The Lost Artifact

The Lost Artifact
Tomb Raider III Gold
Release Date	March 2000
Platforms	PC & Mac
Levels	6
Secrets	15
Game Time	5 hours
Developer	Core Design
Publisher	Eidos Interactive
Parent Game:
Tomb Raider III
Game Chronology:
Tomb Raider III	The Lost Artifact	The Last Revelation

The Lost Artifact (sometimes in British English: The Lost Artefact) is the title of Tomb Raider III Gold, a part of the Director's Cut.

Levels

• 1 - Highland Fling
• 2 - Willard's Lair
• 3 - Shakespeare Cliff
• 4 - Sleeping with the Fishes
• 5 - It's a Madhouse!
• 6 - Reunion

Summary

Lara Croft returns in her most daring adventure to date - Tomb Raider III. In a search to find four mysterious artefacts fashioned from the heart of an ancient meteorite. From the Jungles of India to the depths of the mysterious Area 51, Lara has new weapons, vehicles and moves to outwit her foes.

The Lost Artefact includes 6 brand new levels that provide a continuation of Lara's adventures in Tomb Raider III. After receiving a strange invitation to a Scottish estate, Lara now learns of the existence of a fifth artefact, the Hand of Rathmore. Lost for many years, this final piece will complete the set. A hazardous trail riddled with traps and enemies takes her from a Scottish castle's subterranean laboratory to the Paris Catacombs. Be ready for anything and prepare to be amazed!

Story

Only minutes have passed since the hideous creature that Dr. Willard had become gasped the last breath of its violently shot life cycle. The experiment had failed, the gleam of immortality returned to the stars from which it came.

Lara looks on silently, obvious to the press of the bitter Antarctic wind. Suddenly a ragged figure emerges from the dark, gaping the hole of the meteor cavern - it is Willard, a human reborn, but inthe throes of death. A hand gestures wildly, a final gutteral laugh tears through the silence, the figure slumps forward and is still.

With the snow already forming a ghastly shroud over the body, Lara quickly tears an object from the dead man's grasp. A wallet, its monogrammed 'w' now standing sadly against Willard's last earthly remains. Inside, the usual collection of tattered mementoes, a hodge-podge pf foreign currency and... but this cannot be! A familiar expression glides across Lara's face - an eyebrow raised by a wry and knowing smile. Before her, a telegram urging an immediate return to take possession of another artefact now secure beneath the Scottish mist at Willards Loch Ness Estate.

"The adveture continues," says Lara, to nothing but Willard's dark laughter still ringing in her ears. "So there was fifth..."

Introduction: The Lost Artefact

Locations

• Scotland
• England
• France

Secrets

There are 15 Secrets in this game

Gear

Weapons

• Pistols (with unlimited Ammo)
• Shotgun
• Uzis
• Grenade Launcher
• Harpoon Gun

First Aid

• Small Medi Pack
• Large Medi Pack

Vehicles

• Quad Bike

Outfits

• Classic Outfit
• Catsuit
• Nevada Outfit

Characters and Enemies

Characters

• Sophia Leigh

Enemies

• Monkeys
• Vultures
• Dogs
• Crows
• Mutants
• Castle Guards
• Highlander
• Pterosaurs

Trivia

• In Willard's Lair, in the area with a computer, TR2 and TR3 computer game covers are seen.
• Also in the same part of the lair, there is a large piece of paper spread on a table with the images of the original four meteor artifacts on it.

References

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