Player Support. Community Hub. Tomb Raider III. Core Design. Square Enix. Thousands of years ago a meteor crashed into Antarctica and the shockwaves of its impact are being felt in the modern age. Lara Croft will follow clues leading to a deadly secret, boldly leaping chasms and blasting monsters that no one has leaped or blasted before.
This time she faces a mystery that's from way out of this world. Recent Reviews:. All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. Languages :. Publisher: Square Enix. Franchise: Tomb Raider. Share Embed. Add to Cart. Bundle info. Add to Account. The first time you encounter a gang of monkeys, for instance, they'll run away at the mere sound of your guns.
But when they return, the monkeys are a little braver and toss stuff at you until you zap one. The third time they might Tomb Raider vets, however, know that TR is more about puzzlesolving and trap-tripping To overcome the game's devious obstacles, Lara retains all the moves she had in Tomb Raider II and acquires a few new ones: To avoid low-slung traps, she can crouch and then crawl forward; to traverse handholds, she uses a hand-over-hand monkey swing. Lara also busts some super jumps by using her new super dash.
The dash works off a strength meter, so it lasts only for a limited time. Finally, Lara can trip booby traps and throw switches from afar by shooting at them. And for really long distances, Lara can travel in all sorts of contraptions, both low- and high-tech. For example, you'll have to help Lara shoot the rapids in a kayak. Lara will also take the controls of a variety of vehicles from a quadbike to a Stealth speedboat.
Jumpy stick movement in the preview version, however, means this feature still needs fine-tuning--though it did feel promising,. Speaking of controls, Tomb Raider III's moved up a rung on the evolutionary ladder, adding analog joystick support. In theory, maneuvering Lara. Lara Croft fans have been admiring the way Core Design turns polygons into curves for years. Now Core's doing it with triangles.
To spice up Tomb Raider III's visuals, it built a new tool: a graphics editor that enables designers to use triangles rather than the usual polygon blocks to build backgrounds and character pics. These refinements not only rev up Lara's already formidable appearance, but they also produce nicely detailed backgrounds and environments, particularly the interiors of buildings. Gorgeous dramatic views of high-domed ceilings, raised archways, and spacious caverns are revealed as Lara navigates through the game.
Core's designers have added a number of subtle touches that contribute to the game's overall cool look, even if individually they don't jump out. Bullets spark as machine pistols rake a cave wall, spent shell casings fly through the air and splash in water puddles, Lara leaves tracks as she walks in the snow, and shafts of light pierce gloomy interiors.
Even in the preview CD, the look, at times, was truly stunning. Gamers will cast their votes on Tomb Raider III in the coming months, but so far Lara looks like she's just getting better and better. Even as PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast prepare to set new rules for games in and beyond, Lara lives on. If you're ready to sacrifice a few-montlis of your life for intense brain-twisting action, step.
Lara's newest quest starts in present-day Antarctica as. Embedded deep within the ice lie the remnants of a rock with gene-altering poweroon after locating it, die team discovers the body of a European sailor, perfectly preserved, and a log that describes a journey involving the excavation of four artifacts.
Now, die team must locate these lost artifacts. As fate would have it, Lara is in India searching for one of the artifacts, unaware of its true history. That's where you start--but it's certainly far from where you'll end. Lara's hunt will take her into five international locales, including Area 51, London, and the South Pacific. Ahd you'd better believe that TRIII contains more moves, weapons, enemies, and challenges than ever before.
Tomb Raider has always been more about deliberately paced brain-teasing adventure than run-n-gun action, and TRIII is definitely no exception--you'll have quite a fine time solving the gamers many intricate puzzIes. TRIH's gameplay is also non-linear: After escaping India, you'll be able to tackle the other three main levels in any order you want.
And you needn't worry about a lack of action. TRIII ischock-full of vicious enemies. To tackle these dastardly dudes. Lara, has at her disposal ap arsenal that includes her trusty. There are even new vehicles to commandeer, like a kayak, a quad bike, and a mine car. As for the graphics. Lara looks even mope impressive than before because of cleaner, smoother hhres graphics. Lara's surroundings have also been spruced up with atmospheric lighting and greatly improved water effects: Now you'll actually notice rings of water circling around objects rather than pixelated octagons and you'll dearly see ambient creatures such as fierce piranha.
Plus, the interiors of the many ruins and buildings are cleaner and sport much better fine details. Unfortunately, there are still some graphical miscues, including flat 2D foliage and pixelated terrain. On the control side, Core has added more moves to Cara s' repertoire and made the game compatible with the analog joystick. Aside from her usual running, jumping, climbing, and swimming.
Lara will now be able to duck arid crawl into hard-to-reach areas, swing from ropes, and sprint past time-released traps using a cool and totally new dash technique. Configuring Tomb Raider to use the analog stick was only logical, and for the most part, its effective. However, because all of. Lara's movements are assigned to the stick without having to use the triggers, there's a very fine line between, say. Until you spend a significant amount of time practicing with the stick, you're going to be frustrated.
If you're able to master the stick's precise movements' playing through the adventure-will be that:much more satisfying. And if you prefer, you can just use the directional pad. When it comes down to it, if you're a diehard Lara fen, you're going todigthis intense game. But if you haven't experienced Tomb Raider before'be warned that its mind-bending puzzles and tense action will challenge even the most seasoned gamers. Be prepared to spend many hours in IsolationrTomb Raider III will keep you playing for days--maybe even until next year's holiday season.
Hi-res-Lara, dynamic lighting effects, and much cleaner environments help Tomb Raider outshine its predecessors. Also, the computer-generated cinemas are knockouts as always. However, there are still instances. Analog control was the logical way to go, but there are so many commands assigned to the stick, you'll be quite frustrated 'when you first pick it up. Practice, practice, practice--or go with the familiar feel of the directional pad. TRIII takes me minimal approach to sound, just like the first two games.
To their credit, the audio effeos in place--the sharp gun. Laras latest riveting adventure plays like her others, and if you're a fan, you'll be instantly hooked. The control and severity of the puzzles will drive you insane at times--but no one said it would be easy. Tomb Raider bombshell Lara Croft is back--and this time she's bringing outstanding hi-res graphics with her!
Along with her usual repertoire of sidesteps and flips, Lara can now get ropes, and break down certain into high gear to escape time-based traps. Other enhancements include improved enemy A. Croft is back in a whole new adventure that combines the tried-and-true elements of the first two games and blasts gamers with a whole lot more. Core and Eidos have gone all-out to beef up an already solid series with outstanding enhancements, starting on the graphical end.
This year's Raider hits the PlayStation in hi-res fashion: The characters don't look as pixelated or angular as before, the backgrounds are a lot more detailed, and there's great improvement in the game's lighting and water effects. Plus, you'll now notice such subtle nuances as footprints in the snow and blast marks on floors, as well as birds and fish in the environments.
The preview copy we fired up featured familiar TR play, while the faster game engine made for a smoother gaming experience. Controlling Lara with the analog stick, however, proved to be cumbersome, and those annoying camera angles from the last two adventures are still present. For Lara fans, this game is shaping up to be the no-brainer purchase for this holiday season.
Gaming's most famous adventurer returns! Lara Croft is on the trail of another ancient mystical artifact and is equipped with new moves, more vehicles, fresh visuals, and a revamped hard body by Core Design.
Lara's search will cover five levels, but, after the first, you'll be able to traverse the others in any order. Core has souped up the graphics engine to create taster animation and smoother surfaces for characters and backgrounds.
You'll be able to play Lara in hi-res mode, too. Fine touches such as mood lighting and particle effects that produce bullet holes and flying shell-casings will juice up the suspense as well as the action. Lara will be more lively than ever: For instance, you'll be able to build,up energy to dasli at high speed and duck and roll forward to best low-level obstacles. You'll also be able to spring traps--it you detect them in time--and throw switches by shooting them.
Underwater, you'll finally get that strafe move. Eidos also promises to smarten up the enemy A. It looks like Tomb Raider will not stand pat--Lara could be hotter than ever before.
Browse games Game Portals. Tomb Raider 3. Install Game. Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher. Locate the executable file in your local folder and begin the launcher to install your desired game. View all 18 Tomb Raider 3 Screenshots. Today, the same area is being excavated by the research company RX Tech, who are picking up unusual readings from the meteorite's impact zone. It is here that they uncover the body of a sailor who served on Charles Darwin's expedition on the H.
A few of the sailors had apparently explored the crater's interior. Following clues from the sailor's journal, the researchers have expanded their search beyond the impact crater to other parts of the globe, where the Beagle's crew subsequently traveled One of these places is India, where Lara is currently searching for the Infada Stone.
Unaware of its true history, she only knows that in local beliefs it was supposed to hold great powers. Soon she will discover much more What's New Since TR2: More detailed environments and enhanced graphics, including dynamic lighting, rain, snow, smoke, mist, and other 3D effects.
Lara's arsenal now includes the powerful Desert Eagle pistol and rocket launcher. New vehicles include a quad bike ATV , underwater propulsion unit, kayak, inflatable motor boat and mine car. Lara gets some fresh moves as well. She can now traverse hand over hand monkey-bar style , crouch, crawl and sprint. Also, instead of being completely linear, the middle locations—London, the South Pacific and Nevada—can be played in any order.
PC and Macintosh players still have unlimited saves. The crystals do appear in the PC and Mac games but function as small health power-ups. Perhaps the designers intended to have save crystals in the PC game, then scrapped the idea but for some reason didn't remove the crystals.
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