Aspyr Media Inc. Releases Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness for Macintosh.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2003 Aspyr Media Aspyr Media, Inc. (IPA: /əsˈpaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform. Inc. announced that Lara Croft Tomb Raider(tm): The Angel of Darkness(tm) for Macintosh(R) began shipping today. This time around Lara is darker, harder and more intense than ever. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is the latest game from the most popular computer and console video game series of all time. In The Angel of Darkness, a series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. At the center of these mysteries are the Obscura Paintings; 14th century pieces of art that the alliance is desperate to repossess repossess v. to take back property through judicial processes, foreclosure, or self-help upon default in required payments. . Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy Werner Von Croy is an Archaeologist from the Tomb Raider game series. He was Lara Croft's mentor. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1940.[1] When Lara was 16, Von Croy took her on a journey to Angkor Wat in Cambodia for her very first adventure in a training level , Lara becomes a fugitive on the run. Pursued by the police, she follows the villains into a dark world of blood, betrayal and vengeance where it is up to her to defeat this unholy alliance  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. , and prevent them from
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Lara's abilities are much improved from previous Tomb Raider games and she can adapt to how different players play the game. Rewards are given for puzzle solving and exploration in the form of improvements to Lara's jumping ability, brainpower brain·pow·er n. 1. Intellectual capacity. 2. People of well-developed mental abilities: a country that doesn't value its brainpower. Noun 1. , upper body strength and much more. For the very first time in a Tomb Raider game, Lara has the ability to talk to characters. Conversational choices made by players affect Lara's route through the game. The game also introduces a never before seen playable character, Kurtis Trent Kurtis Trent is a fictional character from the (AoD) video game. He is voiced by Eric Loren. Biography Kurtis Trent, ex-Legionnaire and adventurer, was born on June 26 1972 in Salt Flats, Utah, USA. , who works with Lara to help clear her name from a murder suspicion. The game is rated "T" for Teen and is available where entertainment products are sold for a suggested retail price of $39.99. Aspyr licensed the game from Eidos, and Macintosh conversion was done by Beenox. About Aspyr Media Inc. Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and services, with a smile, to gamers worldwide. More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com. About Eidos Eidos is one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Eidos develops and publishes a diverse mix of titles for the PC, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (tm) and Xbox(R). For more information on Eidos and its products visit http://www.eidos.com About Beenox Founded in 2000, Beenox Inc. is a rapidly expanding game development studio based in Quebec, Canada, specialized in creating innovative technology and original games for personal computer platforms and game consoles. All the Beenox team has cumulated years of experience in the gaming industry with titles published on such platforms as the PlayStation 2 and 1, Windows, and Macintosh. Since its foundation, the company has delivered several highly acclaimed original titles but was also responsible of AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. title ports such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (THPS), released as Tony Hawk's Skateboarding in Europe, is a skateboarding video game, and the first in the Tony Hawk's series. 4 (PC-MAC), Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer is a video game in the Activision O2 brand. It was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance. In 2003, it was published for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. (PC-MAC), and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (MAC). With its new 3D technology developed last year (Goliath), the Beenox game division is now busy working on an all-new 3D game. |
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