Tomb Raider III Platinum (PSone)

Unlike previous games in the series, this version lets you visit any of the gaming areas in any order that you prefer. This change enables beginning players to immediately appreciate the diverse gaming environments and designs of different levels that have captivated advanced gamers for the duration of the popular series.

Unlike most action shooting games, Tomb Raider III requires a heavy dose of puzzle solving. In fact, fast reflexes and shooting skills are probably less important than your ability to figure out the best way to unlock the secrets that will advance your entry into new and hidden areas. With clever gameplay and eye-opening 3-D graphics, the third entry in the Tomb Raider series significantly advances the quality of one of the strongest franchises in the history of video games. --Brett Atwood

Lara's house is cool too,
She has the awesome "Quad-Bike Racetrack"


tomb raider the hardest   November 16, 2001
natasha simms (u.k)
3 out of 9 found this review helpful

compared to other tomb raider games this is the weakest and hardest it lacks the nature of other ones the levels are not done as well and they go on forever combat is good but what makes it not a good as others is the hardness the game is tricky and neds lots of patience not my favourite one but still highly enjoyable if you ignore this nigggles then the ugly start to raise there head if your new to tr aviod this thios is for hardcore gamers


Tomb Raider 3   February 28, 2002
Ed (Hertfordshire UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a very good game. TR3 is huge, with 19 massive levels which you can make your own way through. Many different paths lead through the levels. Diverse gameplay with a very interesting storyline make it great to play. The graphics aren't bad at all either. It is also very hard. Being so hard makes it very tedious for people under 13. Also the levels are big..... and empty. Theres a bit too much runnin across huge level, getting a key, running all the way back again. Core should have injected a bit more easier gameplay into but this is still a great game. Buy it.


Yet another one of the greatest games ever created   May 23, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Compared to its predecessors, Tomb Raider III was hard, and very large. While die-hard fans of the series loved the challenge it presented, some newcomers to the phenomenon found it a mite too difficult.

With Tomb Raider II having set a precedent, Tomb Raider III: The Adventures of Lara Croftintroduced a collection of new moves. Lara was now able to crawl through low gaps and monkey swing across ceilings that featured requisite hand-holds. Lara also acquired the ability to sprint and, while doing so, dive forward - an essential skill for avoiding many fiendish traps. Additionally, Dual Shock support was implemented for the third in the series, allowing players to look around while running.

Marking a departure from the linear format of its predecessors, Tomb Raider allowed players to choose their own route through its middle section. After Lara's excursion to India, there was a hoice between a visit to London, the South Pacific and Nevada. Of these, the South Pacific section was by far the most enjoyable, with Lara kayaking through fast currents and past stunning scenery.

For the Tomb Raider completist, The Adventures of Lara Croft had a special reward, If players were to collect every secret, they recieved a secret level - All Hallows - by way of reward. Another bonus was a secret race track at Lara's house, discovered after exploring her non-too-humble abode. Not as good as its predeccessors but still worthy of a 10/10, Tomb Raider was another classic moment in video-gaming history.


Brilliant - but too hard   November 3, 2004
Mr. Nicholas A. Best (Frome, Somerset United Kingdom)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Egged on by my 5 year old son, I've been working on this now for the last 6 months (tomb raider took me 3 months, tomb raider II took 1.5 months). The locations are by far the best of the series to date, but it is very very difficult. Too difficult I would say. In tomb raider 2 I would go a few levels without having to resort to looking up the way forward in a walkthrough. That was far more rewarding than on tomb raider 3 where I've just resorted to printing off the walkthrough and using that on a permanent basis. Even with that its still very difficult.

Still, both me and my son are addicted!!!!