Developer(s): Crystal Dynamics
Publisher(s): Eidos Interactive (EU, US, AU), Spike (JP)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 82/100, IGN: 8/10
Game description: Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before. Eidos and Crystal Dynamics shaped Lara's look and movements to be an inherent extension of her skills, motivation and personality. Lara's character model features natural structure, realistic textures, detailed facial features, reactive eyes and fluid motion, all of which make her part of a living environment. New character animations and controls allow her to move through stunning environments with grace and precision, while an understanding of the game's original appeal reinvigorates the fundamental explore-and-solve adventure experience.
Tomb Raider: Legend
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Game general and emulation properties:
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Serial numbers: |
SLUS-21203 SLUS-21203GH (Greatest Hits) |
Release date: |
April 11, 2006 2007 (Greatest Hits) |
CRCs: |
BC8B3F50 |
Windows Status: |
Playable |
Linux Status: |
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Serial numbers: |
SLES-53908 SLES-53908P (Platinum) SLED-54022 (Demo) |
Release date: |
April 7, 2006 April 13, 2006 (Australia) March 9, 2007 (Platinum) |
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Linux Status: |
Playable |
Mac Status: |
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Region NTSC-J/C/K: |
Serial numbers: |
SLPM-66558 SLPS-25945 (Spike the Best) SLPM-61155 (Trial) |
Release date: |
December 7, 2006 August 27, 2009 (Spike the Best) |
Windows Status: |
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Linux Status: |
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Mac Status: |
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As a nine year old child, Lara Croft and her mother, Amelia Croft, survive a plane crash in the Himalayan mountains. After taking refuge in an ancient Buddhist monastery, young Lara discovers a stone dais with an ancient sword set in it. By touching the sword she activates a supernatural portal. Distorted voices speak to her mother Amelia through the portal, and Amelia removes the sword from the dais. The portal and dais are destroyed in an explosion and Amelia disappears in a bright light, leaving Lara to survive on her own.
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Windows
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- Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 @ 768 MB
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1.2.0 (r5782)
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GSdx SSE41 (r5801m)
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- SPU2-X 2.0.0 (5801)
- LilyPad 0.11.0 (5801)
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Runs at a good speed. Stuttery as all hell. KOSMOS effect with this one. Technically playable, but not enjoyable.
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1)
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- Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40 GHz
- ATI Radeon R9 280 @ 3 GB
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1.3.1 (r1578 g20e36f8)
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GSdx 0.1.16 AVX2
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LilyPad 0.11.0
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BIOS: USA 2.30, ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1866 G.SKILL. Extremely demanding game. Requires a powerful system (in particular GPU in this case) to run at a constant 60 FPS in every area.
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Ryudo
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Solus, Linux 5.3.7
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- Intel Core i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20 GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB
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1.5.0 (e7d1a58)
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GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2
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- SPU2-X 2.0.0
- OnePAD 0 2.0.0
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Playable at full speed with the specified settings (unspecified settings at default value).
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Ratchet66
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