<s>
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
brand	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
non-playable	O
character	O
AI	B-Application
following	O
or	O
helping	O
Lara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
18	O
August	O
2010	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
16	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
which	O
included	O
cooperative	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
and	O
86.36	O
%	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
aggregate	O
sites	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
fourteenth	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
twenty-five	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
sold	O
98,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
22	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Osiris	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
adventure	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
virtual	O
camera	O
viewpoint	O
,	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
non-linear	O
"	O
arcade-inspired	O
"	O
action	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
isometric	B-Application
camera	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Device
Raider	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Prophecy	I-Device
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
some	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Lara	O
retains	O
her	O
dual	O
pistols	O
with	O
infinite	O
ammunition	O
and	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
which	O
she	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
cross	O
gaps	O
and	O
which	O
Totec	O
can	O
tightrope	O
walk	O
across	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
may	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
may	O
join	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
whether	O
online	O
or	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Daniel	O
Neuberger	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
get	O
frustrated	O
by	O
having	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
stars	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
archaeologist	O
and	O
Totec	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
Mayan	O
warrior	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Army	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
brand	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
simply	O
titled	O
"	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stewart	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
everyone	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
games	O
(	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underworld	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underworld	I-Application
and	O
features	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
realistic	O
shadows	O
and	O
"	O
tons	O
"	O
of	O
physics-based	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	B-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Forest	O
Large	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
that	O
New	O
Orleans	O
was	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
location	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
restraints	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
was	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
be	O
Central	O
America	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
plants	O
,	O
were	O
borrowed	O
and	O
modified	O
for	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
said	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
had	O
not	O
affected	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
installment	O
and	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
titled	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
uses	O
recycled	O
musical	O
cues	O
from	O
Legend	O
,	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
Underworld	O
by	O
composers	O
Troels	O
Brun	O
Folmann	O
and	O
Colin	O
O'Malley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
on	O
14	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
download	O
only	O
title	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
18	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
cooperative	O
online	O
gameplay	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
enabled	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
release	O
,	O
but	O
on-line	O
cooperative	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
until	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
distributed	O
exclusively	O
by	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
cooperative	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
22	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
also	O
received	O
online	O
cooperative	O
play	O
,	O
being	O
patched	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
16	O
December	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
released	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
level	O
layouts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
contains	O
10	O
levels	O
instead	O
of	O
14	O
,	O
skipping	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
"	O
Xolotl	O
's	O
Stronghold	O
"	O
after	O
"	O
Twisting	O
Bridge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
;	O
online	O
cooperative	O
play	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
both	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
extended	O
support	O
after	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
with	O
five	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
from	O
October	O
through	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
the	O
packs	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
the	O
Trappings	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Things	O
That	O
Go	O
Boom	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
A	O
Hazardous	O
Reunion	O
"	O
,	O
contain	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
second	O
pack	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
"	O
unforeseen	O
problems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
feature	O
alternate	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Eidos	O
Interactive-owned	O
series	O
-	O
Kain	O
and	O
Raziel	O
of	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
 '	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
of	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
's	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
entitled	O
All	O
The	O
Trappings	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
thirty-day	O
free	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
online	O
cooperative	O
patch	O
on	O
27	O
October	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
the	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
2010	O
ranking	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
fourteenth	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
twenty-five	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
sales	O
show	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
done	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
selling	O
98,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
over	O
111,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
and	O
138,000	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8.5	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Watters	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.5	O
rating	O
,	O
praising	O
puzzles	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
challenges	O
,	O
but	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
Guardian	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
rating	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
by	O
Meagan	O
Marie	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
Tom	O
Orry	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
.	O
</s>
