Lara is back, and better then ever.
User Rating: 8.3 | Tomb Raider: Legend X360
I have to say that I haven't really been that big a Tomb Raider fan. I played the original and didn't enjoy it. I held off and played a DC version hoping that it would get better, and it didn't. So it's about time that Lara got a good make over. But it's not all good. The major complaint I had was with the play control. The controls are MUCH better. The camera is much more forgiving. The button set up is much better and much more responsive. So all in all the game plays like most standard action/adventure games. It borrows elements from Zelda, Halo, and God of War. All excellent games. The music and the sounds work well in the game. They don't feel out of place and pull you into the game play. The graphics look good but feel very last generation on the XB360. The graphics are slightly better then that of the GC and the PS2, however they just don't feel 360 worthy, particularly since there are games that have come out before this and really flexed the muscles of the console. But all in all Lara is well animated, highly detailed and still is drop dead sexy. The levels are rather short. But the story is pretty cool, it's probably the most story driven the the Tomb Raider series. Sometimes I accidently call it a movie. This is a sold action/adventure title. It stands out in some places, like a character that we like, has history, and so forth, but with out Lara, this game would be considered just about average. Sit back and enjoy angleing the camera so you can sneak a peak. 
