Following on from the release of the first Tomb Raider trilogy earlier this year – all remastered and updated for the modern PlayStation – it has been announced that the next three games in the series are to get the same treatment early in 2025.

These games are interesting and differ from the earlier titles, and most critics did not take too kindly to them, especially ‘Chronicles’ and ‘The Angel of Darkness’.

‘Tomb Raider – The Last Revelation’ was a real grind, and I recall having a hard time completing it. This game was unique as well, for it was set entirely in one country – Egypt.

(Note – there is a short flashback level at Angkor Wat.)

This was the first Tomb Raider game that beat me up so badly that I had to purchase a walk-through guide in order to complete it. The puzzles were cryptic and difficult to say the least, with some areas of the game being impossible to progress through without receiving some form of assistance.

There were a couple of levels that stood out; namely The Coastal Ruins and The City of the Dead, and even after twenty years I remember them well – and for all the wrong reasons. Boy, these levels were rough – especially the weird abandoned town rigged with automatic machine gun turrets!

‘Tomb Raider Chronicles’ was an interesting game, and was perhaps best remembered for a bug that prevented further progress during the very last level. For this reason alone, this is the only Tomb Raider game (of the first six) that I did not complete.

The levels were pretty good though, with one story line being a flashback to a young Lara Croft battling ghosts and demons on an island off the coast of Ireland. Other stages include stowing away onboard a Russian submarine and infiltrating a modern skyscraper in New York City.

‘Tomb Raider – The Angel of Darkness’ was Lara Croft’s debut adventure on the PS2.

I remember the controls being a little different (not as good) compared to the PS1 games, but I enjoyed it nonetheless, and unlike ‘Chronicles’ was able to play through to the end.

The Paris Ghetto and Louvre levels were the stand-outs for me, with the nightclub scene featuring insane techno beats also rating a mention.

‘Tomb Raider IV, V and VI Remastered’ is coming out on PlayStation in February 2025.

The price will be A$44.95

Screenshots courtesy of the PlayStation store.