<P> 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 up around the theme in the form of film adaptations , comics and novels . </P>
<P> 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 up around the theme in the form of film adaptations , comics and novels . </P>
tomb raider which came first movie or game
tomb raider which came first movie or game
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