Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Tomb Raider 6
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 PEGI: 12+ CERO: Ages 15 and up
Game Chronology:
Tomb Raider Chronicles	Tomb Raider 6	Tomb Raider Legend

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.

Release Dates in Detail

PC

• 
  United Kingdom - 20th June 2003

• 
  
  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

Back Streets

• 1.1 - Parisian Back Streets
• 1.2 - Derelict Apartment Block
• 1.3 - Industrial Roof Tops
• 1.4 - Margot Carvier's Apartment

Parisian Ghetto

Ghetto

• 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

Serpent Rouge

• 2.9 - Rennes' Pawnshop

Louvre

In the Louvre

• 3 - Louvre Storm Drains
• 4 - Louvre Galleries

Under the Louvre

Under the Louvre

• 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

Von Croy's

Von Croy's Apartment

• 6 - Von Croy's Apartment

The Vault of Trophies

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

• Paris
• Prague

Moves/Controls

• The Angel of Darkness: Controls

Gear

Weapons

• Vector-R35
• M-V9
• Desert Ranger
• K2 Impactor
• Dart SS
• V-Packer
• Rigg 09
• Viper SMG
• Scorpion X
• Mag Vega

First Aid

• Chocolate Bar
• Health Pills
• Small Medipack
• Health Bandages
• Large Health Pack

Tools

• Crowbar

Outfits

• Jeans Outfit
• AoD Long
• AoD Short
• AoD Diving

Characters and Enemies

Characters

• Werner Von Croy

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.

• Margot Carvier

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.

• Pieter Van Eckhardt

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.

• Louis Bouchard

A Parisian mob boss, he was the last known contact of Von Croy. Lara searches for him to obtain answers about Von Croy.

• Kurtis Trent

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.

• Kristina Boaz

Head of corrective and remedial surgery at the Strahov complex. She is a member of The Cabal.

• Joachim Karel

An investor, aid and member of The Cabal. He also is Eckhardt's right hand man.

• Marten Gunderson

Head of security for The Cabal and The Strahov. He leads the attack on the Louvre.

• Daniel Rennes

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)

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

Cover Art

PC UK

PS2 UK

PC Spain

PS2 Spain

PC France

PS2 France

Mac German

Links

• Walkthrough
• The Angel of Darkness Gamesite (EidosInteractive.com)
• The Angel of Darkness Support (EidosInteractive.com)