of feeling truly stuck and not wanting to look up a guide.
Performance: 7/10 - 2k144, highest settings, no performance issues. Also played on my Steam Deck: highest settings, no performance issues. Note that this game does not support Steam cloud saves. I encountered a game-breaking bug about 4 hours in which required me to restart the entire game because I was not making individual saves. Avoiding spoilers, do not place any moveable blocks UNDER gates. Block ended up blocking Lara from going back through the gate. To me, this was a very obvious solution to the puzzle and it baffles me that the developers didn't make doing this impossible in order to eliminate this bug.
Replay value: 7/10 - This is a great game to mindlessly play on the train or airplane, which gives it good replay value to me (Steam Deck FTW). Also features unlockables and native cheats which can modify subsequent playthroughs.

Overall: 7.5/10

i5-13600KF; RTX 4070 Super 12GB; 32GB RAM

i would not recommend to buy it, its not worth it i were not able to go on playing at Temple of khamoon bcs the gate you have to lower with the hackle does not go down idk why but i tried for like 30 min and its not working

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One of the best Tom Raider games ever released back in 2007. Extremely smooth playing.

this fucking shit is dead, there are campaign mission glitches, used to get fixed after a game restart but now at Temple of Khamoon part, I cant open a door which is supposed to get down with my grapple by pressing Q. Tried for like 20 mins but didnt helped, saw a YT video and that guy did the same as me but didnt helped me. Now I realise why people only buy pirated stuff of Eidos, shitty game company.

A good remake of a classic.

A good mix of puzzles, platforming, and action. 12 or 13 decently long levels, and after you complete the game, you can revisit levels and the game displays how many artifacts/relics were collected or missed. Time trial mode is fun too. Great artwork and graphics for 2006.

Sometimes it's hard to get Lara to perform the correct ring jumps off walls, but other than that, I think the complaints about the controls in reviews are exaggerated. Controls are very good except for the occasional ring jump that goes awry.

Got the game on sale for $0.98. Absolute steal at that price.

Also make sure you get the third party dll to play in windowed mode (if that's your bag). Made it a lot easier to stream.

Legend, Anniversary and Underworld all feature the same game-breaking bugs that can utterly kill your ability to progress. These games are fun but don't expect to actually be able to play them all the way through, I guess.

Was having some issues with bugs, however after reading a forum and enabling Vsync, I haven't had an issues since! A great way to play this game without having to track down a PS2 copy :)

While this is a good Tomb Raider game, beware that the port is not perfect. There are various glitches such as Lara slipping off platforms when you see that you've successfully grabbed it after a jump, or Lara falling when you've successfully jumped onto a narrow balance platform before jumping to a larger surface. She will slide right off regardless if you made a secure and successful jump.

Another thing is that the Auto Save for Tomb Raider Anniversary will randomly corrupt and completely wipe your save progress. This happened to me today for no reason; nothing was tampered with and no settings were changed. I go to load my save file which was at Natla's Mines, and now I have to start all over from the beginning of the game. The rewards I unlocked so far such as music tracks, outfits, and some relics and miscellany are intact, but my level progress -- and probably my weapon progress -- are completely gone.

This is unacceptable and shouldn't have happened. I have TRA on console, but I don't play that console anymore and it's rather old; I wanted to play a game I love(d) on PC, so I bought this while it was on sale. With my TRA profile and level progress gone, it just killed all replay value for me.

Anniversary was heavily overlooked back in 2007 when it was released to the public. This game is a neat reimagination (not a remake!) of Tomb raider 1996. Platforming is fun, puzzles have some challenge to them and I love adrenaline combat mechanic. Some changes to original locations and bosses were great too.

Still the best TR for me, best balance between old school low poly Lara and modern boring "daddy issues" one. Controls are sometimes janky but still super fun. A real "Tomb Raider".

I really wanted to like this game but the controls on pc are atrocious. She constantly jumps in the wrong direction, cannot grapple. I get so frustrated with being stuck at the same spot I quite for weeks on an end. A this point I plan to eventually finish it and probably not play it again for a very, very long time. I really enjoyed the newer Tomb Raider (especially Rise) games but this one is not cutting it