Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Eidos Interactive Capcom (JP)
Developer: Core Design
Distributor: Halifax (IT)
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action Adventure, Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English Deutsch Français Español Italiano 日本語
Release Date RRP Code JP 2000-07-19 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e T-1233M US 2000-03-24 $49.9949.99 T-36806N DE 2000-03-24 T-36804D-18 DE (White Label) 2000 ES 2000-03-29 T-36804D-06 FR 2000-03-24 T-36804D-09 NL 2000-03-24 T-36804D-47 UK 2000-03-24 £39.9939.99 T-36804D-05 UK (White Label) 2000 IT 2000-03-24 T-36804D-13 AU 2000-04-17 $89.9589.95 BR 2000 197216
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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation is the fourth Tomb Raider game, and was released for, among other systems, the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. As it is the fourth Tomb Raider game it is informally known as Tomb Raider IV, and in Germany and Japan it is actually known by the extended title of Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (トゥームレイダー4 ラスト レベレーション).

Gameplay

The Last Revelation continues an Eidos Interactive-demanded tradtion of Core Design releasing a Tomb Raider game every year. While choosing to target the PC as the main platform rather than the PlayStation gave the team more flexibility, the short time frame meant that much of Tomb Raider IV is built on the engine which powered its predecessor, Tomb Raider III: The Adventures of Lara Croft (itself an extension of the Tomb Raider II engine, which was built on the original Tomb Raider code).

Lara carries over her moveset from the previous game, but can now grab onto ropes and poles, and "shimmy" around corners. It is also less linear than its predecessors, allowing Lara to revisit levels once they are completed. Unlike previous games, The Last Revelation takes place entirely in Egypt.

History

Legacy

After working on these games continously since 1996, Core Design were suffering from creative fatigue, with the developers choosing to kill Lara at the end of the game (much to the distaste of management), and hence it was to be the last reveleation. However, despite this attempt to pause the franchise, a pseudo-sequel, Tomb Raider: Chronicles was released the following year.

Versions

The Dreamcast version of The Last Revelation was released a few months after its PlayStation and PC counterparts, and contains the same amount of content as both. Screen resolution, texture quality and draw distances are all higher on the Dreamcast compared to the PlayStation. The lighting engine is also simplified on the PlayStation, while on the Dreamcast has a more realistic look as a result.

The assets in the Dreamcast port of the game are a near match for the PC version running on high settings, although if pushed the PC can run in at higher resolutions and frame rates. However, to achieve these feats in 1999, much more expensive PC hardware than a Dreamcast console would have been required - for the average PC user, the differences would have been negligble in these areas.

The only major addition to the Dreamcast version is the inclusion of dynamic shadows. Polygon counts for character models and objects are the same across all versions (with the PlayStation exhibiting rendering problems seen in most 3D games for the hardware).

With fewer buttons on a Dreamcast Controller than on the PlayStation (even before a Dual Analogue or DualShock controller is involved), some actions require two buttons (or triggers) to be pressed.

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Japanese	トゥームレイダー4 ラスト レベレーション	Tomb Raider 4: Last Revelation
French	Tomb Raider: La Revelation Finale	Tomb Raider: The Final Revelation
German	Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation	Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation
Dutch	Tomb Raider: De Laatste Onthulling	Tomb Raider: The Last Unveiling

Magazine articles

Main article: Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #220: "March 2000" (2000-02-16)
also published in:

• Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #7: "No. 7" (2000-03-23)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #98: "Mars 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #3: "Mars/Avril 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #139: "April 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #130: "May 2000" (2000-04-04)
• GamePro (US) #140: "May 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #99: "Avril 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #15: "Abril 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-22ex: "2000-22 extra (2000-07-07ex)" (2000-06-23)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-25: "2000-25 (2000-07-28)" (2000-07-14)

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score 576 Konzol (HU) 96 Ação Games (BR) 95 Arcade (UK) PAL 75 Consoles + (FR) PAL 91 Computer & Video Games (UK) 75 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL 100 DC-UK (UK) PAL 80 Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL 80 Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL 80 Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 70 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 88 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 87 Dreamplanet (ES) PAL 86 Dreamzone (FR) PAL 92 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 30 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) 88 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 70 Fun Generation (DE) PAL 90 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 75 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 80 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 75 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 67 Hyper (AU) PAL 83 Joypad (IT) PAL 75 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 85 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 87 Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL 70 Neo Plus (PL) 50 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 25 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 70 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U 50 Power Unlimited (NL) 78 Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL 80 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 87 Strana Igr (RU) 50 Techno (UK) 80 Video Games (DE) PAL 88

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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

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Technical information

Main article: Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (JP)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (US)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (EU)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (FR)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (DE)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (ES)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (IT)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-02-24	GD-R				Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-02-25	GD-R				Page

External links

• Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
• Sega.com Asia webpage: Dreamcast
• Sega.com Asia webpage (Chinese): Dreamcast

References

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