the original tomb raider game was released in 1996.
when was the original tomb raider game released?
1996
the first entry in the series "tomb raider" was released in 1996 for personal computers (pc), playstation and sega saturn consoles. the saturn and playstation versions were released in japan in 1997. the second game, "tomb raider ii", launched in 1997, again for pc and playstation. a month before release, eidos finalised a deal with sony computer entertainment to keep the console version of "tomb raider ii" and future games exclusive to playstation until the year 2000. the playstation version was released in japan in 1998. "tomb raider iii" launched in 1998. as with "tomb raider ii", the playstation version released in japan the following year. the fourth consecutive title in the series, "", released in 1999. in 2000, with the end of the playstation exclusivity deal, the game also released on the dreamcast. in japan, both console versions released the following year. "tomb raider chronicles" released in 2000 on the same platforms as "the last revelation", with the playstation version's japanese release as before coming the following year.
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hawes appeared in several bbc adaptations of classic and modern literature, including "our mutual friend" (1998), "wives and daughters" (1999), "tipping the velvet" (2002) and as the young diana dors in the biopic "the blonde bombshell" (1999). from 2002 to 2004, she appeared as zoe reynolds in the spy drama series "spooks". in 2003, she appeared in the bbc's re-telling of "the canterbury tales". from 2006 to 2007, she appeared as rosie in the british comedy "the vicar of dibley". she was also cast as jane in the 2007 comedy "death at a funeral". in february 2006, it was revealed that hawes had replaced jonell elliott as the voice of lara croft. she voiced the role in "", reprising her role in the 2007 remake of the original tomb raider game, "", and again in 2008's "". she has also recorded her lines for the arcade-style tomb raider game "lara croft and the guardian of light", released in 2010. she returned to voice lara again in "lara croft and the guardian of light" sequel "lara croft and the temple of osiris", released in 2014.
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