Great game, a new and better Lara. The graphics are great and the new controls smooth. Shame about the very short story.
However I was pleasantly surprised with TR: Legend. New developer Crystal Dynamics seems to have taken at least some control back in producing a game which isn't rushed. The graphics were a vast improvement on the glitchy graphics of AOD. Lara herself looked more realistic than ever before and the scenery is amazing, actually making you want to take it all in, lay down the guns for a second and admire the landscape.
As with previous Tomb Raider games the first few levels take you through a more complex control system than before, with the ability to adjust them to the players liking. The controls were smooth and simple after practice with new moves such as the grapple hook and climbing and jumping from wall to wall. These were the most frequently used and added a new dimension to the game play, allowing Lara to do moves and reach places you would never have thought of before.
New aspects to the gun-play have also been added, the ability to choose the more dangerous targets out of a group, the use of grenades, and a fancy slow motion sequence if Lara uses a jump and shoot move on an enemy, sometimes a little annoying when in the middle of a group of enemies.
Overall a great improvement on previous Tomb Raider outings, this game has a good variety of interactive cinematic scenes, a range of puzzles (the amount depending on difficulty played at) and good action. The mansion also makes a welcome return as a small side game, with its own puzzles and missions.
With all its extra incentives; secrets, puzzles and side games it creates a larger world for Lara to move around in, making for great game-play. However, all these extras detract from the fact the main game itself is quite short, the solution, take your time and enjoy the view.