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Eidos announces North American releasedate for Tomb Raider Anniversary on Nintendo Wii
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Date: October 24th, 2007
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Lara Croft Debuts on the Wii on November 13, 2007
Eidos Interactive Ltd.,
one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment
software, today announced that the North American ship date for Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Wii home video game system will be
November 13, 2007. With over three hours of exclusive new content in the
Wii version of the game, this will mark the first time that Lara Croft
appears on the next generation console.
The Tomb Raider franchise is one of the most successful of all time
with over 32 million copies sold to date. Capturing classic memories and
experiences, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary brings to life the
celebrated game that started the journey over a decade ago and is now newly
realized with vastly improved graphics and next generation gameplay
mechanics.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Wii brings Lara to the next
level by enabling an unrivalled hands-on experience for fans of the
franchise and new adopters. Taking full advantage of the unique Wii
Remote and Nunchuk controllers, the game delivers the most hands-on
action adventure for the system with flick of the wrists controls, an
active aim combat system and more.
"Bringing Lara to the Wii platform has allowed us to creatively expand
the Tomb Raider experience and add some really exciting and brand new game
play elements," said Morgan Gray, senior producer, Crystal Dynamics. "The
additional content, cryptic challenges and motion sensitive puzzle solving
require much more involved input from the player."
New game features include: hands on challenges, an archaeologist's tool
kit, a new remote flashlight and more exclusive new content. The new tool
kit allows players to break through walls, take charcoal rubbings and
uncover important clues buried in dense layers of ancient rock. Players
will also be able to twist the Wii remote to illuminate dark areas with
Lara Croft's new remote flashlight uncovering secrets hidden in the dark.
"This marks two important developments in the gaming industry: the
coming of age of a classic franchise and the first time gamers get to
physically emulate the Tomb Raider icon," said Robert Lindsey, executive
vice president of sales and marketing, Eidos, Inc. "Tomb Raider:
Anniversary for the Wii will be an essential key addition to game libraries
this holiday season."
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is developed by Crystal Dynamics
and will ship to stores on November 13, 2007 for the Wii system. For more
information, click HERE.
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