The thing that made the first Tomb Raider enjoyable for me was the exploration and, despite controls that haven’t aged that well, the platforming. TR 2 has an increased focus on combat, as you run into hundreds of human enemies with guns and baseball bats which gets very mundane later in the game. Fighting animals in the first game that were more scarce was way more fun as you had to constantly dodge them, keeping you on your toes. The platforming hasn’t been neglected which is a good thing but the aspect of exploration has, since most of the levels take place in more civilised environments like cities and mansions. I gotta say though, it was pretty cool getting to uncover and enter a big, sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean after escaping from an oil rig. It also introduced flares whose dynamic lighting look really impressive for the time. Still a very decent game otherwise but it doesn’t hold a candle to its predecessor.