There are eight locations to travel through as you go on your quest, starting with Bolivia, then on to
Peru, followed by Japan, Ghana, Kazakhastan, England, Nepal and finally back to Bolivia. That said, once
you've completed the first level you'll be able to access all of the rooms back in England in Lara's home,
Croft Manor. These include a bedroom and special training rooms, which give useful practice to test a
combination of jumping from one type of platform to another then swinging off something else, etc.
Along the way, finishing a level will also unlock hidden outfits and cinematics, to name but two special
things as you progress.
The first thing you notice as you leap up and around Bolivia is the clever new movement system that
actually feels fluid and it works, as opposed to the complete opposite in Lara's dreadful last outing,
Angel of Darkness. It might seem a bit simplistic at times as if you leap towards a ledge and
look like you're about to slip, it helpfully suggests you press 'Y' so you know to grab on, otherwise
you're going to come a cropper.
Also, while I moved across said ledge, dust came off - a nice flourish not seen on previous games.
Something else I don't recall from before which can help if you get stuck is that your binoculars have
a "RAD mode" which allows you to see what can be set off in a row or stood on to reveal contraption-like
things but, since it's not a difficult game, a lot of this you can work out for yourself anyway.
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