Tomb Rador

Question 1

When was it released

Answer 1

2007
-sold 1.3 million copies

Release afternspice girls “wannabe” - represents new wave of female employment

Question 2

What’s the representation withing this game

Answer 2

Lara croft - outfit = seduslised = objectified by audience - male gaze
3rd person - draws attention towards chest and legs - popular - lara croft fan base

Question 3

Analysis of the cover

Answer 3

Focal image is lara croft (she is the U.S.P)
- places her name above to show she’s the leading character

Femininity - outfit is seductive alongside the pose - ponytail also highlighting skin (angelic)
-direct address - grabs audience attention

Question 4

Genre and gameplay

Answer 4

Action - Lara Croft on motorbike
Challenges to reach next level
-fierce combat
-exotic geography (3d)
-dialgiue full of action + enigma codes

Question 5

What’s the overall narrative code

Answer 5

Opening set piece - mystical & creative - audience are left to guess it’s identity
Symbolic codes: natla - black suit - connected evil
Binary opposition

Question 6

Equilibrium

Answer 6

Begins in equilibrium
-location of tomb is disruption x player takes control = recognition
- our journey to repair - new equilibrium

Question 7

Character types

Answer 7

Hero + villain

Regulation - bandura - symbolic modelling - rewards violence
-gerbner - actions influence audience

PEGI - 12, features violence towards fantasy characters

Question 8

Cultural industries

Answer 8

Eidos + Sony worked together
- iconography of action - adventure will attract