Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

October 24, 1996·Single player
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Ratings

81
User Score
478 ratings
85
Critic Score
1 reviews
83
Total Score
479 combined

About

Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures. The objective of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential, it spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media.

Storyline

Lara Croft is a Tomb Raider, an archaeologist who explores ancient sites in search of valuable artifacts, who is hired to retrieve an artifact from a tomb in Peru, which turns out to be one of three parts of the Atlantean Scion. Soon betrayed by her employer, Lara Croft travels to Greece, Rome and Egypt to recover the other parts before this powerful device falls into the wrong hands.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
Nintendo 64TBD
Sega SaturnOct 24, 1996
DOSNov 14, 1996
PlayStationNov 14, 1996
Sega SaturnNov 14, 1996
DOSNov 22, 1996
PlayStationNov 22, 1996
DOSJan 19, 1997
Sega SaturnJan 24, 1997
PlayStationFeb 14, 1997
Windows MobileJul 2002
PlayStation 3Aug 13, 2009
PlayStation PortableAug 13, 2009
PlayStation 3Sep 01, 2010
PlayStation PortableSep 01, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows)Nov 28, 2012

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Game Info

Developer
Core Design
Publisher
Square Enix, Eidos Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date
October 24, 1996
Franchise
Tomb Raider
Collection
Tomb Raider
Perspective
Third person

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Platforms

Windows MobilePlayStation 3Nintendo 64PC (Microsoft Windows)DOSSega SaturnPlayStationPlayStation Portable

Genres

ShooterPlatformPuzzleAdventure

Themes

ActionSurvival

Game Modes

Single player

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