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Is there a story? Yes, but it isn't particularly inspiring. That said, the tutorial occasionally seemed to lack telling you about a particular mechanic, leaving it to pop-up hints to inform you of things later on in the game. The controls are sufficiently similar that the learning curve is very slight.
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All the mechanics are immediately familiar and accessible. Gameplay-wise, Legend is surprisingly similar to how the reboot works. With Legend, the game essentially does that for you. In the reboot, for example, I quickly tuned out the extraneous fluff (textures, waving plants etc.) and focused on the things that were important. However, though dated, they serve well and in some respects the lack of visual clutter actually helps. I admit, considering that it was "only" released back in 2006 I was at first a little dismayed by how primitive the graphics looked in 2015. So, how does it stand up? Pretty well actually. That said, having played the Tomb Raider reboot recently, I decided to give this earlier outing for Lara a go. Technology moves so quickly, that anything more than, say, five years old, will always looked dated when viewed by someone who plays more modern games. It's always hard being objective when reviewing a game that is several years old. Still, it was fun while it lasted, though the ending suggests a sequel will be made. Not that I want a game that goes over twenty hours all the time, but I won this one in only six hours. The only complaint I have is this is a very short game. Of course, you must go from location to location to search for pieces of an artifact, that is usually a must in most of the tomb raider games. This leads to startling revelations into Laura's past as those thought dead might not be and myth and reality seem to merge.
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The story, Laura once again while just trying to find an artifact runs afoul of another group also seeking what she is. Almost like those found in a Prince of Persia game, albeit without the wall run. The fighting is good as you are going to be involved in a lot of shoot outs, but for me the best parts of the game were the jumps from here to there and such. The game features some very beautiful locales, especially if you are playing on the X-box 360 as the backgrounds look all the more grand on this system. The controls are a bit different, but more like real life as you may still have unlimited ammo with the default guns, this time you will have to reload. Here you are mainly exploring tombs, granted, you take a side trip to one skyscraper in Japan. Yes, this was a fun Tomb Raider game and it is more like the first one unlike a couple of the later ones are.