Tomb Raider: Legend

Tomb Raider: Legend

Category: PlayStation 2 Game

Console: PlayStation 2 (Download Emulator)

Region: NTSC

Views: 1,985,576

Downloads: 1,546,245

Released: 11 April 2006

File Size: 2.0 GB

Rating: ★★★★☆ 4.8/5 (793 votes)

Tomb Raider: Legend is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the seventh main installment in the Tomb Raider series and serves as a reimagining of both the franchise and its iconic protagonist, Lara Croft.

The game often regarded as the series first 'soft reboot' introducing a fresh take on Lara's origin and gameplay while staying true to the spirit of the original adventures. The game was released in 2006 for PlayStation 2, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable (PSP), GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones.

Tomb Raider: Legend is a single-player action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players take control of Lara Croft as she explores eight levels across seven unique locations around the world. Lara can jump, climb, shimmy along ledges, perform handstands, navigate poles and ladders, crawl through narrow passages, and execute a variety of acrobatic moves.

In addition to exploration, Lara can swing across gaps using ropes, horizontal poles, and her grappling hook, interact with switches and environmental objects, pull objects toward her, slide-tackle enemies, perform a swan dive plunging into bodies of water, and swim underwater for a limited time. Different button combinations can display unique acrobatic moves including extended somersaults, backflips, side flips and front flips.

Some levels include Lara riding a motorbike, racing through that part of a level while shooting enemies with one hand and collecting health packs for on the go recovery.

During combat, Lara automatically locks on to enemies, with the player able to switch to another target within range. She can move around freely to avoid enemy attacks and trigger environmental hazards to aid her in combat.

Lara can hold up to two weapon types in her inventory, her default Dual RGP Mach 5 twin pistols (loosely modelled after Heckler & Koch USP Match) with infinite ammunition which cannot be replaced, and a secondary weapon being either a shotgun or an assault rifle that have limited ammunition which can be replenished from defeated enemies carrying the same weapon type.

Tomb Raider: Legend met with positive reviews. Multiple websites called Legend a return to form for the Tomb Raider series following a string of below average sequels after the original game.

When Tomb Raider: Legend first released in the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling game during first week of release. The PS2 version received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The game was the eighth best-selling game in the UK in 2006.

According to the NPD Group, Tomb Raider: Legend was the third best-selling game in North America during April. In Australia, the PS2 and 360 versions were both among the top ten best-selling titles during the weeks following their release.

At the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Tomb Raider: Legend won the award for Best Original Score. The soundtrack also won the Music of the Year award at the 2007 Game Audio Network Guild Awards. The game was also the winner in the Interactive Entertainment Sound Production category at the 2007 TEC Awards.

According to different estimates, in 2009, the game had sold between 3 and 4.5 million copies worldwide. This made it the second best-selling Tomb Raider game after the 1999 release of The Last Revelation and the fifth best-selling game in the series at that point.