Tomb Raider

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 35 expert reviews

Excellent:

26
Good:

8
Average:

1
Bad:

0

8.6

User Score

Based on 130,925 reviews
as rated by 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

Reviewers 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

Reviewers 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

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 TechSpot on March 12, 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 PC Authority on May 16, 2013

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 Strategy Informer on March 22, 2013

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

By GameSpot on March 13, 2013

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 PCAdvisor on March 12, 2013

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 The Inquirer on March 12, 2013

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

By New Game Network on March 11, 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 PCWorld New Zealand on March 09, 2013

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 IT Pro Portal on March 01, 2013

100

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

By Stuff on March 01, 2013

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