Not much of a fan of the Tomb Raider series but what do you think about seeing a new face for the game franchise?

There's a new Lara Croft in town, and she's a 23-year-old gymnast from South London, Tomb Raider publisher Eidos announced this week.

Ever since actress Rhona Mitra first took on the role of Tomb Raider heroine Lara Croft in 1997, Eidos has sought real-life counterparts for its acrobatic archaeologist heroine, and they've helped propel the video game series to worldwide sales topping 32 million. Up until now the British publisher's picks have tended to be models or, like Jolie, movie stars, but Alison Carroll might just be the first Croft to have the physical abilities to do her famously acrobatic opposite number justice.

Carroll boasts 12 years of gymnastics training and numerous honors representing Great Britain in sporting displays. Although her Lara role won't involve any movie work, she'll still be kept sufficiently busy traveling the world promoting the latest Tomb Raider game, Underworld, to allow her to quit her day job -- as a receptionist.

"It's unbelievable how realistic [Lara's] movements are in Tomb Raider: Underworld and it's so gratifying to be able to use my years of gymnastic training to portray such a beloved character," Carroll said in a press release.

Although Carroll's more than able to match Croft kick for kick, she's still undergoing a training regime that includes weapons classes in Eastern Europe, survival technique instruction from British SAS troops, and -- naturally -- a crash course in archaeology.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/british-gymnast-is-new-tomb-raider/1236791

_{Personally? - there are better ways to squeeze your face}

cant wait for the game to be released!!!! Tombraider fan 4 life

looking at her . . . . . . i think she's got the statistics

timba_bng:

looking at her . . . . . . i think she's got the statistics

Yeah - but we're all used to jolie's , _snap!

I dont send her much jo!

the one before her was hawt!! and Angelina too

come to think of it,althouggh she's gat stats her face has this "terminator" thing about it

Terminator??

lololol

. . yea, stern look. . . like a machine. She's fine though

its like she too dey try bone na

it looks too fake

Gamine:

its like she too dey try bone na

it looks too fake

whatever we don't like in real life, we can remove in CG