A member of a rich
British aristocratic family, Lara
Croft is a Tomb Raider who enjoys
collecting ancient artifacts from
ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide,
and doesn't mind going through death-defying
dangers to get them.
She is skilled in
hand-to-hand combat, weapons training,
and foreign languages - and does
them all in tight outfits. Well,
the planets of the solar system
are going into planetary alignment
(Which occurs every 5,000 years),
and a secret society called the
Illuminati is seeking an ancient
talisman that gives its possessor
the ability to control time.
However, they need
a certain clock/key to help them
in their search, and they have to
find the talisman in one week or
wait until the next planetary alignment
to find it again. Lara happens to
find that key hidden in a wall of
her mansion. The Illuminati steal
it, and Lara gets an old letter
from her deceased father telling
her about the society's agenda (Her
father was also the one who hid
the key).
Now, she must retrieve
the key and find and destroy the
talisman before the Illuminati can
get their hands on it.