Lara's Book--Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon
by Douglas Coupland, Kip Ward
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Author: Douglas Coupland, Kip WardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-07
ISBN: 0761515801
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Prima Games
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Book Review: And Just Wait Until Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft !
Summary: 5 Stars
This book actually touches on two favorites of mine. Douglas Coupland is the author of two of my favorite books - Generation X and MicroSerfs. Tomb Raider is my favorite gaming series and I just adore Lara Croft. She is the coolest. This book combines a tribute to Lara and a walk-through of the Tomb Raider Games - I believe through Tomb Raider II. Now, anyone who's ever played TR knows how rockin' cool Lara Croft is. This book contains excellent renderings of our favorite adventurer. The overall book quality is very good - glossy pages and very well presented. There's a lot of look at but if you enjoy the series, then this is a must have. And just a reminder - as all Tomb Raider fans know - The Tomb Raider movie - starring Angelina Jolie ( they couldn't have made a better choice ) as Lara Croft - opens on June 15th 2001...I know I can't wait. Best Regards, turtlex
Summary of Lara's Book--Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon
Lara's Book is a unique publication for Prima Games. It chronicles the amazing popularity of Lara Croft (the lovely leading lady of the Tomb Raider series). This book has original work by Douglas Coupland (author of Generation X and Girlfriend in a Coma) who gives his thoughts on the phenomenon and an original story about Lara. The book also includes thousands of pictures of Lara from around the world, some never before seen in print. Plus, strategy guide author Kip Ward has created new gameplay strategies Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II, and Tomb Raider Gold for exclusive release in Lara's Book. It's a treat for Lara fans and an introduction for those who have yet to be acquainted with the perky Ms. Croft.Lara's Book is a love letter from definitive Gen X scribe Douglas Coupland to definitive Gen X pinup girl Lara Croft. The buxom star of Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider II is idolized in both words (Coupland provides a work of fiction about Lara and waxes poetic about his feelings for her and her unique stardom) and pictures (literally thousands from digitally rendered images of Lara in a polo uniform to handmade drawings by her legions of fans). Coupland's story, "Air Tibet," illustrated wonderfully by Kris Renkewitz, is tons of genre-hopping fun, and his description of his obsession with Ms. Croft is singular and evocative of the freestyle interludes of Generation X.
If you're feeling a little weird about owning a glossy-paged, coffee-table-worthy pinup book dedicated to a video game, Lara's Book justifies itself by containing complete strategy guides for all the versions of Tomb Raider. Anyone interested in game development or the minutia of Lara's workstation-induced birth will find the Core team's account of Tomb Raider's development entertaining. Did we mention that it has thousands of pictures of Lara Croft? --Andrew Boscardin
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