Tomb Raider: Legend

Tomb Raider: Legend is the definitive sequel/prequel/quadquel to the Tomb Raider series. It's hard to imagine where it can go from here. The problem facing the glut of sequels from the original game, which debuted some 10 years ago, was that this was a hard act to follow. Some games just say everything that they have to say within a sequel or two - if they are lucky. Some developers continue to milk their cash cow until it yields nothing but dry powder - in the case of the Tomb Raider sequels, enough powder to create a desert.

The developers of Legend, have done their collective homework and produced a Tomb Raider game that might not have been possible three or four years ago thanks to new technologies. They are hoping that enough water has passed to cleanse the bad taste left in peoples' mouths by The Angel of Darkness. This version follows the same formula as the original, it just does it so much better. I just hope that we don't see another army of unimaginative...