<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
then	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
strain	O
of	O
developing	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
non-stop	O
since	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
fatigue	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
Core	O
Design	O
staff	O
wrote	O
the	O
narrative	O
to	O
end	O
with	O
Lara	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
emerged	O
following	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
Eidos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
generally	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
technical	O
performance	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
title	O
with	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
insisted	O
the	O
series	O
continue	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
began	O
production	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
the	O
next	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
archaeologist-adventurer	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
exploring	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
and	O
tombs	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
ancient	O
artefacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
earlier	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
uses	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
another	O
layer	O
for	O
combining	O
items	O
or	O
switching	O
ammunition	O
types	O
for	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
a	O
flashback	O
to	O
a	O
teenage	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
mentor	O
Werner	O
Von	O
Croy	O
are	O
exploring	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
Angkor	O
Wat	O
for	O
an	O
artefact	O
called	O
the	O
Iris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
Alexandria	B-Application
,	O
Lara	O
and	O
Jean-Yves	O
race	O
against	O
Von	O
Croy	O
's	O
minions	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Armour	O
of	O
Horus	O
from	O
the	O
buried	O
ruins	O
of	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
's	O
palace	O
,	O
while	O
Set	O
's	O
forces	O
move	O
in	O
to	O
guard	O
ancient	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
began	O
in	O
mid-1998	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
running	O
parallel	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
puzzle	O
design	O
deliberately	O
harkened	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
principles	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
engine	O
design	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
up	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
redesigned	O
and	O
rebuilt	O
it	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
being	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscene	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
real-time	O
sequences	O
merging	O
into	O
gameplay	O
and	O
"	O
natural	O
"	O
zone	O
transitions	O
linking	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
cinematic	O
style	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
instalments	O
had	O
first	O
been	O
produced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
PC	O
without	O
any	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
a	O
dedicated	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
incorporate	O
additional	O
graphical	O
elements	O
and	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
bump	O
mapping	O
which	O
were	O
unachievable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
following	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
decided	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
new	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Connelly	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
been	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Additional	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
scores	O
created	O
by	O
Nathan	O
McCree	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
,	O
Danny	O
Elfman	O
and	O
Hans	O
Zimmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connelly	O
reused	O
a	O
piece	O
he	O
had	O
written	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
onto	O
the	O
disc	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
included	O
an	O
exclusive	O
music	O
track	O
created	O
by	O
British	O
DJ	O
Paul	O
Oakenfold	O
,	O
which	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
bonus	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
rumours	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
emerged	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
November	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
3	O
December	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Millennium	O
Edition	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
included	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
comic	O
from	O
Top	O
Cow	O
Productions	O
's	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
comic	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
pewter	O
figurine	O
of	O
Lara	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
collectable	O
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
29	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
March	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
25	O
March	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
19	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Westlake	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
promoted	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
heavily	O
starting	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
allotting	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
Eidos	O
vice	O
president	O
Paul	O
Baldwin	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
largest	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
it	O
included	O
billboard	O
advertisements	O
in	O
multiple	O
cities	O
,	O
themed	O
products	O
at	O
multiple	O
stores	O
,	O
ads	O
using	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
comic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
distribution	O
deal	O
with	O
Pizza	O
Hut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
scrapped	O
for	O
unspecified	O
reasons	O
,	O
and	O
Campbell	O
would	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
to	O
help	O
develop	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELSPA	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
certification	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
around	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
lowest-rated	O
version	O
,	O
scoring	O
62%	O
based	O
on	O
22	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
point	O
raised	O
across	O
all	O
versions	O
was	O
the	O
attempt	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
to	O
reinvigorate	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
its	O
return	O
to	O
tomb	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
complaint	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
were	O
technical	O
issues	O
which	O
made	O
existing	O
problems	O
controlling	O
Lara	O
using	O
tank	O
controls	O
stand	O
out	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Price	O
of	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
and	O
noting	O
its	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
over	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
David	O
Zdyrko	O
,	O
while	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
established	O
gameplay	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
unlikely	O
to	O
win	O
over	O
new	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
catering	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
enjoyable	O
was	O
lacking	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
publication	O
Official	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
return	O
to	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
content	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
looked	O
dated	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mielke	O
voiced	O
similar	O
sentiments	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
technical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
underwhelming	O
game	O
originally	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
performance	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
made	O
it	O
worse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
remembered	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
favourite	O
titles	O
despite	O
the	O
circumstances	O
of	O
its	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
off	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
Eidos	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
continued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
veteran	O
team	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
many	O
staff	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
finale	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
team	O
within	O
Core	O
Design	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
that	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
reinvention	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
into	O
multiple	O
production	O
difficulties	O
during	O
its	O
three-year	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
narrative	O
cuts	O
explaining	O
Lara	O
's	O
survival	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narratives	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
Chronicles	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
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form	O
a	O
loosely-connected	O
trilogy	O
.	O
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