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Tomb Raider Hells Fury Thoughts on a Lara Croft Carmen Sandiego Crossover

Tomb Raider Hells Fury Thoughts on a Lara Croft Carmen Sandiego Crossover "What happens when two women want the same thing?" Kotaku had a competition involving making a cover for an imaginary Tomb Raider game. This gave me an opportunity to think about an idea which Ive had for some time: a crossover game starring Lara Croft and Carmen Sandiego. Why would this game work? Let me share my reasons. Mainstream Appeal - When it comes to video game characters that have crossed over into the mainstream, Lara Croft and Carmen Sandiego are up there with Mario and Pac-Man. Tomb Raider has the very public face of Angelina Jolie and two successful films, and Carmen Sandiego had a childrens TV game show that ran for 5 seasons. Successful Franchises - The original Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is the mother of all edutainment games, having debuted in 1985, spawning sequels and spin-offs ever since. Tomb Raider and its sequels were key titles for the PlayStation and PS2, with th...