During what we might tentatively call Lara Croft's dark ages, when the series took a brief hiatus, one of the attempts to reinvent it came in the form of the unique twin-stick shooter, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Now, fans of the 2010 original can relive the nostalgia by playing it on their mobile devices, as it's now available on iOS and Android!
The plot of Lara Croft: Guardian of Light follows the iconic tomb raider as she teams up with the immortal Mayan warrior Totec to prevent the release of an ancient evil. As you might expect, this game supports co-op play, with Feral Interactive offering both local and online multiplayer options.
While the game emphasizes action, it also includes a variety of puzzles. From classic parkour to more cerebral trap-laden challenges, you'll have the chance to exercise your brain between bouts of shooting. Coupled with the ability to explore diverse environments such as toxic swamps, endless tombs, and volcanic caverns, the game offers more than just action-packed gameplay.
Ever since their porting of the excellent Alien: Isolation, Feral Interactive has set the gold standard for mobile adaptations of popular games. Even their somewhat controversial remaster of Total War: Rome was solid in terms of mechanics, proving that when tinkering with a classic, it's impossible to please everyone.
If you're looking for a change of pace and want to swap action for horror, why not check out our review of Black Salt Games' hit eldritch fishing sim, Dredge? See if it's worth casting your line (and a few pounds of salmon).
