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Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Tomb Raider: Chronicles is the fifth game in the Tomb Raider series and the sequel to Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. It was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. Like its…

60 17 November 2000

Tomb Raider: Chronicles is an adventure developed by Core Design, released 17 November 2000 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Dreamcast.

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What Tomb Raider: Chronicles is

Tomb Raider: Chronicles is an adventure game developed by Core Design and released in 2000. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tomb Raider: Chronicles opens just days after the events of The Last Revelation. Lara is still missing and presumed dead. Lara Croft is missing in Egypt - presumed dead. Those closest to her gather together at the Croft Estate on a grey, rainy day for a memorial service in her honour. Afterwards, the friends sit quietly together in the study of the Croft Mansion and reminisce about Lara's past exploits that have until now remained a secret...
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series

Tomb Raider: Chronicles is the tenth of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. The next entry was Tomb Raider Level Editor in 2000. Its critic score of 60 is 12 points below the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is The Tomb Raider Trilogy at 92.

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How it was received

Tomb Raider: Chronicles holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 12 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 64, across 105 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Tomb Raider: Chronicles launched on 17 November 2000, within three weeks of Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island, Jet Grind Radio and The Operative: No One Lives Forever. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island, Jet Grind Radio, The Operative: No One Lives Forever.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Tomb Raider: Chronicles — frequently asked questions

When did Tomb Raider: Chronicles come out?
Tomb Raider: Chronicles was released on 17 November 2000 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tomb Raider: Chronicles?
At minimum, Tomb Raider: Chronicles needs 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 graphics, 2 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Tomb Raider: Chronicles?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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