Tomb Raider Gold adds two new sections to the main game: a return to Egypt, in which Lara infiltrates what appears to be a temple dedicated to the general concept of cats, and additional levels set within the original game's Atlantis Stronghold. Both sections represent totally different understandings of what makes Tomb Raider work. The Cat Temple levels are very challenging, but they also capture a sense of space and sense of scale, recalling some of the better exploratory moments from the original. The Atlantean Levels, while intense, are pure challenge dungeons, the Super Mario Bros.2: The Lost Levels of the Tomb Raider universe. They prove to be a lot more frustrating and a lot less interesting. There's a sloppiness to the visual language in these levels generally that didn't really appear in the original, too, particularly in the Cat Temple, where certain rooms are so bizarre and unpolished looking they don't even seem like a finished product.

Reviewed on Jun 21, 2024


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