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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Released On: Aug 18, 2010
85
8.1
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 73 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
70 Reviews
70 Reviews
3% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 73 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
70 Reviews
70 Reviews
3% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
You will rarely find a game that offers such phenomenal value for money, even at full price I would wholeheartedly recommend it. It's an exciting reinvention for a heroine whose light has unfortunately faded in recent years; an exciting parade of action, puzzling and exploration elegantly crafted with fresh direction, all while retaining that familiar Tomb Raider ethos.
The content, excitement and sheer amount of fun re-imagines Lara Croft in a way that will ensure she remains a powerful force in gaming for a long time to come.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 147 User Ratings
8.1
73% Positive
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
22% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
5% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 147 User Ratings
8.1
73% Positive
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
22% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
5% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Dec 5, 2010
Launch issues aside and despite having little to do with the Tomb Raider universe itself aside from borrowing the main character, Lara Croft, this game ranks in the top-5 best XBLA titles ever made alongside other greats such as Shadow Complex, Limbo and Bionic Commando Rearmed. Essentially, the game features a fixed isometric camera angle as you explore dungeons, caves and jungles in single player or two-player cooperative mode. The gameplay is a mix between twin-stick shooting action, platforming and physical puzzle solving, such as trying to get both your players across a pit, navigating a bolder through spike traps and others. The closest comparisons are the older Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath games, but instead of RPG elements and swords you get guns and more refined platform/puzzle solving elements. Additionally, each level contains mini-challenges such as collecting a certain amount of red skulls, completing sections under a given time limit or destroying x number of items. By completing these challenges you're rewarded with new items, health, ammo and ability upgrades. In all, this is an incredibly great game that's enjoyable both as a single-player and co-op experience and features a long campaign, plenty of bells and whistles and a nice leaderboard that all combine to provide a lot of replay value. The only downside is the game can be kind of glitchy at times, but even those moments can be pretty hilarious if playing with a buddy. In all, stop reading this and go at least try out the demo!
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Xbox 360 Lara Croft changes her typical gameplay, but it's even better right now: a huge game, full of elements, fun and compelling, with great visuals and gameplay. It's excellent overall, one of the best XBLA/PSN games out there.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is definitely a rebirth for the Tomb Raider series. A meaty puzzle-based platformer that will definitely have fans asking for more, it is the perfect conclusion to this year's Summer of Arcade and 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) well spent.
A great adventure, especially if you're playing co-op. Despite the silly story and dialogue, I had more fun with it than any Tomb Raider in recent memory.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a good and entertaining Arcade game, especially if played in local co-op. Too bad the game doesn't support (yet, at least) online co-op too.
Proves too bland to satisfy anyone-even accounting for the fact that "Tomb Raider" is intentionally missing from the title.
Aug 21, 2010
Lara Croft GoL is the best game that crystal dynamics have ever made ... i'm glad i bought it , i wasn't sure because of the isometric view , if your a bit scared to get it then DONT BE because it is the best game EVER :D 10/10 !!
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Xbox 360 Aug 21, 2010
Who would have thought that there's be a great, inexpensive Lara Croft game after the series of craptastic releases over the last 7 years or so? This is just a great time.
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Xbox 360 Aug 29, 2010
She's still hot, the puzzles and graphics and music are still super good, the plot is good, the weapons are fun... it's pretty much all you could ask for with a Lara Croft game. Really cool sort-of-bosses and epic battles. A little on the easy side, which is the only drawback.
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Xbox 360 Sep 28, 2010
The graphics are pretty average. Gameplay occasionally has some interesting puzzles but most of them are basically "go here, pull the lever, watch the camera pan over to a door and run through quickly" there are a few nice tense moments but overall can get a bit repetitive especially as its been done so much before. I actually felt like I played this game before the way I steamed through it because every puzzle I have done in some form or other before. The story isnt anything special and the voice acting is pretty poor. The sound design is also pretty generic and doesnt really stand out much. This game is far from a 10 on originality alone but the fact there is still no on line co op 2 months after it came out is a big loser for me. I may come back and bump the score up a little higher when they finally update the multiplayer co op to be online because its not something I have experienced as I live out of town and generally out of convenience it is me visiting my mates rather than them coming all the way out to me where theres no pubs and clubs and the average age of the women is about 72. Its quite hard to tempt them round to play some split screen XBLA reboot title of a previouslyl dried up franchise which I would have to say to them "may or may not be good I havnt played it with anyone yet" Until I experience more than half the game its not going to get more than half the score. This 3 is out of 5 for the singleplayer. When they finally release the multiplayer online and the dlc Ive heard about then I may come back and rate it higher if Im not playing RUSE or Halo or FIFA or something too much.
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Xbox 360 Jan 23, 2023
Je l’ai pris lors d’une promo chez le gros porc il y a un bout de temps et hier je ne sais quelle mouche me pique : je décide de lancer l’étron ! Et l’étron, l’infâme étron ne se lance pas ! on est sur PC après tout : sur cette plate-forme, c’est comme au service, on a droit à 5% de pertes. Pas si grave, j’y ai joué sur le Xbox Live Arcade : on se rend très vite compte de la nullité du truc. Lara Crott se met donc à l’indé pour la gamelle et s’avère décidément abonnée à la médiocrité perpétuelle, pour ne pas ire ici la crasse nullité nulle à chier. Des énigmes relous, de l’action simpliste, une jouabilité très limitée et un côté répétitif qui se répète… alors inutile de **** plus avant sur cet ersatz minable, il est temps de tirer la chasse par dessus et de faire comme si nous n’avions rien vu ou joué.
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Xbox 360 Summary [Xbox Live Arcade] Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is the first ever co-op multiplayer action/adventure game featuring Lara Croft. This brand new adventure combines the hallmarks of the Tomb Raider franchise, including exploration and discovery, platforming, and puzzle solving combined with character progression, fun fast-paced c...
Rated T for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- Nintendo Switch
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date: Aug 18, 2010
Developer:
- Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Square Enix
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