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Lara Croft GO
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Release Date	27 August 2015
Platforms	Google Android, Apple iOs, Windows Phone
Game Time	4-5 hours
Developer	Square Enix Montreal
Publisher	Square Enix
Game Chronology:
Lara Croft: Relic Run	Lara Croft GO

Lara Croft GO is a puzzle game released on 27 August 2015 for Smart Phones and Tablet PCs running iOs, Android or Windows 8.1. The developers promise four to five hours of gameplay.^[1] Unlike its predecessor Lara Croft: Relic Run it is not a free to play game but must be bought from the corresponding App Store. The game costs 4,99 Dollar / Euros^[2] or a comparable price in Pound.

Levels

• The Entrance

• A Forgotten Path
• A Sleepy Cave
• A Ruined Route
• A Clever Climb
• A Key to an Unknown Gate

• The Maze of Snakes

• The Swamp of Fangs
• Snake Pit
• The Bridge of Many Sides
• The Tower of Blades
• Scaling by Danger
• The Canyon of a Thousand Snakes
• Dodging a Fang
• One Deadly Step
• Cold-Blooded Cliff
• The Key of Stones
• Return to the Gate

• The Maze of Stones

• Through the Web
• Down a Spider's Leg
• The Terrace of Forked Tongues
• Blades of Prey
• Pushing Right Back
• The Dam's Edge
• The Temple of the Wise
• The Balcony of Stone
• The Chamber of Balance
• A Narrow Escape
• Rolling On
• The Key of Spirits
• Through the Gate

• The Maze of Spirits

• The Lowest Point
• The Doorstep of Spirits
• The Cliffs of Fire
• A Well-Placed Arrow
• Using the Trap
• The Wall of Blades
• The Throne of the Ancients
• The Queen of Venom
• The Atlas of Beyond

• The Escape

• A Closing Door
• One Last Challenge
• A Bridge to Daylight

Features & Gameplay

Lara Croft GO is centred around solving puzzles. The levels consist of a playing field of dots connected by lines. Lara can move along those lines from dot to dot by swiping. To continue to the next level Lara has to reach the exit. On her path she has to avoid various traps - like crumbling floors or walls - overcome enemies, and solve puzzles.^[3]

Enemies

• Cobras
• Lizards
• Snakes
• Spiders
• Giant Snake

Traps & Obstacles

• Collapsible Floor
• Collapsible Wall
• Dart Shooters
• Rolling Boulder
• Rotating Blade

Outfits

• Classic
• Bomber Jacket (unlocked by finding The Gilded Skull)
• Area 51 (unlocked by finding The Twin Snakes)
• Antarctica (unlocked by finding The Frozen Spider)
• Wetsuit (unlocked by finding The Blood Salamander)
• Catsuit (unlocked by finding The Necklace of Dreams)
• Midas Lara (unlocked by completing all Gem sets - Quartz, Emeralds, Sapphires, Rubies, Topazes)

Soundtrack

The official soundtrack for Lara Croft GO was released between 12 and 19 October 2015 on Soundcloud.^[4] The soundtrack consists of the following tracks:

As a bonus track a Development Q&A has also been placed on Soundcloud.

The complete soundtrack can be downloaded from the Crystal Dynamics Soundcloud Page.

Links

• Reveal Trailer on Youtube

References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/SquareEnixMtl/status/611284446491377664 Square Enix Montreal Twitter Account
2. ↑ http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/127087765575/new-lara-croft-go-launch-details-ready-for-more Official Tomb Raider Blog
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/WYggRD93-vc Gameplay video, Gamescom 2015
4. ↑ http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/131034488970/lara-croft-go-music-week-thanks-to-the-talented Official Tomb Raider Blog