Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis preview – the new old Lara Croft

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis – the graphics are definitely better than 1996 (Amazon Game Studios)

The latest remake of the original Tomb Raider is attempting to breathe new life into the whole franchise but is it too old school or not enough?

When it arrived in 1996, the original Tomb Raider proved to be a powerfully important game, putting its newly formed publisher Eidos Interactive on the map, helping to establish the original PlayStation as the top dog of consoles, establishing Lara Croft as a global icon, spawning a rash of sequels, and later even getting caught up in Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia promotion.

Games don’t come much more iconic. However,...