Rise of the Tomb Raider
About the Game
Rise of the Tomb Raider is the sequel to Tomb Raider (2013), which was a reboot of the long-running treasure hunter series starring Lara Croft. It takes place one year after the events of the previous game and has gameplay mechanics similar to that title. Her experiences with the supernatural in that game have been covered up by a violent sect known as Trinity. She is in the same predicament as her father before her, whose work was dismissed by the scientific community through pressure of Trinity.
Story & Setting
Some of these are now provided as side quests through NPCs.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Lara gets to explore these freely with multiple approaches. As before there is often a choice between direct combat and a stealth approach, but with more emphasis on combat as it is unavoidable or very time consuming to attempt otherwise in some occasions. Melee combat is available along with the use of a knife. Unlike the previous game health does not auto regenerate, but now always requires the use of bandages that need to be crafted. For stealth, enemies can be knocked out with non-lethal takedowns, through tackling or using knock out gas.
Standout Features
- It introduces new types of animals and now ice plays an important role in many sections.
- Many surfaces can be scaled using ice axes and ziplines can cover a large distance.
- Lara can tackle enemies and drop down on them from trees.
- For stealth, enemies can be knocked out with non-lethal takedowns, through tackling or using knock out gas.
- Lara: In some sections Lara can hide by swimming below the ice and enemies can be hidden underwater with stealth takedowns.
- There Lara can convert experience into skill points to invest into a skill tree, items in an inventory are accessed and crafted, weapons can be upgraded by salvaging items and fast travel to other base camps is possible.
- Next to pistols, shotguns, machine guns and hunting rifles, the bow and arrow is once again an important weapon.
- Taking a cue from metroidvania games, players are encouraged to revisit areas several times with new skills and weapons to reach or open up areas that were previously inaccessible.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Just like the previous game the game world consists of many smaller open world areas linked together. Swimming returns to the series after being absent since Tomb Raider: Underworld . It is used to take out enemies stealthily, but rope arrows, fire arrows and explosive arrows are also used in many situations to solve environment based puzzles. Environments have a day-and-night cycle that influences enemy and animal behaviour.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Rise of the Tomb Raider | Xbox One.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Eidos Montréal | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Nixxes Software BV | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Eidos Shanghai | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Art Bully Productions, LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Technicolor India Pvt Ltd | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Motion Capture by | Digital Domain Inc. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Sound by | Side UK Ltd. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Production by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Formosa Interactive, LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Casting by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Donya Labs AB | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Jenkins Software LLC | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Autodesk, Inc. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Babel Media Ltd. | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Eidos Montréal | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Nixxes Software BV | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Eidos Shanghai | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Art Bully Productions, LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Technicolor India Pvt Ltd | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Motion Capture by | Digital Domain Inc. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Additional Sound by | Side UK Ltd. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Voice Production by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Formosa Interactive, LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Casting by | Blindlight LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Donya Labs AB | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Jenkins Software LLC | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Autodesk, Inc. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Babel Media Ltd. | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Nixxes Software BV | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Eidos Montréal | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Art Bully Productions, LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Eidos Shanghai | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Technicolor India Pvt Ltd | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Motion Capture by | Digital Domain Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Additional Sound by | Side UK Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Voice Production by | Blindlight LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Blindlight LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Formosa Interactive, LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Casting by | Blindlight LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Autodesk, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Donya Labs AB | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Jenkins Software LLC | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Babel Media Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Blu-Ray Disc | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Achievements | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Content Download | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Scoreboard/Leaderboard | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Mature | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Microsoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-10 | United States; Retail release | MobyGames |
| 2015-11-10 | United States; Download release | MobyGames |
| 2015-11-13 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2015-11-10 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2015-11-10 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 10, 2015 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 10, 2015 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| asin | B00KVRNIQU | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 197157615 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 885370982299 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 885370982305 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 885370984699 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 885370984699 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 885370984804 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
