When Lara pirouetted back into our hearts last November, she also seemingly closed the chapter on the Tomb Raider: Legend story arc. Not so, as this – the first of two – of 360-exclusive downloadable content reveals.
Beneath the Ashes certainly caters to the Croft hardcore then, but is it honestly worth the delay/800 point combo? That’s rather more debatable. As part of the prologue to Underworld, it’s intriguing (though PC and PS3 owners can consider themselves cheated that they’re only effectively getting half the story without this DLC), yet taking it purely as an isolated Tomb Raider level it’s middling at best. The fresh puzzles hint at lofty potential, but they’re sporadic and frustratingly underdeveloped. And while snagging all the hidden treasures will take even seasoned raiders a while, we’d personally rather have had a larger level to romp around.
Apr 2, 2009
