The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 19, 2001, Image 3

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Story by Jenni Cross
Photos Courtesy of
Paramount Pictures
I n the beginning, there was Lara Croft. A pixeJated
heroine for all ages, and a tomb raider whose adven
tures rivaled those of Indiana Jones. The video game
changed the nature of gaming with its revolutionary per
spectives and motion control. Instead of seeing the game
through the eyes of a faceless designated hero, the player
was Lara Croft — an actual game figure that could be fol
lowed from room to room and adventure to adventure.
'Tomb Raider I spawned a trilogy, and when that simply
was not enough for Lara Croft’s new-found fans, Tomb
Raider: Last Revelation, The Lost Artifact and Chroni
cles all followed.
The face of Lara Croft has appeared on everything
from t-shirts to watches to playing cards. But her most
stunning appearance may have been in Details’ Sexi
est Women of the year list of 1998, the only woman
on the list who was not flesh and blood. She has
been featured in Time, Rolling Stone, and Enter
tainment Weekly’s “It” issue. She has her own
candy bar, action figures and monthly comic
book. All this before the movie was even con
sidered by Paramount Pictures.
Suddenly, you are a Lara Croft fan, hut
you are not into computer games? You
might check out Top Cow’s monthly
Tomb Raider series. The first four is
sues can be purchased at most book
stores in the science fiction section,
under Graphic Novels, or at the
comic book store of your choice.
The Saga of the Medusa Mask
tells a different story of Lara Croft’s
past hut dives right into international
intrigue and adventure. Working close
ly with Eidos, makers of the Tomb Raider
game, artists for Top Cow tried to stay as true
to Lara Croft as possible. The stories are won
derfully told, and the art is beautiful. Howev
er, Lara Croft’s adventures in comic book
raiding are not very popular. “The comic does
okay, hut it’s no X-men,” said Josefma Morales of
Lytle’s Comics and Games.
When you want to let your friends know that you
See Lara Croft on Page 6.
Page 3
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voigt
For Lara Croft: fans looking for the
fantasy girl to be brought to life, expect
disappointment. For everyone else, if
you are willing to go to the new (Tomb
Raider) movie with an open mind, ex
pect a good time, an interesting plot
and great CGI.
Lara Croft is the heiress to the
Croft fortune, and seeker of ancient
mysteries in an adventure in the tra
dition of Indiana Jones. Her latest
mission is to find an artifact that
gives its wielder control over time.
The planets are coming into
alignment, and she is in a race
against the Illuminati, a secret
society of elites who want the
artifact for their own purpos
es. Lara Croft must travel to
the jungles of Cambodia and
Siberia to find both halves
of the powerful tool be
fore Manfred Powell
(Iain Glen), agent for
the Illuminati.
See Tomb on
Page 6.
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