Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Prophecy (GBA)

• About this item An adventure that's half puzzles, half action and all suspense Search for 3 mysterious stones and the secret of the Great Grey One Use 3 types of firearms to fight wolves, undead soldiers and wizards The three-quarters overhead camera gives you a good view of Lara Croft For 1 player.

.co.uk Review ------------- Of course the GBA isn't quite up to emulating the 3-D glory of the original Tomb Raider games, but it does make a quite admirable attempt to portray the same action and atmosphere in the palm of your hand. The Prophesy's typically non-complex story has the lovely Lara Croft looking for the Black Stone, which as usual translates as a weak excuse for defiling lots of ancient tombs in exotic places. Starting out in Sweden, the game features a forced-perspective viewpoint which is not quite overhead and not quite proper isometric 3-D. It works very well, though, in enabling the same sort of level design seen in the original games. The control of Lara is generally excellent and despite the radical change in graphic style it still feels like the Tomb Raider of yore. Even the combat is the same, right down to the penchant for including endangered species as enemies. Of course it goes without saying that if you don't like Tomb Raider you won't like this, since it does absolutely nothing different than the previous titles, but if you're a fan you'll love it. --David Jenkins Review ------ "Lara's looking as lovely as ever on handheld in this adventure that stays close to the fêted series. 7/10." -- Computer and Video Games Magazine P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Manufacturer's Description -------------------------- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Prophecy showcases a combat system customized for the GameBoy Advance, which highlights the 3D-type gameplay that made the Tomb Raider series a tremendous success. Starring gaming's sexiest leading heroine, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The Prophecy features spectacular animations for Lara and its enemies. Additionally, the game also features real time character shadows -- Lara's shadow will be actively generated in real time. See more ( javascript:void(0) )