Tomb Raider: Underworld brings Lara Croft back in an ardent effort to stop what has been a heady descent into video game irrelevance, and with gun fights, motorcycle sprints, and acrobatics galore, Underworld helps elevate the once lauded action franchise out of the dark depths. Unfortunately, this decidedly outmoded adventure isn’t enough to lift Lara back to her once lofty perch.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Lara tries to whip out the twins — get your mind out of the gutter: the “twins” I’m talking about here are ‘action’ and ‘adventure’ — in order to evoke some excitement in Underworld but there isn’t enough solid action to back up the platforming. All in all, Ms. Croft’s latest effort falls a bit flat with a dated feel; it’s obvious that the genre that Lara helped pioneer has long passed her by.

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