Lara Croft GO

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1) Who is Lara Croft and when did she first appear in a videogame?

She is an action hero first appearing in 1996.

2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games?

Adventure films such as Indiana Jones have influenced the creation of the character Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games.

3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame?

Tomb Raider has also been made into two films.

4) What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on?

You can play it on Smartphone and Tablets.

5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go?

The genre of Lara Croft GO is puzzle and it is inspired by Hitman GO

6)How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience?

As you progress through the game there are different levels/stages in settings such as Amazon Jungle Ancient Civilisation.Also in the narrative there are villains such as the spiders which you have to try to avoid which makes the game enjoyable.

7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the genre of the game?

The setting is a Amazon Jungle civilisation also there is a map called the map of stones, this communicates to the audience that the genre is action and adventure.

8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game?

The spiders and the end boss Queen of venom are the other characters that appear in the game.

9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider games?

The setting is in a ancient Amazon forest civilisation which is similar to the previous Tomb Raider games.

10) Read this BBC article on the history of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider. How has the character of Lara Croft evolved over the last 20 years?  

The character has gone from being a very sexualised character 

1) Why might an audience enjoy playing Lara Croft Go?

An audience might enjoy playing Lara Croft Go because of the narrative of having to defeat the Venom Queen .

2) Where and when might an audience play a game like Lara Croft Go? Think about the device it is played on and the times of the day someone might want to play the game.

An audience might play Lara Croft Go when they are waiting outside for a bus because it is portable as it is on mobile.

3) How did Square Enix design Lara Croft to make it appealing to an audience?

They made it appealing by using acrobatic animations and animations of Lara Croft shooting spiders.

4) Which of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory might apply to Lara Croft Go?

5) Who is the target audience for Lara Croft Go? How does brand loyalty contribute to this target audience?
It is targeted at people who enjoyed Hitman Go and the tomb raider series.Also it is targeted at people who want to feel nostalgia to the original tomb raider series.

1) How are women usually represented in videogames?
Women are usually sexualised in video games .
2) How does the character of Lara Croft reinforce female stereotypes in the media?
The character of Lara Croft reinforces female stereotypes because she was very sexualised when the tomb raider game first was released.
3) How does the character of Lara Croft subvert female stereotypes in the media?
Lara Croft  subverts female stereotypes as she is a Main Character in a video game.
4) Why do some people believe the videogames industry is sexist and needs to change?
People believe the industry is sexist as it is a majority male industry and most female characters in video games are sexualised.
5) Do you think Lara Croft is an empowering feminist icon or just another objectified woman designed to appeal to male gamers?

Lara Croft is an empowering feminist icon as she is a female protagonist and is changing the way female characters are seen in the video game industry.

Industries

1) What does PEGI stand for?
PEGI stands for Pan European Game Information
2) What is PEGI's job?PEGI's job is to review video games and give it an age rating based on the content in the game.

3) Which company created Lara Croft Go?Square  Enix Montreal

4) What two popular videogame franchises were combined to create Lara Croft Go?Hitman GO and Tomb raider.

5) What else is part of the Lara Croft/Tomb Raider franchise?

Lara Croft GO and the movies.