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Eidos has done it again.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 08, 1998
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool. The graphics are way better and the levels are more intense. The only thing I don't like is in one of the India levels the piranahs eat you in three seconds.

Lara's the One (on the Playstation)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I own a playstation but i hardly think it's that great a console. Blame it on the N64 for their exceptional games- but i do believe that the Playstation may have some hope left in it.

Well Tomb Raider 3 is a good example. This is a huge game with a lot of 3D explosions and gunfire and lots of jumping. Also if you have something against people and animals, then you won't be dissappointed either.

You also get to blow uo raptors and a T-rex by the way. Despite being a solid title, i beta the game long ago and have since went on to other 'pursuits' like Zelda. I'm not gonna compare the two, mind you, but let's say that while TL3 is a really good game and somewhat long- it's not gonna make a classic or give Mario or Sonic a run for their money.

Simply put, all the TR games are long and filled with adventure. Lara's cute and i like this game but it's just not gonna be what i'm looking for long-term.

It's also tedious to have to play through it again. I think it's a mood-game; you're likely to bore through the WHOLE thing when you're in the mood, and that sounds extreme.

But as you can tell 4 stars is saying alot cause this game definetely restores my faith in the playstation and it's over-rated games.

If Lara were to make the jump to the Dolphin- i wouldn't be surprised; Tomb Raider always had the potential to be a great game; it's just that sometimes- you need a lot of patience and perhaps, this will fit nicely.

Finally, the graphics and the sound are passable. Levels are detailed but heavily pixelated and sound sounds cranky or too soft at times.

But given any new Lara Croft game, i'll be excited and i'm looking foward to the new game after the last one last Christmas.

Not bad for the tomb raider series

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Tomb Raider is a great series but has always had some flaws. No difference here. In this game you start out in india or something, then you have a choice between Nevada, London, Or some other rainforest. You end up doing them all eventually but you pick the order. You then finish up by going to Antarctica. The story line is something like Lara is trying to find a meteor or something that killed everybody along time ago or something like that. The controls are very shaky but after a while you get used to them. The best part of the game is deffinately her house. This is the training level. If you want tips on how to skip levels and get the key in her house to the four wheeler, e-mail me at Lazyboy112@adelphia.net . I have a bunch of codes. If you're a fan df Lara and tomb raider get it but if you're not than don't waste your money.

Tomb Raider 3!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game had really good graphics. The only thing bad about it is that i cant get anywhere. I mean it is so hard, luckly i found a walkthrough for the game and it helped me alittle bit, but before i found that i couldnt make it through the first level. If you are really good at video games you would probably enjoy this game alot, but if your not, you better think twice before buying it.

The worst one in the whole series.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the tomb raider series,except for this one!!!!! It's way to hard and it won't let you save unless you find a save crystle. After that, I switched to the pc vesion which has unlimited saves but there is only one problem...IT'S TO OLD FOR WINDOWS XP!!So buy at own risk but if you want to play it and you have an old computer I recommend the pc version.

Tomb Raider Three Is Not The First In The Series You Should Play-

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For a few reasons new people of the Tomb Raider games should not start out on this one, unless they are really skilled at video games. Seriously I beat Tomb Raider One and Two and even Four with a heck of a lot more ease than I did with part Three. So no I would not recommend this to new gamers but people that want a challenge this is the game to get.

One of the biggest reasons this game is so hard are the secrets. They sometimes put the secrets in places you would never even notice. So I advise, if you want the secret level at the end of this game, to get a strategy guide cause 99% of the time you cannot find all the secrets on your own. The secret level though is not neccessary to beat the game at the end, and not truly worth the bother to me. I was so happy and exhausted to just finally beat the game that I could have cared less about a secret level and wouldn't have wanted to play it anyway.
And that was another problem. How hard the ultimate boss at the end was. I thought the dragon in part two was difficult- at least when it hit me I didn't automatically lose. With the ultimate boss in part three if you get too close he will spew this stuff at you and right away you drop dead. It was difficult and frustrating and took me forever to beat. Yet I cannot say it is impossible, for I did at last beat it, but it is NEARLY impossible and will take you most likely a long while like I. What I did was the best, I got out my rocket launcher and just kept blowing away at him while jumping around and around that platform. I definitely would not stand there or get too close make sure you are as far away as possible for he will not spew that stuff at you unless you are close.
Then I guess the next hardest part of part three was just the levels themselves. Some parts of the game were very difficult and without the strategy guide next to me I would have encountered many, many dead ends or stepped into a place that just ended Lara. It grew pretty frustrating at times and the worst part of it all is that you cannot save anytime you like- so unless you cheat and get a load of crystals you will do some backtracking.

Worst part of the game:

Nevada- In this part all the medi packs you saved up, all the ammo you saved up before- the guards take it all away from you so you have to go through the levels finding your guns and picking up as many medi packs as you can. It grew to be very difficult and I hated that part of the game. The only good part of this level was at the very end when you got to see a few alien bodies.

Best parts of the game:

South America- For its lovely scenes and it wasn't impossible to beat. I also liked the dinosaurs they put in, it reminded me of Tomb Raider One all over again.

And London- London was fun as well I enjoyed playing there, with what looked like the same Sphinx- like statue placed in this part as was in Tomb Raider One, except this time you don't go into this one.

So- So Levels:

India- Sometimes a challenge that got on my nerves but then the rest of the time it was just normal Tomb Raider stuff, a little boring of a level compared to the others. The statues coming alive were pretty scary though.

Anartica- Creepy part of the game. At the ending part of all Tomb Raider games there is some breed of creatures you have to fight- in part one it was what looked like animals turned inside out- in part two she fought what looked like action figures- and now in part three she has to fight mutants. Creepy definitely. Got a little scary sometimes. And this part of the game was not too hard, but indeed I was always kept on alert with those mutants. One problem I hated in this part though was the carts- those mine carts drove me crazy I was always dying in them. Just keep working at it though, eventually you get around those corners without dying.

Overall I give this game a 3.5 to a 4 star rating. It is definitely not as good as the first two, just a heck of a lot more frustrating but indeed it was a challenge and Lara Croft is still a fun character to play with so I can't hate this game, but I definitely will not play it again for a long time. It is just too stressful and hard of a game to play all the time.

Do not think Tomb Raider Four is just as stressful and nearly impossible- Part Four is a lot better and I recommend it highly.

A goodin!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok, alot of people hate this game - but i cant complain with it.Although some of the levels are annoying (i hate the 2nd level of india with a passion) at least it held mostly to the name of Tomb raider (the 2nd, and 4th onwards) should be named "City Raider" the graphics are kinda yellowish. the lighting can be harsh. but its a lengthy game - took me almost 6months to beat (partially cause i jumped triliogy installments)but its an ok game. its better than the 2nd, and way better than all the others afterwards - but doesnt messure up to the original.

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