<P> Tomb Raider games have sold over 63 million copies worldwide . The series has generally met with critical acclaim, with the series being noted as one of the pioneers of the action - adventure genre . Lara Croft herself has become one of the most recognisable video game protagonists in existence, winning numerous accolades and earning places on the Walk of Game and Guinness World Records . Alongside being praised for pioneering female characters in video games, she has also been the subject of controversy due to her sex appeal being used for marketing . </P> <P> The first six Tomb Raider games were developed by Core Design, a British video game development company owned by Eidos Interactive . After the sixth game in the series released to a lukewarm reception in 2003, development was transferred to North American studio Crystal Dynamics, who have handled the main series since then . Since 2001, other developers have contributed either to ports of mainline games or with the development of spin - off titles . </P> <Table> Timeline of release years <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> The Last Revelation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chronicles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Curse of the Sword </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> The Prophecy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> The Angel of Darkness </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Legend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Anniversary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Underworld </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Lara Croft: Relic Run </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lara Croft Go </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rise of the Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Shadow of the Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tomb Raider </Td> </Tr>

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