Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

2006-04-29T11:25:03Z

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!{{gameline}}|''Tomb Raider 7''
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|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Legendcover.jpg|225px]]

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!{{gameline}}|Tomb Raider Legend
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!align="left" valign="top"|Releasedate
|colspan="2" valign="top"|April 7th [[2006]] (Europe) April 11th [[2006]] (North America)
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!align="left" valign="top"|Platforms
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[PC]], [[PS2]], [[Mac]], [[XBox]], [[XBox 360]], [[PSP]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Number of Levels
|colspan="2" valign="top"|8 Sections
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!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|116
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!{{gameline}}|Games
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|''[[Tomb Raider 6]]''
|valign="top"|''Tomb Raider 7''
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!{{gameline}}|[http://tombraidergirl.com/tr7/index.php Walkthrough (in the future)]
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'''Tomb Raider Legend''' is the official title of '''Tomb Raider 7'''. It has been releasen on April 7th (Europe) and April 11th (North America).

This time it's [[Crystal Dynamics]] who are making the game. After the Tomb Raider 6 fiasco [[Eidos]] felt that it was time to make a few changes. The game was taken from Core Design and given to Crystal Dynamics. They took charge to help bring Lara back to her roots. And [[Toby Gard]] is also back working with Lara.

==Release Date==
The game was announced to be released in spring [[2006]]. 
The following dates are for the PC, PS2 and XBox version: 
* April 7th in Europe
* April 11th in North America
* April 21st in Afrika
 
These are for the PSP and XBox 360 version: 
* April 21st in Europe
* April 25th in North America

===Demo===
* March 10th PS2 Demo in the German [[OPM]]
* March 31st/April 1st PC Demo (worldwide)

==Levels==
* [[Bolivia]]
* [[Peru]]
* [[Tokyo]]
* [[Ghana]]
* [[Kazakhstan]]
* [[England]]
* [[Nepal]]
* [[Bolivia]] (pt. 2)

==Story==
The [[Angel of Darkness]] story arc will not be continued. And [[Kurtis Trent]] will not(!) be in it.

We were promised to learn something about the plane crash in the [[Himalaya]]s, which changed Lara's life forever.

''Lara Croft's search for a South American [[relic]] changes course dramatically when she meets a dangerous figure from her past, and she finds herself in a race to recover one of history's most famous artefacts'', the sword Excalibur.

==Features==
*Lara comes to life: the dual-pistol-wielding adventurer's polygon count and animation set has been increased significantly, presenting Lara in the findes fidelity to date
*Return to the Tombs: Lara's new quest brings her to lost ancient realms that guard Secrets of the Past
*Fluid movement: the revamped control system provides intuitive and fluid character movement
*Dynamic animation system puts focus on continuous motion, giving Lara the ability to seamlessly handle any obstacle and interact dynamically with any surface
*Move and shoot. Lara uses her physical prowess to combine gunplay with unique signature moves
*Variety of player choice-intelligently use the environment, technical gear and weapons to overcome challenging situations.
*Physics, Water and Fire systems bring the perilous environments of Lara's world alive, and challenge the player to improvise solutions to obstacles
*Visit a vast array of cinematic and exotic locations including ancient toms, dangerous jungles, snowy mountain ruins and numerous unexpected surprises in between!

==Developing Team==
===Story===
* Eric Linstrom
* Doug Church
* Toby Gard

==Locations==
Lara will/might visit the following locations:

* [[Bolivia]] (confirmed on the official site)
* [[Peru]] (confirmed on the official site)
* [[Japan]], [[Tokyo]] (confirmed on the official site)
* [[Ghana]] (confirmed on the official site)
* [[Kazakhstan]] (confirmed on the official site)
* [[Nepal]] / [[Tibet]] ([[Himalaya]])
* [[England]]

==Plattforms==
The game will be released for [[PC]], [[PS2]] and [[X-Box]]. An graphically enhanced version for the [[XBox 360]] is scheduled for a little later. Handheld gamers will be happy to learn that there will also be a Version for [[Sony]]s [[PSP]] ([[PlayStationPortable]]). Lately there are even rumors, that there will be a [[Nintendo]] [[Gamecube]], [[DS]] and maybe even [[GBA]] Version. (The last is highly unlikely to be anything like the other Legend Versions.)

==Moves==
According to the developers Lara can execute up to 5 moves in a row, fluently. She can swing on [[rope]], on bars, she can climb, shimmy, jump, shoot, jump against objects to knock them over, she can do sideflips, backflips, dive under traps and doors, use a magnetic rope with hook.

Look here for a complete list: [[Tomb Raider Legend Controls]]

==Traps and Obstacles==
Lara encounters [[Spears]], [[Spikes]], [[Blades]] and many more traps.

* [[Giant Icicles]]
* [[Spears]]
* [[Spikes]]
* [[Blades]]
* [[Squeezing Walls]]
* [[Movable Crate]]
* [[Boulders]]
... to be continued

==Gear==
Lara has her twin-pistols again. She can also carry grenades and other weapons. She will be able to pick them up from her enemies. She can only carry a limited amount and will have to choose which one to take along. She will wear a headset, torches, binoculars and a rope.

(as listed on the official site:)
* [[Magnetic Grapple]]
* [[Personal Light Source]]
* [[Headset]]
* [[Twin Pistols]]
* [[Shotgun]]
* [[Red Flares]]

==Characters==
* [[Alister Fletcher]]
* [[Amanda Evert]]
* [[Anaya Imanu]]
* [[Butler]] (not certain if it's [[Winston]])
* [[James W. Rutland Jr.]]
* [[Kent Evert]]
* [[Shogo Takamoto]]
* [[Toru Nishimura]]
* [[Zip]]

==Outfits==
* [[Standard Expedition Gear]]
* [[Evening Dress]]
* [[Standard Outfit]]
* [[Cold Weather Gear]]
* [[Ducati Motorbike Outfit]]

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