Best-selling videogame heroine : Prior to the PlayStation era, video games weren't exactly teeming with strong female characters. Since making her debut in 1996, Lara Croft has proven that virtual women can take care of themselves. Having sold more than 28 million units, Lara Croft is the biggest selling video game heroine of all time, a figure likely to grow with the release of this year's Tomb Raider reboot.