Lara Flop!!! (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2))

Member Name: rashedon89

Product:	Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2)
Date:	04/10/08 (23 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic story, great audio and superb graphics

Disadvantages: Terrible controls, serious glitches and bad camera

The Angel of Darkness has everything you would expect from a Tomb Raider game. Fantastic in-game graphics and cut scenes, a gripping story and beautiful locations including Paris and Prague.

However despite all these characteristics Tomb Raider lacks and tombs! Accused of the murder of her mentor and running from authorities instead of wild animals and monsters the game brings Lara Croft into unfamiliar territiory and this might have been a welcome change if not for the terrible flaws in both the controls and camera.

The beginning of the game serves as a tutorial to guide users into the new control system however all it does is make its many flaws more apparent. Controlling Lara's movements with the left analog stick is difficult as her movements are delayed.

The camera angles are akward and one can no longer reset the camera to a third-person position by merely pressing down on the right analog stick.

If you are a fan of the Tomb Raider game the game is playable once you have gotten used to the controls however I would recommend you buy Tomb Raider Legend, a game that truly redeems the franchise.

Summary: Certainly not a must-have for tomb-raider fans,