Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness was to be the first episode of a new Lara Croft trilogy called Next Generation. The game was not as successful as hoped by the developer, but with the large success of Tomb Raider: Legend, further Tomb Raider games are likely.
On the unlockable costume Goth, the symbols on Lara's vest and belt buckle are for another Crystal Dynamics/Eidos series, Legacy of Kain. They are the symbols for Raziel and Kain's respective clans. Also, in the main hall of Croft Manor, a painting can be seen of the human Kain, the same one that Raziel sees in Kain's Mausoleum in Defiance. Lara's blue sport outfit uses the Soul Reaver symbol of the sound glyph on the shoes. The unlockable Soul Reaver weapon is also a nod to these games.
In the last level, Bolivia Redux, the crates bear the Natla Industries logo. Jacqueline Natla was the main enemy in the original game, and Natla Technologies was her company.
The game topped the UK game charts at number 1 and remained there for three weeks.
As of June 30, 2006, the game has sold over 2.9 million copies worldwide, has become the fastest selling Tomb Raider game in the series and has helped the series sell over 30 million units.
The main hall of Croft Manor is nearly identical in layout and ornamentation to its counterpart in the first movie.
The lyrics to the main theme and other musical cues in the game are from a Gaelic folk song named Ailein duinn.
Following the success of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game on the Nintendo GameCube, Eidos announced their decision to port Tomb Raider: Legend to that platform, marking Lara Croft's first appearance on a home Nintendo console.
In the first Bolivia level, in the corridor after the interactive sequence, skeletal corpses can be seen in a hole in the wall. The corpses are similar to those that can be seen in certain areas of the first Tomb Raider game, such as Peru.
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