Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition experience the final chapter of Lara’s origin as she is forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be. Combining the base game, all seven DLC challenge…
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is an adventure developed by Eidos Montréal, released 19 November 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and Linux.
What Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is an adventure game developed by Eidos Montréal and released in 2019. It was published by Crystal Dynamics. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Crystal Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the two months since Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft and her friend Jonah Maiava have dedicated themselves to stopping the activities of paramilitary organization Trinity. The two track a cell to Cozumel in Mexico that is led by Pedro Dominguez, the head of Trinity's High Council. Slipping inside nearby tombs being excavated by Trinity, Lara discovers a temple containing the Dagger of Chak Chel and references to a hidden city. Murals adorning the walls allude to the Silver Box of Ix Chel and warn of "the Cleansing", a Mayan apocalypse culminating in a permanent solar eclipse. Lara ignores the warnings and takes the Dagger to prevent Trinity from acquiring it. Dominguez catches her…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical, mystery and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is the 115th of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. It arrived 7 months after Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Path Home. The next entry was Tomb Raider Reloaded in 2020.
What it launched against
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launched on 19 November 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal and Luigi's Mansion 3. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal, Luigi's Mansion 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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