Tomb Raider III
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(Playstation - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Core Design Ltd.
Published_By:
Eidos
Released On:
01 Jan 1998
The intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft ventures to India, searching for a legendary stone that once belonged to the tribe of Infada. Shortly after recovering the precious stone, she encounters a Dr. Willard, the head of an organization known as RX Tech. Willard is interested in an ancient Polynesian city built by people of a now defunct civilization, which worshipped a mysterious meteorite that hit the Earth millions of years ago. Willard tells Lara Croft that the Infada Stone is in fact one of the four artifacts the ancient Polynesians fashioned from the material contained in the meteorite's core. Willard suggests Lara Croft should look for the other three, scattered and hidden in various regions of the planet. It looks like another dangerous adventure awaits the fearless "tomb raider"!
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is an action game with platforming and puzzle-solving elements. The gameplay system is similar to the one implemented in Tomb Raider II . Lara Croft 's abilities include running, jumping, climbing, swimming, rolling, crouching, crawling, sprinting, and swinging on bars and vines. A few new types of hazards have been added in this installment, including cold water in which Lara Croft can swim for a limited amount of time, dangerous underwater creatures (such as piranhas), and the treacherous quicksand, which will swallow the heroine if the player isn't careful and fast enough to prevent her from falling into it.
As in the previous game, Lara Croft uses pistols, shotguns, harpoon guns, uzis, and grenade launchers to defend herself. New weapons include the Desert Eagle, MP5 sub-machine-gun, and rocket launcher. A few levels are designed in such a way that sneaking becomes the preferable solution, rather than directly engaging the enemies in combat. Unlike the previous games, the player can choose to tackle the levels in any order following the introductory Indian scenario.
The player can save the game at any time in both the PC and PlayStation versions; however, in the latter the amount of times the player can save the game depends on the amount of special crystals collected by Lara Croft during her journey.
EAN-13:
5032921004466 (United Kingdom)
EAN-13:
5032921004947 (Germany)
EAN-13:
5032921005135 (Spain)
EAN-13:
5032921009652 (United Kingdom)
EAN-13:
5032921017862 (United Kingdom)
ASIN:
B00004UC1G (United Kingdom)
ASIN:
B00006AMBF (United Kingdom)
Sony PN:
SLES 01649 (United Kingdom)
Sony PN:
SLES-01649/P (United Kingdom)
Sony PN:
SLES-01649-T/02238-T (United Kingdom)
Sony PN:
SLES-01683 (Germany)
Sony PN:
SLES-01685 (Spain)
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Gamepads Supported:
DualShock
Input Devices Required:
Gamepad
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an action-adventure game where you play as Akuji, a murdered voodoo priest. You must use your primal voodoo powers, solve puzzles, and fight through the underworld to save your bride.
Story
INTRODUCTION
Millions of years ago, a meteor impacted Antarctica, which then had a warm climate. The first people to discover this land were a tribe of Polynesians. Despite the now freezing conditions, there was an abnormal abundance of life, and the tribe settled, worshipping the meteorite crater for the powers it appeared to hold.
Generations later, catastrophic events forced them to flee in terror. 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 in this zone that they uncover the body of a sailor from Charles Darwin's voyage on The Beagle. It seems a few of his sailors had explored the interior of the crater.
Following a story from one of the sailor's journals, RX Tech has started to take a particular interest in not only the crater area but other parts of the globe where the sailors traveled to and died in. One of these places is India, where Lara is currently searching for the legendary Infada artifact.
Unaware of its true history, she only knows that in local beliefs it was supposed to hold great powers and has been revered by tribes there throughout the years. Soon she will discover a lot more.
Akuji: The Heartless
You are the voodoo priest Akuji. Murdered by your brother on your wedding day, you must unleash your primal voodoo powers and fight your way from the underworld to save your bride, Kesho.
Morph into a panther and cut a swath of destruction through the legions of the damned, or use your razor sharp claws to obliterate all who dare stand before you. Cast deadly spells like Shockwave to devastate your enemies. Overcome twisted puzzles while you explore the vestibules of hell.
ACTION / ADVENTURE
KEY FEATURES
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Incinerate them with primal voodoo spells like Hell Blast and Spirit Strike.
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Solve cruel puzzles as you explore the bowels of Hades.
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Sniper mode let's you take down enemies at long range.
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Devastate over 30 enemies and 4 bosses.
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Richard Roundtree stars as the voice of Akuji.
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Vertex lighting and vertex morphing create an illicit voodoo atmosphere.
How to Play
PlayStation SETUP
Console Top View
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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POWER BUTTON
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CONTROLLER PORT
Front View
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OPEN BUTTON
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DISC COVER
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 1
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 2
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CONTROLLER PORT 1
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CONTROLLER PORT 2
MENU RING CONTROLS
Use Up and Down on the Directional buttons and the Action Button to select throughout all menus.
The START or the Action Button also quits FMV Sequences.
Use Right and Left on the Directional buttons to toggle through individual category options.
Use Draw Button within the Menu screens to take you back to the previous screen until you arrive back at the Title Screen.
STARTING THE GAME
It is advised that you do not insert or remove peripherals or Memory cards once the power has been turned on.
Following a short introductory FMV sequence you will be presented with the main game options.
Passport - main game options
The passport allows you to start a new game, load a previously saved game or quit.
Press Action Button and the passport will flip open.
Pressing Left and Right flips you through the pages of the passport.
The first page allows you to choose and load a previously saved game.
The middle pages will start a new game or Restart a level after death.
The last page of the passport quits the game (In game option only).
Snapshot Lara's home
Choose the snapshot to access the interactive training level. Lara will explain how the game controls work.
To exit the Assault Course press the SELECT Button and use the exit option within the passport.
Sunglasses
This option allows you to re-center the game screen on your TV.
Use the Directional buttons and press Action Button to select position.
Personal CD Player
Press Action Button on the Personal Stereo, and you will be presented with two bars. The top bar sets music volume, the lower bar sets sound effects volume.
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Press Up and Down to toggle between sound and music.
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Press Left and Right to adjust volume.
Controller
Use Right and Left to scroll through the pre-set control configurations.
Press Action Button to select your desired configuration.
Swimming
Underwater
If Lara finds a deep pool of water, she can jump in, and swim around. Lara can hold her breath for about one minute; if she is still underwater after that she'll drown.
Some water is very cold, Lara can only swim in this water for a short time. An Exposure Bar will appear and begin to deplete when you enter this kind of water.
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Pressing Up, Down, Left or Right makes Lara rotate in that direction.
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Pressing Jump Button makes Lara swim.
Lara can pull levers and pick up objects under water. Just position Lara as close as you can and press Action Button.
Swimming on the surface
Left and Right will rotate her, and Up and Down make her swim in those directions.
You can also use the side step actions to swim Left or Right when on the surface of the water.
Pressing Jump Button will make Lara dive under the surface again, while pressing Action Button when Lara is close to an edge will make her climb out.
Wading in shallow water
Lara won't swim in waist deep water; instead she wades. The controls are basically the same as when she is on dry land, except it is slower going and she can only jump on the spot, not in a direction.
Attacking
Lara starts the game carrying two pistols. Later in the game she may find some extra weapons.
Note that the pistols have unlimited ammunition.
Shooting
Press Draw Button and Lara will draw her guns. If she sees something she doesn't like the look of she will point her guns at it.
If there are multiple enemies, Lara will lock on to different targets, choosing the best one as she sees fit.
Pressing Action Button while Lara is aiming at something will assign that enemy as the current target. It will remain as the current target indefinitely while the Action button is held down, regardless of whether or not Lara loses her lock.
While Action Button is held, Lara will only fire at the current target, ignoring any other enemy in the vicinity. If Lara loses sight of the enemy, it will break her lock, but that enemy will still be assigned as the current target.
The camera will track the current target, so even if Lara loses sight of it, you can still see where it is.
To make Lara continue shooting the current target after she has lost her lock, simply point her in the right direction.
If you want to shoot a different enemy, simply let go of Action Button, and Lara will pick a new target.
While you have your guns out, Lara can no longer do anything that would involve the use of her hands. These actions are described below.
Note: Lara can also shoot down certain doors in areas.
Other Actions
Vaulting
If Lara is faced with an obstacle that she can climb over, pressing Up and Action Button will make her vault onto it.
Climbing
Some walls are climbable. If Lara comes across such a surface, pressing Up and Action Button will make her jump up (if there is room) and catch handholds on the wall.
She will only hang on while Action is held down. She can then be made to climb up, down, left and right by pressing the Directional buttons.
Pressing Jump Button will make Lara jump backwards away from the wall.
When Lara arrives at the top of the ladder she may be
Items & Weapons
Small Medi Pack
Using a small medi pack (when collected) will restore 1/2 of Lara's health, and also acts as a poison antidote.
Large Medi Pack
Using a large medi pack (when collected) will fully restore Lara's health, and also acts as a poison antidote.
Passport
Here the options open to you are: Load Game, Restart Level (after death only) or Quit to Title Screen.
Personal CD Player
In this case, for usage descriptions refer to Starting The Game as it does exactly the same as described there.
SAVE GAME
Collecting a Save Game Beacon, a revolving diamond, by picking them up will place the diamond into your inventory. To save your game simply select the diamond from your inventory and follow the on-screen prompts.
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