Game Information

Original Release Date: October 25, 1996

Platforms: DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn

Involved Companies: Sony Computer Entertainment, Eidos Interactive, Core Design, Square Enix

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Summary: 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.