Sometimes, life just isn't fair. While plenty of game characters have suffered at the hands of diminishing product quality over the years, reputation sullied and tarnished beyond repair, other's have marched on in the face of humiliation and - somehow - managed to keep a stranglehold on their popularity. So, what's the lesson here? Easy, have big boobs and don't be blue.
Of course, in the case of Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider series pulled off something of a coup de grace last year when publisher Eidos wisely entrusted the floundering franchise to veteran developer Crystal Dynamics. The result was one of the finest comebacks in videgame history. Needless to say then, since the overwhelmingly positive response to Tomb Raider: Legend, all eyes have been on Crystal Dynamics to see which direction it would take Eidos' flagship filly next.