Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend | Xbox 360

About the Game

Legend is the seventh major game in the Tomb Raider series, now for the first time developed by Crystal Dynamics , along with the original character designer of the game's protagonist Lara Croft: Toby Gard . Heroine Lara is searching for a South American relic, but her adventure takes a different course when rogue anthropologist Amanda Evert shows up.

Story & Setting

The narrative takes Lara through locations all over the world, from the Himalayas to Ghana, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Japan, and England, including her famous mansion filled with secrets and collectibles.

Gameplay & Core Systems

The typical third-person action-adventuring exploring is still present. Lara can move more freely and is no longer limited by specific jumps. As you travel through rough environments, you will need to run, dive, swim, climb on poles, ladders, roofs, use zip lines, shimmy, and vault, with acrobatic actions such as somersaults and flips. You need to cross difficult terrain, solve puzzles to advance or open up new areas, and engage in combat. New tools include a grappling hook, not only used to move around but also to haul enemies Scorpion-style , binoculars, a PLS (personal light source), flares, a PDA and a headset to keep in contact with tech support Zip.

Standout Features

• Lara carries her trademark dual-wielded pistols, but can also pick up new weapons along the way, such as a shotgun and grenades.
• Tomb Trials: The PSP version includes the full game and adds a multiplayer mode: Tomb Trials.
• You can race another player through tombs to see who comes out first, or go on a timed scavenger hunt for artifacts.
• Both humans and animals will attack you, and the game retains the auto lock-on mode, but now with a slide attack and close combat with both kicks and punches, plus bullet-time actions to get behind enemies quickly.

Presentation & Atmosphere

Missions take place in both indoor and outdoor environments, with arcade motorcycle and jeep sequences in between.

Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p), HDTV 720p, and HDTV 1080i. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.