S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Tomb Raider: Legend

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Tomb Raider: Legend — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World Tomb Raider: Legend Square Enix, Eidos Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 April 6, 2006
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Teen
Developer GSC Game World Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive
Publisher GSC Game World Square Enix, Eidos Interactive
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/legend/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Steam, Xbox 360 Store, GOG
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Pentium 3 1.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 256MB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 64 MB 3D Accelerated Card with TnL (GeForce 3Ti / Radeon 9 series), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 9.9GB free disk space, 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse and keyboard Recommended: Pentium 4 2.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 512MB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 256MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 5900 / Ati 9800XT), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 9.9GB free disk space Optimal: Pentium 4 3.0Ghz or Athlon XP/64bit Equivalent, 1GB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 512 MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 7800 / Ati X-1800)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 82 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.9 / 5 (532 ratings)