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Tomb Raider (film) Tomb Raider is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet. An American and British co-production, it is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by Crystal Dynamics, and is a reboot of the "Tomb Raider" film series. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her father's last-known destination, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu,
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for Xbox One and Xbox 360, and 28 January 2016 for Microsoft Windows. The PlayStation 4 version was released on 11 October 2016, titled the 20 Year Celebration, as it was released 20 years after the original "Tomb Raider" game. This version includes all of the previously released DLC. The 2018 "Tomb Raider" reboot film adaptation, directed by Roar Uthaug, is in part based on the video game. Alicia Vikander, who portrays Lara Croft, was cast alongside actors Daniel Wu and Walton Goggins. Graham King, producer of the film, stated that the plot would focus on Lara Croft's search for
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Tomb Raider (film) Tomb Raider is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet. An American and British co-production, it is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by Crystal Dynamics, and is a reboot of the "Tomb Raider" film series. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her father's last-known destination, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu,
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Vikander as Lara Croft with Roar Uthaug directing. It was released March 16, 2018. "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" was released on DVD and VHS on November 13, 2001; a Blu-Ray release followed on June 3, 2008. A 4K UHD Blu-Ray release followed on February 27, 2018. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as simply Tomb Raider) is a 2001 action-adventure film based on the "Tomb Raider" video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as simply Tomb Raider) is a 2001 action-adventure film based on the "Tomb Raider" video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the Illuminati. The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics for its stylized action and bland plot, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. "Tomb Raider"
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titled "Icy Death", added various in-game items, a tomb featuring new puzzles and enemies, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the 2013 "Tomb Raider" video game. On 2 February 2015, the "Twisted Gears" downloadable pack was released featuring a tomb, new in-game items, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the original "Tomb Raider" game. "Temple of Osiris" received generally positive reviews from critics. The game received a nomination from the D.I.C.E. Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an action-adventure
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action-adventure film based on the "Tomb Raider" video game series. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular Lara Croft character with supporting performances from Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, the film was directed by Jan de Bont and is a sequel to the 2001 film "". "The Cradle of Life" received mostly negative reviews, though critics noted
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Tomb Raider (comics) The "Tomb Raider" comic book series are based on the video game franchise "Tomb Raider", currently produced by Crystal Dynamics (formerly by Core Design), which features the character of Lara Croft. The original series of comics, which were released between 1999 and 2005, were published by Top Cow and were primarily based on the games released by Core Design. In 2014, following the reboot of the "Tomb Raider" franchise, the series was revived and is currently being published by Dark Horse Comics. The new timeline of events is based upon the rebooted iteration of Lara Croft and
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continues the plot introduced in "Legend". The story centres on Croft's search for information about her mother's disappearance. In the process she learns of the existence of Thor's hammer, Mjölnir. "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light" (2010) is a downloadable game that is set in a Central American jungle, and features an ancient warrior who works with Lara Croft. In 2013, the series was rebooted a second time with the game "Tomb Raider", which retold the story of Lara's origins and began a new continuity. Its sequel "Rise of the Tomb Raider" was released in 2015, and the third
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version was released on February 27, 2018. In March 2004, producer Lloyd Levin said that "The Cradle of Life" had earned enough internationally for Paramount to bankroll a second sequel, but any hopes of it going into production were soon quelled by Jolie's announcement that she had no desire to play Lara Croft a third time: "I just don't feel like I need to do another one. I felt really happy with the last one. It was one we really wanted to do." Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of
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Lara Croft Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise "Tomb Raider". She is presented as a highly intelligent, athletic, and beautiful English archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around the world. Created by a team at British developer Core Design that included Toby Gard, the character first appeared in the video game "Tomb Raider" in 1996. Core Design handled initial development of the character and the series. Inspired by Neneh Cherry and comic book character Tank Girl, Gard designed Lara Croft to counter stereotypical female characters. The company modified
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second focusing on the newly created spin-off "Lara Croft" series (debuting with "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light" in 2010). Following pre-announcement media hype while the game's title was under embargo, in November 2010, Square Enix filed for trademark of the slogan for the new "Tomb Raider" game; "A Survivor is Born". On 6 December 2010, Square Enix announced "Tomb Raider" had been in production for nearly 2 years; "Square Enix Ltd. is excited today to announce "Tomb Raider", the new game from Redwood City based studio Crystal Dynamics". Studio head Darrell Gallagher said, "Forget everything you knew about
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character's image; "Playboy" was ordered to place stickers on the cover of the issue to conceal the reference to "Tomb Raider". Eidos later donated McAndrew's Tomb Raider costume to a UNICEF charity auction. Lara Weller followed McAndrew from 1999 to 2000. Subsequent models were Lucy Clarkson from 2000 to 2002 and Jill de Jong, who wore a new costume based on Lara Croft's new appearance in "Angel of Darkness" from 2002 to 2004. Karima Adebibe became the model from 2006 to 2008, and wore a costume based on the updated version of Croft in "Legend". She was the first model
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Dwarf". Iain Glen, a Scot, adopted an English accent as Powell, while English actor Daniel Craig adopts an American accent for the role of Alex West. Jolie, being American herself, takes on an English accent. Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie's father, plays Richard Croft, Lara's father in the film. Principal photography for "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" took place from July 30 to November 30, 2000. Portions of the film were shot on location at the Ta Prohm temple, located in Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. The film was the first major motion picture to be shot in Cambodia since "Lord Jim"
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more optional and story-based tombs were incorporated into the game. It also continued the team's new portrayal of Lara, showing more sides to her character and her growing obsession with discovering the truth. In addition to this, the "Lara Croft" subseries was continued in multiple titles: the console game "Temple of Osiris", and mobile title "Relic Run". In addition, the mobile puzzle game "Lara Croft Go" was created to both give a different gameplay experience and evoke classic "Tomb Raider" games. The original "Tomb Raider" theme was composed by Nathan McCree. He created the original theme music after having discussions
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Tomb Raider Chronicles Tomb Raider Chronicles is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published in 2000 by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast. Following "", series protagonist Lara Croft is presumed dead, and a group of friends attend a memorial service at her home to recount tales of her earlier exploits. Gameplay follows Lara through linear levels, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Some levels incorporate additional gameplay elements such as stealth. Despite the presumed death of Lara Croft in "The Last Revelation", Core Design was told by Eidos to continue the series; while a new
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Europe and 5 March in North America. On 14 June 2012, "Underworld" was released on the Macintosh by Feral Interactive. Exclusive to EB Games in Australia and New Zealand was the "Tomb Raider: Underworld Ultimate Fan Pack", which was available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The pack contained the retail version of the game, a Lara Croft calendar, a Lara Croft figurine, a "Tomb Raider" T-shirt, a trucker cap and a messenger bag. Exclusive to Game in the United Kingdom was the limited edition of "Tomb Raider: Underworld", which was available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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rumour on 30 May 2006: "Eidos/SCi are planning on celebrating Lara's 10th birthday by releasing a remake of her original adventure". A video game trailer showing footage of a new "Tomb Raider" game was distributed on the Internet on 8 June 2006. The titles and logos of the trailer claimed that the title was "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: 10th Anniversary Edition", a PSP game by Core Design. The trailer featured Lara Croft in familiar yet remodelled environments from the original "Tomb Raider". On 15 June 2006, Core Design released a statement claiming that the trailer was "an internal presentation of
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due to her improbable proportions. Later, apparently more "realistic" redesigns lessened these criticisms to a degree. Tomb Raider Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider between 2001 and 2007, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix after their acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on a fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. The gameplay generally focuses around action-adventure exploration of environments,
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Tomb Raider Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider between 2001 and 2007, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix after their acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on a fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. The gameplay generally focuses around action-adventure exploration of environments, solving puzzles, navigating hostile environments filled with traps, and fighting numerous enemies. Additional media has grown
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a 2003 novel written by Mike Resnick; "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult", a 2004 novel written by E. E. Knight; and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze", a 2005 novel written by James Alan Gardner. Lara Croft has appeared in three motion pictures. The first, "", released in 2001, follows Croft as she encounters the Illuminati, a group searching for a relic able to control time. The film depicted Croft's backstory differently from the version in the early games. In the films, Lara Croft's mother died in a plane crash and her father disappeared in Cambodia;
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copyright of "Tomb Raider". Sites depicting nude images of Lara Croft have been sent cease and desist notices and shut down, and Eidos Interactive was awarded the rights to the domain name "nuderaider.com". Tomb Raider (1996 video game) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 1996 for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and MS-DOS. "Tomb Raider" was released for N-Gage devices in 2003, and for the PlayStation Network in North America in August 2009, and in Europe in August 2010. "Tomb Raider" follows the exploits of Lara Croft, an
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and then Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (#25-50) in 2002 due to the release of in 2001. Tomb Raider (comics) The "Tomb Raider" comic book series are based on the video game franchise "Tomb Raider", currently produced by Crystal Dynamics (formerly by Core Design), which features the character of Lara Croft. The original series of comics, which were released between 1999 and 2005, were published by Top Cow and were primarily based on the games released by Core Design. In 2014, following the reboot of the "Tomb Raider" franchise, the series was revived and is currently being published by Dark Horse
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Tomb Raider III Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows platforms in 1998. "Tomb Raider III" is the third title in the "Tomb Raider" video game series and a sequel to "Tomb Raider II". The story of the game follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft as she embarks upon a quest to recover four pieces of a meteorite that are scattered across the world. To progress through the game, the player must explore five locations (India, South Pacific, London,
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a lack of creative freedom and control over marketing decisions related to the ideas he developed (especially Lara Croft). Core Design improved and modified the character with each instalment. Developers for "Tomb Raider II" increased the number of polygons in the character's model and added more realistic curves to its design. Other changes included new outfits and manoeuvres. Core Design reportedly planned to implement crawling as a new gameplay option, but the option did not appear until "Tomb Raider III". Actress Judith Gibbins took over voice acting responsibilities and stayed on through the third game. For "Tomb Raider III", the
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CGI studio Visual Works. Keeley Hawes did not return as Lara Croft for 2013's "Tomb Raider", after completing "", "", "" and "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light". She reprised the role of Lara in the downloadable game "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris", which was released on 9 December 2014. In December 2010, Crystal Dynamics was said to be trialling dozens of voice actresses. On 26 June 2012, the voice actress of Lara Croft was revealed to be Camilla Luddington. Lara is played by Nadine Njeim in the Arabic dub, by Nora Tschirner in the German dub,
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2001 for the GBC. In 2002, a new game for the GBA called "", was developed by Ubi Soft Milan and published by Ubi Soft. In 2003, four "Tomb Raider" titles for mobile phones were released. A platform-puzzler for mobile devices, "Lara Croft Go", was released in 2015. Beginning in 2010, a separate subseries titled "Lara Croft" was in development, offering experiences separate from the development of the main series and existing in its own continuity. The first game in this subseries, "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light", released in 2010 as a downloadable title for PC, PS3 and
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Jeff Bell explained, "[The ad campaign] is more than just a product placement ... the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is the most capable Jeep ever built, so the heroic and extreme environment in which Lara Croft uses her custom Wrangler Rubicon in "Tomb Raider" is accurate." In the end, Lara's Rubicon had less than two total minutes of screen time in the finished film. "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life" holds a 25% rating out of 171 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 43/100 rating on Metacritic based on 34 reviews. Audiences polled by Cineascore gave it a
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several writers, which resulted in production delays. In 1998, writer Brent V. Friedman, who had co-written "" the year before, penned an unproduced "Tomb Raider" script. Producer and screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who wrote and directed the 1994 video game film "Street Fighter", penned an early draft of the "Tomb Raider" script in 1999, but it was rejected by Paramount. The final draft of the script was attributed to five writers, including director Simon West. "Lara Croft" was financed through Tele München Gruppe (TMG), a German tax shelter. The tax law of Germany allowed investors to take an instant
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Revisioned: Tomb Raider Revisioned: Tomb Raider (trademarked as Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider) is a ten-part animated series based on the "Tomb Raider" series. It was distributed through the online video game service GameTap from July 10, 2007 to November 13, 2007. The series consists of various animation and comic book talent's renditions of Lara Croft, presented in the form of animated short films. The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but the date for the final episode was changed to November 13, 2007. Even though the styles of the episodes vary, the voice actress for Lara Croft,
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"". "Temple of Osiris" was the first title in the "Lara Croft" subseries to have an original score, using Egyptian and Middle Eastern musical elements while creating a new main theme that could be used in future "Lara Croft" games. The first "Tomb Raider" used a custom-built game engine, as other equivalent engines available to Core Design at the time were not versatile enough to realise the team's vision. The engine was designed by Paul Douglas, who also handled the game's artificial intelligence (AI) and the three-dimensional (3D) graphics. The choice of a 3D game was influenced by the team's
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lowest score, a 0.0 ("Disaster") rating, condemning everything from character performances to the ending. A positive review came from Roger Ebert, who awarded the film three out of four stars and said, "'Lara Croft Tomb Raider' elevates goofiness to an art form. Here is a movie so monumentally silly, yet so wondrous to look at, that only a churl could find fault." "Tomb Raider" was a box office success. The movie debuted at number one with $48.2 million, giving Paramount its second-best debut and the fifth-highest debut of 2001. It beat the opening record for a film featuring a female
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and, iOS through digital distribution. It is part of the "Tomb Raider" series, but unlike previous games, the game does not carry the "Tomb Raider" brand and has a heavy emphasis on cooperative gameplay. In multiplayer, players take the role as either Lara Croft or a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior named Totec. They must work together in order to stop the evil spirit Xolotl and retrieve
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Guardian of Light" is] undoubtedly one of the most visually impressive downloadable titles on the market." Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and, iOS through digital distribution. It is part of the "Tomb Raider" series, but unlike previous games, the game does not carry the "Tomb Raider" brand and has a heavy emphasis on cooperative gameplay. In multiplayer, players take the role as either Lara Croft or a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior
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enables her to develop from a vulnerable girl to a survivor. And after experiencing the supernatural powers of the ancient world, she comes to realise her father was right about his theories and her hunger for adventure awakens. Lara Croft primarily appears in the "Tomb Raider" video game series published by Square Enix Europe (previously Eidos Interactive). The action-adventure games feature the protagonist travelling the world in search of rare objects and mystical artefacts. Croft first appeared in the 1996 video game "Tomb Raider", in which she competes against a rival archaeologist in search of an Atlantean artefact. "Tomb Raider
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Dark Horse Comics began publishing a new series of comics, set between the 2013 reboot and its sequel, Gail Simone wrote the first six issues, before collaborating with Rhianna Pratchett for the next arc, before Pratchett took over for the rest of the series. In 2016, another series started to bridge the gap between "Rise of the Tomb Raider" and the next game in the series, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider". Lara Croft's appearances have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks. Her own comic series was originally named Tomb Raider: Starring Lara Croft as the Tomb Raider (#1-24),
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had worked on the series constantly for four years and the staff felt they had exhausted their creativeness. Feeling the series lacked innovation, Core Design decided to kill the character and depicted Croft trapped by a cave-in during the final scenes of the game. The next title, "Tomb Raider Chronicles", depicted the late Lara Croft via her friends' flashbacks. The game introduced stealth attacks, which would carry over to the next game, "Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness". While the original development team worked on "Chronicles", Core Design assigned a new team to develop "Angel of Darkness" for the PlayStation
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July 2010. Yahoo! Movies and IGN credit Jolie's role in the first "Tomb Raider" film with significantly raising her profile and propelling her to international super-stardom, respectively. Jolie commented that young children would ask her to sign objects as Lara Croft. After filming for the first movie at the Cambodian temple Ta Prohm, the local inhabitants called it the "Angelina Jolie Temple" and local restaurants served Jolie's favourite alcoholic beverage advertised as "Tomb Raider cocktails". IGN's Jesse Schedeen described Croft as one of few characters to receive a decent videogame-to-movie adaptation. By 2008, the first "Tomb Raider" movie was the
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Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos, and Kris Jenner. In June 2012, Crystal Dynamics confirmed Luddington would voice Lara Croft in the video game "Tomb Raider". Luddington originally went into the audition for Lara thinking she was auditioning for a project called "Krypted" with a character called Sara. In June 2014, it was revealed that a sequel was in production, titled "Rise of the Tomb Raider", and Luddington confirmed on her Twitter account that she would be returning to voice and motion capture Lara in the new game. Luddington also returned to reprise her role for "Shadow of the Tomb Raider",
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uses three of the locations and splits its gameplay into two types per location. In platforming sections players must guide Lara through environmental hazards. In combat sections Lara must dodge enemy fire and kill all enemies to move forward. The gameplay in each stage plays out on rails with limited movement and input from the player. In "Tomb Raider: Legend", series protagonist British archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft returns as the sole protagonist. A key event in her backstory is a plane crash in Nepal in the Himalayas she survived with her mother Amelia. Publicly she was the only survivor of the
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came in a package alongside "Legend" and "Underworld". On 5 March 2013, Square Enix released "Tomb Raider", billed as a reboot of the franchise. In "Tomb Raider", the player is given control of a much younger Lara Croft who is shipwrecked and finds herself stranded on a mysterious island rife with danger, both natural and human. In contrast to the earlier games Croft is portrayed as vulnerable, acting out of necessity, desperation and sheer survival rather than for a greater cause or personal gain. "Tomb Raider" sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In August 1998, the game's computer version received
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game in 2018. Beginning in 1997, the character regularly appeared in comics by Top Cow Productions. Lara Croft first appeared in a crossover in Sara Pezzini's "Witchblade", and later starred in her own comic book series in 1999. The series began with Dan Jurgens as the writer, featuring artwork by Andy Park and Jon Sibal. The stories were unrelated to the video games until issue 32 of the "Tomb Raider" series, which adapted "Angel of Darkness"s plot. The series ran for 50 issues in addition to special issues. Other printed adaptations are "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power",
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II" (1997) centres on the search for the Dagger of Xian, which is sought by thieves. "Tomb Raider III" (1998) focuses on meteorite fragments that endow humans with supernatural powers. In "" (1999), the first depiction of a young Croft, she is accompanied by her mentor, Werner Von Croy. Lara searches for artefacts associated with the Egyptian god Horus, and later encounters Von Croy as an antagonist. In "Tomb Raider Chronicles" (2000), most of the game relates adventures told via flashbacks. The first portable game, "Tomb Raider" (2000), was released on the Game Boy Color, and follows the character's search
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game was declared gold (indicating that it was being prepared for duplication and release). "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" was designed to evolve the narrative and gameplay elements of Lara Croft; in the 2013 reboot she was portrayed as a hunted survivor, "Rise of the Tomb Raider" revealed her beginning to pursue her own goals, and "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" was designed to show her mastering the environment. The story closes off the rebooted origin story, with Lara becoming "the tomb raider she was always meant to be." Narrative director Jason Dozois defined this as being Lara's ultimate "tomb
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returns from "The Last Revelation" as does the combining system of puzzle items used to progress in the level. Lara also uses a crowbar and a torch to progress through the virtual world. Secrets in "Tomb Raider Chronicles" are represented by a golden rose (much like the dragons in "Tomb Raider II"). In total there are 36 scattered throughout the game and when the player has found every one of them, a new special features menu is unlocked from the Options screen. Following the events of "", Lara Croft is presumed dead, buried under the collapsed Great Pyramid of Giza.
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In contrast, Joe Rybicki of "Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine" felt that the save system was "a poorly thought-out return to one of the most irritating aspects of the original game", making "Tomb Raider III" "much more frustrating than it should be". Nevertheless, he concluded that players can still "find Lara a rewarding and addictive—if sometimes frustrating—companion." Tomb Raider III Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows platforms in 1998. "Tomb Raider III" is the third title in
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ticking. Lara finds the clock and Bryce discovers a strange device hidden inside. Lara consults a clock expert friend of her father's, Wilson (Leslie Phillips), who claims no knowledge of the clock or the Triangle when Lara mentions a possible connection. Wilson gives Lara's name to Powell in regards of the clock. After an auction, Lara meets Alex West (Daniel Craig), an American adventurer and fellow tomb raider known for his unscrupulous methods and for-profit attitude. Lara shows Powell photographs of the clock; she later points out to Bryce that Powell was lying about his knowledge. That night, armed commandos
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further $65 million. Showtime paid $6.8 million for premium cable television rights. In total, $94 million was put together. The deal between Eidos, "Tomb Raider"s publisher, and Paramount Pictures was structured so Eidos received royalties. The announcement of the film generated significant discussion about who would be cast to play Lara Croft. Numerous actresses (and non-actresses) were rumoured to be on the shortlist to play her and countless others declared their interest in the role, most notably Jennifer Love Hewitt, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Lopez, Rhona Mitra, Elizabeth Hurley, Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diane Lane, Demi Moore and Denise
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loaded with glitches. It spawned mediocre sales, and mixed reviews from critics. Former Eidos Interactive senior executive Jeremy Heath-Smith, who was also credited as an executive producer in the film, resigned days after the game was released. As with the original movie, the sequel opted to separate its soundtrack onto two CDs: the first, with tracks contributed by various artists; the second with Alan Silvestri's original score for the movie. "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" was released on DVD and VHS on November 18, 2003; a Blu-Ray release followed on October 8, 2013. A 4K UHD Blu-Ray
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in Germany, she was required to shave her head. In the UK, she first appeared on television as one of the hostesses on the game show "Man O Man" in 1996. She later appeared in the "Daily Star" as a Page Three girl but it was her role as the Lara Croft model for the video game "Tomb Raider" between 1998 and 1999 that brought her to the public's attention. McAndrew was fired from her stint as Croft in 1999 after posing nude for "Playboy". This was partly due to "Playboy" printing references to Lara Croft and "Tomb Raider" on
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in April 2009, restructuring Eidos into Square Enix Europe. Crystal Dynamics remained the developer of the "Tomb Raider" games. "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light" introduced co-operative gameplay to the series, a move that brand director Karl Stewart said was meant to "show [Lara] as a more humanistic character" by placing her in a situation that differed from previous instalments. The game uses the same technology featured in the studio's past "Tomb Raider" games. Despite the changes implemented in the titles, Crystal Dynamics believed that the series required further reinvention to stay relevant. In late 2010, Square Enix announced
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"Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch", was released on 26 January 2016 for Xbox One. "Cold Darkness Awakened", the third DLC, introduced a horde mode in which Lara fights waves of infected enemies. A "Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20th Year Celebration" edition was released for PlayStation 4 on 11 October 2016. The edition (developed by Nixxes Software and Crystal Dynamics) adds several new features, including a classic outfit inspired by "Tomb Raider III"; cooperative gameplay for endurance mode; "Blood Ties", a combat-free mode in which Lara explores the Croft manor; and "Lara's Nightmare", in which players fight infected
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the original "Tomb Raider II" and four new bonus levels in a separate mini-adventure entitled "The Golden Mask". Unlike the other two Gold games, however, The Golden Mask contains no story ties to its corresponding game from the main "Tomb Raider" series. The story involves Lara Croft coming across some clues referring to a small island in the Bering Sea: a faded photograph showing an Inuit whale hunter holding what looks like an ancient golden mask, an old newspaper from 1945 referring to a conflict over an Alaskan gold discovery, and a secret kind of fortified military mine base. Lara
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scrapped and development of the franchise was transferred to Crystal Dynamics for the next entry in the series, the reboot "". "Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness", like previous "Tomb Raider" games, is a third-person action-adventure puzzle game. Players control the main series protagonist Lara Croft through the majority of the game. The majority of Lara's basic moves are carried over from the previous instalment, such as walking, jumping, climbing, swinging on ropes and standard gunplay. Her new moves include a small hop, army-crawling, hand-to-hand combat and a "super-jump" that can be performed while running. Lara can also sneak up
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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the sequel to the 2010 video game "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light", and the second instalment in "Lara Croft" spin-off series of the "Tomb Raider" franchise. The video game was announced at E3 2014 on 9 June. This game marks the last time English actress Keeley Hawes provides the voice for Lara Croft. Like its predecessor, "Lara Croft and the Guardian of
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Several downloadable story and content additions have been released for digital purchase. A sequel, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider", was released in September 2018. "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is a third-person action-adventure game in which players control Lara Croft, who is on a quest to discover the legendary city of Kitezh. Combat is a major gameplay mechanic; Lara has a large variety of weapons at her disposal (including assault rifles, shotguns, and pistols), some of which have an alternate firing mode. Players may also utilize stealth to progress through portions of the game, using bows and arrows to take
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a pool of lava, triggering a chain reaction that begins destroying the pyramid. After a final confrontation with a severely injured but still powerful Natla, ending after she is crushed by a pillar, Lara escapes the exploding island and sails away in Natla's boat. "Tomb Raider" is the first game in the titular franchise, and introduced the series' gameplay standards and its protagonist Lara Croft. Developed by British studio Core Design, "Tomb Raider" was a commercial and critical success, and was followed by five successive games between 1996 and 2000. Their sixth "Tomb Raider" game "" was beset by developmental
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it in two, preventing Paveau from resurrecting. In June 2001, Activision announced that they would be releasing the second "Tomb Raider" game for the Game Boy Color, titled "Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword", on 25 June. The game utilises the game engine used for the first "Tomb Raider" handheld game, and would feature "new challenges, puzzles and enemies to conquer." According to Craig Harris of IGN, the game sees "Lara Croft get out of the ruins and into the cities as her adventure takes place in locations such as New York and New Orleans." "Curse of the Sword" was
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has been compared to several other video game and film characters, most notably video game adventurer Lara Croft from the "Tomb Raider" franchise and film character Indiana Jones, due to the similarities between the characters and the narratives they appear in. Johnny Minkley of Eurogamer and Lee Ferran of ABC News called these associations "obvious" and "unavoidable". In fact, Drake has been called a mixture of the two characters. Drake was hailed as the "new Lara Croft" after the "Uncharted" series sold well, and his similarity to Croft has earned him the moniker "bloke-" or "dude-raider". Michael Owen-Brown of "The
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He features mainly identical moves to Lara, and his sections of the game are more based around combat. "Angel of Darkness" follows on from events in "" and "Tomb Raider Chronicles", where Lara Croft was presumed dead. An unspecified time later, Lara arrives in Paris at the request of her former mentor Werner Von Croy, who was tasked by a man named Eckhardt to find a set of artifacts known as the Obscura Paintings. The city, and Von Croy, are gripped with fear over a serial killer the press have dubbed the "Monstrum". When Lara and Von Croy argue, they
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2008. "Legend" was remastered by Buzz Monkey Software and rereleased as part of a PlayStation 3 collection alongside "Anniversary" and "Underworld" on 22 March 2011 in North America, 25 March in Europe and 31 March in Australia. Hawes voiced Lara in "Anniversary", "Underworld", and titles in the "Lara Croft" spin-off series, which take place in their own continuity and began with "Guardian of Light" in 2010. Tomb Raider: Legend Tomb Raider: Legend is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the seventh entry in the "Tomb Raider" series and the first in
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the caverns and dash-jumping over volcanic lava flows. Critics also highlighted Lara's smooth and acrobatic animations, and the fact that the player can perform a wide variety of moves with the limited buttons of the Game Boy Color. Tomb Raider (Game Boy Color) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and released for the Game Boy Color in 2000. A sequel, "", was released in 2001. In "Tomb Raider", the player control Lara Croft though 14 levels spread across five areas. In each level, the player must solve puzzles, jump over obstacles, and defeat enemies. Lara
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Tomb Raider (Game Boy Color) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and released for the Game Boy Color in 2000. A sequel, "", was released in 2001. In "Tomb Raider", the player control Lara Croft though 14 levels spread across five areas. In each level, the player must solve puzzles, jump over obstacles, and defeat enemies. Lara can perform up to 25 different moves, including ledge-grabbing, backflips, and cliff-diving. The story of the game follows Lara's attempts to stop a group of treasure hunters from possessing the Nightmare Stone, a key capable of releasing the
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Tomb Raider: Legend Tomb Raider: Legend is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the seventh entry in the "Tomb Raider" series and the first in a franchise reboot that reimagined the origins and character of series protagonist Lara Croft. The game released in 2006 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Game Boy Advance (GBA), Nintendo DS (DS), and mobile phones. A PlayStation 3 port was released in 2011. "Legend" details Lara Croft's quest for the mythical sword Excalibur, racing across the world against her former friend
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Rignall added that the game appeared to have been influenced by "Monument Valley". Lara Croft Go Lara Croft Go is a turn-based puzzle video game in the "Tomb Raider" series. The player moves Lara Croft as a puzzle piece through a board game while avoiding obstacles and manipulating the environment. The developers distilled major series motifs, such as boulder chases and reaction-based gameplay, to suit "Lara Croft Go" time-independent gameplay. Square Enix Montreal developed the game as a spiritual successor to its 2014 "Hitman Go", based on another Square Enix franchise. The company released "Lara Croft Go" in August 2015
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Lara Croft Go Lara Croft Go is a turn-based puzzle video game in the "Tomb Raider" series. The player moves Lara Croft as a puzzle piece through a board game while avoiding obstacles and manipulating the environment. The developers distilled major series motifs, such as boulder chases and reaction-based gameplay, to suit "Lara Croft Go" time-independent gameplay. Square Enix Montreal developed the game as a spiritual successor to its 2014 "Hitman Go", based on another Square Enix franchise. The company released "Lara Croft Go" in August 2015 for Android, iOS, Windows, and Windows Phone devices. A version for PlayStation 4
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to rest and Jonah decides to take a vacation. Lara stays in Paititi to help Etzli restore the city to its former glory. A post-credits scene shows Lara planning her next adventure at Croft Manor, acknowledging that her role is not to solve the world's mysteries, but to protect them. Development of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" began in 2015. Unlike the previous entries in the "Tomb Raider" reboot series which were primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montréal assumed major development duties for "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" while Crystal Dynamics provided additional development. While the studio had acted
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free and all items can be unlocked in-game, but players can unlock various costumes and caches using in-app purchases. Set shortly after "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris", the game follows Lara as she goes in search of fellow archeologist Carter Bell. On her search, she uncovers a world-threatening conspiracy. Relics collected during play sessions unlock journal entries that reveal pieces of the story and make new locations available. "Relic Run" takes place in the "Lara Croft" subseries, a continuity separate from the mainline rebooted "Tomb Raider" games. When the project was first proposed, it was intended that Lara
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Toby Gard Toby Gard (born 1972 in Chelmsford, Essex) is an English computer game character designer and consultant, notably being part of the team that created fictional female British archaeologist Lara Croft. Lara Croft was awarded a "Guinness World Record" recognizing her as the "most successful human video game heroine." Originally employed at Core Design, he was part of the team who designed the original "Tomb Raider" video game in 1995 along with the character Lara Croft. His work on the game included building and animating most of the game's characters (including Lara), animating the in-game cutscenes, storyboarding the FMVs,
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a receptionist at a golf club, Carroll was announced as the new Lara Croft model for the latest video game featuring the heroine, "". Carroll replaced previous Lara model Karima McAdams, who retired from the role earlier in the year. Carroll held the position until 2010, and is the final official Lara Croft model, as the use of models has been discontinued for future "Tomb Raider" games. In January 2011, it was announced that Carroll was cast in the action film Amsterdam Heavy by director Michael Wright. Other cast members are Michael Madsen, Vincent van Ommen and Fajah Lourens. Alison
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Tomb Raider (2013 video game) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. "Tomb Raider" is the tenth title in the "Tomb Raider" franchise, and operates as a reboot that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. "Tomb Raider" was released on 5 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, on 23 January 2014 for OS X, on 27 April 2016 for Linux, and on 7 March 2017 for Shield TV. Crystal Dynamics began development of "Tomb Raider" soon after the release of "" in 2008. Rather than a sequel,
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her father. The film was released on 16 March 2018. Tomb Raider (2013 video game) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. "Tomb Raider" is the tenth title in the "Tomb Raider" franchise, and operates as a reboot that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. "Tomb Raider" was released on 5 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, on 23 January 2014 for OS X, on 27 April 2016 for Linux, and on 7 March 2017 for Shield TV. Crystal Dynamics began development of "Tomb Raider" soon after
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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
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considerable freedom to re-interpret the character; they did not consult the video game designers, but were given a guide listing acceptable and unacceptable practices. Development for a third movie was announced in 2009. Producer Graham King planned to release the film in 2013. This eventual reboot of the film franchise, titled "Tomb Raider", was released on 16 March 2018. Core Design, a subsidiary of Eidos, created Lara Croft as the lead protagonist of its video game "Tomb Raider", which began development in 1993. Lead graphic artist Toby Gard went through about five designs before arriving at the character's final appearance.
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to take rubbings of puzzle-related symbols. Motion controls are used for puzzle elements unique to the Wii version, some aspects of platforming, and free aiming in combat. In the mobile phone version of "Anniversary", Lara navigates side-scrolling 2D levels, platforming, fighting enemies and activating switches to progress. British archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft is approached by mercenary Larson Conwey, who is employed by wealthy businesswoman Jacqueline Natla. Natla hires Lara to find the Scion of Atlantis, an ancient artefact originally sought by Lara's father Richard Croft. It is buried in the tomb of Atlantean ruler Qualopec within the lost city of Vilcabamba.
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Lara Croft: Relic Run Lara Croft: Relic Run is a free-to-play action-adventure endless runner platforming game for mobile platforms. It was co-developed by Simutronics, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix, and published by Square Enix in May 2015. Players take on the role of franchise protagonist Lara Croft as she searches for a lost colleague while confronting a shadowy conspiracy. "Relic Run" is part of the "Lara Croft" continuity, a subseries within the "Tomb Raider" franchise that is separate from the main series. It was developed as an evolution of the endless runner genre made famous by "Temple Run". Simutronics and
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version of the game. In 1999, Core Design considered taking legal action against websites, which hosted nude pictures of Lara Croft, stating that "we have a large number of young fans and we don't want them stumbling across the pictures when they do a general search for "Tomb Raider"". In April 2004, it was falsely alleged that an insider from Eidos reported to a "Tomb Raider" electronic mailing list that Eidos had begun suing gamers using the "Nude Raider" patches. Eidos sent cease and desist letters to the owners of nuderaider.com who were hosting the "Nude Raider" patch, enforcing their
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Angelina Jolie was nominated for the Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award for her role in the film, but she lost to Mariah Carey in "Glitter". "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" is a 2001 soundtrack album to the film. The various artists soundtrack was released June 15, 2001. The Score was later released on June 25, 2001. The movie also featured the songs "Lila" by Vas and "Piano Concerto in F Minor" performed by Hae-Wong Chang. These were not featured on the soundtrack. Also used in the movie were elements of "Elevation (Influx Remix)" by U2. This was uncredited. For the first
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Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is an action-adventure game, the sixth instalment in the "Tomb Raider" series, acting as a direct sequel to "Tomb Raider Chronicles" and "". It was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game was released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Mac OS X and was the first "Tomb Raider" title to be released for the PlayStation 2 console. The storyline follows Lara Croft as she attempts to clear herself of being the suspect of her former mentor Werner Von Croy's murder while
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Eidos Montréal in conjunction with Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. It continues the narrative from the 2015 game "Rise of the Tomb Raider" and is the twelfth mainline entry in the "Tomb Raider" series. The game was released worldwide on 14 September 2018 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a further release on macOS and Linux set for 2019. Set shortly after the events of "Rise of the Tomb Raider", its story follows Lara Croft as she ventures
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digital copy of Geoff Keighley's "The Final Hours of Tomb Raider" for the Kindle Fire. Customers also received the "Shanty Town" multiplayer map and an access code to a real-life scavenger hunt. Customers who purchased from Steam also received a free copy of "Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light", a Challenge Tomb entitled "Tomb of the Lost Adventurer" and the "Shanty Town" multiplayer map. Steam also offered three exclusive bonus "Team Fortress 2" items. In the United Kingdom, ShopTo.net offered a digitised graphic novel, entitled "Tomb Raider: The Beginning". Orders from Amazon.co.uk received the "Shanty Town" multiplayer map.
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of the series were in progress, Lara Croft was featured prominently in several SEAT and Lucozade commercials, and U2 used her image during their 1997 PopMart Tour. Like its predecessor, the game was eventually made part of PlayStation's "Greatest Hits" line. A sequel, "", would follow in 1998. Tomb Raider II Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure video game, part of the "Tomb Raider" series and the sequel to the 1996 video game "Tomb Raider". Developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive, the game was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1997 and ported to Mac OS
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and PS3 Platinum Range. In December 2011, "Tomb Raider: Underworld" was given away for free to subscribers of the PlayStation Plus service. Tomb Raider: Underworld Tomb Raider: Underworld is an action-adventure video game, the eighth instalment of the "Tomb Raider" series, following character Lara Croft. The story continues from the events in "" as a direct sequel, but also addresses unexplained plot elements by association with "". "Underworld" was released by Eidos Interactive for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows, in North America on 18 November 2008, Europe on 21 November 2008 and Australia on 5 December 2008.
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bespoke series visual aesthetic, like an "elegant board game", through many rounds of iteration. The team felt that their product distilled the franchise's elements into its simplest form. Upon seeing the "Hitman" franchise reduced to its core elements, the development team saw a Lara Croft "Tomb Raider" version as an obvious next step (or as they called it, a "go-brainer"). The team consisted of ten people (on average) who were able to work closely and nimbly, similar to an indie development team. They fit Lara Croft in the "Hitman Go" setting and knew to change elements like less focus on
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be published by Square Enix, after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009. Camilla Luddington was announced to voice and perform as Lara Croft in 2010, replacing Keeley Hawes. After a delayed release from late 2012 to March 2013, "Tomb Raider" received much anticipation and hype. Upon release, the game received critical acclaim, with critics praising the graphics, the gameplay, Luddington's performance as Lara, and Lara's characterization and development, although the addition of a multiplayer mode was not well received and some reviewers directed criticism towards the disconnection between the narrative and the player's actions during gameplay. "Tomb Raider"
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the character was a "breath of fresh air". However, Roby felt that though Lara Croft's proportions have become more realistic, the character's personality was diluted by the developer's actions to appeal to a male audience. LesbianGamers.com's Tracy Whitelaw called the character a dichotomy, stating that though Croft is viewed as "idealized" with an "unattainable body", the character was a great stride for the propagation of female characters as video game protagonists. Lara Croft Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise "Tomb Raider". She is presented as a highly intelligent, athletic, and beautiful
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webcomic called "Otherworld". From 2012 to 2014 Gard was the game director for "" at Spark Unlimited. In 2014 Gard founded a new studio called Tangentlemen. Toby Gard Toby Gard (born 1972 in Chelmsford, Essex) is an English computer game character designer and consultant, notably being part of the team that created fictional female British archaeologist Lara Croft. Lara Croft was awarded a "Guinness World Record" recognizing her as the "most successful human video game heroine." Originally employed at Core Design, he was part of the team who designed the original "Tomb Raider" video game in 1995 along with the
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the 1996 title "Blam! Machinehead", was tweaking the old "Tomb Raider" engine to build a new game with a stronger emphasis on action and shooting. The new team considered Gibbins' additional work to the engine valuable and decided to use it as a basis for the 1998 "Tomb Raider" game, which was originally intended to be a spin-off called "The Further Adventures of Lara Croft". However, as development progressed and more ideas were introduced, the company considered the number of changes enough to justify a complete sequel. The PlayStation served as the lead platform for the game, while the Microsoft
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with the finger. She escapes the tomb as it collapses, regrouping with Lu Ren and the slaves; they commandeer a Trinity helicopter to escape Yamatai. Lara returns to London, where she formally accepts her inheritance and inadvertently discovers that Trinity's front company, Patna, is actually a subsidiary of Croft Holdings. She proceeds to investigate Trinity further and begins to suspect that Ana is one of their agents who manipulated her into accepting her inheritance; this was to have Lara sign over control of Croft Holdings' business operations to her when Richard stopped cooperating with Trinity. Having witnessed Trinity's ruthlessness firsthand,
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winged Natla, and escapes the island by Natla's boat. Preliminary work on "Tomb Raider" commenced in 1993. The title was crafted by Core Design of Derby, England, who took 18 months to develop it. The team consisted of six people, among them Toby Gard, who is credited with the creation of Lara Croft. The character went through several changes before Core settled on the version she became famous for. Initially Gard designed a male character to be the star of "Tomb Raider". As he began working on the design document, Core were planning on giving players a choice of player
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redesigning the story to fit in with the events and gameplay of "Legend". Alongside the development of "Anniversary", an entry for seventh-generation hardware was in development, although it used established gaming architecture from "Legend" and this caused problems for the development team. In 2009, the year after the release of "Underworld", Eidos was bought by Square Enix and later renamed Square Enix Europe, giving Square Enix ownership of the "Tomb Raider" franchise. Alongside "Underworld", the team decided to create a new subseries that featured the character of Lara Croft while not using the "Tomb Raider" moniker and using the aesthetics
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Rebellion Developments, and development of the "Tomb Raider" series was handed to Crystal Dynamics, best known for "Legacy of Kain". "" was released in 2006, the story focused on the mythological King Arthur and the legendary Excalibur. The game started a new timeline with a different incarnation of Lara Croft. The game became critically and commercially successful, selling 4.5 million units. The first hint about a remake of the original "Tomb Raider" was a financial release from SCi Entertainment that revealed a game "" for PSP, which was supposed to be released in summer 2006. Another hint appeared as a
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game: each level must be finished by reaching the exit. Secrets no longer immediately reward the player with weapons or medipacks. Instead, each secret is marked by a coloured dragon ornament: silver (or stone), jade, and gold, according to the difficulty of their location. Only when Lara collects the last of all three dragons in a level will she receive a bonus, which usually consists of medipacks and ammunition, and infrequently a new weapon. "Tomb Raider II" has an expanded version of "Croft Manor", the tutorial from the first game. Versions of Lara's mansion also appear in "Tomb Raider III"
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Tomb Raider (1996 video game) Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 1996 for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and MS-DOS. "Tomb Raider" was released for N-Gage devices in 2003, and for the PlayStation Network in North America in August 2009, and in Europe in August 2010. "Tomb Raider" follows the exploits of Lara Croft, an English archaeologist in search of ancient treasures. The game received critical acclaim, with some critics declaring it as one of the greatest video games ever made. The game was commercially successful, selling over
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publications. In 1998, "Tomb Raider" won the Origins Award for "Best Action Computer Game of 1997". The Lara Croft character was prominently featured in the popular media outside the realm of video gaming, for instance on the cover of pop culture magazine "The Face" in June 1997. In the final issue of the "Official UK PlayStation Magazine", the game was chosen as the fourth best game of all time. "Tomb Raider", along with its successor, "Tomb Raider II", are the two best selling games in the franchise. Nevertheless, "Tomb Raider" received some criticism for minor camera and object glitches. Additionally,
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Rise of the Tomb Raider Rise of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the sequel to the 2013 video game, "Tomb Raider", and the eleventh entry in the "Tomb Raider" series. The game was released by Microsoft Studios for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in 2015. Square Enix released the game for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in 2016. Its story follows Lara Croft as she ventures into Siberia in search of the legendary city of Kitezh while battling the paramilitary organization Trinity, which intends to uncover the city's promise of immortality.
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in returning as Lara Croft for a second film, stating that "If there's an audience out there for it, then I would love to". In 2015, Adrian Askarieh, producer of the "Hitman" films, stated that he hoped to oversee a shared universe of Square Enix films with "Just Cause", "Hitman", "Tomb Raider", "Deus Ex", and "Thief", but admitted that he does not have the rights to "Tomb Raider". Tomb Raider (film) Tomb Raider is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet. An
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Crystal Dynamics worked closely to make sure it was both its own game and fitted properly within the franchise. "Lara Croft: Relic Run" is an action-adventure endless runner platforming game in which the player controls Lara Croft, main protagonist of the "Tomb Raider" franchise. The gameplay is similar to "Temple Run": Lara must navigate endlessly looping environments, accumulating a score depending on the distance run. The game uses touch controls, with different movements across the screen prompting an action from Lara. If Lara hits an obstacle, the run ends unless the player uses an Ankh, in which the case the
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2006. Upon release, the game was praised by journalists as an excellent remake. The Wii version divided opinion, with some critics praising the use of motion controls and other faulting their implementation. While it reached high positions in sales charts, the game sold 1.3 million copies worldwide, becoming the worst-selling entry in the franchise. The next release, 2008's "", was developed alongside "Anniversary" for a new engine. "Tomb Raider: Anniversary" is a single-player action-adventure game where the player controls the protagonist, Lara Croft, from a third-person perspective, through fourteen levels set across four locations around the world. Lara can jump,
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was shot on a set and not on location. The film also featured the new 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, first seen when Lara parachutes into the moving vehicle in Africa and takes over the wheel from Kosa. As part of Jeep's advertising campaign, it was specially customised for the film by Jeep's design team along with the film's production designers, with three copies constructed for filming. 1,001 limited-run "Tomb Raider" models were produced—available only in silver like the film version and minus its special customisations—and put on the market to coincide with the release of the film. Jeep vice president
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he murdered her father and stole his pocket watch with a picture of Lara's mother inside as a trophy. The two engage in a hand-to-hand fight, with Lara killing him. She retrieves the pocket watch, and escapes as the chamber crumbles. At the mansion, Hilary and Bryce are shocked to see Lara wearing a dress. She goes into the garden to her father's memorial, then returns inside, where Bryce has reprogrammed the robot, ready to challenge Lara once again. Hilary reveals a silver tray holding Lara's pistols, which she takes with a smile. "Tomb Raider" went through many drafts and
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