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Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is the sixth game in the Tomb Raider series, and is the sequel to Tomb Raider: Chronicles. Angel of Darkness introduces new stealth and close-combat moves - ducking, sneaking…

62 20 June 2003

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is an adventure developed by Core Design, released 20 June 2003 on PlayStation 2, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is an adventure game developed by Core Design and released in 2003. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on PlayStation 2, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a sinister Alchemist from the past, and a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run. Pursued by the police, she follows the Alchemist into a dark world of blood, betrayal and vengeance where it is up to her to defeat this unholy alliance, and stop them from unleashing their incredible powers on the world.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is the 17th of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. The next entry was Tomb Raider in 2003. Its critic score of 62 is 10 points below the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is The Tomb Raider Trilogy at 92.

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How it was received

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 62, across 118 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness launched on 20 June 2003, within three weeks of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Viewtiful Joe. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Viewtiful Joe.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness — frequently asked questions

When did Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness come out?
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness was released on 20 June 2003 for PlayStation 2, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?
At minimum, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness needs 1.8GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c graphics, 2 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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