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A Survivor Is BornDiscover the origins of one of gaming's most iconic characters as Lara Croft returns for an all-new action experience in Tomb Raider for PlayStation 3.Key Features of Tomb Raider on PlayStation 3Experience Lara Croft s intense origin story from young woman to hardened survivor.Explore a mysterious island in an all-new raiding experience.Fight to Live: Salvage resources, gain experience, and upgrade Lara s weapons to survive the island s hostile inhabitants.New multiplayer modes pit Lara's survivors against the island's scavengers.Winner of 44 E3 awards including IGN s Game of Show 2012.Lara Croft has been raiding tombs and taking names since she first appeared in the original Tomb Raider in 1996. But 2013 sees Lara get a Hollywood-style refresh, rebooting the character and the series for today's gaming audience.Tomb Raider introduces a new, younger Lara Croft. This Lara is 21, fresh out of university and on her first archaeological expedition. She's seeking out the fabled island of Yamatai when she and her colleagues are shipwrecked in the 'Dragon's Triangle' somewhere off the coast of Japan.This is far from the confident raider of tombs seen in earlier games, but a vulnerable yet resourceful young woman, who must survive the various elements of this mysterious island. The events of Tomb Raider will see Lara grow from innocent girl to hardened survivor..Lara's story is told in a dynamic and cinematic visual style. This mysterious island is brought to life with treacherous terrain and moody weather, with handheld-style camera work complete with lens-flares and rain splashes adding to the realism of Lara's plight. This is a much more mature story than in previous Tomb Raider titles.Tomb Raider offers new challenges and gameplay for newcomers and series veterans to experience. The classic action-platforming of the franchise are still present, combined with elements of exploration, survival, stealth and physics-based puzzles. The mysterious island of Yamatai is the perfect breeding ground for all of these gameplay elements to come together. The island is home to some very strange, very savage inhabitants, as well as a band of unscrupulous scavengers who Lara must face in order to survive. These hostile enemies are a driving force in the main single-player campaign, their actions dictating what Lara must do to save herself and her friendsBut the inhabitants aren t the only surprises the island brings. Legend tells that Yamatai was once ruled by a queen with shamanistic powers and an army of samurai, and the strange symbols and 'Shrines' side missions with mini tombs to raid and puzzles to solve - suggest that there may indeed be truth to this legend. As well as the many challenges that the island throws at Lara, Tomb Raider introduces levelling-up gameplay, another first for the series.