The birth of a true icon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Released over 24 years ago for PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn, Tomb Raider was originally an action-adventure game.\u00a0The gamer puts himself in the shoes of the main character named Lara Croft, an adventurous English archaeologist who travels through ruins all over the world (Peru, Greece, Egypt and Atlantis) in search of ancient and secret artefacts.\u00a0On her way, the heroine must solve puzzles, cross or infiltrate dangerous areas and fight enemies.\u00a0The title quickly saw great success, becoming one of the best-selling games\u00a0of the first generation of PlayStation\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A year later, his second opus “Tomb Raider II” was announced as one of the most anticipated of the year.\u00a0A saga was born.\u00a0They then became one of the most iconic\u00a0video games of the 90s and 2000s\u00a0.\u00a0In total and to date, Tomb Raider totals 18 titles in 24 years, released on 29 platforms and several generations of different consoles.\u00a0Beyond that, a whole universe has been created around the adventures of Lara Croft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expansion of the universe and derivative products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The symbol of the popularity of Tomb Raider really arrived in 2001. This year, Lara Croft sets foot in Hollywood where the one who will become one of the greatest actresses on the planet will embody her on the big screens: Angelina Jolie.\u00a0The American will be forever associated with the archaeologist ever since, playing one of\u00a0the most iconic\u00a0roles\u00a0of her career\u00a0.\u00a0Two years later, a second film,\u00a0Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life,<\/em>\u00a0hit theaters.\u00a0In 2018, after 15 years of waiting, it is finally a new face that will take over, with Alicia Vikander in the skin of a Lara Croft who seeks to find the trace of her father in a new film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the actresses who embody him, it is the sexy and adventurous side of the main character of the video game that has been one of the keys to his success.\u00a0This allowed him to reach both a male audience, but also a female audience.\u00a0Many derivative products thus quickly emerged with as much success, surfing on the trend established by Tomb Raider: classic products such as statuettes and figurines, clothes and costumes, board games, comics and comics, etc.\u00a0Several mobile mini-games have also been developed by Square Enix, while\u00a0online casino games\u00a0have taken on the Tomb Raider colors.\u00a0For example, the Betway site offers a themed slot machine called “Lara Croft Temples and Tombs” with symbols bearing the image of the video game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking advantage of the athletic side of the main character of the game, the universe of Tomb Raider has even extended to the field of sport.\u00a0The Warner Bros. studio set up an ephemeral training camp called the “CroftCamp”, and the\u00a0sports and energy drink\u00a0brand\u00a0Lucozade\u00a0also released bottles bearing the likeness of Lara Croft, occasionally renamed “Larazade” .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What future for Lara Croft?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While no\u00a0official release\u00a0date\u00a0has yet been set\u00a0for the upcoming Warner Bros. studio film that was originally\u00a0slated\u00a0to hit theaters in March 2021, filming for\u00a0Tomb Raider II<\/em>\u00a0starring Alicia Vikander is set to take place. next year.\u00a0Lara Croft will make her big comeback on movie screens, 20 years after her first appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the video game side,\u00a0the arrival of new generations of consoles\u00a0such as the PlayStation 5 in particular, means that a new opus should follow suit.\u00a0Especially since it has been two years that fans have been waiting for a sequel to \u201cShadow of the Tomb Raider\u201d, released in 2018. Tomb Raider would thus be present on five generations of different consoles, confirming the longevity and notoriety of one the most successful franchises in the world.\u00a0Twenty-four years later, Lara Croft has not finished impressing gamers and fans of pop culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since the release of the first opus of the famous video game in 1996, the Tomb Raider franchise has not stopped evolving and reinventing itself. Whether through several successful films or various derivative products, Lara Croft has today become an immortal name. The birth of a true icon Released over 24 years ago for PC, PlayStation …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n