News: Lara Croft raids a tomb from an 80s arcade.
GameSpot has posted a new preview Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, revealing a little more about the first downloadable Tomb Raider game.
Believe it ot not, Guardian of Light will play out as an isometric top-down arcade game with "a focus on high scores and replay value." The game will also include a co-op option as Lara and her Mayan partner search for tombs to raid:
On a story level, Guardian of Light is a buddy adventure starring Lara Croft and Totec, a Mayan tribesman. The plot is lighthearted Hollywood fare and tells of the Mirror of Smoke, an artifact whose ancientness is matched only by its mysterious powers. And as people tend to do with mysteriously powerful artifacts, a number of folks are fighting over this thing. The odd couple of Lara and Totec find themselves in a battle against Xoxolt, an evil spirit released from the Mirror who has the distinct advantage of controlling all manner of spirits to do his bidding. Expect to be going up against undead tribesmen, giant salamanders, and from the looks of it, everything in between.
Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics has also revealed the game will be released sometime this Summer. However, which downloadable platforms it will be released on is still a big secret.
We'll have more soon.