Tomb Raider Uncut Edition

[John]

Amember of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a "tomb raider" who enjoys collecting ancient artifacts from ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide, and doesn't mind going through death-defying dangers to get them. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and foreign languages - and does them all in tight outfits. Well, the planets of the solar system are going into planetary alignment (Which occurs every 5,000 years), and a secret society called the Illuminati is seeking an ancient talisman that gives its possessor the ability to control time. However, they need a certain clock/key to help them in their search, and they have to find the talisman in one week or wait until the next planetary alignment to find it again. Lara happens to find that key hidden in a wall of her mansion. The Illuminati steal it, and Lara gets an old letter from her deceased father telling her about the society's agenda (Her father was also the one who hid the key). Now, she must retrieve the key and find and destroy the talisman before the Illuminati can get their hands on it.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary was released on June 1, 2007, for PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PSP. The remake of the original Tomb Raider gave meaning to the new and first trilogy of the franchise developed by Crystal Dynamics, where we must confront Natla again as we try to recover the pieces of an artefact known as Scion.

Tomb Raider: Underworld was released on November 18, 2008, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2. Explore everything. Stop at nothing. Embark on a perilous journey around the world to uncover the secrets of a forgotten power that, if unleashed, could lay waste to all civilization. Experience a new level of challenge and choice in this epic tomb raiding adventure.

Tomb Raider: Legend was the first game to come out on many new platforms, including Xbox 360. Here we can see the two main versions: PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 (also available for Xbox).

This edition, together with the one that we will see below, marked the first appearance of Lara Croft in a portable console format, being able to enjoy her most recent adventure (at that time), everywhere.

And here is Tomb Raider: Legend for Nintendo DS! This version was very different from the rest, even the PSP, adapting a style of play more focused on the Nintendo console and its touch functions.

To finish the first part of the blog dedicated to Tomb Raider: Legend, we have a PC edition with a cardboard slipcase. Inside, you can see an art of the game with several screenshots.

This Japanese edition of PlayStation 2 is very similar to the European and American versions. Since The Angel of Darkness, that big difference between the regions has been lost, but a version with all the Japanese typeface is pretty to know at because of its exotic nature.

We return to Russia! This time with Tomb Raider: Anniversary. However, this time the front cover is identical to the rest of the editions: Lara Croft posing with the double pistols and the Scion behind.

To close this game, the Tomb Raider: Anniversary promotional copy (probably) best known to all fans and collectors. It was given away as a software bundle when purchasing PC equipment.

Tomb Raider came to PlayStation 3 with this game, which also meant a change in the gameplay of the game, since it took advantage of the DualShock options with the Sixasis movement. Unlike in Tomb Raider: Legend, where only the face of Lara Croft is seen, here we can see the complete body of the adventurer without barely contemplating her face.

These editions of Feral Interactive (in charge of porting the games to Mac), are the new special editions of PC that differ slightly from the standard ones, and they delight collectors for their style and limited units.

I wanted to introduce this cover as a detail about the treatment given to games with women in the keyart of Arabia. Tomb Raider was one of those games that forced Lara Croft to cover her body almost completely to be valid.

Beyond that, another curiosity is that although it is Tomb Raider: Anniversary, the complete design is that of Tomb Raider: Underworld, and that is why it is in this section. I came across this cover by chance and being the first time, I wanted to share it with all of you.

The Tomb Raider Trilogy was a delight to all Lara Croft fans and new players to the franchise. For the first time, the three games developed by Crystal Dynamics were available for PlayStation 3 (we remember that, initially, Legend and Anniversary were only released for PlayStation 2).

Finally, the Tomb Raider: Collection is a (collectors) edition with such a great cover art with Lara Croft in front of the Croft Manor where Doppelganger detonates the bomb; a very dark art.

This PC edition closed the LAU trilogy for PC. Also, we close an amazing era with this. At that time, a gap of 5 years between main games was going to happen. Another edition for Xbox 360 was also released.

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