Although short, Tomb Raider Legend will keep you entertained 'till the last second.
You are thrust into the game in a search for lost fragments of a legendary sword. You visit such interesting, varied and great-looking environments as Peru, England, Kazakhstan, and even Tokyo. You can shoot the hell out of people with your trademark pistols while doing 'neo' moves through the air. You even ride across rooftops with a Ducati Motorbike. The moves in tomb raider are, as is expected, fantastic. And the animations for these moves are even more so. The real problem with Legend though, is that its short. It took me exactly 6 hours and 56 minutes to complete the game (thats not including the time afterward collecting all the extras in her mansion though).
The graphics in tomb raider legend are (if you have the hardware) amazing. The bad thing is that its all on one option. You can turn almost everything on highest settings on an average gaming PC and get about 40fps. But if you turn on "Next Generation Content" (which is just one big setting) you need a super kick-ass PC to run it well. Without next-gen content it just looks average, but with it turned on its the best looking game ever. Period. You will see some amazingly high resolution textures, the water looks better than in real life (lol), and if Lara jumps in water and you climb out again, water drips off her body and her clothes and hair get all wet. Oh, and can can get muddy and dirty if you roll around or get knocked down too much, and if you jump in water it all washes off. Its awesome.
Sound is pretty much superb. The voices are excellent. Lara's voice in particular is soft, sexy, and just says "im going to kick your ass". All at the same time. Hats off to the girl who did her voice - she pulled it off. Environment sounds are equally great, it really sounds like your in the jungles, or jumping across skyscrapers in Tokyo. Only bad part of the sounds is the weapons. They really dont sound particularly loud when they fire, and dont pack much of a punch. (It also takes about 7 shots to kill one guy, which is annoying)
Overall, Tomb Raider Legend is a game you really need to at least check out, if not buy. It appeals to just about anyone, and is one helluva thrill ride.