Tomb Raider II

The sequel of the legendary Tomb Raider has much more to offer than its ancestor. Lets begin with Lara Croft - our heroine. She has a better body and face, smoother movement and more moves. Her little bag now contains more and better weapons such as grenade launcher and the ultimate Uzi's and M16. But it doesn't stop here. The enemies have a better IQ which can cause you really many troubles. The graphics are corrected but they still have some minor problems. Now the script...the whole case is to find a stiletto with magic powers that was once in a dragons body. Trying to find it you will travel to the Great Wall, to Venice and other great places. If you haven't played it yet, the first video-game you should buy is Tomb Raider 2!I put 8 out of 10.

I loved playing almost every moment of this game. The scenery and music, especially in Venice and Tibet, are fantastic and mesmerizing. Lara encounters mercenaries as well as wild animals, and some strange surprises that are best left to find out for yourself. Lara is one happening chic, a true heroine. She shows off her stuff and let's the crime bosses know who's the boss. I like this game because it has the style and scenery of an adventure game, the mind-challengers of a puzzle, and the action of a shooter, all with a woman in the lead. This one also requires a little more strategy than the first one, and isn't as hair-wrenching as the third. Just right.

I was certainly young and full of enthusiasm when I started playing Tomb Rider II, all the conditions were there for it to be an appreciable experience, I think it was the first time I finished a game almost in one go playing day in and day out. Night, simply unforgettable. After finishing the game I went around the city and instinctively looked at all the cracks in the walls where I could find a valid hold, incredible! I really immersed myself in the story despite the fact that, due to a regrettable habit of mine, I have never been passionate about female characters, either in games or at the cinema. Laura was the first protagonist to totally involve me and the first truly important experience on console!

This game is even more difficult than the original, but once again the game's Music and Graphics make up for it. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that Graphics make up for bad Gameplay, but, that's where the Gameplay itself comes to mention, despite being difficult, the controls are easy to get used to, but specifics areas are more difficult than others.

This is the Tomb Raider I play the most of in the series.

****/*****

Stupid design and one save allowed. Bound to **** you over.