A Feminist Perspective on Laura Croft

First Laura Croft game released entitled Tomb Raider.

Nov 14, 1996

Tomb Raider was the first game where Lara Croft appeared. The game sold twenty-five million copies and helped make the PlayStation a real video game console competitor. Lara was a strong and fiercely independent woman. Many women gamers were drawn to her for this very reason. However, reviewers immediately the strong sexualization tendencies of this game. IGN wrote in their first sentence, “Tomb Raider is bound to stir up lots of trouble with the feminists. Lara Croft's unrealistic propor

The Laura Croft Timeline

Period: Nov 14, 1996 to Mar 5, 2013

Tomb Raider II Released

Oct 31, 1997

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie released

Jun 15, 2001

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Released

Jun 20, 2003

Lara Croft in Playstation Magazine in Swimsuit Edition

Sep 1, 2005

Tomb Raider Legend Released

Apr 11, 2006

Tomb Raider Anniversary Released

Jun 5, 2007

Tomb Raider Underworld Released

Nov 18, 2008

boob physics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmBdI6TvhU

Tomb Raider Released

Mar 5, 2013

Rise of the Tomb Raider Trailer

Jun 16, 2014