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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Double tops

I thoroughly enjoyed most of Tomb Raider Legend and it looks like you did too. Lara's latest has retained the top slot in the UK charts and is going a long way to banishing the torrid memory of Angel of Darkness. Yes, you can argue that the game is too short or too simple or even that her scanty and impractical clothing is immature sexualisation from an industry supposedly outgrowing puberty. Any hopes that Mr Gard would tone down the T&A were dashed early in the game - is she supposed to be a role model or a sex object? Hopefully by the time my daughter is old enough to pick up a joypad Lara will be more like the former. Still, despite all this, the controls and graphics, combined with some nice puzzles, make for some zesty entertainment.

Elsewhere Football Manager 2006 gets a 360 and PSP-shaped boost, while The Godfather begins what I predict will be a fairly hasty descent. Buzz does the biz though. Like Singstar, it's a game that anyone can play and I expect to see this series troubling the charts for years to come.

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