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Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller

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Tomb Raider celebrates its fresh start with a well-built controller that fits the games overall theme quite nicely.
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Pros & Cons

    • Rough, Tomb Raider-inspired design.
    • Solid, weighty feel.
    • Relatively pricey.

Lara Croft's much-hyped return to video games in the refreshing Tomb Raider($14.24 at Walmart) reboot is accompanied by a tie-in: a special Tomb Raider-themed controller.

The Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller, designed in collaboration with publisher Square Enix, captures the rough-and-tumble nature of Lara's latest adventure. It features a small climbing axe logo between the D-pad and right analog stick, several scratch marks (actual grooves cut into the controller), fingerprints, and textured bandages with mock blood spots. In short, the gamepad looks like it went through as much hell as Lara.

The controller isn’t just a visual gimmick, however. Packaged within the box is a code that lets you download the 988 Kb Scavenger Archer who is one of the many unlockable Tomb Raider multiplayer mode characters. A pair of AA batteries is also included.

The Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller’s battery pack makes the gamepad a tad heavier than the standard Xbox 360($123.99 at Amazon) wired and wireless controllers, which is to its benefit. It has a certain weightiness and sturdiness that feels good in hand. I played Tomb Raider for hours without hand cramping or a wireless signal drop.

Like other wireless Xbox 360 controllers, the Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller has a 30-foot range and transforming D-pad that lets you emphasize either 4- or 8-way directional inputs by pressing in the D-pad and rotating it 45 degrees. 4-way, for example, may be your preferred mode when playing the likes of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX.

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Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller - Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller

Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Limited Edition Wireless Controller Review

4.0 Excellent

Tomb Raider celebrates its fresh start with a well-built controller that fits the games overall theme quite nicely.

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Best Deal£139.99

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About Our Expert

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

Since 2004, I've written about consumer tech for many publications, including 1UP, Laptop, Parenting, Sync, Wise Bread, and WWE. I now apply that knowledge and skill set as the managing editor of PCMag's apps and gaming team.

The Technology I Use

As a member of the App & Gaming team, I use a wide variety of apps and services. Google Drive is an essential file-syncing service for moving documents between team members in this work-from-home era. Scrivener has been an invaluable writing tool as I rework my fiction manuscript. YouTube Premium and YouTube TV deliver hours of entertainment (though I only use the latter service during the F1 and NBA playoff seasons).

In terms of hardware, I use a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 laptop for work and an Origin PC tower for playing PC games. I also have a Steam Deck, which lets me play my favorite titles under a shade tree. Of course, I have a smartphone, and the Google Pixel 9a is my handset of choice.

My main input devices are the Das Keyboard 4 Professional and Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Mouse, though I bust out the Hori Fighting Commander Octa or Hori Fight Stick Alpha when mixing it up in fighting games. I have a thing for arcade sticks. I collect Neo Geo AES games, too, but only if I can find the carts on the (relative) cheap.

For video and music consumption, I fire up my Lenovo Tab P11; it has a sharp screen and great Dolby Atmos-powered speakers. My Kindle Paperwhite has received much use, too. I have a standalone, Sony Blu-ray player connected to a TCL television when it's time to go full cinephile. I'm also a vinyl guy, so the Bluetooth-enabled Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT keeps the wax spinning.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Long live BASIC and retro computers!

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