Lara Comes to Game Boy Color

THQ announced the release of Tomb Raider for the Game Boy Color today. The game, developed by Core and licensed from Eidos Interactive, brings the franchise's virtual female lead Lara Croft to Nintendo's handheld system.

"Tomb Raider is one of the strongest franchises in interactive entertainment," stated Peter Dille, vice president of marketing at THQ. "We are delighted to add a property of its magnitude to THQ's proven Game Boy Color library."

"As the top third-party Game Boy Color publisher, THQ is an ideal candidate to publish the Tomb Raider franchise," stated Jeremy Heath-Smith, global head of development at Eidos Interactive. "We look forward to new success for Tomb Raider on the Game Boy Color system."

In this latest adventure, Lara Croft sets out to find the Nightmare Stone. If the stone falls into the wrong hands, Quaxet, the evil god trapped in the Nightmare Stone, will escape and run amok over the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca lands. Tomb Raider on the Game Boy Color is a side-scrolling action/adventure game with puzzles and several cut-scenes.