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Tomb Raider

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Summary (source: IGDB)

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.

Metadata (source: IGDB)

Release date:
October 24, 1996
Developer:
Core Design
Publisher:
Square Enix
Also involved:
Eidos Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment
Modes:
Single player
Themes:
Action, Survival
IGDB rating:
81 / 100 from 480 ratings
Total rating:
83 / 100
IGDB ID:
912

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Storyline (source: IGDB)

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.

Screenshots (source: IGDB)

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