Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact

by Eidos

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• ASIN: B00004NS10
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8 x 2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 10, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,150 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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From the lofty towers of the late Dr. Willard's Scottish castle to the eerie catacombs of France, The Lost Artifact unveils the dramatic conclusion of events set in motion in Tomb Raider III. Rumored to be the legendary Hand of Rathmore, the fifth artifact is the key to unlocking the final secret of the ancient meteor's powers. There is no time to lose, for who else shares the secret and has joined the hunt?

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The Adventure Continues!Product InformationFrom the lofty towers of the late Dr. Willard's Scottish castle to the eeriecatacombs of France The Lost Artifact unveils the dramatic conclusion of eventsset in motion in Tomb Raider III. Upon the death of the dastardly Willard LaraCroft learns of a lost artifact stowed beneath the Scottish mists at Willard'sLoch Ness estate. Rumored to be the legendary Hand of Rathmore this fifthartifact is the key to unlocking the final secret of the ancient meteor'spowers. There is no time to lose for who else shares the secret and has joinedthe hunt?Product Features Speed dash monkey swing and quad bike your way through five action-packed levels on Lara's quest to discover the lost artifact. Unlock each level's special secrets—discover the Hidden Glen the aging remnants of World War II and even the truth about Nessie herself! From Willard's Scottish castle to the desolate sea-savaged coast of France Lara may be close to home but will the pursuit of the lost artifact take her further away than she ever imagined? Willard's guards are the least of your worries—keep your wits amidst savage warriors flying prehistoric monsters and ghastly mutations. System Requirements Windows 98 Me XP Pentium 166 MMX MHz processor without hardware acceleration; 133 MHz with hardware acceleration (200 MHz or faster recommended) 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended) 4 MB SVGA video card & color monitor Windows-compatible sound & video cards 4X CD-ROM drive DirectX 6.0 or higher (included on disc) Supports all 100% Direct3D compliant accelerator cards (3D acceleration recommended) 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE BEST, BUT STILL GOOD, March 16, 2000

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Kristoffer R Remmell (Erlanger, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact (CD-ROM)

This Tomb Raider is a good one. I had some problems at first, but I still find it to be a lot of fun and really beautiful enviroments. For some reason this game didn't come with an instrution booklet and the games wouldn't seem to save at first. What's fun is there are a lot of lil' hidden things. So far I've seen two. In the second level there are Tomb Raider 2: Gold games at the computers and in the sub level there are Lara Croft pictures near the lockers. It's not the best game but it's still good.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just Okay, March 20, 2000

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Hapworth (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact (CD-ROM)

Yes, I went out and bought this new TR installment, and I have to admit that it isn't that great. Although titled TR: The Lost Artifact, it is in fact the equivalent of TRIII Gold; however, since this installment doesn't include the original TRIII levels, Eidos has simply marketed this offering as an expansion pack to the TR series.

The choice not to release TLA as part of the Gold series is a flaw, to be honest. New gamers who are perhaps unfamiliar with the TR series are forced to purchase BOTH TRIII and TLA. For gamers familiar with TR, there is (as of yet) no rebate offer available to owners of TRIII and rumors abound that the TLA levels will not be available for future free download (such as with TR Gold). Put simply, Eidos's marketing strategy for TLA is awful strange.

All this would be moot, of course, if TLA was a blast to play. Sadly, however, it has the feel of leftover levels rather than new crucial levels. I had no problems completing this game. I was never once stumped by any of the puzzles. In truth, I finished the six levels in breathtaking time. I admit, however, that I did a pathetic job at finding all the secrets. So, possibly, I may have missed some treasured gameplaying nuggets. Secrets aside, though, the levels should still be fun, challenging, and involving. A classic TR level, with challenging puzzles, should take HOURS to complete. None of the levels in TLA took me more than a single hour.

So, unless your a TR fanatic, I'd stay away from this one. Or I'd at least wait until the price dramatically drops.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some great moments, May 4, 2000

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"aranworld" (Hollywood, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact (CD-ROM)

I will review the game -- not the price. This is a great game and for those of you who tire of the length and breadth of other Tomb Raider games will love the quick pace of this game.

It is really up to you wheather or not you want to pay money for what is basically a weekend's worth of gaming, but what it lacks in length it more than makes up for in quality. Every level feels different and has different kinds of challenges you have to meet. You will undoubtedly miss most of the secrets the first time through which will make it a fun game to replay, and since it is so short, a replay doesn't mean sacrificing an entire week of your life just to do some extra exploring. The secrets I encountered were HUGE by the way and in some cases comprised major sections of the level, so anyone who played this game and missed all the secrets really doesn't have a good idea of what this game is like.

I do wish that they had packaged TRIII with TRLA, but like I said, I think it was worth the money I spent on it.