Tomb Raider: 10th anniversary, a remake of the original tomb Raider Sony’s PSP game that was canceled in 2006, recently resurfaced as a playable alpha, according to PC Gamer. The game was being developed by Core Design before being closed in favor of the Crystal Dynamics cross platform Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Legend, a reimagination of the origin story of treasure hunter Lara Croft.
The playable alpha features climbing, swimming and the general platform of the original game without dialogue and enemies. It’s a beautiful throwback to an older style of tomb Raider in contrast to the more cinematic and realistic approach of the newest games. The alpha includes defined levels in Greece, Peru and Croft Manor. You can see a sample of the gameplay in the YouTube video below.
The journey that the alpha and active files took to get here was not entirely straightforward. Core Design, the original creators of Tomb Raider, it was finally sold by its publisher Eidos to Rebellion after the canceled remake. The unfinished game was then remade as a demonstration for a Indiana Jones game for LucasArts and as a National treasure games. None of the courses were chosen and the PSP game has disappeared from the history and memories of fans – until now. If you are curious about the development of tomb Raider and the history of Core Design, EuroGamer has a great feature.
To experience the game for yourself, you will need to download the files from the Internet Archive and follow the instructions at Tomb of Ashes (an tomb Raider fan site) so that the game is fixed and playable. From there, you’re ready for a taste of gaming history that never happened.