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May 29, 2007 1:41 PM PDT

10 years of Lara Croft

by Peter Butler
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Tomb Raider Anniversary

Tomb Raider Anniversary

(Credit: Eidos Interactive)

Back in 1996, Eidos Interactive released the ground-breaking adventure game Tomb Raider from Core Design. Not only did Lara Croft quickly become the most famous female video game character ever, the quiet, exploratory nature of the adventure game was a refreshing change from the other major console titles of the day.

After some successful and not-so-successful sequels, the franchise bounced from one development house to another and finally landed with Crystal Dynamics, which was able to reinvigorate the series with last year's release, Tomb Raider Legend.

In honor of Tomb Raider's 10th anniversary, Crystal Dynamics is remaking the original adventure game with its new Tomb Raider Legend engine. A brand-new demo for Tomb Raider Anniversary gives us all an opportunity to see how far Lara Croft has come in a decade. ... Read more

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