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Tomb Raider

by Core Design·published by Square Enix, Sony Computer Entertainment, Eidos Interactive

199636
PCDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1SEGA SaturnN-GagePSPPS3PS Vita

Reader score

7.9/ 10

356 votes

How long to beat

6 players

9h

Rushed

main story only

19h

Normally

story and some extras

24h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

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About

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 and Egypt to recover the other parts before this powerful device falls into the wrong hands.

Tomb Raider is a 3D action game with platforming and puzzle-solving elements, in which players control Lara Croft from a third-person perspective. The camera follows Lara as she climbs, jumps, and swims through detailed environs overcoming environmental obstacles and deadly fauna. Moving through levels often involves finding spots where Lara can climb, looking for spots where Lara can use her acrobatic ability, and sliding blocks and pushing levers to solve puzzles and open passageways.

Lara is armed with twin pistols with infinite ammunition, but she can pick up higher caliber weapons to take on deadlier human opponents. Lara also comes across restorative health packs and has a compass with which she can orient herself. Lara’s opponents include animals, gunmen, as well as primeval and supernatural beings. Careful explorers can also find secret areas and avoid traps.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Engine

Core Design

Expanded into

Editions

Tomb Raider: Collector's Edition

Mods

Folklorist Diary: The Forgotten Treasure

Included in

Tomb Raider AnthologyTomb Raider 1+2+3Tomb Raider Collection 1

Ported as

Tomb Raider

Remade as

Remastered as

Languages

6 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—
German—
Italian—
Japanese—
Spanish (Spain)—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Versions Available

Emulated Only

Media Type

Download

Box art

Also known as

TR1 — Common abbreviation

Tomb Raider I — Steam release

Tomb Raider en vedette Lara Croft — French tag-lined title

Tomb Raider featuring Lara Croft — UK / German tag-lined title

Tomb Raider starring Lara Croft — N-Gage title

Tomb Raiders — Japanese title

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Facts

Developer

Core Design

Released

1996

Platforms

PCDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1SEGA SaturnN-GagePSPPS3PS Vita

Age ratings

PEGI12

Standing

Top 8% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Behind viewPlatformPuzzle elementsDirect controlAfricaEuropeSouth America