pictures when they do a general search for Tomb Raider". Eidos sent cease and desist letters to the owners of the "nuderaider.com" URL that hosted the patch to enforce its copyright of Tomb Raider. Sites depicting nude images of Lara Croft have been sent cease and desist notices and shut down, and Eidos Interactive was awarded the rights to the Nude Raider domain name. A rumor stated that the game has a cheat code for Lara's nudity. Management did suggest adding it to developers, but they refused. As a response to the controversy, Core Design included a secret code in the sequel; allegedly a similar nude code, it in fact blows Lara up. Reception Upon its release in 1996, the game was widely praised by video game magazines for its variety and depth of control, revolutionary graphics, intriguing environments, and use of occasional combat to maintain an atmosphere of tension. Ryan MacDonald of GameSpot described the game having the puzzle solving from Resident Evil, the gory action of Loaded, and the ability to have a 360-degree freedom in the gameplay. The game tied with the Saturn version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 for Electronic Gaming Monthlys "Game of the Month", with their review team saying it stood out from other titles and was the PlayStation's best release at the time. Next Generation called it "a thought-provoking, riveting action-adventure easily on par in intensity with any of Hollywood's finest efforts", citing it as a landmark title and potential trend setter for that console generation. Some critics rated the PlayStation version better than the Saturn version. MacDonald wrote that its graphics were sharper and GamePro scored it half a point higher than the Saturn version in every category despite noting the former's "solid showing". However, Next Generation said that it would not bother to review the PlayStation version because the differences between it and the Saturn version were negligible. Similarly, Electronic Gaming Monthly only reviewed the PlayStation version, and stated in a feature on the game that both versions were playable and enjoyable, while also having identical graphics. A retrospective analysis of the game by Digital Foundry referred to the Saturn version as the least enjoyable versions due to lower frame rate and poorer audio compared to other versions. Next Generation reviewed the PC version of Tomb Raider Gold, rated it three stars out of five, and wrote that it was a