The phase that keeps popping in my head when I think of this game is "it's fine". As in, not great but not h
The classification I would like to select for this is "its fine". Because to me that’s what the game was. It wasn’t the greatest game ever but it wasn’t bad either. If you like platformers or Laura Croft in general I suspect you will like this game well enough.
Game Length (which to some would be Value I guess): Game took me about a day and a half to finish and I took lots of breaks. It seemed about the average length for the 360 games I have been playing. So it was not too long and not too short. There are time trials you can play so if you like that there is replay ability in the missions. You can also explore Laura's house. For me neither of these seem interesting enough to do unless I am really really bored. But others may like these.
Game Graphics:
The graphics are fine, not the greatest ever or what some people would term “next gen” but certainly nice and serviceable. I wasn’t distracted thinking that it looked particularly bad or good. Game Sound:
The sound was pretty good. The voice acting is quite good, not sure if I would say it is the best video game acting ever but certainly better then lots of games. One voice struck me as generic and there was some repeated lines that annoyed me a bit. Ambient sound was fine. Music didn’t attract my attention at all so it wasn’t great but wasn’t bad. When I did make a point to listen it seemed appropriate.
I played on medium difficulty. It seemed neither too hard nor too easy. The game was fine. In the end this game left me with just a neutral feeling neither giddy or upset. I cannot recommend this game at full price $60 but I will recommend it at $30 (or better $20) if you are looking for a game just to get you through till the next AAA title. Who knows I would not be surprised if many people like it more then me and find great replay value to it. For me it’s probably a one and done but I don’t regret buying it and playing it.
(ok maybe I am not good at "short" reviews)