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She’s back and she’s ready for her next adventure in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Nintendo Wii system.

The Wii edition is already available in stores nationwide with more than three hours of special gameplay designed exclusively for the Wii using the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controllers to its fullest capacity to give players a unique and intense action adventure game for the system.

The game was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Edios Interactive. Available now, Tomb Raider: Anniversary is rated “Teen” by the ESRB for violence and mild suggestive themes and retails for $39.99.

Morgan Grey, senior producer for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary, explains how this game is played.

“Basically we let you, through Lara, touch the game world for the first time. We’ve added whole new tools and gears. We call it the archaeological tool kit. For example if Lara walks into a wall that’s sort of obstructive she can get a pickaxe and use it to open it up.”

There are other features of the game Grey is somewhat proud of that players will simply enjoy. In the tool kit players can help Lara pick a variety of items to help her uncover something hidden in the room, brush it off and reveal hidden panels, hieroglyphics and more. Then there’s the traditional Tomb Raider action of swinging through trees, encountering hostile environments and even fighting a Tyrannosaurus Rex in a tropical rain forest.

“What used to be walking up to a wall and pulling a switch, now there’s all these steps that really feels like this is what Lara does in Tomb Raider,” Grey continued. “We’ve even added a new way for Lara to sort of grab and spin these cryptic puzzles to find a combination lock ... actually with the Wii we’ve been able to add more Tomb Raider to Tomb Raider. With the new gameplay elements ... it’s probably a definitive realization of Lara Croft.”

The game looks gorgeous, with challenging levels and interactive puzzle solving. See for your self in this trailer.

According to a review posted by Ryan Davis on CNet, the game is totally worth it although, from what I gathered, the game falls short as far as bad camera angles. Being physically involved in the game using the Wii Nunchuck attachment, however, makes a world of difference.

The game series has always been a challenge for me on the PSP, PC and PlayStation formats and being a PlayStation fan I do sort of feel guilt ogling a Wii console. But then the thought of playing a game that requires too much effort just to cast a line into the river like the fishing games makes we keep walking down the aisle. With games like Tomb Raider, the temptation to buy the game and a Wii system is back. And it’s waiting with pitchforks, flamethrowers and angry villagers screaming my name.

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