Latest Tomb Raider demo available for download

Gamers have been given the chance to get their hands on Lara Croft, with the arrival of a new demo of the latest Tomb Raider installment for the Xbox platform.

The demo of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend becomes available just days before the seventh title in the Tomb Raider series officially launches in North America.

In the latest installment, heroine Lara Croft returns to the tombs, armed with yet more acrobatic moves and weapons.

Early reports applaud how Lara is able to jump, swing and climb around the gaming environment with even more fluid movements.

The demo download also includes an exclusive trailer of the game and a selection of themes with which players can customise thier Xbox 360s, as well as picture packs of Lara from the game and of real-life promotional model, Karima Adebibe.

Legend is the seventh title in the Tomb Raider series, which remains one of the best-selling games of all time with over 28 million copies sold.