Developer/Editor: Crystal Dynamics / Eidos

Plattforms: PC / PS2 / PS3 / PSP / XBOX 360 / Wii

Release Date: June 1st 2007

PS3 Release Date: March 25th 2011

PS4 / PS5 Release Date: November 18th, 2025 (Port)

Game type: Action, adventures

Official Website: www.tombraider.com

Tomb Raider follows the adventures of Lara Croft after she is hired by a powerful syndicate to recover a mystical object called the Scion. After discovering that she is being used as a mere pawn in a larger conspiracy, Lara decides that she must uncover the mystery behind this ancient artifact on her own.

An Atlantean disc lands on Earth, where our beloved Natla is. She was banished thousands of years ago by the Atlantean leaders (Tihocan and Qualopec) due to experiments that caused many Atlantean deaths.

Once back on Earth, after founding a large company herself, she calls Lara to hire her and recover a fragment of the Scion. Without further explanation, Lara goes to Peru to recover it. Once recovered and confronted by Larson, their conversation makes Lara think and she decides to investigate, so she goes to Natla Technologies and finds out that these fragments of the Scion were scattered in different places on Earth.

If these fragments are joined together, they could cause the resurgence of a new Atlantean race inside a great pyramid. The first fragment was found in Peru, the second in the tomb of Tihocan, and the last in Egypt. Lara must recover the three pieces of the Scion before Natla and her henchmen.

Features

The PC DVD version will only be released in a collector’s edition, while the PlayStation® 2 format will feature the standard version and the collector’s edition. The special edition of the game will include the following materials: a documentary on the history of Tomb Raider, a collection of trailers from the past and present of Tomb Raider, an art gallery covering the last ten years of the series, and an exclusive remix of the soundtracks from Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be available for PlayStation®2 and PC DVD on June 1, 2007.

The PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) version will be released at the end of June.

In 1996, the first video game in the Tomb Raider series was released. Its 3D design, controls, and graphics were truly revolutionary for the time. In addition, it featured a unique female character, Lara Croft, to whom players immediately became emotionally attached. The original Tomb Raider game sold over seven million copies worldwide and is still considered an absolute classic, as well as one of the best action-adventure games in history. Tomb Raider defined PlayStation games and changed the way video games were played.

As a tribute to these milestones and to celebrate and commemorate the continued development of the Tomb Raider franchise and its protagonist, Crystal Dynamics is developing a new adventure for Lara inspired by the original video game. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary faithfully preserves the elements that made the original game a classic.

Using the optimized resources of Tomb Raider Legend, its game engine, graphics, technology, and physics, this classic adventure sees Lara searching for a mystical artifact known as the Scion, bursting onto the current technology scene and offering players a completely new gaming experience.

  • Celebrate and commemorate ten years of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft with Tomb Raider: Anniversary, an all-new gaming experience inspired by the first adventure in the Tomb Raider series. Tomb Raider: Anniversary uses an optimized version of the Tomb Raider: Legend game engine, employing the latest technology from Crystal Dynamics for PS2.
  • Play as Lara Croft, the greatest virtual heroine of all time – use all of Lara’s cunning, athleticism, and gadgets in her adventure to conquer the unknown and discover ancient artifacts.
  • It includes classic scenarios from the original Tomb Raider like you’ve never experienced them before—the latest technological innovations from Crystal Dynamics allow you to control Lara smoothly, using her latest moves and equipment throughout worlds taken from the original game, such as Peru, Greece, Egypt, etc. The dynamic environment allows for multiple gameplay options and also opens up new environments and paths to explore. Crystal’s latest technology gives the settings an amazing quality.
  • Discover uncharted territories and mysterious environments – immerse yourself in unusual unknown regions to uncover their deepest, darkest secrets. Open the doors to new realms that hold great treasures and reveal Lara’s ancient secrets.
  • Face terrifying enemies – you will encounter ferocious animals and supernatural enemies, wolves, bears, crocodiles, horrible monsters, and the T-Rex. The revamped Artificial Intelligence means that all enemies will display more varied behavior, presenting the player with a greater challenge in more refined combat.

XBOX 360 features

Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, is pleased to announce that Lara Croft’s latest adventure, Tomb Raider Anniversary, will be available for Microsoft’s Xbox 360™ video game console in the form of downloadable episodes, which will be accessible to owners of Tomb Raider Legend on Xbox 360.

For the first time ever, a full game will be available for purchase in installments through the Xbox Live® Marketplace. The full game consists of four episodes; the first two episodes will be released in September, with the other two episodes becoming available shortly thereafter. The final game for Xbox 360 will also be available in stores soon.

The estimated value of the digital download market for PC and console games is expected to exceed $289 million in 2010, with Games on Demand services reaching around $104 million (according to ScreenDigest).

Since its launch in 2004, more than 2.3 trillion hours have been played through Xbox Live, which is equal to 95 million days or more than 260,000 years. Xbox 360 users have activated more than 5 billion points (over $60 million) on the Xbox Live Marketplace with more than 135 million downloads since the launch of Xbox 360 in 2005.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be available in episodes for Xbox 360 starting in September. The PC versions for Windows® and PS2 have been available since June 1, and the PSP version will be available shortly. A version for the Nintendo Wii console is also currently in development.

To download the Tomb Raider Anniversary episodes for Xbox 360, users will need the Lara Croft Tomb Raider Legend Xbox 360 disc. The four episodes will cost 2,400 Microsoft Points and will be released in two separate installments. Additional content such as image sets and themes will also be available for download to mark the release of the Tomb Raider episodes.

Tomb Raider Trilogy

Tomb Raider Trilogy is a pack containing: TR Legend, TR Anniversary, and TR Underworld (the latter without any enhancements).

Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary were remastered in high definition (HD) with improved textures, lighting, and shadows, and were made available for the first time on PS3 on March 25, 2011.

Trophies were added, which make the game more interesting to complete the objectives.

This pack is exclusive to PS3 and is sold in stores.