Okay, so Tomb Raider: The Prophecy on GBA is one of those "how did they even make this work on a handheld?" games. It's not the full 3D experience you'd expect from Lara, but it's a surprisingly solid isometric action-puzzler. You're still raiding tombs, dodging traps, and solving switches—just with a top-down view and way more pixelated boulders rolling your way.

First thing you'll notice? The controls take some getting used to. Jumping feels weirdly precise for a GBA d-pad, and aiming the grapple hook is its own mini-game. But once it clicks, you start seeing the clever level design—hidden passages, timed platforming sections, even some light gunplay. Not bad for a system with no analog stick.

Honestly, it's more puzzle-heavy than later Tomb Raider games. You'll spend half your time rearranging artifacts or weighing down pressure plates while avoiding spike traps. Still has that classic "one wrong move and you're impaled" tension though. Just don't expect the graphics to hold up on anything bigger than an actual GBA screen.