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Versions for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows were released in 2016. The game was part of a timed exclusivity deal with Microsoft. Its sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider, was released in 2015 on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The disc includes avatars for PlayStation Home, a Theme Pack, new Trophies, Developer's Diary videos for the three games, and trailers for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as bonus content.Ī reboot of the series, titled Tomb Raider, was released worldwide in 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In 2011, The Tomb Raider Trilogy was released for PlayStation 3 as a compilation release that included Anniversary and Legend remastered in HD resolution, along with the PlayStation 3 version of Underworld. The PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Wii versions were released in Japan in 2009. The next entry, Tomb Raider: Underworld, was released in 2008 on the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii and DS. A year later, a remake of the first game titled Tomb Raider: Anniversary was released worldwide in 2007 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 and the Wii.

#TOMB RAIDER 2001 PORTABLE#

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions were released in Japan the same year. The next entry, Tomb Raider: Legend, was released worldwide in 2006 for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable (PSP), GameCube, Game Boy Advance (GBA) and Nintendo DS.

The PlayStation 2 version was released in Japan that same year. Īfter a three-year gap, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness was released on the Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 (PS2) in 2003.

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. In Japan, both console versions released the following year. In 2000, with the end of the PlayStation exclusivity deal, the game also released on the Dreamcast. The fourth consecutive title in the series, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, released in 1999. As with Tomb Raider II, the PlayStation version released in Japan the following year. The PlayStation version was released in Japan in 1998. 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. Its sequel, Tomb Raider II, launched in 1997, again for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The Saturn and PlayStation versions were released in Japan in 1997.

#TOMB RAIDER 2001 SERIES#

The first entry in the series Tomb Raider was released in 1996 for personal computers (PC), PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles. Since 2001, other developers have contributed either to ports of mainline games or with the development of spin-off titles. After the sixth game in the series released to a lukewarm reception in 2003, development was transferred to American studio Crystal Dynamics, who have handled the main series since. The first six Tomb Raider games were developed by Core Design, a British video game development company owned by Eidos Interactive. However she has been the subject of controversy due to her sex appeal being used for marketing.įurther information: List of Tomb Raider media The series has generally been met with critical acclaim, and Lara Croft has become one of the most recognisable video game protagonists, winning accolades and earning places on the Walk of Game and Guinness World Records. Tomb Raider games have sold over 88 million copies worldwide by 2022. Other developers have contributed to spin-off titles and ports of mainline entries. This prompted Eidos to switch development duties to Crystal Dynamics, which has been the series' primary developer since. The sixth game, The Angel of Darkness, faced difficulties during development and was considered a failure at release. Its critical and commercial success prompted Core Design to develop a new game annually for the next four years, which put a strain on staff. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations, comics and novels.ĭevelopment of the original Tomb Raider game began in 1994 it was released two years later. Gameplay generally focuses on exploration of environments, solving puzzles, navigating hostile environments filled with traps, and fighting enemies. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix Europe after Square Enix's acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design.

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