Tomb Raider AOD (Tomb Raider - The Angel of Darkness (PC))

Member Name: yahtonie

Product:	Tomb Raider - The Angel of Darkness (PC)
Date:	03/09/03 (123 review reads)
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Advantages: great story, great graphics, better play conditions eg controls, power up grades

Disadvantages: Bugs (if you find them)

I had to review this item as im confused about it. Having read reviews on here and other websites im at a loss to all the bugs that have been found in this game. Ive just finished this game and haven't found any bugs in it what so ever. Is it just me or have others been able to play the game bug free. And another thing on this, Im sick to the back teeth of game geeks moaning about these bugs in the game when they were the goits whining about core design taking so long to make the game. You cant have it both ways you know. Now look, the game was rushed through and bugs have been found in it.
Anyway, to the review. WOW! This has to be the best TR game yet. There's a storyline and the graphics are truly impressive. what more could you ask for!? Granted the very first time i was totally thrown by the controls buy as time went on and by the end of the first level it seemed natural, so much so that i keep dying in the older TR games as i take my finger off the walk button. I know the aforementioned gamersare also moaning about the controls as well. Get over it. The problem with some people is that they cant stand change 'you cant have the controls like that, its not lara croft anymore, the games doomed...'. Get real. This change in control has increased the quality of the game as it adds another element to it, making the game harder to complete. this is a welcomed change in my eyes as i felt that it reintroduced to lara again by seeing her new moves and her old in a different light.
As to the graphics i take my hat off to core design. even on a low resolution the game is twice as good as the best res on the last game. core have also sorted out that anoying thing off everything being twice the size of lara. now ladders, walls, chairs, items, levers, you name it are all in proportion and you can still see them at the same time hurrah! another nice touch is that lara gets energy up grades, like if you jump a long gap her strenght will increase and

she will be able to make the same jump without having to grab the edge. another good thing is the weapons which are now not unlimited so you do have to watch your ammo rather than being lazy and just using your pistols. One last good idea was to introduction of Kurtis. This flowed in well with the stroyline and make the game play more interesting by having to play a character with different abilities than Lara.
Final there are some bad point. First of all there are the bugs that people have found whcih can be a pain, secondly is the.... hang on i cant think of a another bad point....ermm......nope, its gone. ah well sit bad and enjoy.

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