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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: Angel of Darkness''.
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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.
 
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.

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$49.9949.99[1] T-36812N
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-36815D-50
Sega Dreamcast
DE 		T-36815D-18
Sega Dreamcast
ES 		T-36815D-06
Sega Dreamcast
FR 		T-36815D-09
Sega Dreamcast
UK 		T-36815D-05
Sega Dreamcast
IT 		T-36815D-13

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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 consoles, 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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Tomb Raider: Chronicles/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #137: "December 2000" (2000-10-30)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #10: "Holiday 2000" (2000-11-28)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №18, p94/95
91 №108, p92/93[2]
40 №12, p62[1]
Sega Dreamcast
 70
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
85
[3]
Ação Games (BR)
86
[4]
Consoles Max (FR) PAL
80
[5]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[2]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
50
[6]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[7]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[8]
Edge (UK)
40
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[10]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[12]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
86
[13]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
60
[14]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
40
[1]
Play (PL)
71
[15]
Power Unlimited (NL)
66
[16]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
80
[17]
Strana Igr (RU)
63
[18]
Master Games (BG)
80
[19]
Video Games (DE) PAL
79
[20]
Sega Dreamcast
 70
Based on
20 reviews

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Dreamcast, US
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, UK
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, FR
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Cover
Dreamcast, DE
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Disc
Dreamcast, IT
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Cover
Dreamcast, ES
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Dreamcast, UK (white label)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:ODCM US 12.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ODCM US 12.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 108.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 108.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
  4. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 54
  5. ↑ Consoles Max, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 94
  6. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 58
  7. ↑ DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 48
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 62
  9. ↑ Edge, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-29), page 106
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 133
  11. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 276
  12. ↑ GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 61
  14. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 80
  15. ↑ Play, "Marzec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
  16. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 48
  17. ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Febrero 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
  18. ↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
  19. ↑ Master Games, "Yanuari 2001" (BG; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
  20. ↑ Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 78



Tomb Raider games for Sega systems
Sega Saturn
 Tomb Raider (1996) | Tomb Raider II (unreleased)
Sega Dreamcast
 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (2000) | Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000)
Sampler Discs
Sega Saturn
Tomb Raiders Taikenban Hibaihin (1997)
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