In 2006, Core Design, the original studio behind the Tomb Raider series, was working on a 10-year anniversary remake of the first game for PSP. Although much progress was made, the match was eventually canceled. Now that original PSP game has resurfaced and is playable, PC gamer reports.
On December 31 Tomb Raider fansite Tomb of Ash uploaded to what it says are the PSP remake items to the internet archive. The assets span multiple levels complete with puzzles and platforms. If you follow Tomb of Ash’s Instructions, you can play the unreleased 2006 PSP Tomb Raider remake.
After a few disappointing ones Tomb Raider games in the early 2000s, Core Design started developing PSP games, but Lara and the Tomb Raider franchise in time for the 10th anniversary. The studio pitched and eventually got the green light to start working on a PSP remake from the original game. News of this remake leaked out in 2006 via an internal video that came online.
Shortly after the leak, the game was canceled. Instead, publisher Sci Entertainment opted for a cross-platform remake developed by Crystal Dynamics. That game, Tomb Raider Anniversary, released in 2007, while Core Design closed in 2010 after being bought by Rebellion and things like Rogue Warrior.
Unlike the Crystal Dynamics remake, this PSP version of Core is closer to the classic original game, complete with clumsy jumping and moving. Interestingly, Tomb of Ash claims Core was in the process of flipping the remake in one Indiana Jones game.
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