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* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: Individual levels do this, but chapters involve a transition to a different location.
* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: Individual levels do this, but chapters involve a transition to a different location.
* [[Down the Drain]]: The Cistern is arguably a subversion, being one of the more fun and interesting levels in the game.
* [[Down the Drain]]: The Cistern is arguably a subversion, being one of the more fun and interesting levels in the game.
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]
* [[Invisible Grid]]
* [[Invisible Grid]]
* [[MacGuffin Delivery Service]]
* [[MacGuffin Delivery Service]]
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* [[Porting Disaster]]: The PC version has no event music (although it came with a few unique ambient themes), thankfully the soundtrack has been restored in recent years.
* [[Porting Disaster]]: The PC version has no event music (although it came with a few unique ambient themes), thankfully the soundtrack has been restored in recent years.
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Shout Out]]: The Ark of the Covenant in Lara's home.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The Ark of the Covenant in Lara's home.
** During Lara's battle with the Skateboard Kid, when you start to shoot him he'll say [[Taxi Driver|"You firin' at me? You firin' at me? Well I don't see anyone else here, so you must be firin' at me." ]]
** During Lara's battle with the Skateboard Kid, when you start to shoot him he'll say [[Taxi Driver|"You firin' at me? You firin' at me? Well I don't see anyone else here, so you must be firin' at me." ]]
* [[Trope Codifier]]: Popularized a lot of the tropes used in 3D [[Action Adventure]] games, and is likely the [[Trope Maker]] for some.
* [[Trope Codifier]]: Popularized a lot of the tropes used in 3D [[Action Adventure]] games, and is likely the [[Trope Maker]] for some.
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* [[Arc Welding]]: {{spoiler|It turned out that Anniversary was partially made so Natla could be added into the Legend/Underworld story arc}}
* [[Arc Welding]]: {{spoiler|It turned out that Anniversary was partially made so Natla could be added into the Legend/Underworld story arc}}
* [[Genre Blindness]]: One of the lines spoken by the final boss during a cutscene: "Sooner or later, you're going to run out of bullets." Looks like she forgot that this is, after all, a [[Tomb Raider]] game, and our heroine Lara Croft is the poster girl for [[Bottomless Magazines]].
* [[Genre Blindness]]: One of the lines spoken by the final boss during a cutscene: "Sooner or later, you're going to run out of bullets." Looks like she forgot that this is, after all, a [[Tomb Raider]] game, and our heroine Lara Croft is the poster girl for [[Bottomless Magazines]].
* [[Grey Delisle]]: As Jacqueline Natla.
* [[Grey DeLisle]]: As Jacqueline Natla.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Lost Island, NOT Atlantis.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Lost Island, NOT Atlantis.
* [[Justified Tutorial]]: When approaching the destination, your guide breaks the ladder, forcing you to climb up using other terrain. Tutorial messages tell you how to proceed.
* [[Justified Tutorial]]: When approaching the destination, your guide breaks the ladder, forcing you to climb up using other terrain. Tutorial messages tell you how to proceed.
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* [[Rule of Cool]] / [[Rule of Fun]]: While it mostly applies (and takes various areas/puzzles from the original [[Up to Eleven]]), it is defied with some levels and sequences, where realism seems have taken precedence compared to the original.
* [[Rule of Cool]] / [[Rule of Fun]]: While it mostly applies (and takes various areas/puzzles from the original [[Up to Eleven]]), it is defied with some levels and sequences, where realism seems have taken precedence compared to the original.
* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|Qualopec gets up out of his throne, Tihocan's body is missing from its coffin, and Natla swears "This is only one remnant of Atlantis! I will find another!}}
* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|Qualopec gets up out of his throne, Tihocan's body is missing from its coffin, and Natla swears "This is only one remnant of Atlantis! I will find another!}}
* [[Shout Out]]: In the developer commentary, they explain that the ark was removed from the manor, because it may have been trademarked.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In the developer commentary, they explain that the ark was removed from the manor, because it may have been trademarked.
* [[That One Level]]: Obelisk of Khamoon and those damned knives.
* [[That One Level]]: Obelisk of Khamoon and those damned knives.
** The shaft climb in The Great Pyramid is an even bigger example for a lot of players.
** The shaft climb in The Great Pyramid is an even bigger example for a lot of players.
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