Tomb Raider remake details

By Tom Bramwell Published 30 October, 2006

Plus a picture of Lara in it.

Eidos has revealed that the upcoming anniversary edition of Tomb Raider, inspired by the very first game in the series, will be released on PS2, PSP and PC in 2007.

And it's not just a straight-up remake either - while developer Crystal Dynamics has apparently been "inspired by" the original, Tomb Raider: Anniversary is described as a totally new adventure "faithfully preserving the elements which made the original Tomb Raider such a classic". So Lara's probably still in it, then.

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Eidos' Kathryn Clements expands on that. "We've taken all of the key moments from the original game and put them into the context of a brand new Tomb Raider adventure which will make fans of the franchise extremely happy but also attract a completely new audience," she says.

The game's using an updated version of the Tomb Raider: Legend engine, which propelled the game back to near-excellence earlier this year, and Eidos' Ian Livingstone reckons the result "pushes the boundaries of the current gaming consoles," calling Anniversary "a special celebration of Lara's reign as videogaming's leading lady".

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (41) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • dbeamish #1 5 years ago

    so its a new game then? or not?

    I DEMAND T-REX

  • rinoaMW #2 5 years ago

    when's it out! I want!

  • pjmaybe #3 5 years ago

    Pfff.

    Just stop fucking about and release the original with a newer graphics engine you muppets. We don't need a "re-imagining"

    Peej

  • itamae #4 5 years ago

    "Inspired" doesn't sound good. Just like "attract new audience". It usually means "more action".

  • Darkedge #5 5 years ago

    what no 360 release??

  • therev #6 5 years ago

    Want 360 version, please.

  • drumbaby #7 5 years ago

    Gimme dinosaurs, bears, wolves, mummies, tigers, rats, St Frances' Folly, and you can do what you like with the rest of it. :)

  • Artemis_Matsas #8 5 years ago

    St Frances' Folly... wow, that brought back some fond memories!

  • peterfll #9 5 years ago

    A PC version but no 360 \ PS3 \ Wii?

    Seems a little short-sighted to me.

  • Grunk #10 5 years ago

    As long as you can still do 100ft dive onto a rock floor with that satisfying crunching sound I'm in

  • neuroniky #11 5 years ago

    Hope the lack of a 360 version is just an overlook... the latest TR game was ace on 360, definitely better there than on PC, where it turns in a frameratecrawlfest more often than not.......

  • Banjax #12 5 years ago

    As long as they don't bother to remake the oh-so-disappointing final section in Atlantis, it's fine with me...

  • Dezm0nd #13 5 years ago

    Are they stupid? I want a 360 version damnit.
    Edited by 1 at 30/10/06 @ 13:14

  • ecureuil #14 5 years ago

    Blah, I'm disappointed by this already.

    itamae is completely right - it probably will be full of the combat that so very nearly ruined TRL.

    Why couldn't they just remake the original? The levels were perfect, it could do with a new lick of paint and the TRL control scheme, and I'm sure new and old would buy it.

    I'm guessing this version will include the same levels, only expanded to have trucks full of soldiers that spill out to shoot you at every corner, all the animals/dinosaurs will have been replaced with solidiers and gun turrets, there will be millions of "hookshot" opportunities added in, despite the original not having them, and probably some dull set-pieces like the motorcycle game from TRL.

    Sorry for being so pessimistic, but I can't imagine them getting this right at all.

  • Steroyd #15 5 years ago

    oh joy it's on the PSP Lara on the go :)

  • Derblington #16 5 years ago

    2 sex wees in one morning!

  • Blerk #17 5 years ago

    Oh. Now I'm worried that they might turn it shit. :-(

  • Feanor #18 5 years ago

    They're probably gonna give it unlimited saves. Bang goes the tension.

  • JonFE #19 5 years ago

    I'm in both the "why not on x360" and "don't re-imagine anything, just port it as is" camps on this.

  • SeesThroughAll #20 5 years ago

    Errrr... they're going to do a remake of the first Tomb Raider? I think I'd rather just download the PSOne original to my PSP then :)

  • Super_Zee #21 5 years ago

    Please don't "re-imagine" too much.

    This is my childhood you're messing with...

  • chupachups #22 5 years ago

    What the heck are those shorts? They look like they've just sprayed her bottom with rubber.

  • ecureuil #23 5 years ago

    They're probably gonna give it unlimited saves. Bang goes the tension.

    It'll either be like in Legend, or exactly the same as the original.

    I liked it in Legend though, if you got a jump wrong, you didn't have to go miles back. Good game design, that.

  • chupachups #24 5 years ago

    "They're probably gonna give it unlimited saves. Bang goes the tension."

    Didn't the PC original have unlimited saves?

  • BravoGolf #25 5 years ago

    LOL @ pic quote

  • BadBoyBonner #26 5 years ago

    PC version did yeah

  • BadBoyBonner #27 5 years ago

    Thought the frame-rate on 360 was a bit hit an miss, was gutted with so much slowdown on the opening scene, I mean come on, Iended up loving the smoothness of the xbox 1 version, hope, the 360 is now multi-thread rending smooth as ya like at 60fps 720p - fingers crossed

  • Darkuss #28 5 years ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSS!

    I want ...err... Lara!

  • Sko #29 5 years ago

    "We've taken all of the key moments from the original game and put them into the context of a brand new Tomb Raider adventure which will make fans of the franchise extremely happy but also attract a completely new audience,"

    Translation - It's not a remake, honest, so we'll be charging full whack for this.

  • Hughes. #30 5 years ago

    Any thoughts I had of getting this are starting to evaporate. The first one wan't my favourite anyway, dying within sight of a save crystal and having to repeat 5 minutes of block pushing, wall climbing and precipice jumping again and again was not my idea of a good time.

    If the PSP version goes back to the old PS1 era camera system, you know, the one that actually worked? I might change my mind.

  • markypants #31 5 years ago

    I think using the TRL engine is a good idea, Lara moved far better than she did in the PS original. If you go back and play the PSOne version now, it feels clunky and awkward.

    As long as the level design and set pieces remain, I'll be happy.

    I'm guessing a 360 version is in the pielines, they'd be mad not to do it.

    M

  • Malacath #32 5 years ago

    It's strange that it's not coming out on the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3

  • Kami #33 5 years ago

    Step away from the re-imagining... pt down your silly ideas... we just want the original game in Legend's graphics engine... no-one needs to get hurt here...

  • Agent_Llama #34 5 years ago

    The original with updated graphics is what we want. No messing with it. I didn't think TRL was much cop anyway.

  • smelly #35 5 years ago

    Yes I want more conversions of older games for older platforms on the 360 too!

  • bunglebonce #36 5 years ago

    itamae is completely right - it probably will be full of the combat that so very nearly ruined TRL.

    Why couldn't they just remake the original? The levels were perfect, it could do with a new lick of paint and the TRL control scheme, and I'm sure new and old would buy it.

    I'm guessing this version will include the same levels, only expanded to have trucks full of soldiers that spill out to shoot you at every corner, all the animals/dinosaurs will have been replaced with solidiers and gun turrets, there will be millions of "hookshot" opportunities added in, despite the original not having them, and probably some dull set-pieces like the motorcycle game from TRL.

    Sorry for being so pessimistic, but I can't imagine them getting this right at all.


    All my fears in one post.

  • darkphoenix #37 5 years ago

    "...pushes the boundaries of current gen consoles..."

    Is this a joke?
    Either a Gamecube or Xbox version would step on the shitty $ony ones.

    A shame the p$2 does not die allready, as it is currently delaying the industry.

  • smelly #38 5 years ago

    delaying what exactly?

    Prettier graphics? Do they REALLY make that much difference?

    Then again.. Take away the pretty graphics from oblivion, and I doubt anyone would be ranting about how great it supposidly is - so i guess i've answered my own question.

    Edited by 1 at 31/10/06 @ 02:36

  • UncleLou #39 5 years ago

    Oh, look who's trolling. Well, colour me surprised!

  • HelloWorld #40 5 years ago

    I played a demo of the new one and the controls seemed a bit messed up. Old version felt more "physical", although it was clunky.

  • azwipe #41 5 years ago

    hmm... I'll wait to hear what Karima Adebibe has got to say about it.