Thursday 02 Nov 2006

“Basic etiquette, never arrive at a party empty handed.” - Lara after kicking off her high heels and revealing her twin pistols which were concealed under her black cocktail dress.

It was with great anticipation that I popped the disc into my PS2 to play the latest offering from the makers of Lara Croft. Having first met Lara on my PC, I had developed a certain kinship with one of gamings all time favourite female characters. Some males have a certain disbelief over my fondness of Lara. This is because despite her exaggerated proportions (which most certainly do not represent what a real woman should look like), she has a certain charm to her – there is something about that British accent and the fact that for once a woman is taking the lead role and is not afraid to open up a can of whipass on everyone who dares to stand in her way. Her mannerisms, and of course those famous twin pistols, have an alluring quality which has endeared her to people of both genders and of all ages across the globe.

A little background

For those of you who have not met Lara yet, let me introduce you to this adventurer and archaeologist. Being quite famous in the archaeology business, she is renowned at stopping at nothing to get what she wants. I think a little history lesson about Lara is called for, for nubes and because it is relevant to the plot in Legend. Lara and her mother were involved in a plane crash in the Himalayan mountains when Lara was just nine. Her mother was later killed due to mysterious events in a temple there. After the death of her mother she was raised by her father, also an archaeologist. Her father died when she was eighteen, leaving her Croft manor and the title of Countess of Abbingdon, hence her becoming Lady Croft. You can look forward to meeting team members Zip, Lara’s right hand man, who is a technology expert and is always in contact with Lara on her headset, and Alistair, who is her research assistant, providing Lara with information about where she is or what she finds. For much of the game these two provide a little comic relief as they tease and generally caution Lara.