The fact that this tenth – well, nearly eleventh – anniversary remake
is getting any kind of welcome at all comes down to last year’s Tomb
Raider: Legend. With this ‘franchise reboot’ the team at Crystal
Dynamics managed something special – they updated the stale aspects of
the series and give it a new cinematic gloss without totally losing its
core appeal. The fact that the same basic team – including Lara’s
co-creator, Toby Gard – is behind this one-off, celebratory remake
offers some hope that Anniversary might continue Ms Croft’s rehabilitation.
