Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft

Find out in this section, everything related to the second game, Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft. Lara Croft is trying to find the Dagger of Xian in China, but in order to access, she has to travel to other countries.

Developer/Editor: CORE Design / Eidos

Plattforms: PC / PSX

Release Date: November 24th, 1997

Game type: Action, adventures

Official Website: www.tombraider.com

In this new adventure, Lara Croft goes in search of the Dagger of Xian, which legend says that whoever finds it and sticks it in his chest receives the gift of immortality and defeat any army that stands in the way. This time Lara Croft will have to deal with new challenges and enemies. She will have to travel from China to Tibet, meeting new friends who will help her achieve her goal and also new enemies like the leader of the Italian mafia, Marco Bartoli. Will Lara be able to reach her new goal?

Key features

For the first time Lara appears with a defined ponytail that responds to movement and air during gameplay, as opposed to the classic TR1 bun.
More realistic fire than its predecessor (but obviously very limited by the technology of the time).
Lara changes the outfits for the first time depending on which level we are in.
More human enemies appear for the first time, as opposed to TR1 where most of them were animals, except for the main villains of the story.
Lara for the first time can climb, use the zip line and drive vehicles such as a snowmobile.
New weapons such as a grenade launcher, among others.
We will be able to visit and use Croft Manor for training and play it in the last level of the game too.
For the first time Lara can turn around by somersaulting underwater.
The levels for the first time are outdoors, not only focusing on tombs and caves.
First use of flares to illuminate dark places.

Artefact: Dagger ofde Xian

The Dagger of Xian is a powerful artifact that grants tremendous powers to those who stab themselves in the heart with it. With the power of the dragon and a large army, the Dragon Emperor of China used the dagger in a campaign to conquer territories long ago. The monks of Tibet confronted him and succeeded in tearing the dagger out of the dragon’s heart, thus killing the monster and halting the emperor’s advance into foreign territory. After the battle, the monks decided to return the dagger to its temple near the Great Wall, where it remained for centuries.

Today, the location of the entrance to the temple where the Dagger of Xian rests has been discovered, and Lara Croft heads to China to search for the artifact at thay place.

Weapons

In the game, Lara will be able to carry up to 7 weapons (double 9mm pistols, shotgun, automatic pistols, Uzis, grenade launcher, M-16 and a harpoon gun), plus for the first time, she will be able to use flares to illuminate dark places.

Outfits

In Tomb Raider II, Lara has up to five different outfits throughout this adventure:

The classic is used in the China levels (at the beginning of your adventure and at the end).
Wetsuit on the Maria Doria levels.
Classic outfit with jacket in Tibet levels.
Bathrobe in the extra level of Croft Manor, “Home, Sweet Home”.
Croft Manor training outfit.

Below is a gallery of images to see in more detail each of the outfits.