Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Eidos Interactive

Developer: Core Design

Distributor: Proein (ES), Halifax (IT)

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Italiano

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-11-22^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-36812N
EU (White Label)	2000
DE	2000-12-15		T-36815D-18
ES	2000-12-21^[8]		T-36815D-06
FR	2000-12-15^[6]^[7]		T-36815D-09
PT	2000-12-15		DCJEI2638
UK	2000-12-15^[3]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[5]	T-36815D-05
IT	2000-12-15		T-36815D-13
AU	2000-12-22^[9]

Non-Sega versions
Macintosh PlayStation Windows PC

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles is the fifth game in the Tomb Raider series and a sequel to Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. It was released, among other platforms, for the Sega Dreamcast.

Gameplay

Being tied to a yearly schedule of producing Tomb Raider games, Tomb Raider: Chronicles recycles the engine seen in The Last Revelation, once again only making limited changes due to the strict development schedule. This would, however, be the last Tomb Raider game to use the engine dating back to the original Tomb Raider in 1996, as developers Core Design would employ a new engine for the PlayStation 2 sequel, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

As Lara Croft is presumed dead after the events of The Last Revelation, Chronicles features four scenarios from Lara's past, which although are considered canon, are not directly tied to an overarching main plot like in the previous games. Much of Chronicles is reportedly made up of cut content and ideas from earlier Tomb Raider games.

Chronicles adds hand-to-hand combat and stealth elements to the formula, tightropes and grabbing and swinging on horizontal bars, though at its heart retains the same core gameplay as previous entries in the series. Also included is a grappling gun.

History

Development

Members of Core Design have gone on record about their distaste for Chronicles, having attempted to kill off Lara at the end of The Last Revelation due to creative fatigue.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Tomb Raider: Chronicles	Tomb Raider: Chronicles
French	Tomb Raider: Sur Les Traces de Lara Croft	Tomb Raider: On the Traces of Lara Croft
German	Tomb Raider: Die Chronik	Tomb Raider: The Chronicle
Italian	Tomb Raider Chronicles: La Leggenda di Lara Croft	Tomb Raider Chronicles: The Legend of Lara Croft

Magazine articles

Main article: Tomb Raider: Chronicles/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Press release

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #137: "December 2000" (2000-10-30)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #10: "Holiday 2000" (2000-11-28)

US Television advert

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

85

^[10]

Ação Games (BR)

86

^[11]

Consoles Max (FR)

PAL

80

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

91

^[13]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

50

^[14]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

70

^[15]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[16]

Edge (UK)

40

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[18]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

81

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

86

^[21]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

60

^[22]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[2]

Play (PL)

71

^[23]

Power Unlimited (NL)

66

^[24]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

80

^[25]

Strana Igr (RU)

63

^[26]

Master Games (BG)

80

^[27]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

79

^[28]

	70
Based on 20 reviews

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT
Cover
Disc Case with sticker

Dreamcast, ES
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, UK (white label)

Disc

Technical information

Main article: Tomb Raider: Chronicles/Technical information.

References

↑ http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-DC.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-15 16:16)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2001" (US; 2001-01-28), page 66
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3625 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-27 14:27)
↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300720/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-03 10:58)
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 82
↑ http://www.micromania.fr/zooms/?ref=17989 (Wayback Machine: 2002-11-04 12:53)
↑ http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/557792/ref=vg_brbx_c_1_1/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-28 02:00)
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16201&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 08:06)
↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
↑ 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Consoles Max, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 58
↑ DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 48
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 62
↑ Edge, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-29), page 106
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 133
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 276
↑ GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
↑ MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 61
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 80
↑ Play, "Marzec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Febrero 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Master Games, "Yanuari 2001" (BG; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 78

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	Tomb Raider (1996) \| Tomb Raider II (unreleased)
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[:File:ODM_UK_15.pdf_p82-5] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 82

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[10] 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_159.pdf_p54-11] Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:ConsolesMax_FR_18.pdf_p94-12] Consoles Max, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_108.pdf_p92-13] Consoles +, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_17.pdf_p58-14] Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 58

[:File:DCUK_UK_17.pdf.E2.80.8E_p48-15] DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 48

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_17.pdf_p62-16] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 62

[:File:Edge_UK_092.pdf_p106-17] Edge, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-29), page 106

[:File:EGM_US_139.pdf_p133-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 133

[19] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 276

[:File:GamePro_US_149.pdf_p80-20] GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-02.pdf_p61-21] MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 61

[:File:ODM_UK_15.pdf_p80-22] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 80

[23] Play, "Marzec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_087_200103.pdf_p48-24] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:ROD_ES_14.pdf_p28-25] Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Febrero 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 28

[26] Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58

[27] Master Games, "Yanuari 2001" (BG; 2001-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2001-02.pdf_p78-28] Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 78

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

References