LARA CROFT - TOMB RAIDER - LEGEND
OFFICIAL TITLE  Lara Croft - Tomb Raider - Legend
COMMON TITLE  Lara Croft - Tomb Raider - Legend / Tomb Raider - Legend
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-66558
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Adventure / Platformer / Shooter

DEVELOPER  Crystal Dynamics, Inc.
PUBLISHER  Spike.
DATE RELEASED  7 December 2006
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPM-66558
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-66558
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Indeed a legend in her own time, Lara Croft returns to consoles in 2006 with a new look, a new game, and a new developer. Revamped physics and an enhanced control scheme allow for more free-flowing action, while graphical improvements present a redesigned Lara who is immediately expressive, more believably proportioned, and as strikingly attractive as ever.

Lady Croft's new look in Legend is based in part on 20-year-old British model Karima Adebibe. Lara now boasts smoother animations, a more realistic deportment, and a number of costume changes. The original Tomb Raider games were popular for their innovative blend of gaming styles as well as for their distinguished female lead, however, and this game is designed to return fans to the winning combination of 3D platforming, environmental puzzle-solving, and third-person shooting found in the blockbuster originals.

PLOT:
Heroine Lara is searching for a South American relic, but her adventure takes a different course when rogue anthropologist Amanda Evert shows up. Presumed dead along with a team of graduate students after an accident in a tomb in Peru, where Lara was the only one to escape, Amanda is back with a score to settle as they both race, along with the shady James Rutland Jr., to obtain an ancient artifact.

Many other characters, both friends and foes, will stir things up. The story takes Lara through locations all over the world, from the Himalayas to Ghana, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Japan and England, including her famous mansion filled with secrets and collectibles. Aside from current events, Lara's past is also revealed, through flashbacks. Among other things, you will get to know how she lost her mother and why it is such a burden.

GAMEPLAY:
Legend is told around the series' traditional "tomb raiding" action, Lara must also adventure through modern city levels, proving her acrobatic skill set is as applicable to skyscrapers and cement as it is to unforgiving wilderness and ancient architecture. New equipment, such as the grappling hook and communication device, offer new abilities. A number of vehicles become available along the way, as well, for special gameplay sequences.

For the first time in the series, stalwart Eidos studio Crystal Dynamics (Gex, Legacy of Kain, Project: Snowblind) was developer of this Tomb Raider game, instead of the franchise's creator, Core. The designers at Crystal Dynamics have endeavored to apply their extensive experience in the 3D action genre toward reinvigorating one of gaming's most recognizable and beloved characters.

Enemies are still rather scarce. Both humans and animals will attack you, and the game retains the auto lock-on mode, but now with a slide attack and close combat with both kicks and punches, plus bullet-time actions to get behind enemies quickly. Lara carries her trademark dual-wielded pistols, but can also pick up new weapons along the way, such as a shotgun and grenades. Missions take place in both indoor and outdoor environments, with arcade motorcycle and jeep sequences in between. As usual, Lara has a fancy outfit for each location.

Features:
* Explore jungles and scale city buildings all in the name of archeology
* Lady Croft's new look is based partly on 20-year-old British model Karima Adebibe
* Change Lara's outfit, take her on a motorcycle ride, or send her swinging on a grappling hook

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

LARA CROFT IS BACK!
In a race against time, Lara must travel across the globe to unearth history's greatest weapon. A legendary artifact of such immense power it could threaten humanity's very existence.

Take Lara back to the Tombs with totally new moves and hi-tech gadgetry in her most explosive adventure ever.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Adventure & Archeological themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  155 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = Yes / 16:9 Option = Yes
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No / Dolby Pro logic II = Yes
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.0.0 (Software) (Slowdowns)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 2; VU Cycle Stealing = 1; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5559 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 MOVEMENT CONTROLS:
  Move character -  Left Analog Stick
  Rotate camera -  Right Analog Stick
  Jump -  X Button
  Crouch, roll -  Circle Button
  Interact, action, pick up weapon, safety grab -  Triangle Button
  Reset camera angle, view HUD -  L2 Button


 SWIMMING CONTROLS:
  Swim -  Left Analog Stick
  Rotate camera -  Right Analog Stick
  Swim toward the surface, surface -  X Button
  Dive -  Circle Button
  Interact, action, pick up rewards, fast stroke -  Triangle Button


 COMBAT AND ITEM CONTROLS:
  Use health pack -  D-Pad Up
  Switch weapons -  D-Pad Down
  Personal light source toggle -  D-Pad Left
  Binoculars, activate the RAD in binocular mode -  D-Pad Right
  Fire weapon -  R1 Button
  Throw grenade or flare -  R2 Button
  Combat mode lock-on -  L1 Button
  Realign camera behind character -  L2 Button
  Throw grapple -  Square Button
  Pull grapple, interact with environmental targets -  Triangle Button
  Accourate aim mode toggle -  R3 Button


 DRIVING CONTROLS:
  Steer -  Left Analog Stick
  Accelerate -  X Button
  Brake, reverse -  Square Button
  Fire weapon -  R1 Button
  Select target -  L1 Button
  Shoot hazard target -  Triangle Button
  Throw grapple -  Square Button
  Use health pack -  D-Pad Up
  Rotate camera -  Right Analog Stick


 AIMING AND FIRING CONTROLS:
  Throw grenade at target -  L1 Button (hold) + R2 Button
  Grenade free throw -  R2 Button
  Fire weapon -  R1 Button
  Lock-on target -  L1 Button
  Shoot hazard target -  Triangle Button
  Throw grapple -  Square Button
  Change target -  Right Analog Stick

 

MISC CODES:

Enter codes while playing the game. These codes only work after they have been unlocked:
Bulletproof -   Hold L1, then press X, R1, Triangle, R1, Square, L2 
Gives the ability to drain enemy health -   Hold L1, then press Square, O, X, L2, R1, Triangle 
Infinite Grenade Launcher Ammo -   Hold L2, then press L1, Triangle, R1, Circle, L1, Square 
Infinite Shotgun Ammo -   Hold L2, then press R1, Circle, Square, L1, Square, X 
Infinite SMG Ammo -   Hold L2, then press Circle, Triangle, L1, R1, X, Circle 
One shot kill -   Press and hold L1, then press Triangle,X,Triangle,Square,L2,Circle 
Textureless Mode -   Press and hold L1,then press L2,X,Circle,X,Triangle,R1 
Wield Excalibur -   Hold L2 and press Triangle, X, O R1, Triangle, L1 
Wield Soul Reaver -   Press and hold L2. Then press: X-R1-Circle-R1-L1-Square 

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  • Lara Croft - Tomb Raider - Legend [Spike the Best] [SLPS-25945]  - 
     
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