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In this epic adventure, released in the fall of 1999, Lara Croft returns to her roots. . . in more ways than one. First, the training levels are set in Cambodia in 1984, where a teenage Lara learns the basics from experienced archaeologist-adventurer Werner Von Croy. (He later figures in the main storyline, set in the present day.) In the process, new players learn to guide Lara through her environment and experienced raiders pick up a few new moves.

Fans of the original Tomb Raider will also be pleased to find a return to the ancient ruins and puzzle-based gameplay that got us hooked in the first place. The main story begins at a Temple built to honor the Egyptian god Set. Lara raids this tomb to obtain an amulet, only to find that, in doing so, she unwittingly unleashes the evil deity into the world. Now she must re-bind him into his tomb in order to save humanity.

Platforms: Available for PC, Macintosh, PlayStation and Dreamcast.

What's New Since TR3: While there are a variety of locations—indoors and outdoors, city streets, desert canyons and crumbling ruins—all the action takes place in Egypt. The overall look isn't radically different, but the scenery is well crafted and highly detailed, and the designers have made good use of lighting effects and transparency. Lara herself is smoother and more fully textured, with no blocky joints or gaps in her polygons.

The Last Revelation features more seamless gameplay, with small load times and smoother segues between levels. And, although this game is less combat-oriented than the previous two installments, there's still plenty of action.

There have also been a few changes in gameplay and the inventory and combat systems. These include the ability to combine items, new moves like rope climbing and swinging, and traversing around corners, plus the choice of automatic or manual targeting. TRLR also brings the triumphant return of the compass and the separate sidestep keys! (See the controls page for details.)

Saving Your Game: Unlimited saves on all platforms. However, PlayStation players should note that, unlike the previous adventures, this game doesn't allow you to go back to previously played levels unless you have a saved game from that level. (PC and Macintosh savegame files are available in case you make a bad save, want to skip a level, etc.)

Secrets: There are a total of 70 secrets in the game. A chime sounds when you locate a secret, and the statistics screen keeps a running total. The number of secrets in each level varies, but unfortunately the stats screen doesn't tell how many there are in each level. So unless you look at the walkthrough, you won't know how you've done until the end of the game. Secrets consist of ammunition, medipaks and the occasional weapon. There is no bonus for finding all secrets.

The Last Revelation & Windows Vista, XP or 2000: You will probably not encounter any particular issues installing or running Chronicles under Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000, but you will have to run the game in Windows 98/Me compatibility mode. If you're not sure how to do that, or if you run into other difficulties, you're welcome to start your troubleshooting process with my Downloads and Tech Support Links pages.

Becoming an Expert Raider: If you've never played Tomb Raider before—or even if you have—I encourage you to check out my TR4 Controls and Gameplay Tips & Strategy pages. They include pointers on moving Lara through her environment, conserving health and ammo, using the menu and inventory systems, and much more.

Bonus Level: In December 1999, to commemorate the centennial of Howard Carter's expedition to discover Tutankhamun's tomb, the British newspaper The Times teamed up with Eidos to release a special exclusive level. In this mini-adventure, built using the TR4 engine, Lara explores a newly discovered area of King Tut's tomb. The level is available on the TR4 downloads page, and my walkthrough is linked below.

Cambodia Levels (training) Level 1: Angkor Wat Level 2: Race for the Iris
	Valley of the Kings Levels Level 3: The Tomb of Seth Level 4: Burial Chambers Level 5: Valley of the Kings Level 6: KV5
Karnak Levels Level 7: Temple of Karnak Level 8: The Great Hypostyle Hall Level 9: Sacred Lake Level 10: Tomb of Semerkhet Level 11: Guardian of Semerkhet Level 12: Desert Railroad
	Alexandria Levels Level 13: Alexandria Level 14: Coastal Ruins Level 15: Catacombs Level 16: Temple of Poseidon Level 17: The Lost Library Level 18: Hall of Demetrius Level 19: Pharos, Temple of Isis Level 20: Cleopatra's Palaces
Cairo Levels Cairo Overview Level 21: City of the Dead Level 22: Chambers of Tulun Level 23: Citadel Gate Level 24: Trenches Level 25: Street Bazaar Level 26: Citadel
	Giza Levels Level 27: Sphinx Complex Level 28: Underneath the Sphinx Level 29: Menkaure's Pyramid Level 30: Inside M's Pyramid Level 31: The Mastabas Level 32: The Great Pyramid Level 33: Khufu's Queen's Pyramids Level 34: Inside the Great Pyramid Level 35: Temple of Horus
Bonus Level Walkthrough Times Exclusive Level Special thanks to The Croft Times for the pic at the top of the page of Lara with skeletons.