Relive Lara’s start on your fancy XBOX
Before rebooting the entire series with 2013’sTomb Raider, developer Crystal Dynamics decided to take the series in a more modern direction with 2006’sTomb Raider: Legend. Basically setting the groundwork for Naughty Dog’s popularUnchartedseries,Legend’smain flaws were that it lacked much in the way of content and felt disconnected from the rest of the series. That disconnect then got retconned a year later with a remake of the original game, titledTomb Raider: Anniversary.
Anniversaryis what I consider the best game of the series. It not only pays homage to a classic gaming icon, but it modernizes the adventure in a way that feels akin toResident Evilon Gamecube (albeit without the same graphical polish). Areas are expanded in organic ways and new content is thrown in to make the adventure different for returning veterans. It also helps that Lara actually turns around when you move the joystick instead of plowing straight into walls.
Whether you feel the same or not, you can now relive both games on your Xbox One to refresh your memory. They join a massive catalog of backward compatible titles today and are definitely worth your time. If you’re wondering whereTomb Raider: Underworldis, that game was added to the BC service last year. You can now play the semi-modernTomb Raidertrilogy on your new console alongside the reboot trilogy. What a time to be alive.
Tomb Raider: Legend and Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today (and both are currently on sale)https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLopic.twitter.com/d3RTJMgOiM
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson)May 16, 2025
