Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
| Tomb Raider VI | ||
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| The Angel of Darkness | ||
| Release Date | 2003 | |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, PC, Mac | |
| Levels | 34 | |
| Secrets | none | |
| Developer | Core Design | |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive | |
| Rating | * ESRB: Teen
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| Game Chronology: | ||
| Tomb Raider Chronicles | Tomb Raider VI | Tomb Raider Legend |
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is the sixth instalment in the Tomb Raider game series. It was the last game that was developed by Core Design who had developed the previous 5 games. With a new engine, stunning graphics, a remodelled Lara and new gameplay, The Angel of Darkness was one of the highly anticipated games of the Tomb Raider series.
Contents
Release Dates in Detail
PC
- United Kingdom - 20th June 2003
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United States and Germany - 1st July 2003
- Australia and New Zealand - 16th July 2003
PlayStation 2
- United States and Canada - 20th June 2003
- United Kingdom - 4th July 2003
- Germany - 9th July 2003
- Australia and New Zealand - 28th May 2004
- Japan - 23rd October 2004
Macintosh
- United States - 4th December 2003
Levels
Back Streets
- 1.1 - Parisian Back Streets
- 1.2 - Derelict Apartment Block
- 1.3 - Industrial Roof Tops
- 1.4 - Margot Carvier's Apartment
- 2.1 - Parisian Ghetto
- 2.2 - Café Metro
- 2.3 - Park
- 2.4 - Willowtree Herbalist
- 2.5 - St. Aicard's Church
- 2.6 - The Serpent Rouge
- 2.7 - St. Aicard's Graveyard
- 2.8 - Bouchard's Hideout
- 2.9 - Rennes' Pawnshop
- 3 - Louvre Storm Drains
- 4 - Louvre Galleries
- 5.1 - The Archaeological Dig
- 5.2 - Tomb Of Ancients
- 5.3 - The Hall Of Seasons
- 5.3.1 - Wrath Of The Beast
- 5.3.2 - The Sanctuary Of Flame
- 5.3.3 - The Breath Of Hades
- 5.3.4 - Neptune's Hall
- 5.4 - Galleries Under Siege
Prague
- The Monstrum Crimescene
- The Strahov Fortress
- Bio-research Facility
- The Sanitarium
- Maximum Containment Area
- Aquatic Research Area
- The Vault of Trophies
- Boaz Returns
- The Lost Domain
- Eckhardt's Lab
Features
- Character evolution
- Improve Lara's abilities and witness her adapt to how you play the game. You are rewarded for puzzle solving and exploration in the form of improvements to Lara's jumping ability, brainpower, upper body strength etc.
- Character interaction
- For the very first time in a Tomb Raider game, Lara has the ability to talk to characters. The choices you make in conversation will affect Lara?s route through the game.
- Cutting edge graphics
- Brand new game engine designed to fully utilize the power of PlayStation 2. Lara is now made up of over 5,000 polygons as opposed to just 500 in previous games.
- Take more direct and fluid control over Lara with an entirely new control system and experience new levels of gameplay with hand-to-hand combat, stealth attacks, last chance grabs and more.
Gameplay
Coming Soon
Story
Summary
A series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a sinister Alchemist from the past, and a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. At the center of these mysteries are the Obscura Paintings - five 14th century pieces of art that the Alchemist is desperate to repossess. Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run. Pursued by the police, she follows the Alchemist into a dark world of blood, betrayal and vengeance where it is up to her to defeat this unholy alliance, and stop them from unleashing their incredible powers on the world.
Introduction
Central National Bureau. Paris
Commissioner Mirepoix, Special Crimes Investigation Force.
To the Préfecture de Police.
REPORT ON RECENT SERIAL ATROCITIES WITHIN THE CAPITAL.
As yet no significant arrests have been made for this latest spate of 'Monstrum' killings in the capital. Seventeen have been reported so far. A woman was seen leaving the apartment of the latest victim, Professor Werner Von Croy. Described as Caucasian, brunette, about 1.8m and of slim build, she was wearing jeans, denim jacket and a pony tail. She is dangerous and probably armed. Officers are being advised to use extreme caution when apprehending the suspect.
The press have sensationalised this latest outbreak of killings as "The Monstrum's Dark Renaissance", referring to similar atrocities in the capital over the last decade, and possibly as far back as the 1950's. There are definite links to atrocities in other European cities going back at least fifty years.
Forensics have made no headway regarding the bizarre metallic eruptions found on the bodies of all victims. At present nothing appears to link any of the individuals involved. There have been significant numbers of casualties within Parisian gangland factions.
It would all appear to be the work of a single, highly psychotic perpetrator. The bodies were desecrated and all crime scenes daubed with unintelligible graffiti, indicating some ritualistic fixation. There are no known survivors of these attacks so far.
The suspect's apprehension should be made top priority...
Locations
Moves/Controls
Gear
Weapons
First Aid
Tools
Outfits
Characters and Enemies
Characters
- When she stops by Von Croy's apartment he tells her he is working for a psychopathic client known as Eckhart and is being stalked. Just before leaving she blacks out and awakes to find Von Croy dead. Police sirens sound in the background, suddenly Lara is a prime suspect.
- He contacted Lara in Paris. He was scared since he believed he was being stalked. Werner is killed by The Monstrum and Lara is accused of the murder.
- A curator at the Louvre and a friend of Werner's. She gives Lara Werner's notebook and has a pass to the archaeological dig at the Louvre.
- The main villain of the game. He is the black alchemist and has been causing havoc. He hired Werner to obtain the last two Obscura Paintings. Pieter is ruthless and evil, and he kills at will.
- A Parisian mob boss, he was the last known contact of Von Croy. Lara searches for him to obtain answers about Von Croy.
- The last member of the Lux Veritatis. He wants revenge after Eckhardt killed his father. He also possesses two of the Periapt Shards. 3 levels in the game are played as Kurtis.
- Head of corrective and remedial surgery at the Strahov complex. She is a member of The Cabal.
- An investor, aid and member of The Cabal. He also is Eckhardt's right hand man.
- Head of security for The Cabal and The Strahov. He leads the attack on the Louvre.
- Pawnshop owner in Paris which he uses as a front for shadier dealings. His weapons stockpile helps Lara progress through the Louvre.
Enemies
- Dogs
- Policemen
- Police Helicopter
- Serpent Rouge Guard
- Brother Obscura (Spirit)
- Skeletons
- Boaz
- Eckhardt
- Karel
- Leviathan
Traps and Obstacles
Traps
- Gas
- collapsing Floor
- Bomb
- Burning Oil
- Lasers
- Spikes
- Underwater Spikes
Obstacles
- Ladders
- Drainpipes
- Current
- Horizontal Rope
- Movable Barrel
- Movable Crate
- Extendable Ledges
Development
Designers
- Richard Flower (Lead Programmer)
- Richard Morton (Lead Game Designer)
- Mark Donald (Lead Animator)
- Andrea Cordella (Lead Artist)
Writer
Systemrequirements
PC
minimum
- Windows 98/2000/ME/XP (Windows 95 and NT Not Supported)
- Pentium III 500 Mhz or Higher
- 128 MB RAM
- 16 MB 3D Video Card
- Quad-speed (4x) CD-ROM drive
- 200 MB free disk space
Mac
Cover Art
PC UK
PS2 UK
PC Spain
PS2 Spain
PC France
PS2 France
Mac German
Beta Differences
- Although the game was poorly received due to the unfinished areas, bugs and glitches, the game's beta version seemed more stable and had more moves.
- Parisian Ghetto had a different area to explore. (Still accessible through the AoD SCU on PC)
- The game was more explorable and you could either choose to proceed to the Derelict Apartment Block or stay and explore.
Links
- Walkthrough
- The Angel of Darkness Gamesite (EidosInteractive.com)
- The Angel of Darkness Support (EidosInteractive.com)
- Kurtis Trent Estrogen Brigade - Angel of Darkness fansite.
