Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Stadia
  • Nintendo Switch
    • ReleasePlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
    9 December 2014
    Stadia
    22 December 2020
    Nintendo Switch
    29 June 2023
    Genre(s)Action-adventure, Twin-stick shooter
    Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

    Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an

    Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia and Nintendo Switch. It is the sequel to the 2010 video game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the second installment in Lara Croft spin-off series of the Tomb Raider franchise. The video game was announced at E3 2014
    on 9 June.

    The game was released along with its predecessor as part of The Lara Croft Collection for Nintendo Switch by Feral Interactive.

    Gameplay

    Temple of Osiris features cooperative gameplay for up to four players.

    Like its predecessor,

    isometric camera, similar to Tomb Raider: The Prophecy for Game Boy Advance. Additionally, the colored circle underneath each player in tandem with the twin-stick control scheme draws total gameplay comparisons to SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, or Contra: Rogue Corps. It features cooperative gameplay, and up to four players can take control of one of four characters, Lara Croft, Carter, Isis or Horus. Each playable character possesses unique weapons and skills. As with some previous installments, Lara retains her dual pistols with infinite ammunition and a grappling hook
    , which she is able to use to cross gaps.

    Plot

    Deep in the deserts of Egypt Lara Croft joins forces with rival treasure hunter Carter Bell and imprisoned gods Isis and Horus, to defeat the evil deity Set. Lara and her companions battle the elements of nature through ancient tombs and they must recover the fragments of Osiris to stop Set from enslaving all humanity.

    Development

    Digital Foundry, composer Wilbert Roget II stated that Crystal Dynamics had originally planned for the Lara Croft brand to become its own spin-off franchise from the Tomb Raider IP.[4] The studio completed development in November 2014.[2][5] That month, Valve and Crystal Dynamics organized a contest for people to produce and submit promotional Tomb Raider themed content for the video game Team Fortress 2.[6] The winning items were revealed on 3 December and were implemented in Team Fortress 2 as rewards for people who pre-purchased Temple of Osiris.[7] Contest winners received a selection of titles from Square Enix's catalogue on Steam.[6]

    Release

    The game launched on 9 December 2014. The studio released the game's original soundtrack as a free download.

    season pass for downloadable content (DLC).[9] The game was released as part of PlayStation Plus free games in August 2015.[10]
    The game was released as part of Microsoft Games with Gold free games in May 2017.

    Prior to the game's launch, a season pass was announced which would include all future downloadable content for the game.

    Deus Ex and Hitman franchises.[9] These themed packs were previously available as bonuses for pre-ordering the game from specific retailers.[9] The fourth content pack, titled Icy Death, added various in-game items, a tomb featuring new puzzles and enemies, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the 2013 Tomb Raider video game.[11][12] On 2 February, the Twisted Gears downloadable pack was released featuring a tomb, new in-game items, and a Lara Croft character skin based on the original Tomb Raider game.[13][14]

    In March 2020, Square Enix made Temple of Osiris and the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot redeemable for free on Steam for a limited time during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their "Stay Home and Play" campaign in order to encourage social distancing.[15]

    The Lara Croft Collection

    Main article: List of Tomb Raider media § The Lara Croft Collection

    A collection of Temple of Osiris and its predecessor

    Guardian of Light, The Lara Croft Collection, was released for Nintendo Switch in June 2023, published by Feral Interactive.[16][17][18]

    Reception

    Temple of Osiris received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. During the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Temple of Osiris for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition".[37]

    Dave Rudden of

    Push Square
    gave the game six stars out of ten and lamented the game's lack of personality and memorability while praising its graphics, bosses, and short loading times.

    Notes

    1. ^ Ported to Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 by Nixxes Software.[1]

    References

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    3. ^ "We're working on Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris". Nixxes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
    4. ^ DF Developer Interview: Wilbert Roget (Composer on Call of Duty WW2, MK11, Tomb Raider, Star Wars), retrieved 16 June 2023
    5. ^ Campbell, Evan (18 November 2014). "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Has Gone Gold". IGN. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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    9. ^ a b c d Karmali, Luke (8 August 2014). "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Collector's Edition, Season Pass Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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    11. ^ "Available Now: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Icy Death Pack". Tomb Raider Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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