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About Lara
Croft and the Guardian of Light
On March 4 2010 Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics
announced that they were working on two games one of which
would be titled 'Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light'
(presumably the other game is Tomb Raider 9). This new game
is not part of the Tomb Raider series and would be different
in many ways from the games we are used to featuring our
heroine. The game will be made available only in
downloadable format through XBox Live, the Playstation
Network and for PC. It will be a cooperative game but also
be playable in single player mode the game differing
dependent on which mode the player chooses. It will also
feature an isometric camera view (overhead and to the side)
which will scroll and follow the character(s) as they
progress through the levels. GoL also introduces another
character, Totec (more below) hence the co-op play
option.
The Story:
Our heroin Lara is on the trail of an ancient artifact
called The Mirror of Smoke which, thousands of years ago,
was entombed by Totec, the leader of the Army of Light along
with himself after an epic battle which raged between good
and evil and after he triumphed over his evil counterpart
Xolotl and banished him from the world. However during
Lara's search in Central America the artifact is snatched
from her by a group of mercenaries who have been tracking
her, effectively awaking both Xolotl (who reclaims the
mirror and kills the mercenaries) and Totec who blames Lara
for her carelessness but ultimately realizes that the only
chance of retrieving the mirror is to work together to avoid
the world falling into eternal darkness. Hijinx ensue.
Gameplay:
Lara again has her dual pistols with unlimited ammo and
her grapple which can be used to help Totec reach places he
couldn't otherwise. Totec on the other hand can help Lara
out by throwing his unlimited spears into walls etc allowing
Lara to use them like the parallel bars we're used to
finding throughout TR levels. He can also use his shield as
a platform for Lara to climb on by holding it over his head.
Totec can also wield a shotgun and there has been talk of
both characters being able to use land mines. I have also
seen at least one screen capture of Lara using what appears
to be a flame thrower but I haven't seen any confirmation of
this. There will be collectables to be found and along with
the main quest there will be optional side 'rooms' to
discover and explore and unlock extra items. Guardian of
Light uses the same game engine as TR Undeworld and will
feature dynamic plants, shadows and physics-based
destructible objects.
Furture downloadable content has been announced which
will include new environments and the abillity to replace
Lara and Totec with other video game characters.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is now available for
download for PS3 (Playstation Network) XBox (XBox Live) and
PC (Steam) for US$15. Also available for iPhone and iPod
Touch for US$6.99 and iPad for US$9.99 and downloadable
through Apple's iTunes App Store.
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