Compare Tomb Raider for Windows to Tomb Raider: Chronicles for Windows

Play the game that introduced Lara Croft to the world. The original Tomb Raider begins just as Lara Croft, an aristocrat just out of finishing school and on her way to marry into even greater wealth, has been involved in a plane crash. After quickly gathering her wits and freeing herself from the wreckage, Lara begins to explore her newly found Himalayan territory. She soon realizes that life's simplest, most savage adventures fulfill her in a way that her prior life never did. She sets out to explore all that is unknown and undiscovered. With the help of her family's money, she continues her exploration even after the civilized world has located her. Join Lara as she explores four ancient civilizations in 15 3-D environments. She will visit Vilcabamba, a lost Peruvian city that flourished for hundreds of years; Labyrinth, a Grecian city full of lions, alligators, and crazed monkeys to battle; the Great Pyramids of Egypt; and the mysterious land of Atlantis. See all editori Less

Amazon.co.uk Lara Croft--cultural icon, cover girl, and scourge of video-game wildlife everywhere--was last seen buried beneath an Egyptian pyramid at the end of . Despite this apparent demise, Lara returns in Tomb Raider: Chronicles , an adventure that features previously unseen episodes from her career. Old friends of Lara who have gathered for her funeral to swap stories about her exploits introduce the episodes. The first level is set in Rome and is classic Tomb Raider ; plenty of jumping and puzzle solving with a minimum of gunplay. It's reminiscent of the very first game--it even features the comedy bad guys Pierre and Larson. This chapter also serves as an introduction to Lara's various moves and is a real nostalgia fest for longtime fans. The other chapters have distinct themes and should be very familiar to fans of pop culture. There's a level on a spooky deserted island, in which an unarmed teenage Lara must survive by wits alone. There's an action-packed level set on a submarine (though the Less