Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

Temples of doom abound in Lara’s last quest (for now)

- Ian Evenden

HAIR HAS COME A LONG WAY in videogames since the blue-topped goons of Wing Commander II. While it still clings in shrub-like patches, it moves and reacts with a degree of naturalism—even if it now protrudes over Lara Croft’s forehead like the rearward part of a duck.

Lara’s appearance has been tinkered with again. She remains a reasonably naturalistic early-20s woman, as seen previously in the trilogy, but distinct from her appearance in the recent movie. Her body count is mind-boggling, and she must surely be on some sort of most wanted list for the number of antiquities she’s stolen, but her slight figure, noticeably shorter than the heavily armed men who hunt her down, is an effective device for gaining the player’s sympathy.