Princess Peach or Ms. Pac-Man? Until the nineties, that was the choice
for women seeking positive female role models in video games. Then along
came the Tomb Raider series, the enduring appeal of which is
often attributed to heroine Lara Croft. After all, she is the common
denominator in a series which has survived several console generations
and a change of development studio. She is just as courageous and
skilled in combat as your average male gaming hero, yet she also
possesses intelligence, nobility, acrobatic grace, and massive knockers.Square Enix have just released a full gameplay trailer for Tomb Raider: Crossroads, with a release date of 5 March 2013 – 17 years after we first saw the eponymous heroine squeeze into those famous cargo shorts.
The trailer starts with Lara Croft escaping from a cave before heading out into the jungle in an attempt to survive. The story looks set to run along the same lines of previous Tomb Raiders – fighting creatures, trusted friends, betrayal, lots of treasure.
