The graphical look of Lara in this game has much improved over that in the original game. She now has a decently curved chest, rather than a pair of triangles. The range of motions available to control Lara is similar to before, but due to the enhanced graphics the resulting motions are much more realistic.
Aside from the more lifelike model, Lara now wears a ponytail that swings naturally in time with her body motion. She also sports an improved wardrobe, including a wetsuit, a leather flying jacket, and a snow gear.
Unfortunately, when looking up close she is still very polygonal in aspect. All the levels are truly 3D; so sometimes when you are at an apparent dead end, the exit may actually just lie hidden in an unexpected direction. The lighting effects are very good, and dark places are really dark. Sound effects are all well done. Often you are alerted to impending danger by an appropriate tune of music.
I particularly like the sound effects in some of the sunken liner levels. The muffled sounds and the occasional clink of metal are well adapted to the eerie environment! The installation is straightforward. Only minimal hard disk space about 1 MB is required. The levels and cut scenes are loaded directly from the CD. Game setup is also simple. A minor nag is that there are only 15 slots to save games. Each saved game has a level name and an order number for example, The Great Wall 15 , but the number only becomes visible once all slots have been filled and after you have restarted the game.
Despite the fact that the publisher has marketed the game as an action adventure, I do not consider this game nor any other of the games in this series as a true adventure game in the traditional sense of the genre. The adventure component is made of a number of puzzles which have to be solved in order to complete each level.
These mainly consist of switches or levers that have to be moved, sometimes in a specific order. Once you have moved them you often have only a limited time until they reset themselves.
Other puzzles consist of moving blocks to access hidden items. Progress through most levels is measured by a number of keys or artifacts which the player has to locate to open certain doors. Some of these puzzles are quite elaborate, while others can only be solved in a trial and error manner.
As an additional challenge, each level contains 3 secret artifacts. If all 3 of them are found, the player is rewarded with additional ammo. It is delightful to move Lara around in each level, including walking, running, swimming, and jumping. Good dexterity is required to get her out of sticky situations, but not all of them involving combat.
As in the original game, gameplay is through a third person perspective as if one is looking over Lara's shoulder. In some situations, the camera view moves rather quickly which can be a bit disorientating at first. Combat is an essential part of this game. Nearly every creature you find is out to kill you if you let them. Human opponents are much more abundant than in the original title. You fight enemies such as the Sicilian Mafia, Warrior Monks, Yetis, and crazed cult members who are also after the Dagger of Xian for their own sinister purposes.
Lara's shooting skills are really handy here, and sometimes you have to think thoroughly about how to dispatch the opposition, both in terms of weaponry and combat tactics.
Fortunately, you can save the game at any time; so if you meet an untimely death, resurrection is only a few keystrokes away. Gore is at a minimum in this game. Hits are shown by a minimal amount of blood splattering, except when you use a grenade to blow someone to bits. The best and easiest fix is to first install the game as usual. These are part of the excellent tech support section at tombraiderchronicles.
The GOG and Steam games are specificially designed for newer Windows systems, so you will not need the multi patch, but you may want to use a utility like Carlmundo's Tomb Raider 2 Automatic Fix to make the install easier. If you receive a " DirectX setup failure " error while attempting to install the game or the installation program freezes without installing the game , try restarting your computer in Safe Mode tap F8 during startup. Then install the game while in Safe Mode and restart the system normally.
You should then be able to run the multi-patch for your Windows version without any difficulty. To run Tomb Raider 2 on a widescreen monitor without distortion, see patches , below.
This site includes a wealth of general information on the games, as well as a detailed section on backward compatibility. TR2 was designed for standard aspect ratio monitors and TVs. This unofficial patch allows you to run Tomb Raider 2, 3 and 4 in three different aspect ratios: , or without the usual distortion. See here for comparison screenshots and dowload links.
Borderless Patch - This fixes the issue where the game shows a window border when in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and newer. Download from the PC Gaming Wiki site. Dege's dgVoodoo Patch - Follow this link for the latest download and instructions. Visit Core-Design. The Kins also has some great tips on running the classic games on newer systems.
Visit tombraiderchronicles. In order to use a gamepad, you'll need a utility to map gamepad buttons to keyboard inputs. If you are unable to see the video sequences at the start of the game and between certain levels, or if you just want to watch them again, you may want to download EscapePlay KB to watch the movies outside the game.
The 'readme' file included with the download explains how to use it. Alternatively, you can watch all the Tomb Raider 2 cinematics on my YouTube channel. Accidentally pressing the Windows Start Menu key probably won't crash the TR2 game, but it can be annoying, especially during complicated platforming sequences. Fortunately it can be easily prevented by downloading and using one of the following utilities. I have found both very helpful, but since neither is my creation, I am not responsible for them.
So use and enjoy it at your own risk. Below are various official patches for the original CD version of TR2. I've used this patch with no problems, but I didn't make it and don't support it.
So use at your own risk. I prefer the use of savegame editors to game "trainers," but if you really want one, they are out there. Use Google to search for keywords like "tomb raider trainer.
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