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Tomb Raider

"Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive."

Core Design·Square Enix·Eidos Interactive·Sony Computer Entertainment· October 24, 1996· Main Game
84
Critic Score
1 reviews
82
User Score
486 ratings

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.

Released 24 October 1996 for DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation and PlayStation 3 by Core Design, published by Square Enix and Eidos Interactive. Rated T by ESRB, 16 by ClassInd. About 18.5 hours to beat, 24 hours for everything.

Story

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.

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DOS
Standard
JP
Jan 19, 1997
DOS
Standard
EU
Nov 22, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Nov 28, 2012
PlayStation
Standard
EU
Nov 22, 1996
DOS
Standard
NA
Nov 14, 1996
PlayStation
Standard
JP
Feb 14, 1997
PlayStation
Standard
NA
Nov 14, 1996
PlayStation 3
Standard
EU
Sep 1, 2010
Digital Compatibility Release
PlayStation 3
Standard
NA
Aug 13, 2009
Digital Compatibility Release
PlayStation Portable
Standard
NA
Aug 13, 2009
Digital Compatibility Release
PlayStation Portable
Standard
EU
Sep 1, 2010
Digital Compatibility Release
Sega Saturn
Standard
JP
Jan 24, 1997
Nintendo 64
Standard
WW
TBD
Cancelled
Sega Saturn
Standard
EU
Oct 24, 1996
Sega Saturn
Standard
NA
Nov 14, 1996
Windows Mobile
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NA
Jul 1, 2002
Critic Score
84 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 1 professional review
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
82 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 486 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
84
Users
82
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike