<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
1996	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
shortly	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
releases	O
came	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
N-Gage	B-Device
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
debut	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
archaeologist-adventurer	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
businesswoman	O
Jacqueline	O
Natla	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
artefact	O
called	O
the	O
Scion	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
seven	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remained	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
franchise	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Application
2013	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
continuity	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
archaeologist-adventurer	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
who	O
navigates	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
and	O
tombs	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
artefact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
zones	O
:	O
Peru	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
Egypt	O
and	O
the	O
lost	O
continent	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
players	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
using	O
Save	O
Crystals	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
versions	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
save	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
is	I-Application
to	O
guide	O
Lara	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tombs	O
and	O
other	O
locations	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
treasures	O
and	O
artefacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breaking	O
into	O
Natla	O
's	O
offices	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
Pierre	O
's	O
whereabouts	O
,	O
Lara	O
discovers	O
a	O
medieval	O
monk	O
's	O
diary	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Scion	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
artefact	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
pieces	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
divided	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
rulers	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
continent	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
pieces	O
is	O
buried	O
alongside	O
former	O
Atlantean	O
ruler	O
Tihocan	O
,	O
beneath	O
an	O
ancient	O
monastery	O
,	O
St.	O
Francis	O
 '	O
Folly	O
,	O
in	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
mural	O
,	O
she	O
learns	O
that	O
Tihocan	O
unsuccessfully	O
tried	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Atlantis	B-Application
after	O
a	O
catastrophe	O
struck	O
the	O
original	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
her	O
way	O
through	O
Egypt	O
to	O
the	O
lost	O
city	O
of	O
Khamoon	B-Application
,	O
Lara	O
kills	O
Larson	O
and	O
recovers	O
the	O
third	O
Scion	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	O
faces	O
Natla	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
intends	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
army	O
to	O
push	O
forward	O
humanity	O
's	O
evolution	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
believes	O
both	O
Atlantis	B-Application
and	O
current	O
civilisation	O
are	O
too	O
soft	O
to	O
withstand	O
disaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Toby	O
Gard	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
for	O
Core	O
Design	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Derby	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
that	O
had	O
established	O
itself	O
developing	O
titles	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Gard	O
to	O
company	O
head	O
Jeremy	O
Heath-Smith	O
during	O
a	O
1994	O
brainstorming	O
session	O
for	O
game	O
concepts	O
for	O
then-upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
staff	O
approved	O
,	O
and	O
Heath-Smith	O
gave	O
Gard	O
permission	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
project	O
once	O
he	O
finished	O
work	O
on	O
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
mix	O
the	O
adventuring	O
style	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
and	O
the	O
3D	O
characters	O
shown	O
off	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	O
's	O
movements	O
were	O
hand-animated	O
and	O
coordinated	O
rather	O
than	O
created	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
uniformity	O
in	O
her	O
movement	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
itself	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Vicky	O
Arnold	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
later	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platforming	O
design	O
drew	O
extensively	O
from	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Doppelgänger	O
enemy	O
during	O
the	O
Atlantis	B-Application
section	O
being	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Prince	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
plan	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
was	O
using	O
enemy	O
placement	O
to	O
shift	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
from	O
pure	O
action-adventure	O
to	O
a	O
horror-like	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
in	O
development	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gosling	O
led	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sony	O
Europe	O
approved	O
the	O
game	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
making	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
approved	O
third-party	O
products	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sony	O
America	O
initially	O
rejected	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
asked	O
for	O
more	O
and	O
better	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglas	O
blamed	O
the	O
response	O
on	O
Core	O
Design	O
submitting	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
too	O
early	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sega	O
negotiated	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
ahead	O
of	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
Sega	O
made	O
the	O
deal	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
finish	O
up	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
six	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
than	O
they	O
had	O
planned	O
,	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
work	O
even	O
longer	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
were	O
discovered	O
that	O
affected	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
fixed	O
these	O
bugs	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Core	O
Design	O
opened	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
negotiations	O
being	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
never	O
received	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
development	O
kits	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
scrapped	O
when	O
Sony	O
finalised	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
keep	O
subsequent	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
until	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third-person	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
like	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
unprecedented	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
several	O
months	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
Gard	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
getting	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
freeform	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
used	O
a	O
custom-built	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
many	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
contention	O
that	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
struggling	O
somewhat	O
"	O
with	O
32-bit	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grid-based	O
pattern	O
was	O
a	O
necessity	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
d-pad-based	O
tank	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
quad	O
polygon-based	O
rendering	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
opinion	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
type	O
was	O
under-represented	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
underwater	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
to	O
create	O
real-time	O
ripple	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Nathan	O
McCree	O
,	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
an	O
in-house	O
composer	O
for	O
Core	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
first	O
confirmed	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
although	O
details	O
were	O
kept	O
scarce	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
25	O
October	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
14	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
PC	O
patches	O
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
29	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
January	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
came	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
attempt	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Realtech	O
VR	O
to	O
remaster	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
having	O
asked	O
permission	O
from	O
then-franchise	O
owner	O
Square	O
Enix	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
four	O
new	O
levels	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	O
Unfinished	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
promotional	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
budget	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
containing	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
additional	O
levels	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
"	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Cat	O
"	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
a	O
cat	O
statue	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Khamoon	B-Application
level	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
levels	O
being	O
themed	O
after	O
a	O
cat	O
's	O
nine	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
16	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Handango	B-Language
in	O
July	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
infamous	O
part	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
history	O
is	O
a	O
fan-made	O
software	O
patch	O
dubbed	O
Nude	O
Raider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
,	O
when	O
added	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
PC	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
game	O
,	O
caused	O
Lara	O
to	O
appear	O
naked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
considered	O
taking	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
websites	O
that	O
hosted	O
nude	O
pictures	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
young	O
fans	O
and	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
them	O
stumbling	O
across	O
the	O
pictures	O
when	O
they	O
do	O
a	O
general	O
search	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
sent	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letters	O
to	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
nuderaider.com	O
 "	O
URL	O
that	O
hosted	O
the	O
patch	O
to	O
enforce	O
its	O
copyright	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
the	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gory	O
action	O
of	O
Loaded	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
360-degree	O
freedom	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tied	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
review	O
team	O
saying	O
it	O
stood	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
titles	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
best	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacDonald	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
sharper	O
and	O
GamePro	O
scored	O
it	O
half	O
a	O
point	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
every	O
category	O
despite	O
noting	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
"	O
solid	O
showing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
bother	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
because	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
negligible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
only	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
playable	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
identical	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retrospective	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
as	O
the	O
least	O
enjoyable	O
versions	O
due	O
to	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
poorer	O
audio	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
rated	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
suitable	O
purchase	O
for	O
series	O
newcomers	O
,	O
with	O
old	O
players	O
being	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1996	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
"	O
3D	O
Action	O
"	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
both	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
)	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
both	O
versions	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
optimum	O
advantage	O
of	O
each	O
console	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
named	O
it	O
runner-up	O
for	O
both	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
)	O
and	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Super	O
Mario	O
64	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
again	O
behind	O
Super	O
Mario	O
64	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
the	O
54th-best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
particularly	O
citing	O
its	O
vast	O
and	O
compelling	O
areas	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
British	O
charts	O
a	O
record	O
three	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
contributed	O
substantially	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
'	O
Platinum	O
 '	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
made	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
game	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
computer	O
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
took	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth-best-selling	O
console	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
143,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
highest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
for	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
7	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
were	O
the	O
two	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
prior	O
to	O
the	B-Application
2013	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
as	O
number	O
22	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
enabled	O
a	O
real	O
feeling	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
accomplishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
listed	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
on	O
its	O
"	O
15	O
Most	O
Influential	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
many	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
follow	O
and	O
helped	O
drive	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
3D	O
accelerator	O
cards	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
chose	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
as	O
the	O
fourth-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
concept	O
stage	O
as	O
production	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
wrapping	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
pressure	O
from	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
would	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
annually	O
between	O
1997	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
putting	O
considerable	O
strain	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
struggles	O
culminated	O
in	O
the	O
troubled	O
development	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
to	O
poor	O
critical	O
reception	O
and	O
lackluster	O
sales	O
,	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
transferred	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
another	O
development	O
studio	O
they	O
owned	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
reboot	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2006	O
with	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
herself	O
became	O
a	O
gaming	O
icon	O
,	O
seeing	O
unprecedented	O
media	O
cross	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
of	O
sophistication	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
reached	O
by	O
combining	O
state-of-the-art	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
atmospheric	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cinematic	O
approach	O
to	O
gameplay	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
unprecedented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gard	O
would	O
eventually	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Legend	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
created	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Legend	O
engine	O
and	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
developer	O
Timur	O
"	O
XProger	O
"	O
Gagiev	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
OpenLara	O
,	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
this	O
project	O
enabled	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
modern	O
and	O
legacy	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
attracted	O
attention	O
from	O
several	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
