mrstickball said:
Laughable. It follows in the footsteps of the rebirth of the Tomb Raider franchise, which started when Legend came out. The Tomb Raider franchise (post Angel of Darkness) has been far better than it has been in YEARS, and is an awesome gaming experience. Why did MS do this? Europe. Tomb Raider is still very large there, and Legends did very well there - As it was the top game in the UK for 3 weeks straight. Legends also sold 3 million copies, which is a pretty big amount. At any rate, this is good news for both TR fans and X360 owners. My girlfriend is going to be really really happy with this news. TR:U has always been day-1, but this cements it more.
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I personally found TR: Legend to be distinctly average. Certainly not "an awesome gaming experience...".
An 80 on Metacritic with a 5.2 average user rating shows that plenty of gamers weren't that impressed either.
That 3 million figure is taking into account it was released on: PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, GC, PSP, DS, GBA and Mobile.
3 million in sales across 9 platforms.
They're probably trying to entice more PS2 gamers to their system with the move, but I simply feel that gamers (especially casuals) aren't really swayed by DLC offered down the line. Not many seem to even know about it. (A friend of mine who owns the 360 version of GTAV didn't even know there was going to be DLC for GTAV, and look at how much attention that was given!).
If MS are adamant about getting the TR crowd onto the 360, I think the money might have been better spent on a strong advertising push for the game in Europe with a 360 logo flashing at the end of every commercial. (Although they might still go ahead and do that...). Also, with a myriad of other big third party games coming out this holiday season, was TR the best choice to drop money on?
