Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness Review

When I was 6, I bought Tomb Raider Legend. I was hooked and drawn into the story, amazing combat and overall, quality of the game. It was my first gaming experience, after all. I'd wake up on the weekends and after school and turn on my Playstation 2 and get further into Lara's adventure. From then on, I knew I was hooked on Lara Croft.

A few months later, I was already finished Tomb Raider Legend and wanted another taste of Lara once again. So I headed onto the internet, went on the Gamestop website, and looked for more Tomb Raider games that I could purchase. But one in particular caught my eye. It was new and was in good quality and shape. The name of the game was 'Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness'. I knew this HAD to be my game! So I asked my Dad if I could get it (because of the T rating), and he said okay. A few weeks later we headed out and got it. I was so eager to play it! I haven't played it in years, but I'll still give you the review.

In this expansion to the never-ending Tomb Raider series, you play Lara Croft (duh). She returns to Paris to visit her mentor, Werner Von Croy, who explains to her that people are dying out on the streets and he is being stalked. Before Lara can say anything more, gunshots are fired and Von Croy is dead. Lara is accused of the murder and visits such places as the dirty streets of Paris, tombs, an abandoned club, and more. Even though this doesn't seem like the traditional Tomb Raider everyone knows, it is still an amazing game.

Before Von Croy died, Lara was told a client needed five Obscura paintings from him. The paintings are scattered around Europe. So Lara journeys around Paris and Prague trying to find the paintings.

A new feature was added into Angel of Darkness, which was the ability to choose how you respond in conversations. They don't change the outcome of the game's ending or the course of it, like Heavy Rain, but it makes the player in control of Lara in a whle different way. For example, you may be talking to a woman by the street, and you can choose the nice way, or the hesitant way. It's a very neat feature.

Combat was tweaked a tiny bit, too. Lara can now use stealth to take out enemies, and sadly, she doesn't have her traditional dual pistols.

Also, the enviroments in the game are very well detailed and structured. For example, there's the Lourve, storm drains, the snowy streets of Prague, and the rainy industrial rooftops of Paris. Each level has tons of items for you to pick up, so you won't have to worry about having to have no health packs on you.

To sum it up, this game was amazing. Even though I'd give it an 8/10, it was still a good game. I just wish they would make an HD remake for PS3 though..:(