Lara Croft: Relic Run
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Lara Croft: Relic Run is a
Relic Run is part of the Lara Croft continuity, a subseries within the Tomb Raider franchise that is separate from the main series. It was developed as an evolution of the endless runner genre made famous by Temple Run. Simutronics and Crystal Dynamics worked closely together to make sure it was both its own game and fitted properly within the franchise.
Gameplay
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Lara Croft: Relic Run is an
During runs, Lara collects coins which are used to purchase additional outfits that grant certain boosts to the player, new weapons, and upgrades to her boots for easier runs. Lara also collects Clues, objects scattered along the route that fill up a metre in the top left corner of the screen. Once the metre is full, a Relic will appear, and Lara must collect this Relic. Lara can also collect score multipliers, which increase her run's overall score; caches of ammunition for her additional weapons; coin magnets, and Clue Boosters to find Relics faster. Each stage has a set of achievements to unlock. Players with a Facebook account can post their scores on the site, and can also be sent Curses, which distort the game's visuals (such as creating a tunnel vision effect or pixellating the graphics) for a limited time. If a player survives the Curse, they are rewarded a cache of coins and the opportunity to send their own Curse to the other player. The game is free and all items can be unlocked in-game, but players can unlock various costumes and caches using in-app purchases.[3][5]
Premise
Set shortly after Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, the game follows Lara as she goes in search of fellow archeologist Carter Bell. On her search, she uncovers a world-threatening conspiracy. Relics collected during play sessions unlock journal entries that reveal pieces of the story and make new locations available.[3][5]
Development and release
Relic Run takes place in the Lara Croft subseries, a continuity separate from the mainline rebooted Tomb Raider games.
Reception
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Metacritic | 71/100[7] |
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The game had mixed reception by critics.
The Android version of the game has been installed more than 10 million times.[11]
References
- ^ a b Vasile, Cosmin (May 25, 2015). "Lara Croft: Relic Runner Out Now on Windows Phone". Softpedia. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Reynolds, Matthew (28 May 2015). "How much of Lara Croft's endless runner spin-off Relic Run is a Tomb Raider game?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Square Enix Presents E3 2015 Lara Croft: Relic Run - SEP E3 2015 Day 2 [#03] (YouTube) (Video). Square Enix. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Gamasutra. 8 June 2015. Archivedfrom the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Shaul, Brandy (29 May 2015). "Lara Croft: Relic Run Races onto Mobile [Interview]". Adweek. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Crystal Dynamics (13 April 2015). "Coming Soon - Lara Croft: Relic Run". Tomb Raider Blog. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Lara Croft: Relic Run Review - Gets You Going - Gamezebo". 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Lara Croft: Relic Run". www.pocketgamer.com. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ Reinauer, Nathan (29 May 2015). "'Lara Croft: Relic Run' Review – Temple Fun". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Lara Croft: Relic Run – Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2018-11-07.