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Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of action-adventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and movies, centring on the adventures of the female fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft. Since the release of the original Tomb Raider in 1996, the series developed into a lucrative franchise of related media, and Lara went on to become a major icon of the video game industry. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognised Lara Croft as the "Most Successful Human Videogame Heroine" in 2006. Six games in the series were developed by Core Design, and the latest four by Crystal Dynamics. All the games were first published by Eidos Interactive, now Eidos officially became part of Square Enix on 22 April 2009, meaning Square Enix owns the rights to the Tomb Raider trademark and characters of the franchise.[1] To date two movies, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, have been produced starring American actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. A reboot was announced in 2016. [2]

The Tomb Raider video games have together sold over 45 million units,[3][4] making it one of the best-selling video game series of all time.[5] Future Tomb Raider games will be published by Square Enix.[6]

Overview

Year Title Developer Platform(s) Era
Console Computer Handheld Mobile
1996 Tomb Raider Core Design Sega Saturn, PS1 Windows, MS-DOS, Mac OS N-Gage iOS, Android First
1997 Tomb Raider II PS1 Windows, Mac OS iOS, Android
1998 Tomb Raider III PS1 Windows, Mac OS
1999 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation PS1, Dreamcast Windows, Mac OS
2000 Tomb Raider GBC
Tomb Raider: Chronicles PS1, Dreamcast Windows, Mac OS
2001 Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword GBC
2002 Tomb Raider: The Prophecy

Ubisoft

GBA
2003 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness PS2 Windows, Mac OS X
2006 Tomb Raider: Legend Crystal Dynamics PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360,
GameCube 		Windows PSP, GBA, DS Java ME Second
2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Windows, Mac OS X PSP
2008 Tomb Raider: Underworld PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Windows, Mac OS X DS Java ME
2010 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light PS3, Xbox 360 Windows iOS
2013 Tomb Raider PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (Nvidia Shield TV) Third
2014 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PS4, Xbox One Windows Second
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Windows Third

Video games

Main series

Title Details
Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 22 November 1996
  • NA: 15 November 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 - Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Pocket PC
1998 - Mac OS (as Tomb Raider Gold)
2003 - N-Gage
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
2013 - iOS
2015 - Android
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.1, UK-No.1
  • An expansion pack called Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (known as Shadow of the Cat in North America) was released in 1998 on Windows and Mac


Tomb Raider II

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 19 November 1997
  • NA: 18 November 1997
 Release years by system:
1997 - PlayStation, Windows
1998 - Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
2014 - iOS
2015 - Android
Notes:


Tomb Raider III

Original release date(s):
  • EU: December 1998
  • NA: 21 November 1998
 Release years by system:
1998 - PlayStation, Windows
1999 - Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:


Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Original release date(s):
  • EU: November 1999
  • NA: 22 November 1999
  • JP: 19 July 2000
 Release years by system:
1999 - PlayStation, Windows
2000 - Dreamcast, Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:


Tomb Raider Chronicles

Original release date(s):
  • NA: November 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 - Dreamcast, Windows, PlayStation
2011 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.16, UK-No.10
  • In late 2000, Eidos released the Tomb Raider Level Editor (The Windows version features a disc with the Tomb Raider Editor).


Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Original release date(s):
  • NA: 20 June 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 - PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac OS
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.27, UK-No.2[7]


Tomb Raider: Legend

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 7 April 2006
  • NA: 11 April 2006
 Release years by system:
2006 - PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, PSP, GCN
2011 - PlayStation 3
Notes:

Reboot of the franchise

  • Charts: US,-No.2, UK-No.1, EU-No.2

There are also some other versions based on the game:

  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - a 2D version for the Game Boy Advance
  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - a 2.5D version for the Nintendo DS
  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - ExEn/Java


Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 1 June 2007
  • NA: 5 June 2007
  • JP: 27 March 2008
 Release years by system:
2007 - PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii
2008 - Mac OS X
2011 - PlayStation 3
Notes:
  • 10th Anniversary Edition remake of the original Tomb Raider.[8]


Tomb Raider: Underworld

Original release date(s):
  • NA: 18 November 2008
  • EU: 21 November 2008
  • AU: 5 December 2008
 Release years by system:
2008 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS
2009 - PlayStation 2
2012 - Mac OS X
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.19, UK-No.1, EU-No.15

There are also two more downloadable levels:

  • Beneath the Ashes - released on 24 February 2009 as a downloadable content for Xbox 360
  • Lara's Shadow - released on 10 March 2009 as a downloadable content for Xbox 360


Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • WW: 5 March 2013
 Release years by system:
2013 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
2014 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac OS X

2016 - Linux
2017 - Android (Nvidia Shield TV)

Notes:

Reboot of the franchise[9]

  • Charts: US-No.1, UK-No.1


Rise of the Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • WW: 10 November 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 - Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016 - PlayStation 4, Windows
Notes:

Sequel to the 2013 Reboot

Other games

These games are not part of the main series as they are either handheld, mobile or spin-off games.

Year Title Platform
2000 Tomb Raider Game Boy Color
2001 Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword
2002 Tomb Raider: The Prophecy Game Boy Advance
2003 Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex Java ME
2004 Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar
Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life
2006 Tomb Raider: Puzzle Paradox
2010 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, iOS
2013 Lara Croft: Reflections iOS[10]
2014 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows
2015 Lara Croft: Relic Run iOS, Android, Windows Phone
2015 Lara Croft Go iOS, Android, Windows Phone

The Tomb Raider Trilogy

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The Tomb Raider Trilogy is a collection of the three second era Tomb Raider games: Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld. It was released on 22 March 2011 in North America and 25 March 2011 in Europe exclusively on PlayStation 3 as part of the Classics HD line.[11] The games were originally developed by Crystal Dynamics, in association with Buzz Monkey Software and Nixxes Software BV, and were ported to the PS3 by Buzz Monkey Software.[12]

The collection includes the PlayStation 2 versions of Legend and Anniversary remastered in high definition plus Underworld, which was previously released on the PS3 in 2008, all on one Blu-ray Disc. Also included is PlayStation Network Trophy support, bonus Lara Croft and Viking Thrall avatars for use in PlayStation Home, a theme pack for the XrossMediaBar and making-of videos.[13][14]

The two downloadable episodes available for the Xbox 360 version of Underworld are not included, and Crystal Dynamics has no current plans to make them available on PS3. The Angel of Darkness, the first Tomb Raider game to be released on the PS2, is also not included in the collection as it was developed by Core Design rather than Crystal Dynamics and has no relation to the story told in Legend, Anniversary and Underworld.

Level Editor

The Tomb Raider Level Editor, Room Editor, is a tool released by Eidos Interactive with the video game Tomb Raider Chronicles in late 2000. Later, it was made available free to download from the Internet. Since then it has enabled players to design new levels of their own, set in locations from the original games or in new locations.

The Action Adventure

Main article: Tomb Raider: The Action Adventure

An interactive DVD was released by Bright Entertainment under license from Eidos in 2006, called Tomb Raider: The Action Adventure. The game takes advantage of standard DVD player audiovisual capabilities, and the remote control. It has puzzles and action elements, while the story is based on The Angel of Darkness.

Films

Main articles: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

MGM and GK Films announced a reboot of the series with Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and Roar Uthaug set to direct.[15]

Soundtracks

Main articles: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider § Soundtrack, and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life § Soundtrack

There have been four releases of Tomb Raider film soundtracks, two for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and another two for The Cradle of Life, each a Various artists soundtrack compilation and an original score.[16][17][18][19]

However, to date it is only the 2013 reboot that has seen a soundtrack released and sold commercially, available via the Tomb Raider Store ( http://tombraiderstore.com/media/cds/tomb-raider-soundtrack-cd.html ). The remaining game soundtracks that have been released are four promotional samplers.

Promotional Sampler Composer(s) No. of Tracks Duration Format, Release Year
Tomb Raider: Toutes Les Musiques [20] Nathan McCree 34 00:54:51 CD, Promotional
(Included with the French magazine Total Play, issue 14. Includes music from Tomb Raider, II and III.) 		1999
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (Collector's Edition) Soundtrack Peter Connelly,
Martin Iveson 		8 00:18:48 DVD/CD, Enclosure, Standalone
(Europe pre-order "making-of" DVD/TRAOD Collector's Edition DVD/standalone CD) 		2002/2003
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Collector's Edition) Soundtrack Troels Brun Folmann 13 01:03:17 DVD/CD, Enclosure
(TRA Collector's Edition, includes music from Tomb Raider: Legend) 		2007
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Limited Edition) Soundtrack Colin O'Malley 10 00:23:48 DVD, Enclosure
(TRU Limited Edition) 		2008

References

  1. ^ "Square Enix reviews franchise sales data after Eidos acquisition". neoseeker.com. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. ^ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/alicia-vikander-tomb-raider-lara-croft-1201753114/
  3. ^ "UNDERWORLD SET FOR CHRISTMAS DEBUT". tombraiderchronicles.com. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  4. ^ "IP Profile: Tomb Raider". developmag.com. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  5. ^ "Japan dominates best-selling games franchise list". gamesindustry.biz. Eurogamer. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. ^ "Stella's Walkthroughs - Strategy Guides for Tomb Raider Underworld, Anniversary, Legend and the Classics". Tombraiders.net. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  7. ^ "Lara game blamed for film failure". BBC News. 2003-07-29. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  8. ^ "EIDOS CELEBRATES WITH LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY" (Press release). SCi Entertainment. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  9. ^ Johnny Cullen. "Square announces Tomb Raider". VG247.
  10. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (23 December 2013). "Lara Croft: Reflections is a collectible card game". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  11. ^ Reilly, Jim (19 December 2010). "Tomb Raider Trilogy Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  12. ^ "What does it take to remake a PS2 game in HD for PS3?". Computer and Video Games. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. ^ Jackson, Mike (19 December 2010). "Tomb Raider Trilogy PS3 Revealed". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  14. ^ Wales, Matt (6 January 2011). "Tomb Raider Trilogy Dated for PS3". IGN. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  15. ^ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/alicia-vikander-tomb-raider-lara-croft-1201753114/
  16. ^ "Tomb Raider: Graeme Revell: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  17. ^ "Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Score: Graeme". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  18. ^ "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life: Various". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  19. ^ "Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Score): Alan Silvestri: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  20. ^ Game-ost.com. "Tomb Raider: Toutes Les Musiques (Total Play Magazine)".
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