49.) Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider by Square Enix (2013)


Genre: Mystery, Action, Adventure, Survival

Honors: Best of E3 2011: Best Action Game; GamesRadar E3 2011 Awards: Coolest Character Reinvention; E3 2011 MVG Award Winners: Most Valuable Game; The Best Games of E3 2011: Best Stage Demo (Reader's Choice; Gamespy's Best of E3 2011 Awards: Best Trailer; IGN's Best of E3 2011: Best Action Game; IGN's Best of E3 2011 Awards: Best Action Game and Best Trailer; E3 2011 MVG Award Winners: Most Valuable Game Award; The Shortlist Best of E3 Awards 2011: Best Action Game; E3 2012 MVG Award Winners:Most Valuable Game Award; IGN's Best of E3 2012 Awards: Best Overall Game, Best Trailer, People's Choice; E3 2012 MVG Award Winners: Most Valuable Game Award; Digital Spy's Most Anticipated Game of 2013: Most Anticipated Game of 2013 (Readers' Choice)[Found on Wikipedia]

Review: Lara Croft is on an expedition to find the mysterious island of Yamatai in a Bermuda Triangle type area of the Pacific Ocean. Her ship is mysteriously wrecked and she washes up on the shores of an island. She soon discovers that there is a cannibalistic cult that lives on the island. Lara must survive, and rescue her team mates.  

Opinion: I really liked the game, the details and the game play were beautiful and seemless. But it was a little tricky for me to play being a beginner game player even on the easiest of difficulty levels. The game is quite gory with lots of blood and body parts, but I don't mind that as much as some other people. I didn't get a chance to finish this game but I got a decent way through it. There is lots of fun mystery and intrigue in the overarching story. 

Ideas: I would recommend this to experienced gamers, especially if they like strong female leads. If they like survival type games, or adventure games, this is a perfect game for them.

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48.) Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts by PlayStation, Disney, Square (2002)

Genre: Fantasy, Modern Fantasy, Role Playing 

Honors: IGN's Best of 2002; PS2's Best Game of 2002 Editor's Choice Award (nominated); PS2's Best Game of 2002 Reader's Choice Award (Runner-Up); IGN's Best Art Style/Direction,  runner-up for "Best CG Graphics"(Runner-Up), honorable mention for "Best Animation" in IGN's 2003 list of "Best Looking Games on PS2"; GameSpy "Top 25 Video Game Cinematic Moments" (listed twice).

Review: Sora is the main character in this roleplaying game that consists of different worlds. The characters are a mix of Disney and Final Fantasy. The player can have Goofy or Donald Duck as helpers in certain worlds. The different worlds consist of worlds that come from Disney animated movies. Sora is trying to trying to find his friends and help defeat the souless with the use of the Keyblade.  Goofy and Donald are on a similar mission from King Micky since his lands are being attacked by the Heartless.


Opinion: I know this game is old, but I am not a very good gamer and this is a fun game for beginners. It takes a player through the game play very slowly and in general is very simple to follow. 

Ideas: I would recommend this to someone who likes Disney, and is trying to start playing video games. Some teens might be having a hard time breaking into the video game world, this is a good gateway game for them. I wouldn't recommend it to serious gamers who play a lot of games because this might be too easy for them, unless of course they were really into Final Fantasy or Disney.