Easier said than done on later levels where enemy activity is fairly manic, but then that’s all part of the fun. ![]() When you’re stood still, Lara will automatically shoot, and so you’ll need to stand in place as often as possible, moving only to dodge incoming attacks. You move by placing your finger anywhere on the screen, where a digital thumbstick will appear. We’ve not played enough of both versions to fully compare, but it seems to us that the Netflix version is more generous in its handouts, whereas the standard Android/iOS version has been cultivated to eventually encourage in-game spending.īut let’s talk about actually playing the game. There are many more freebies in the in-game store, too, and items can only be bought with in-game currency (which can only be earned, not bought). It means instead of needing to use in-game currency or watch an advert to get a free revive, you’re simply given one. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you can download the game via the Netflix mobile app, giving you access to an almost-identical game, albeit with one key change: it has no microtransactions or adverts. There is another option to play, however, and it’s the one we’d urge you to go for if you can: play the Netflix version of Tomb Raider: Reloaded. It’s not a game that feels pay to win, although the standard Android/iOS versions do support microtransactions. But you’ll at least get enough free currencies and items to give you a good start. That progress does slow down over time, as is the nature of mobile games. Along with upgrading Lara as a whole each time you gain a new level, you can also upgrade weapons, bullets, backpacks and accessories by using manual pages, increasing their damage output or the amount of HP or other benefits they give Lara. But it does mean the game is pretty generous in rewarding you, making upgrading Lara an easy and speedy task – at least in the beginning. It feels a little messy, having so much stuff all in different places. So, yes, finding everything you need to redeem in Tomb Raider: Reloaded is quite the task, and it’s easy to miss something. There’s also a Workshop, giving you weapon upgrade materials over time, free stuff available in the store, and event rewards to be claimed. ![]() Then there’s yet another icon to redeem Exploration Rewards, offering goals for each level you complete. Elsewhere are ‘Daily Discoveries’, yet another type of daily reward. Then, under a different icon, you’ll find daily and weekly rewards for meeting certain goals. It’s not exactly the most streamlined of apps, and you’ll find rewards dotted all over the place.įor starters, Tomb Raider: Reloaded gives you daily rewards simply for logging in. And simply rounding up all the rewards you unlock after every run, fiddling around with your inventory to upgrade or craft new items and claiming everything available to you can take some time. Various events will become available the more you play, allowing you to take on different challenges, using special types of tickets. But there are other things to be doing even if you’ve got no tickets. Perhaps that’s for the best, for the sake of our productivity. Once you’ve spent some, they’ll refill over time so you’re not too limited, but you can’t play endlessly. A run typically costs five tickets, and you’ll have a maximum of 20 at any one time. Of course, being a mobile game, that ‘next time’ is limited by how many tickets you have available. But you’ll have earned various currencies and items that can be used to upgrade your character, making it a little easier to succeed next time. If you die while on a level – which vary in length between 15 and 50 stages – you’ll need to start right back at the beginning. You could describe Tomb Raider: Relaoded as a level-based roguelike of sorts. This is hardly Lara Croft at her best – it’s a generic mobile adventure game that could feaeture just about any action character and still work just as well – but it’s a fun way to pass some time. ![]() We’ve put a fair bit of time into Tomb Raider: Reloaded both pre- and post-launch this week, and found it to be rather enjoyable. That shouldn’t completely put you off, however. Before you get too excited, though, temper your expectations: it’s a mobile game. You may have heard the news that a new Tomb Raider game released this week.
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