Tomb Raider is one of the most iconic sagas in the last 20 years of video gaming. From 1996 and the first adventure in the self-titled Tomb Raider debuting on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC, a sequel quickly followed - Tomb Raider 2 in 1997. The third instalment - Tomb Raider 3 - saw Lara cement herself among the video gaming greats. Furthermore, there have been several sequels since the original trilogy, with all staying true to the franchises' ideology that began 17 years ago.
The focus of the Tomb Raider adventures is puzzle solving, combating an array of dangerous animals, collecting artefacts and dealing with mythical creatures. The series has always been intelligent; not a mindless action-adventure that you merely button-mash your way through. As a result, it takes skill, careful planning, and dedication to achieve completion. Consequently, many games have tried implementing this kind of psyche in their own projects, but Tomb Raider has always stood out from the crowd. This is why it has become one of the most successful video game franchises today, with the original Tomb Raider contributing to the sale of over 100 million PlayStation One consoles.
