"We get Sabatu'd but not overdosed with a lot of everything classic in the right place and time (except from Lava ember-assing Lara's butt). For best balance I'd go normal difficulty with free saving or Japanese difficulty with crystal saving. I chose the latter for first, maybe not last play. A worthy and belonging contestant of CtC. I wish Eurovision 2024 was of this quality." - DJ Full (13-May-2024)
"A high quality TR1 level mixing China and Egypt. You can play it in two ways: with PSX and
PC saving. The crystals in PSX version are mostly generously scattered. As usually in
Sabatu's levels, there are lots of enemies, traps and tricky boulders. Besides enemies and
traps there comes also exploration and parkour. Doesn't have many puzzles except some block
pushing and fun with water levels. The areas both in Chinese and Egyptian levels are very
pretty. There are some huge vertical rooms that look stunning. The lighting is done well
except a few rooms in the Egyptian level that I felt had quite flat lighting. Nevertheless
the visuals are very good and detailed. The level doesn't have any ambience which in my
opinion makes the atmosphere unique. Sometimes we hear some music playing here and there.
All in all, I highly recommend the level which is a great entry of this Classic Trilogy
Competition!" - BlackWolfTR (02-May-2024)