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Tomb Raider The LIVE Experience prepare to release your inner Lara Croft?

This new multimillion-pound Tomb Raider The LIVE Experience has opened in London Camden giving adventure-seekers the chance to assist the legendary Lara Croft on a mission to save the world!

If your a fan of Lara Croft just like me then you will love this new LIVE immersive experience in which you can take on a mission to help Lara out. You’ll get to experience adrenaline fun obstacle courses as you fight your way through different locations, solving puzzles and collecting relics along the way as you avoid enemies in which are in hot pursuit after you.

If you do not know who Lara Croft is though here is an explanation.

Lara Croft is a fictional character who is a British archaeologist who is very intelligent and an athletic woman with big breasts, who just loves to take on an adventure discovering tombs and ruins around the world.

She first appeared in Tomb Raider video games which was developed by Core Design back in 1996. Due to the success 12 more games followed on. In 2003 Crystal Dynamics took over the Tomb Raider series. they rebooted her character by altering her physical proportions and giving her additional ways of interacting with game environments.

Since 1996 she has been voiced by six actresses in the video game series by Shelley Blond (1996), Judith Gibbins (1997–1998), Jonell Elliott (1999–2003), Keeley Hawes (2006–2014), Abigail Stahlschmidt (2015) and Camilla Luddington (2013 & 2018).

In 2001 Embracer Group bought the rights to make Tomb Raider into a movie. Three films, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Tomb Raider have been produced, while a fourth film, Tomb Raider: Obsidian is in production.

In the first two movies Lara Croft was played by actress Angelina Jolie and the third by Alicia Vikander.

Alicia Vikander voice is also used for when Lara makes an appearance in Tomb Raider The LIVE Experience.

Lara Croft has also further appeared in video game spin-offs, printed adaptations, a series of animated short films, feature films and merchandise related to the series.

I was invited down courtesy of Tomb Raider LIVE Experience to give me an insight of what it would be like to be Lara Croft and I can tell you it is not easy being Lara.

Tomb Raider LIVE Experience

Little Lion Entertainment and Paramount Pictures, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix brings to London Camden Tomb Raider LIVE Experience which is a theatrical, immersive experience which let’s you be the star of the show.

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Mission Breakout – Underground 2099 rats have taken over London!

Mission Breakout Underground 2099

There are many escape rooms within London and all over the world but what makes Mission Breakout so unique from the rest is that their escape rooms are held within a disused underground which used to be South Kentish Town Tube and was also used back in the day as a shelter from World War 1 & 2 bombings.

Mission Breakout has been entertaining fans of escape rooms for quite a while now but new to 2022 they have opened a new escape room Underground 2099 which is set in the future but all is not quite right as mutant rats have taken over London’s underground. Question is are you brave enough to tackle the rats and save London and the world from these mutated 6 foot rats.

Has been a while since playing Mission Breakouts other escape rooms of The Lost Passengers and Codebreakers so I was excited when I was invited down courtesy of Mission Breakout to review their latest escape room Underground 2099. However I was a little nervous about facing and tacking giant mutated rats which have taken over their newest escape room.

Mission Breakout

Mission Breakout is set within an old London tube station which was formerly known as South Kentish Town tube station. Now within this disused underground station you can participate in many escape rooms with some based around historical moments from the war.

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Escape from the Golden Hinde a Secret Studio Adventure – will you sink or survive?

Did you know that there are over 1,500 escape rooms in the UK? If you knew or not, what makes Escape from the Golden Hinde by Secret Studio that much more unique and special is the fact that is actually takes place on a historical reconstructed ship which is moored up near London Bridge.

The original Golden Hinde which is a galleon (sailing ship) was captained by Francis Drake. He was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and politician. However Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580.

The Golden Hinde originally though was known as the Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden hind (a female red deer). Hatton was one of the principal sponsors of Drake’s world voyage.

Now you can explore this historical replica of the Golden Hinde in a different kind of way, rather than just a tour. Get to learn about Drake as you take on challenges to save yourself from the sinking ship but will you save Drake along the way or will your brand him as a pirate, and leave him to sink along with the ship but don’t take too long in deciding as the ship is sinking after all!

I was invited down along with my crew members on a press related basis to help solve the mysteries of the Golden Hinde and find the lost treasure within.

Escape from the Golden Hinde by Secret Studio

Escape from the Golden Hine is an interactive adventure on the historic 16th century galleon in London near London Bridge!

The Golden Hinde is grand reconstruction of the ship Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in the 1570s. Plus this ship also sailed around the world in the 1970s.

It is believe that the Golden Hine is haunted by ghosts from both journeys. So, the ship holds an unhappy mix of spirits like a dodgy Rum Mojito.

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Swamp Motel there is a storm brewing

Swamp Mote - The Kindlin Hour

Loving being a detective taking my sleuthing skills to another level I entered the eye of the storm and took myself to the Swamp Motel portal to help solve the case of the Kindling Hour. Question is are you brave enough?

Courtesy of Swamp Motel I and my friends we sleuthed our way through the mystery of the Kindling hour.

Swamp Motel

Founders Ollie and Clem have collaborated artistically for over 10 years and now they bring to our homes via our laptops Swamp Motel. This multi-award-winning theatre and experience makers, creates entertainment that blurs boundaries between theatre, film and gaming. They let their audiences become the pivotal role within their stories. .

Their new immersive theatrical thriller, made for the internet combine the artistry of immersive theatre with the thrill of an escape room. Unravel and lead to the outcomes of the show from the smallest of tasks.

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Project Avatar avoid Chickman

Project Avatar

Project Avatar is a unique first person game in which you guide your way through rooms of a Magic Pawn store avoiding Chickman the owner. Become the hero of the game Avatar. Avatar is a time traveller from a parallel world. The task is simple to direct the Avatar with voice commands, explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, and complete the mission. Only one thing stands between Avatar getting home and that is Chickman.

Courtesy of Project Avatar I was gifted to play their game along with some of my friends. Boldness and determination was required to get Avatar back to his world.

Project Avatar

Project Avatar is a unique first person game which is played online.
It is a hybrid of escape room, video game and performance rolled into one. Players become the hero of the game whilst they help Avatar in real time, in real life. Avatar is a silent traveller from another world. The task is to direct the Avatar with voice commands, explore, solve puzzles, and complete the mission. There is only a baseline scenario and the storyline depends on players’ actions.

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Agent November Virtual X Caper mission to rescue

Agent November

Calling all agents! The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! The security guard has been murdered! International jewel thief Robyn has escaped with precious artefacts, including the priceless Pandora Diamond! Plus an EMP device has been planted at the scene, threatening to wipe out all of our communications! Agent November was hot on the trail but shock horror Agent November then accidentally got himself captured!

I and some of my other agents from Love Pop Ups London were requested to help rescue Agent November who had been kidnapped.

Agent November

Agent November let’s you become a spy living out your childhood fantasy.

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clueQuest Print + Cut + Escape there has been a kidnap!

clueQuest online

clueQuest online mission Print + Cut + Escape is about a kidnapping of one of their top agents and I and some other members of Love Pop Ups London we were given the task in hand on an urgent complimentary request to rescue her.

clueQuest

clueQuest has a variety of escape rooms, VR experiences and even an online game to play at home with each game having a specific theme, storyline with different difficulty ratings. Plus most rooms have duplicates so you can play in different teams and compete against each other.

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Fox in a Box locked me up in their prison but I escaped

Fox in a Box me behind bars

I was thrown into Fox in a Box prison and had just 60 minutes to escape before being locked up for life for my crime for my love of escape rooms.

I went along with some other members of Love Pop Ups London to play Fox in a Box head to head escape room called Prison Break.

Fox in a Box

Fox in a Box is a franchise who provide escape rooms within 30 countries around the world. This one in Dalston, London is the first one to open up recently in the UK.

They offer at present three escape rooms:

Prison Break
You are sentenced to life in a maximum security prison. With all appeal requests denied, your only path to freedom is to escape. A sudden riot provides the perfect opportunity.

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Escaping Hypersomnia within Modern Fables

Modern Fables us

Modern Fables brings to London their newest escape room Hypersomnia within their new location in Hackney which they have recently relocated to.

I and some other members of Love Pop Ups London were invited on a complimentary basis and was led through a world of dreams where we had to rediscover and awaken ourselves from a Hypersomnia state.

Modern Fables

Modern Fables is an award-winning escape room which is located just off Broadway Market in Hackney, East London. They produce exciting, enticing, nerve-jangling adventures that will give all fond memories and one that you won’t forget in a hurry.

They set themselves apart from other escape rooms by creating intriguing stories that immerse you right from the very beginning. You’ll meet odd characters who set the scene, immersing you in a story that feels like an adventure – not just a set of puzzles.

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Fighting for life not for the crown within London Escaped White Walker room

London Escaped White Walker

Winter has come and White Walkers are on their way. I was invited down along with some other community members of Love Pop Ups London to help stop the take over of White Walkers.

This game was designed on the ever so popular TV series Game of Thrones but it does not matter if you have never watched Game of Thrones which is a relief as I have never watched an episode.

London Escaped

London Escaped provides fans of escape rooms very atmospheric games filled with technology.

At present they have six games Prisoner, Da Vinci, Vampire Slayer, School of Magic, White Walker and Wizards Cup with a new one on the way.

Like all other escape rooms the mission is to hunt for items, find clues, solve puzzles and to escape within 60 minutes.

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