Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

by Eidos

Product Features

• PlayStation
• Video Game
• action/adventure
• Lara Croft
• Tomb Raider

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000DMB4
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 23, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,652 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

She's back! Action heroine Lara Croft returns in this impressive action adventure game from Eidos. Once again, the world's most famous "grrrl gamer" must jump, swim, climb, and shoot her way through numerous challenges. There are five locations and 15 massive levels to explore, including the South Pacific, India, London, Antarctica, and Area 51. Unlike previous games in the series, this version lets you visit any of the gaming areas in any order that you prefer. This change enables beginning players to immediately appreciate the diverse gaming environments and designs of different levels that have captivated advanced gamers for the duration of the popular series.

Unlike most action shooting games, Tomb Raider III requires a heavy dose of puzzle solving. In fact, fast reflexes and shooting skills are probably less important than your ability to figure out the best way to unlock the secrets that will advance your entry into new and hidden areas. With clever gameplay and eye-opening 3-D graphics, the third entry in the Tomb Raider series significantly advances the quality of one of the strongest franchises in the history of video games. --Brett Atwood

Pros:

• Massive game levels to explore
• Visually stunning 3-D graphics

Cons:

• Difficult puzzles may intimidate newer gamers

Product Description

She's back! Action heroine Lara Croft returns in this impressive action adventure game from Eidos. Once again, the world's most famous "grrrl gamer" must jump, swim, climb, and shoot her way through numerous challenges. There are five locations and 15 massive levels to explore, including the South Pacific, India, London, Antarctica, and Area 51. Unlike previous games in the series, this version lets you visit any of the gaming areas in any order that you prefer. This change enables beginning players to immediately appreciate the diverse gaming environments and designs of different levels that have captivated advanced gamers for the duration of the popular series.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I almost didn't buy this game because of the bad reviews..., February 21, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (Video Game)

After completing TR1 and TR2 I thought I'd like to buy TR3, so I checked out the reviews. It was about 50/50...half said it was great, half said it "sucked". I contemplated and decided to buy it anyway, and have not regretted it since. The game is a lot of fun. The only complaints I have had with it are the camera angles at times make it difficult to see what you're doing. Also, on one location (London), I found each level (there are 4) to be "over-burdened"...by that I mean there was so much to do and all of it was rather difficult and I became frustrated. However, the excitement and fun of the rest of the areas made up for that frustration 100%. One of the great parts of this game is you get to choose the different levels you'd like to go. If you like the Tomb Raider series, then you'll find this game gives you a lot of hours of enjoyment. It's not easy, but it's not impossible either. The difficulty is what makes the game challenging and fun. I hope this helps make up for some of the bad reviews you've read and helps you make up your mind whether or not to buy it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too exacting, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (Video Game)

I LOVE the Tomb Raider series, and while I found the locations, music, and puzzles greatly improved in TRIII, I was sorely disappointed by the difficulty of play. This game expects movements to be absolutely EXACT, which means you can play a particular jump about fifteen times without getting it just right, and thus dying or having to repeat a long series of actions. There is one puzzle which requires timing that is, and I mean this, virtually impossible to do. Hoard your save game gems for this kind of use.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Five Star Quality But Impossibly Hard, January 13, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (Video Game)

I completed the first two Tomb Raider games, and was impressed with the improvements in Tomb Raider III. The games in the TR series are easily the best video games I have ever played. Here, the levels are unbelieveably complex and beautiful, even in comparison to TR I and II. Also, I found quite interesting and challenging the "save gem" strategy -- which has been fundamentally altered from the first two games -- in that you collect save gems, and can use them at any time, but you only have a limited amount. Those good things being said, I give the game a mediocre rating simply because it is impossibly hard, even with a walkthrough telling you what to do. In fact, I finally said enough's enough and gave up on the game about half the way through. There literally is one incredibly difficult situation to solve followed one after the other. The game needed better pacing, with easier stretches to complete in between the tough ones, so you at least have the sense that you are moving along.