Tomb Raider (1996 Game)


 * "I only play for sport..."
 * ―Lara Croft [src]

Tomb Raider themeTomb Raider is a video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for DOS, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. Tomb Raider follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures à la Indiana Jones. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential. It spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media. {| class="toc" id="toc"

Contents

 * 1 Storyline
 * 2 Gameplay
 * 2.1 Overview
 * 2.2 Features
 * 3 Characters
 * 4 Levels
 * 4.1 Peru
 * 4.2 Greece
 * 4.3 Egypt
 * 4.4 Atlantis
 * 5 Expansions and Remakes
 * 5.1 Tomb Raider Gold
 * 5.2 Anniversary Edition
 * 5.3 Fan Remakes
 * 6 Development history
 * 7 Reception and legacy
 * 8 Differences between versions
 * 9 Nude Raider
 * 10 Trivia
 * 11 Gallery
 * 12 References
 * 13 See also
 * 14 External links
 * 15 Comments
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StorylineEdit
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.After Lara Croft returns from an expedition in the Himalayas, she is contacted by Jacqueline Natla, a conniving businesswoman who convinces Lara to recover a mysterious artifact from the tomb of Qualopec in Peru. Wasting no time, Lara sets out on her quest to find one of the three pieces of the ancient Atlantean Scion, a talisman of incredible power. However after discovering the fragment, things get ugly when Lara finds herself face to face with one of Natla's hired goons. Using her cunning wits and athletic strength, Lara escapes. As she delves into the reasons why Natla would double-cross her, she uncovers a mystery that reaches back before the dawn of recorded time to the treachery that destroyed the Atlantean civilization and the disasters that struck the world when it fell.