Lara Croft: Relic Run 9+

This is probably the best 3-lane running game I've ever played. There are levels, so it's not like it's just an endless running game like others of its kind. But there is still an endless option if you want to play it that way. Every few levels provides something new to keep you on your toes. The bosses are straight up awesome. I love this game! The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is because of two issues that I have. For starters, the controls don't always work the way they should. There are times where I have slid exactly like I'm supposed to, and still die. Once, I even jumped and Lara slid instead; and it caused me to die. I've only had this problem in the desert level, not the jungle level. I'm hoping this problem won't be present in the mountain level, but I haven't gotten there yet. The second problem I have is that things that cost diamonds are WAY too expensive. But, I guess every app needs to make a profit somehow. Overall, this game is amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who likes running games, Tomb Raider, or is just looking for a fun new app.

I will start by saying that I have played a lot of endless running games and they all get boring after a time. It is nice to see something like this game with a different style of battle mechanics to make it stand out a little bit more. There are a few other games that stand out as better developed (less issues with controls and other aspects like screen sensitivity, speed of control and response time). I crash when I shouldn’t be crashing because I swiped to move, duck or jump past the obstacles and the game doesn’t register the movement. I have a new iPhone 8 Plus, so I know it is not the phone having issues. I won’t even get into the Facebook login issues.

The game does have promise and a wonderful appeal to the fans of the Tomb Raider series but I believe that is where the pizazz ends. It has nice graphics but still a bit blocky, not highly redefined. If they can fix the choppiness of the gameplay, the issues with the sensitivity on the controls and speed up the response time with it would make this game a lot better. Control issues are a huge detractor for a game with a big franchise tag. If you fixed the controls and nothing else, this would be a solid 4 Star game and I would recommend it to others. At this point, I will play for a while longer and hope the game will open itself up more and be better in later levels.

I’ve enjoyed the game thus far. Having a different type of “ temple run “ game but still maintaining the same concept is cool. I like the level system, Although the first stage got a little mundane for me after a while. It was mainly the level design, and the enemies, how they were just repeated. The red skinned lizard men, were nice but again, they were just reskins. That goes for the T-Rex as well. I feel like there should be a little more in variety for the costume, and their bonuses. The weapons were nice, but it’s easier to just stick to a single weapon. Heck after fully upgrading the agent 47 skin, it pretty much makes everything else useless. The duo pistols have unlimited ammo, and using the skin gives them insane damage. My MAIN issue with the game right now though is this. When I got to the Sahara Dessert I can’t even play it! Not a single level. Whenever I try loading into the very first level of the stage, it kicks me back to the main map. It does this every single time, preventing me from playing the game, and progressing in it. I’ve tried resetting my phone, and nothing. Tried deleting the game, and re installing it, doesn’t fix the problem. I would really like to progress further in the game. I’ve already upgrading all available skins and upgrades, along with the item upgrades. Fix this pleases devs.