Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of action-adventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and films, 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 franchise of the same name, 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. The games were first published by Eidos Interactive; Eidos became part of Square Enix on 22 April 2009. Square Enix owns the rights to the Tomb Raider trademark and characters of the franchise.[1] Three films, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider â The Cradle of Life and Tomb Raider, have been produced. The first two star American actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the third Swedish actress Alicia Vikander.[2]
The reboot of the Tomb Raider series is absolutely stunning! The new image of Lara Croft is absolutely incredible! Less computerised action hero and more realistic game character almost real. I have to admit, when I first played it, I wasn't too keen on all the action in it and getting killed so. A remake of the original Tomb Raider (1996), Lara Croft, world known adventurer, has been hired by a mysterious woman named Natla to find a lost and very powerful artifact known as the Scion. Director: Toby Gard Stars: Keeley Hawes, Grey Griffin, Dave Wittenberg, Jim Ward. Votes: 1,450. Tomb Raider on mobile phones (various) There are three games in one phone series (pictured) for those WAP phones that were all the rage until real phones came out. There is also a mobile version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary, which is a highly-simplified, essentially-on-rails, 3D platformer.
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]
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Video games[edit]Main series[edit]
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These games are not part of the main series as they are either handheld, mobile or spin-off games.
The Tomb Raider Trilogy[edit]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14][15]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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.
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Films[edit]
There were initially two film adaptations made in the early 2000s that starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 and its sequel, The Cradle of Life, in 2003. While both films were financially successful, neither of them were well-received by critics. A reboot starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft was released on 16 March 2018, which was better received.[20]
In 2015, Adrian Askarieh, producer of the Hitman films, stated that he hoped to oversee a shared universe of Square Enix films with Just Cause, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Thief, but admitted that he does not have the rights to Tomb Raider.[21] In May 2017, the Game Central reporters at Metro UK suggested that the shared universe was unlikely, pointing out that no progress had been made on any Just Cause, Deus Ex nor Thief films.[22]
A short film called Tomb Raider: The Trilogy was produced in 1998 by Silver Films for the Tomb Raider III launch party, the film was not screened outside the event at the Natural History Museum in London. Producer Janey de Nordwall, who recently found the original digibeta tape, released the short film on the Tomb Raider YouTube page in 2016.[23][24] Lara Croft makes a minor appearance in the 2018 film Ready Player One.[25]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)[edit]Lara Croft: Tomb Raider â The Cradle of Life (2003)[edit]Tomb Raider (2018)[edit]
Rumours of a third film adaptation appeared in 2007, and it was announced in 2009.[26][27] The film rights were acquired by GK Films in 2011, and in 2015 it was confirmed that a director was attached to the project, and that it would be developed by GK Films, Warner Bros. and MGM. The film is a reboot, showing Lara's first adventure and is based on the 2013 video game with Lara searching for her father.[28][29][30] On 28 April 2016, it was announced by Variety that Alicia Vikander had been cast as Lara Croft in the reboot.[31][32] On 7 December 2016, Variety reported that Walton Goggins had been cast as the film's villain. He told Collider that his character is confused, angry, and desperate. He later called the plot 'Raiders of the Lost Ark meets a genre version of the Joseph Conrad novel Victory: An Island Tale'.[33][34][35] On 11 January 2017, Variety reports that Daniel Wu is cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who will join forces with the adventurous Lara Croft on her quest to find her father.[36] The film was scheduled to start filming in January 2017, with a release date of 16 March 2018.[37] Filming began on 23 January 2017.[38]Adrian Askarieh told IGN in an interview that he may oversee a film universe with Just Cause, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Thief.[39]
Tomb Raider 2 (2021)[edit]
Prior to the release of the first film, Alicia Vikander expressed interest in returning as Lara Croft for a second film, stating that 'If there's an audience out there for it, then I would love to'.[40] In April 2019, Amy Jump was hired to write a script for a possible sequel, with Vikander attached.[41] In September 2019, Ben Wheatley, Jump's husband, signed on to direct the sequel, with a planned March 19, 2021 release date and his long-time cinematographer Laurie Rose will also work on the sequel.[42][43]
Reception[edit]
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In 2007, an animated series based on the character was produced and broadcast by GameTap as part of a series of re-imaginings of popular video game series. Titled Revisioned: Tomb Raider, the series ran between May and June 2007. Multiple noted animators and writers were involved with the series, including Peter Chung, Warren Ellis, Gail Simone and Jim Lee.[54] While the production team had great creative freedom, they were given a basic guideline for the character by the developers so that Lara would not do anything out of character.[55]
Soundtracks[edit]
Several soundtrack albums have been released over the course of the franchise's history. Initially, music from the game was only released on promotional samplers. However, the 2013 reboot and its 2015 sequel received full soundtrack releases. Additionally, there has been at least one album release for each of the three Tomb Raider films.
Comics[edit]
Beginning in 1997, Lara Croft was featured in multiple comics produced by Top Cow Productions. Her first appearance is a cameo in Witchblade. She later appeared in a titular comic book series which ran for fifty issues from 1999 to 2005. An attempt by Top Cow to restart the comic in 2007 stalled due to licensing issues.[57][58][59] A new comic book series began in 2014, set within the 2013 reboot's continuity and bridging the narrative gap between the reboot and its sequel.[60]
Novels[edit]
Four official novels have also been written. The first three, set within the original timeline, were published between 2003 and 2005. The first novel, The Amulet of Power, was set after the events of The Last Revelation, while its sequels The Lost Cult and The Man of Bronze are set after the first novel.[61][62][63] Another novel set within the 2013 reboot timeline, Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals, was published in 2014 as a continuation of the original story.[64] A fifth book, titled Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever, also written by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent was published in late 2016, and is a stand-alone adventure.[65]
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1.Tomb Raider(1996 Video Game)
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An archaeologist and daughter to a rich aristocratic English family ventures across the world in search of the three mysterious Scion artifacts.
Stars:Shelley Blond, Nathan McCree
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2.Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft(1997 Video Game)
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Lara Croft sets out on a quest for the Dagger of Xian, reputed to possess the power of the dragon.
Stars:Judith Gibbins, Massimo Marinoni, Simon Greenall, Nathan McCree
Votes:1,620
3.Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft(1998 Video Game)
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Lara Croft goes on a quest from the jungles of India to the icy wastes of Antarctica for an ancient meteor rumored to have life-giving powers.
Stars:Judith Gibbins, Nathan McCree, Charo Soria
Votes:1,193
4.Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation(1999 Video Game)
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Lara embarks on a journey of discovery across Egypt, where she must overcome the most ingenious puzzles and infernal traps ever devised, and face terrifying evil from beyond the grave.
Stars:Jonell Elliott, Anne Karam, Kerry Shale, Charo Soria
Votes:942
5.Tomb Raider: Chronicles(2000 Video Game)
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Four new adventures take Lara from the rooftops of a high tech city to the bowels of a German U-boat. Utilize new moves to overcome obstacles: tightrope walking, parallel bar swinging, and a hand-to-hand stealth attack.
Stars:Jonell Elliott, Kerry Shale, Charo Soria, Harry Towb
Votes:717
6.Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)
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Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Director:Simon West| Stars:Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Votes:187,929|Gross:$131.14M
7.Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness(2003 Video Game)
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Accused of the murder of her former mentor, Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run. To clear her name, Lara has no choice but to confront the secret alliance whose destiny it is to take over the world.
Director:Antoine Charreyron| Stars:Jonell Elliott, Eric Loren, Joss Ackland, Phil Morris
Votes:835
8.Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life(2003)
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Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.
Director:Jan de Bont| Stars:Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds
Votes:123,533|Gross:$65.66M
9.Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend(2006 Video Game)
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Lara goes in search of an artifact, but instead, is thrown into the search of another artifact and she is pitted against a rival Tomb Raider and someone she thought was long dead.
Stars:Keeley Hawes, Alex Désert, Greg Ellis, Alan Shearman
Votes:1,936
10.Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary(2007 Video Game)
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A remake of the original Tomb Raider (1996), Lara Croft, world known adventurer, has been hired by a mysterious woman named Natla to find a lost and very powerful artifact known as the Scion.
Director:Toby Gard| Stars:Keeley Hawes, Grey Griffin, Dave Wittenberg, Jim Ward
Votes:1,453
11.Tomb Raider: Underworld(2008 Video Game)
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Lara Croft continues in her search for her long lost mother in the legendary land of Avalon.
Stars:Keeley Hawes, Kath Soucie, Grey Griffin, Alex Désert
Votes:1,707
12.Tomb Raider(2013 Video Game)
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Armed with only the raw instincts and physical ability, experience Lara Croft's intense origin story from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Director:Noah Hughes| Stars:Camilla Luddington, Robin Atkin Downes, Cooper Thornton, Robert Craighead
Votes:13,749
13.Rise of the Tomb Raider(2015 Video Game)
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Lara Croft continues her late father's research, trekking across Siberia in search of the answers her father couldn't find, facing off against an ancient and ruthless shadow organisation.
Director:Neil Huxley| Stars:Camilla Luddington, Kay Bess, Laura Waddell, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Votes:5,830
14.Tomb Raider(2018)
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Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared.
Director:Roar Uthaug| Stars:Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu
Votes:169,811|Gross:$58.25M
15.Shadow of the Tomb Raider(2018 Video Game)
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As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Mayan apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Directors:Remi Lacoste, Daniel Chayer| Stars:Camilla Luddington, Earl Baylon, Carlos Leal, Erika Soto
Votes:1,999
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