Tomb Raider Chronicles

Template:Gameline|Tomb Raider V Template:Gameline|Chronicles Release Date 2000 Platforms PC, Mac, PlayStation and Dreamcast Number of Levels 13 Secrets 36 Developer Core Design Publisher Eidos Interactive Rating ESRB: Teen Template:Gameline|Game Chronology The Last Revelation Chronicles The Angel of Darkness Template:Gameline|Walkthrough

Tomb Raider Chronicles is the fifth in the Tomb Raider game series, and the last of the Tomb Raider Classic. The game consists of 4 short adventures and has no expansions. A level editor program however accompanies the game.

Release Dates in Detail

Windows

• 
  Germany - 14th November 2000

PlayStation

• 
  Germany - 14th November 2000

Levels

Inside The Colosseum.

Rome

• Streets of Rome
• Trajan's Markets
• The Colosseum

The docks at The Base.

Russia

• The Base
• The Submarine
• Deepsea Dive
• Sinking Submarine

The woods by Gallows Tree.

Ireland

• Gallows Tree
• Labyrinth
• Old Mill

Escaping by elevator in Red Alert!.

New York City

• The 13th Floor
• Escape with the Iris
• Red Alert!

Summary

Tomb Raider: Chronicles reveals four newly discovered, and previously untold adventures, taking you on a journey from the ruins of Rome, to the bowels of a German U boat, to the rooftops of a hi-tech city in a search of four ancient artifacts.

In light of Lara's recent disappearance, those closest to her gather together at the Croft Estate on a gray, rainy day for a memorial service in her honor. Afterwards, the friends sit quietly together in the study of the Croft Mansion and provide new insights about Lara's past exploits; exploits that have until now remained a secret...

Features

• Create your own adventures with the Tomb Raider level editor, including an example/tutorial level plus all the tools required to construct levels. (PC Version Only)

• Utilize new moves to overcome obstacles: tightrope walking, parallel bar swinging, and a hand-to-hand stealth attack.

• Enhanced inventory system for greater combinations of a variety of weapons and items.

• Search through cabinets, shelves and drawers for inventory items.

• Discover the back story: four unique scenarios from the past that give more details about Lara's young and adult life as well as characters from previous adventures.

Gameplay

The game uses the same engine that created The Last Revelation. Lara can perform all the moves from the previous games but Chronicles boasts no new moves. The only weapon to be added to Lara's arsenal is the grappling gun which is only used twice in the game. The HK Gun is not a new weapon, but rather an upgrade of the MP5. Graphics are slightly improved, with better reflections off Lara's catsuit, a new outfit which Lara wears later in the game.

The only unique essence about Chronicles is the story telling mode which it adopts, the short but snappy stories do not intertwine with each other. Larson and Pierre Du Pont make a second appearence giving us some chronological order to the adventures that take place. Along with Chronicles, comes the Level Editor, a chance for players to edit rooms and create their own obstacles, then test them using Lara.

Again Croft Mansion does not appear in the game. Instead, a short obstacle and training course disguised as a backstage area of an opera house makes an appearence at the beginning of the level: Streets of Rome.

Story

Introduction

It is a cold dark rainy day, the memorial service for Lara Croft over, Charles Kane, Winston and Father Dunstan retire to Croft Mansion. As thay collect their thoughts, they reminisce about Lara's past adventures...

Meanwhile hundreds of miles away Werner Von Croy co-ordinates the frantic dig searching for answers buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert...

Locations

• Italy, Rome
• Russia
• Irleland
• USA, New York

Although the game does not specify the location of the last adventure, it clearly indicates that VCI is located in New York City since the World Trade Center can be seen in the background scenery, looking out through the windows.

Secrets

There are 36 secrets in this game, they are in the shapes of Roses.

Gear

Weapons

• Pistols (with Unlimited Pistol Ammo)
• Shotgun
• Uzis
• HK Gun
• Desert Eagle
• Revolver
• Grappling Gun

Finds

(Keys, smaller Artefacts...)

Main Artefacts

• Philosopher's Stone
• Spear of Destiny
• Iris

Outfits

• Classic Outfit
• Russia Outfit
• Ireland Outfit
• VCI Catsuit

Characters and Enemies

Characters

• Winston

The butler returns as a storyteller. He tells the tale of the reclaimation of the Iris and the story of the Philosopher's Stone.

• Charles Kane

A storyteller and close friend of Lara. He tells the story about the Spear of Destiny.

• Father Dunstan

A storyteller and close friend of Lara. He tells the story about Lara's and his experiences with demons in Ireland.

• Larson

He makes his second appearence in Rome. Working with Pierre, he tries to obtain the Philosopher's Stone but fails.

• Pierre Du Pont

He makes his second appearence in Rome. Working with Larson, he tries to obtain the Philosopher's Stone but fails.

• Admiral Yarofev

He commandeers the submarine looking for the Spear of Destiny. His resources and power had been bought by the mafia. He had no interest in the artefact.

• Zip

Making his debue, he aids Lara in stealing the Iris. He communicates with her via a headset and has an extensive knowledge of security systems.

• Werner Von Croy

Enemies

• Brown Beats (Maze)
• Cyborg
• Dog
  • Dobermann (Rome)
  • German Shepherd (Base)
• Flock of Bats
• Gladiator
• Larson
• Laser Head
• Lion
• Little Demon
• Mechanical Diver
• Red Beetles
• Russian Guard
• Russian with Pistols
• Russian with Uzi
• Roman Statue
  • Silver Statue
  • Bronze Statue
• Russian Guard (three types: with Gun, robot control & M16)
• Russian Sniper
• Sea Hag
• Serpent Gargoyles
• Submarine Chef
• Swarm of Rats
• Sworded Skeleton
• VCI Worker (harmless)
• VCI Guard (with handgun)
• VCI Guard 2 (last level)
• VCI Armoured Soldier
• VCI Helicopter

Development Team

Programmers:

• Martin Gibbins
• Deker Leigh-Gilchrist
• Alex Davis (not for PlayStation?)

AI Programming:

• Tom Scutt

Animators:

• Phil Chapman
• Jerr O'Carroll

Level Designers:

• Andrea Cordella
• Richard Morton
• Andy Sandham
• Joby Wood

FMV Sequences:

• Ex-Machina

Additional Artwork:

• Damon Godley
• John Lilley

Music & Sound FX:

• Peter Connelly

Original Story:

• Richard Morton
• Andy Sandham

Script:

• Andy Sandham

Producer:

• Andy Watt

Executive Producer:

• Jeremy H. Smith
• Adrian Smith

Cheats

PC

Unlimited Small Medipacks

Make sure Lara's health bar isn't full, and that you also have only one Small Medipack in the inventory. Press the Escape key to open the inventory, and highlight the Small Medipack. Press and hold the Look button (keypad 0), followed by the numeric button 0 above the letters on the keyboard.

The text under the Small Medipack should change from "1 x Small Medipack" to just "Small Medipack". Use the Small Medipack normally, Lara should then sigh. Return to the Inventory again, and there should now read "Unlimited Small Medipacks".

Unlimited Large Medipacks

As in the Unlimited Small Medipacks cheat above, make sure Lara's health bar is not full, and that you have only one Large Medipack in the inventory. Press the Escape key to open the inventory, and highlight the Large Medipack. Press and hold the Look button (keypad 0), followed by the numeric button 9 above the letters on the keyboard.

The text under the Large Medipack should change from "1 x Large Medipack" to just "Large Medipack". Use the Large Medipack normally, Lara should then sigh. Return to the Inventory again, and there should now read "Unlimited Large Medipacks".

PlayStation

Level Skip

The following cheats allow you to skip to the first level of each section of the game.

The Base Level (Russia Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Hold and Up, press .

Gallows Tree Level (Ireland Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Hold and Up, press .

13th Floor Level (VCI Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Hold and Up, press .

All Items

Go to the inventory screen, highlight the Timex-TMX. Press and hold + + + + Down, followed by . When you exit the inventory and go to it again, all items should be there.

All Weapons, Ammunition and Medipacks

Go to the inventory screen, highlight the Timex-TMX. Press and hold + + + + Up, followed by . When you exit the inventory and go to it again, all weapons, ammunition and medipacks should be there.

Special Features

To access the Special Features that are actually unlocked by collecting Golden Roses, go to the inventory screen and highlight the Timex-TMX. Press and hold + + + + Down + followed by . Then exit to the main menu and there you should be able to access the Special Features menu.

Dreamcast

Special Features

To access the Special Features that are actually unlocked by collecting Golden Roses, go to the inventory screen and select the Timex-TMX. Press and hold the Y until the statistic number of found secrets indicates 36. Exit to the main menu and you should be to access the Special Features menu.

Level Skip

The following cheats allow you to skip to the first level of each section of the game.

The Base Level (Russia Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Press and hold L and R, then press down. Hold these buttons until the level has loaded.

Gallows Tree Level (Ireland Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Press and hold L and R, then press left. Hold these buttons until the level has loaded.

13th Floor Level (VCI Section)

When in the main menu, highlight the "New Game". Press and hold L and R, then press right. Hold these buttons until the level has loaded.

Ratings

(game quality, not age ratings)

Coverimages

PC

PlayStation

Mac

PC XP compatible

Links

• Walkthrough on tombraidergirl.com