Tomb Raider Anniversary Archives

Weta Workshop’s Lara Croft Mini Epics Figures

August 26, 2022September 8, 2022 - by Kelly M - 1 Comment

Back in July 2022, Wētā Workshop revealed two new Lara Croft Mini Epics collectible figures during their Collectibles Unleashed live stream. These quirky and highly stylised vinyl figures are now available for pre-order over on their website and have an estimated delivery of Q2 2023. Wētā Workshop’s Mini Epics range pays “homage to your favourite …

Review: Lara Croft Funko Pop! Figure

February 12, 2017August 21, 2022 - by Kelly M - 5 Comments.

I’ve been a huge fan of Funko’s uber-cute aesthetic ever since a friend of mine introduced me to their range of Pop! vinyl figures a couple of years ago. What began as a one-off acquisition – a Scarlet Witch Pop! I received from said friend – has since grown into an eclectic collection of superhero and Star …

The griffin-head protome as seen in Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Arte-Factual: Griffin-Head Protome

April 21, 2015August 22, 2022 - by Kelly M - 10 Comments.

One of the two relics Lara discovers amongst the ruins of Midas’ Palace in Tomb Raider: Anniversary is the griffin-head protome, a bronze decorative piece that she correctly surmises was once fitted onto an Ancient Greek cauldron or drinking vessel. What Lara’s declaration doesn’t tell us is where such an artefact would have been produced …

Lara’s Travels: The Cistern

June 17, 2014August 22, 2022 - by Kelly M - 3 Comments.

Over the years, Lara Croft has visited dozens of archaeologically fascinating places but not all of them have been particularly glamorous. One such place that instantly springs to mind is the Cistern in Tomb Raider 1. When I first started playing Tomb Raider back in 1996, I bought myself a copy of the Prima official strategy guide …

Lara’s Travels: Meteora

September 11, 2013August 22, 2022 - by Kelly M - 7 Comments.

In the last edition of Lara’s Travels, I wrote about the island of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Ocean, one of the real-life locations featured in Tomb Raider: Underworld. This time, however, we’ll be going back in time to where it all began and look at one of the places Lara visits in the original …

Arte-Factual: Athenian Owl Figurine

August 18, 2013May 22, 2022 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

In the last edition of Arte-Factual, I wrote about the Gayer-Anderson cat statue and its virtual counterpart seen in the original Tomb Raider. This time around, I will be looking at an artefact that depicts one of my favourite feathered friends: the Athenian Owl Figurine. The Athenian Owl Figure is one of the collectable relics found …

Arte-Factual: Killer Whale Bottle

June 25, 2013May 21, 2022 - by Kelly M - 5 Comments.

In the last edition of Arte-Factual, we looked at the Golden Mask of Tornarsuk and learnt a little about Inuit culture and mythology. In this edition, we will be turning our attention to one of the collectable relics found in Tomb Raider: Anniversary: the Killer Whale Bottle. Like many of the artefacts that have appeared in the …

The Toltec warrior statues in Qualopec's tomb

Arte-Factual: Toltec Warriors

April 3, 2013August 3, 2022 - by Kelly M - 4 Comments.

Sharp-eyed gamers may have noticed that the same colossal sculptures appear repeatedly throughout the Peruvian levels of the original Tomb Raider (1996), most notably in the Tomb of Qualopec. These sculptures are actually based on the real-life Atlantes – or Atlantean pillars – found at Tula, a Postclassic archaeological site in the Mexican state of Hidalgo.** The four …