Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Find out in this section, everything related to the third installment, Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft.

Developer/Editor: CORE Design / Eidos

Plattforms: PC / PSX

Release Date: November 16th, 1998

Game type: Action, adventures

Official Website: www.tombraider.com

A meteorite thousands of years ago fell on the ground, causing the extinction of various animals on the island; extraterrestrial origin of the meteorite was sculpted by the indigenous people of the place and created as a temple, the meteorite had some stones with powers, which were carved giving forms; these artifacts, found many years later by the sailors of Darwin, were distributed by several continents, sold to the highest bidder because of the strange events unfolding around the owner, everyone was dying; Lara Croft is hired to recover artifacts 4 , One in India, another in the South Pacific, following the complex in Nevada and another in London, once collected Lara realizes that Willard (the person making the contract) does not have very good intentions, and we all arrebata artifacts to place in a cave in Antarctica, which would give him immense powers, Lara should go after him and recover the artifacts.

Key Features

Improved climate change, different brightness, as well as improving the effect on water as when it splashes in the water.
They Included dinosaurs.
It can destroy a wall with a rocket launcher.
There are four levels early in a jungle in India, then you can choose three zones, visited in the order you want, each in turn also consists of four levels, where: South Pacific, the desert of Nevada and London. Once passed, all these levels, it unlocks a new location, Antarctica.
Using different vehicles, as a quad, a canoe or a trolley of a mine.
Animals like piranhas that when you’re in the water you are subtracting life.
Emergence of quicksand.
Great improvement of the explosions and fire.
Croft Manor as training.
At levels of Antarctica, when you’re in the icy waters, Lara begins to freeze, if the bar reduces body temperature of all, begin decreasing since then his life.
For the first time in a TR we can use the sprint.
Improved details and environments as the majestic cliffs of Nevada and army planes flying over our heads.
New weapons such as rocket launches novel.
The Lara outfit changes in each area of the game.
Traps and stones that roll towards us.

Meteorite artifacts

Lara finds four meteorite artifacts in the main story and a fifth in The Lost Artifact expansion.

A meteorite fell on Earth millions of years ago, specifically in Antarctica, and many years later, the Polynesian tribe that was settled in Antarctica, discovered this meteorite and formed five artifacts with the material of the meteorite, shown below.

Charles Darwin’s expedition recovered four of the artifacts on August 14, 1834, and each of his sailors took his prize and over time, they ended up lost all over the world (India, Nevada, South Pacific and London).

The fifth and final artifact, Rathmore’s hand, is a mystery, but if Dr. Willard would have it in his possession, he might have acquired superior power.

Weapons

In the game, Lara will be able to carry up to 8 weapons (double 9mm pistols, shotgun, desert eagle, Uzis, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, harpoon gun and MP5), and she will also be able to use flares to illuminate dark places.

Outfits

In Tomb Raider III, Lara has up to five different outfits throughout this adventure, one for each location, including Croft Manor:

The classic is used in the India levels (first mandatory location).
The Nevada outfit for these desert levels.
The South Pacific outfit.
The London outfit.
The Antartica outfit.
And finally, the gym outfit for the tutorial Croft Manor.

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

Croft Manor

Croft Manor in Tomb Raider III had more secret rooms and more outdoors, such as the racing area instead of the maze, an attack course with shooting area, etc.