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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Eidos, Capcom (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-1233M
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$49.9949.99[2] T-36806N
Sega Dreamcast
EU
Sega Dreamcast
NL 		T-36804D-47
Sega Dreamcast
IT 		T-36804D-13
Sega Dreamcast
AU 		$89.9589.95[5]
Sega Dreamcast
BR 		197216

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 Japan 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

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #139: "April 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-22ex: "2000-22 extra (2000-07-07ex)" (2000-06-23)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-25: "2000-25 (2000-07-28)" (2000-07-14)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #220: "March 2000" (2000-02-16)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #98: "Mars 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #99: "Avril 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №18, p88-90[10]
91 №99, p108/109[11]
80 №222, p84[4]
70 №2000-25, p20[12]
87 №, p34[13]
70 №606, p32
80 №93
80 №5, p48-51[14]
Sega Dreamcast
 80
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
96
[15]
Ação Games (BR)
95
[16]
Arcade (UK) PAL
75
[10]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[4]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
100
[17]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[18]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
80
[19]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
80
[20]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[21]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[3]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
87
[13]
Dreamplanet (ES) PAL
86
[22]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
30
[23]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
88
[24]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[25]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[27]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
80
[28]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[29]
Hyper (AU) PAL
83
[5]
Joypad (IT) PAL
75
[30]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[32]
Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL
70
[33]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[34]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[35]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[36]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
50
[37]
Power Unlimited (NL)
78
[38]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
80
[14]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
87
[39]
Strana Igr (RU)
50
[40]
Techno (UK)
80
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
88
[42]
Sega Dreamcast
 76
Based on
35 reviews

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, JP
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Manual
Dreamcast, UK
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Dreamcast, FR
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Dreamcast, ES
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Dreamcast, BR
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Dreamcast, UK (white label)

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Dreamcast, DE (white label)

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External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. ↑ File:ODCM US 05.pdf, page 98
  2. ↑ File:ODCM US 06.pdf, page 103
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 07.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 07.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:CVG UK 222.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 222.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Hyper AU 079.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 079.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2000" (US; 2000-04-04), page 128
  7. ↑ GamePro, "May 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 7" (UK; 2000-03-23), page 11
  9. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mars/Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 119
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Arcade UK 18.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 18.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 099.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 099.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ File:DCM_JP_20000728_2000-25.pdf, page 20
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:ROD ES 05.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 05.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  16. ↑ Ação Games, "Junho 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 52
  17. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-16), page 16
  18. ↑ DC-UK, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-16), page 10
  19. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 56
  20. ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Mai 2000" (DE; 2000-04-13), page 68
  21. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-25 (2000-07-28)" (JP; 2000-07-14), page 20
  22. ↑ Dreamplanet, "Mayo 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 26
  23. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 2000" (US; 2000-05-09), page 163
  24. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 275
  25. ↑ Famitsu, "2000-07-28" (JP; 2000-07-14), page 32
  26. ↑ Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 57
  27. ↑ GamePro, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 128
  28. ↑ GamesMaster, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-22), page 113
  29. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "June 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 67
  30. ↑ Joypad, "Aprile 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 65
  31. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 65
  32. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 48
  33. ↑ Mr. Dreamcast, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-30<em>No results</em>), page 84
  34. ↑ Neo Plus, "Maj 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 35
  35. ↑ Next Generation, "June 2000" (US; 2000-05-23), page 98
  36. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-09), page 8
  37. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July/August 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 102
  38. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nr. 8, Augustus 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 52
  39. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 16
  40. ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 21
  41. ↑ Techno (UK) (+0:00)
  42. ↑ Video Games, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 86



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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