Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix's European branch. It is the tenth main game in the Tomb Raider franchise and a reboot of the series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft.[4][5] Tomb Raider was released on 5 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Gameplay focus is on survival, with exploration when traversing the
island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the
main series to have multiplayer, the first game in the series to be
published by Square Enix, after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.
Crystal Dynamics began development of Tomb Raider soon after the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld
in 2008. Rather than a sequel, the team decided to reboot the series,
re-establishing the origins of Lara Croft for the second time, as they
did with Tomb Raider: Legend. Tomb Raider is set on Yamatai,
an island from which Lara, who is untested and not yet the
battle-hardened explorer she is in other titles in the series, must save
her friends and escape while being hunted down by a malevolent cult. Camilla Luddington was hired to voice and perform as Lara Croft, replacing Keeley Hawes.
The game suffered a delayed release from late 2012 to March 2013. Upon release,
Tomb Raider
received critical acclaim, with critics praising the graphics,
gameplay, Luddington's performance as Lara, and Lara's characterization
and development, although the addition of a multiplayer mode was not
well received, and some review