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Tomb Raider

Metascore

Pros & Cons

Reviews

Price: $20

89

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 35 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    26
  • Good:
    8
  • Average:
    1
  • Bad:
    0
8.6

User Score

Based on 82,838 reviews
as scored by Steam users

Pros:

  • Ridiculously great graphics.
  • Great environment.
  • Lara's world feels brutal, dangerous and frightening.

Cons:

  • No tombs.
  • Poor dialogue.
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Last revision on February 26, 2017

Editors Liked

  • Ridiculously great graphics
  • Great environment
  • Lara's world feels brutal, dangerous and frightening
  • Amazing combat
  • A lot of DIY gadgets
  • Great characterization
  • Very deep

Editors Didn't Like

  • No tombs
  • Poor dialogue
  • Mediocre facial animation
  • Occasional unwelcome QTE
  • Lacklustre multiplayer
  • Not a bloody game
  • Occasionally perhaps a bit too silly

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechSpot on March 12, 2013

Although this year's Tomb Raider reboot made our latest list of most anticipated PC games, I must admit that it was one of the games I was least looking forward to from a performance perspective. Previous titles in the franchise have received mixed to...

By PC Authority on May 16, 2013 100

Despite featuring one of gaming's most identifiable heroines, the Tomb Raider series has never been known for its storytelling. If anything, the attempts to impose a story on Lara Croft's adventures have tended to lead to the worst iterations of the...

By Strategy Informer on March 22, 2013 85

Reboots are a risky old business. Any media franchise can begin to grow old and tired, gimmicks and ideas that previously enthralled audiences leaving people cold - and videogames are no exception. There’s something else present in gaming, though -...

By GameSpot on March 13, 2013 85

Tomb Raider is an exhilarating action adventure that serves as a terrific origin story for the iconic Lara...

By PCAdvisor on March 12, 2013 70

Tomb Raider is uneven, too obsessed with trying to be a movie and to copy its great rival Uncharted at the expense of, well, tomb raiding, but underneath the bluster it definitely contains a modernised take on the adventuring the series is known for.

By The Inquirer on March 12, 2013 90

The long awaited release is a prequel to the series enjoyed by a largely young male crowd for almost two decades, portraying the female protagonist at her most vulnerable. In Tomb Raider , Lara is a young lady of 21 years with no prior experience of...

By New Game Network on March 11, 2013 93

Lara Croft has definitely returned, and fortunately, much like its protagonist, the Tomb Raider franchise hasn't changed, it has simply...

By PCWorld New Zealand on March 09, 2013 100

NameTomb Raider (2013)Summary:While its heavy use of quicktime events and scripting can be irritating, Tomb Raider is polished, pretty, and most importantly, plenty of fun.Rating:5/5Games Info:Developer: Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Nixxes Software...

By IT Pro Portal on March 01, 2013 80

Tomb Raider does for Lara Croft what Casino Royale did for Bond and what Batman Begins did for Batman. Some fans might not like the new tone or the new Lara, and parts of the gameplay leave me cold, but it brings the action back into a more believable...

By Stuff.tv on March 01, 2013 100

Tomb Raider resurrects Lara Croft with style. Nathan Drake better watch out....

By AUSGamer on February 26, 2013 90

It’s a better Uncharted game than Uncharted 3 was, and goes a long way towards reminding us of the value of the Triple-A blockbuster in a market where smaller indie efforts have started to get so good that we need such reminders. This is an extremely impressive reboot...

By EuroGamer on February 25, 2013 80

So goodbye, old Lara. Your time is up. Hello, new Lara. If you can stop hacking people to death for five minutes, we'll get along fine.

By GameSpot on February 25, 2013 85

But with its excellent controls, engaging heroine, thrilling combat, and fascinating setting, it doesn't need to. Lara may be covering some previously charted territory here, but Tomb Raider is so well-crafted, you won't mind at all.

By Edge on February 25, 2013 80

Whether she’s huddled up against the cold or sending five men to their doom with an explosive arrow, this is still Lara Croft, one of gaming’s most distinctive heroes – and now she has a personality that extends far beyond the bounds of her bra straps. If the purpose of a reboot is to redefine a character and set them up for the future, then this is a job well done.

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