For a while now Tomb Raider has been on a steady down hill slope getting progressively worse with every new release. Now realising the errors of there ways the have tyred to bereave new life into the series by going back to their roots and using the the formula that made the original games so popular. In Legend, Lara is looking better then ever and now has some cool new gadgets to play with. She Carry's a "Metallic Grappling Device" witch helps you get around the levels and also makes the game a lot more fun when your swinging from ledge to ledge over huge drops. Lara also has a PLS or light to you and me witch will shed some light on the subject when needs be but also makes for some spooky lighting effects witch show off the graphical abilities of the 360 making everything look a hole lot more impressive overall. The gadgets aren't the only new additions to the game, they've also added interactive cut scenes witch while being short play out really well and there are now parts of the game which will require Lara to take to two wheels and chase down some baddies at high speeds. While these aren't perfect they do add something to the experience and were worth adding to the game. Apart from these new additions the game stays fairly true to the originals in its gameplay style. They have tweaked the aiming functions with the guns so now you hold the left trigger to lock on to enemies before shooting, also you can do some crazy ass flip moves off your opponents to kill them in style. The story in Legend tells of the death of Lara's mother as a child and how she plans to find out the truth of what really happened. The story's mainly told through well voiced cut scenes and flashbacks of earlier years and laras childhood. It's hard to explain how the story unfolds without giving it away but i will say this. If you like English mythology, then you'll love this. It's not the longest game you'll ever play so don't expect to be playing it for more then 10-13 hours on the first run through, but there is some replay value by playing the levels through again in time trial mode which requires you to complete the level in a certain amount of time with is actually quite hard and allot of fun. Of cores there is also croft manner to explore where you can try and find some hidden unlikable's, try out some of Lara's unlikable outfits and find secret passages among other things. All in all i was very impressed by how well this game played and the quality of the story, however i was slightly disappointed with the length of the game. I would say if your a fan of the series then you have to own this game but if your undecided, then there's never been a better time to start playing Tomb Raider.
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