Eidos Mobile
Tomb Raider: Legend
This 3D game follows the story of Tomb Raider Legend, the new title in massive Tomb Raider Franchise. Developed using ground breaking 3D technology; it’s a 3rd-person action-adventure game with an event-driven story & some of the most immersive 3D graphics ever seen in a mobile game.
The adventure takes Lara around the globe, exploring treacherous tombs and uncovering mysterious ancient artifacts. Lara Croft's search for a Pre-Incan relic changes course dramatically when she meets a dangerous figure from her past.
World-spanning adventure, intrigue & mystery - based in the real world with layers of mythology and tomb-raiding. Striking, detailed, fast-moving graphics show off high-end handset capabilities and legitimise mobile phones as gaming devices.
Features:- Lara Croft comes to life! - the sexy, dual-pistol wielding adventurer comes to your phone screen in amazing detail, presenting Lara in the finest fidelity to date.
- Return to the Tombs: Lara’s new quest brings her to lost ancient realms that guard Secrets of the Past.
- Platforms and Gunfights: Lara uses her natural physical prowess to combine fast and frantic gunplay with unique platform adventure freedom.
- This new adventure will take you through an impressive journey of exotic locations from the high rise buildings of Tokyo, to the deep jungles of Ghana, in which there are some hugely unexpected situations for Lara to deal with in the way only she can.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend Mobile is a third person action/adventure game starring the world famous archaeologist Lara Croft. The game is an adaptation to the mobile phone format of the console version of the game, featuring a compressed storyline across three levels of the console version. The level layouts and game mechanics, as well as the game’s control scheme, are designed from the ground up for the mobile medium.
The player’s primary objective is to complete each of the levels in the game, with each level having its own specific goals. Completing each level allows the player to progress in the game: opening up the next level and unfolding more of the game’s story.
In addition, the player also has the objective of obtaining as high a score as possible when completing each level. This opens up an extra layer of challenge to the player and adds to the re-playability of the game by allowing her to compete against her highest score in each of the levels of the game.
Main Gameplay Modes
In order to optimize the mobile gaming experience, TRL Mobile includes 3 distinct gameplay modes:
- The platform mode is obviously dedicated to platform levels,
- The combat mode 1 is dedicated to corridor-based gunfight levels,
- The combat mode 2 is dedicated to room-based gunfight levels.
The game puts the player in control of the adventurous and sexy Lara Croft. It takes place in the universe of TR: Legend, across three of the levels found in the console version of the game:
- Tokyo, Japan
- Jungles of Ghana
- Cornwall, England
The levels selected present three contrasting environments (modern skyline vs. ancient tomb) to give the player an increased feeling of diversity in the game.
Overall, the game intends to be a mobile translation of the console game. The key level characteristics and most of the main plot points have been maintained, while the actual tasks and game dynamics have been designed from the ground up for the mobile environment with its user input limitations.
Main Gamplay Features
- Accurate portrayal of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider universe
- Full 3D graphics environments
- Levels are designed around specific actions for a more streamlined gameplay
- Lots of context sensitive actions and animations
- Simplified controls to overcome the limitations of mobile phone inputs
- Estimated play through time: 2-4 hours
Player Controls
The game is controlled using the 4-way controller and 1 action button.
Sample Controls Layout on Nokia 6630
The functionality of the action button is context sensitive. This makes it possible to only have one action button while letting the player perform multiple different actions at different stages of the game.
Additionally, the action button has two methods of input: normal press and long press. Also, the directional buttons have two methods of input: normal press and double press.
This system allows for controls that fit mobile phones, making each gameplay action entertaining, easy-to-learn and addictive, for a better overall mobile gaming experience.
Basic Controls
| Combat mode 1 CORRIDOR |
Combat mode 2 SHOOTING GALLERY |
Platform Mode EXPLORATION |
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Left Strafe | Run Left | Run Left |
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Right Strafe | Run Right | Run Right |
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Run Forward | Run Forward | |
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Step Back | Duck | Run Forward |
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Shoot | Shoot | Jump / Use Grapple |
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Precision Shoot | Precision Shoot | |
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Jump Roll Left | Roll Forward / Left | Turn and Roll Forward |
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Jump Roll Right | Roll Forward / Right | Turn and Roll Forward |
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Roll Forward | Roll Forward | |
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Flip Backward | Turn and Roll Forward | |
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Jump & Shoot | Jump & Shoot | |
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Jump & Shoot | Jump & Shoot | |
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Jump & Shoot | ||
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Jump & Shoot |
