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Tomb Raider

1996 action-adventure video game developed by Core Design
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Tomb Raider

Summary

Tomb Raider is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tomb Raider received the Origins Award for Best Action Computer Game[3].
  • Tomb Raider's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Vicky Arnold wrote the screenplay for Tomb Raider[5].
  • Tomb Raider's composer is recorded as Nathan McCree[6].
  • Tomb Raider was published by Eidos Interactive[7].
  • Tomb Raider was published by Victor Interactive Software[8].
  • Tomb Raider was published by Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.[9].
  • Tomb Raider's genre is action-adventure game[10].
  • Tomb Raider was followed by Tomb Raider II[11].
  • Tomb Raider's developer is recorded as Core Design[12].
  • Tomb Raider's part of the series is recorded as Tomb Raider[13].
  • Tomb Raider's part of the series is recorded as Tomb Raider original series[14].
  • Tomb Raider's operating system is recorded as Android[15].
  • Tomb Raider's operating system is recorded as iOS[16].
  • Tomb Raider's Commons category is recorded as Tomb Raider[17].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Q47604[18].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Q10677[19].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Q200912[20].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as N-Gage[21].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as DOS[22].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as macOS[23].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Android[24].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Pocket PC[26].
  • Tomb Raider's platform is recorded as Q19610114[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Other[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1996-10-31[30]

  • Genre(s): ambient, classical, electronic, field recording, non-music[31]

  • Community tags: ambient, classical, electronic, field recording, non-music[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3cba4743-a222-337a-9f81-a982be3dd53d[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Eidos Interactive[7], Victor Interactive Software[8], and Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.[9]. Vicky Arnold wrote the screenplay for Tomb Raider[5].

Publication

Tomb Raider was released on October 25, 1996[34]. Languages include English[35], French[36], German[37], Japanese[38], and Russian[39]. Its genre is action-adventure game[10]. Series this is part of include it[13] and it original series[14]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[40] and digital download[41].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Tomb Raider[13] and it original series[14].

Reception

Tomb Raider received the Origins Award for Best Action Computer Game[3]. Reviews include 91/100[42], 8.5/10[43], 7.9/10[44], 9.3/10[45], and 10/10[46].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tomb Raider was followed by Tomb Raider II[11].

Why It Matters

Tomb Raider ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Tomb Raider receive?

Honors received include Origins Award for Best Action Computer Game[3].

Related Entities

Android Core Design DOS Egypt Eidos Interactive Golden Disc Electronic Greece iOS macOS Microsoft Windows Peru PlayStation 4 Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business touchscreen United Kingdom Victor Interactive Software Xbox Series X and Series S

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Rating Saturn: Tomb Raider. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . originsgames.com. originsgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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