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Tomb Raider: Anniversary Gets Episodic on 360

Eidos Interactive has announced that Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider: Anniversary will see an episodic release on Xbox Live Marketplace.
Nick Breckon
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As was rumored earlier in the month, Eidos Interactive has announced that developer Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider: Anniversary will see an episodic release on Xbox Live Marketplace. Owners of Tomb Raider Legend on the Xbox 360 will be able to grab the content in the form of two expansions, the first of which will be available in September.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a new and improved reworking of Core Design's original 1996 action-adventure title Tomb Raider (PS1, SAT, PC). The game is already available for the PlayStation 2 and PC, with Wii and PSP versions currently in development. Four major locations from Anniversary's campaign will be split into episodes, subtitled Peru, Lost City, Greece, and Egypt. Each content download will feature two episodes, with the Croft Manor level being released as a free download for either pack.

The cost of all four episodes will total 2400 Microsoft Points ($30). In order to access the content, players must own a copy of Tomb Raider Legend, although Eidos is planning to release a full retail version for the Xbox 360 later this year.

"This is part of our strategy to grow our presence in online and digital distribution as we believe there are huge growth opportunities arising from this delivery format and we intend to capitalize on the increasing demand for digitally downloaded content," said Eidos CEO Jane Cavanagh. "Ultimately we also intend to make the title available at retail so that it reaches the maximum possible audience."

Eidos also released a few screenshots and some artwork for the game.

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  • MatthewPhillips legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    June 18, 2007 10:09 AM

    I just picked up the PS2 version last week.

    Only played the very first level; pretty good so far.
    Never played the original game.

    For some reason I was expecting the first level of the game to start out with Lara sliding down that rock wall and jumping down and then getting attacked by dinosaurs (or was it wolves?) . Maybe I remember that from the demo. They show this scene in the trailer for TR: Anniversary.

    • sigpro legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 18, 2007 10:13 AM

      I'm pretty sure in the original on the PS1 you slide down the rocks and have to shoot like 2-3 wolves. How does this one start.

      • MatthewPhillips legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 18, 2007 10:15 AM

        TR: Anniversary starts out in the mountains / snow. But you only stay outside for a short period of time.

        Once you're inside it's pretty much the Tomb Raider that I remember.

        I gotta make some time and try to get back to the game today.

        • sigpro legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 18, 2007 10:28 AM

          Interesting. I remember playing the 1st one all the way though but I had to use a guide as it got way to damn hard eventually for me.

    • Popedispencer legacy 10 years
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      June 18, 2007 10:59 AM

      It's a pretty good game. First game I've finished in ages.

    • Super Sparker legacy 10 years
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      June 18, 2007 2:59 PM

      I hooked up my PS1 and I sould try TR again and see how it starts later tonight - I think that beginning was just the demo, though.

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