Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Developer(s) Crystal Dynamics[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s) Square Enix
Composer(s) Wilbert Roget, II
Series Tomb Raider
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release date(s)
  • NA 9 December 2014
  • EU 9 December 2014
  • JP 25 December 2014
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution Optical disc, digital distribution [lower-alpha 2]

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the sequel to the 2010 video game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the second installment in Lara Croft spin-off series of the Tomb Raider franchise. The video game was announced at E3 2014 on 9 June.

Synopsis

The Temple of Osiris stars Lara Croft, a fictional English archaeologist; Lara is voiced by English actress Keeley Hawes.[1]

Development

Crystal Dynamics began development on Temple of Osiris in 2013, following the release of Tomb Raider.[2] Nixxes Software provided development support on the game, they had collaborated with Crystal Dynamics on previous Tomb Raider games.[3] The studio completed development in November 2014.[2][4]

Release

On 3 November 2014, Valve Corporation and Crystal Dynamics announced a contest for people to produce and submit promotional Tomb Raider themed content for the video game Team Fortress 2.[5] The winning items were announced on 3 December 2014 and were implemented in Team Fortress 2 as rewards for people who pre-purchased Temple of Osiris.[6] Contest winners received a selection of titles from Square Enix's catalogue on Steam.[5]

The game launched on 9 December 2014. The studio released the game's original soundtrack as a free download.[7] A limited Gold Edition of the game was available to purchase in retail; it included a 3-inch Lara figurine, art book, a map of the game's overworld, and a season pass for downloadable content (DLC).[8]

Downloadable content

Prior to the game's launch, a season pass was announced which would include all future downloadable content for the game.[8] On 13 January 2015, four downloadable content packs were released, three of which contained in-game items and character skins based on Tomb Raider: Legend, and the Deus Ex and Hitman franchises.[8] These themed packs were previously available as bonuses for pre-ordering the game from specific retailers.[8] The fourth content pack, titled Icy Death, added various in-game items, a tomb featuring new puzzles and enemies, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the 2013 Tomb Raider video game.[9][10] On 2 February 2015, the Twisted Gears downloadable pack was released featuring a tomb, new in-game items, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the original Tomb Raider game.[11][12]

Reception

The game received a nomination from the D.I.C.E. Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Engine and SKU support by Nixxes Software BV
  2. ↑ Physical discs are exclusive to the Japanese PlayStation 4 version. North American physical copies were made, but only include a redemption code to download the game.

References

  1. ↑ Crookes, David (9 December 2014). "Keeley Hawes on playing Lara Croft: 'fans of the game are some of the nicest people I've ever met'". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Has Gone Gold". Tomb Raider Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "We're working on Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris". Nixxes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Evan (18 November 2014). "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Has Gone Gold". IGN. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "TF Tomb Contest 2014". Team Fortress. Valve Corporation. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "TF Tomb Contest Winners!". Team Fortress. Valve Corporation. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - OST". Tomb Raider Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Karmali, Luke (8 August 2014). "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Collector's Edition, Season Pass Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Available Now: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Icy Death Pack". Tomb Raider Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - Icy Death Pack". Steam. Valve. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Available Now: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Twisted Gears Pack". Tomb Raider Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - Twisted Gears Pack". Steam. Valve. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists" (PDF). interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 February 2015.


External links

Official website