Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

A solid if unambitious threequel.

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Lara Croft
Square Enix

The climactic third entry into the Tomb Raider reboot series finally releases this week, and though the game arrives amid a high degree of fan scepticism, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is for the most part an enjoyable - if over-familiar - finale for Lara Croft's tripartite origin story.

Reviews have skewed broadly positive so far, and while it certainly isn't a necessary day-one purchase for any but the most hardcore Tomb Raider fans, it is a well-crafted action-adventure romp that delivers almost exactly what you'd expect.

It's a shame new franchise developer Eidos Montréal didn't do more with their opportunity to innovate the series beyond its Uncharted-aping holding pattern, but all the same, if you're in the market for a fast-paced AAA blast, you can't go too wrong with this one.

As long as you're not expecting anything too ambitious from the story or gameplay, there's a lot here to enjoy. But if you're a casual fan of the series, you might want to make it a weekend rental or wait for a sale...

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