Review: Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light: Xbox Live Arcade, 1,200 Microsoft points (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Review: Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light: Xbox Live Arcade, 1,200 Microsoft points

2:59pm Friday 27th August 2010 in

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Lara’s big budget outings are fairly few and far between these days, but this Xbox Live Arcade adventure is a reminder of just how much fun you can have with the intrepid explorer.

Taking a different gameplay tack to the traditional over-the-shoulder shooter style approach, Guardian Of Light lives within an isometric third-person set-up, as you navigate your way through a number of levels, each containing tombs to explore, a multitude of beasts to battle and no shortage of puzzles to solve.

Using the left analogue stick to move and the right one to aim your weapons works really well.

The levels are engaging and tough work — each just long enough to feel substantial, yet not that expansive to make you feel like the challenges and rewards on offer are unobtainable.

Overall Rating: 4/5