Lara Croft, daughter of Lord Henshingly Croft, was raised to be an aristocrat from birth. After attending finishing school at the age of 21, Lara's marriage into wealth had seamed assured, but on her way home from a skiing trip her chartered plane had crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas.
The only survivor, Lara learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. " weeks later when she walked into the village of Tokakeriby her experiences had had a profound effect on her.
Unable to stand the claustrophobic suffocating atmosphere of upper-class British society, she realized she was only truly alive when she was traveling alone. Over the eight following years she acquired an intimate knowledge of ancient civilizations across the globe.
Her family soon disowned their prodigal daughter, and she turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several ancient sites of profound archaeological interest she made a name for herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.
Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way toward the truth of it's origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.
On this trail are the most breath-taking 3D worlds yet seen - where exploration, puzzle and platform elements blend in a seamless real-time environment.
Features:
- Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, Alone
- 16 massive levels encompassing four continents
- Unique multi-target acquisition system
- State-of-the-art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system
- Multi-genre impressive game play
- The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure
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GAME INFORMATION
Publisher:
Eidos Interactive
Developer:
Core Design
Genre:
Action
Game Platform:
PC, Saturn, PS1
View screenshots (221)
Releasedates:
PC/Saturn - November 1996
PS1 - March 1997
ESRB Rating:
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