Underplayed Gems

Tomb Raider Starring Lara Croft (2000)

Tomb Raider Starring Lara Croft cover
Developer
Core Design
Publisher
Eidos Interactive, Gradiente
Platforms
Game Boy Color
Genres
Platform, Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 5 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

Lara Croft's first handheld outing brings tomb exploration and acrobatics to a side-scrolling 2D format.

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About

Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game released for the Game Boy Color. This release is significant as it is the first portable game in the Tomb Raider series. This version has the standard Tomb Raider gameplay of running, jumping and switch-flipping, but presented in a side-view 2D style, reminiscent of Flashback. At Lara's disposal are 25 or so moves, which are crammed onto the 2 GBC buttons. There are also game-save crystals at special points throughout the levels. Although it shares its title with the first entry in the series, Tomb Raider for Game Boy Color follows a different storyline.

Screenshots

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