<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
is	O
presumed	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
friends	O
attend	O
a	O
memorial	O
service	O
at	O
her	O
home	O
to	O
recount	O
tales	O
of	O
her	O
earlier	O
exploits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
presumed	O
death	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
was	O
told	O
by	O
Eidos	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
team	O
developed	O
Chronicles	O
based	O
on	O
concepts	O
cut	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
being	O
cited	O
as	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
engine	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
remembered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weakest	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	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>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
levels	O
using	O
available	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
architecture	O
and	O
mechanics	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
with	O
a	O
camera	O
system	O
which	O
moves	O
with	O
Lara	O
or	O
remains	O
fixed	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
mostly	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
;	O
Lara	O
is	O
navigated	O
via	O
tank	O
controls	O
,	O
can	O
jump	O
in	O
four	O
directions	O
,	O
walk	O
,	O
sprint	O
,	O
crawl	O
and	O
roll	O
through	O
narrow	O
areas	O
,	O
swim	O
and	O
wade	O
through	O
bodies	O
of	O
water	O
,	O
climb	O
up	O
and	O
along	O
ledges	O
and	O
ladders	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
monkey	O
bars	O
to	O
traverse	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
has	O
specific	O
themes	O
and	O
mechanics	O
or	O
styles	O
;	O
the	O
Rome	O
levels	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
earlier	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	O
levels	O
includes	O
an	O
Extreme	O
Depth	O
Suit	O
for	O
exploration	O
in	O
an	O
underwater	O
area	O
,	O
the	O
Ireland	O
levels	O
portray	O
a	O
young	O
Lara	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
weapons	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
levels	O
focus	O
on	O
stealth	O
and	O
give	O
Lara	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
for	O
her	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
is	O
presumed	O
dead	O
,	O
buried	O
under	O
the	O
collapsed	O
Great	O
Pyramid	O
of	O
Giza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Lara	O
's	O
home	O
of	O
Croft	O
Manor	O
,	O
three	O
former	O
friends	O
and	O
Lara	O
's	O
butler	O
Winston	O
,	O
the	O
family	O
priest	O
Father	B-Application
Patrick	I-Application
Dunstan	I-Application
and	O
Lara	O
's	O
history	O
teacher	O
Charles	O
Kane	O
—	O
reminisce	O
over	O
some	O
of	O
Lara	O
's	O
early	O
exploits	O
following	O
a	O
memorial	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
Larson	O
Conway	O
and	O
Pierre	O
DuPont	O
,	O
adversaries	O
she	O
would	O
later	O
encounter	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
had	O
grown	O
fatigued	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
producing	O
three	O
games	O
successively	O
since	O
completing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
attempted	O
killing	O
off	O
Lara	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Eidos	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
;	O
one	O
new	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
while	O
a	O
veteran	O
team	O
developed	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
create	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Andy	O
Sandham	O
,	O
speaking	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
Core	O
Design	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
staff	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
living	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
any	O
passion	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
deeming	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
title	O
in	O
his	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
different	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
hardest	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
title	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-motion	O
video	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
ExMachina	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
studio	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
projects	O
including	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
SEAT	O
commercials	O
featuring	O
Lara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
area	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
a	O
different	O
gameplay	O
theme	O
;	O
Rome	O
emulated	O
classic	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
platforming	O
,	O
Russia	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
action	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
,	O
Ireland	O
forced	O
players	O
to	O
handle	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Lara	O
without	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
area	O
brought	O
more	O
stealth	O
elements	O
and	O
new	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
helping	O
Lara	O
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
level	O
ideas	O
were	O
originally	O
pitched	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
before	O
Jeremy	O
Heath-Smith	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Core	O
Design	O
,	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
focus	O
on	O
tomb-based	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
a	O
separate	O
tutorial	O
area	O
based	O
in	O
Lara	O
's	O
home	O
was	O
removed	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
workload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
follow-up	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
to	O
assume	O
that	O
Lara	O
was	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
close	O
off	O
the	O
original	O
era	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
—	O
including	O
its	O
technology	O
and	O
storyline	O
—	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean-Yves	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
narrator	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Connelly	O
,	O
who	O
returned	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
gloomy	O
tone	O
,	O
Chronicles	O
used	O
a	O
darker	O
musical	O
style	O
while	O
retaining	O
established	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
musical	O
motifs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
is	O
very	O
short	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
Connelly	O
had	O
wanted	O
something	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
marketed	O
Chronicles	O
extensively	O
through	O
commercials	O
alongside	O
promotional	O
ads	O
for	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
:	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
17	O
November	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
November	O
24	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Westlake	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
port	O
included	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Zdyrko	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
primarily	O
mixed	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
yet	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
different	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
of	O
MacLife	O
also	O
agreed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
yet	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
not	O
kept	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
was	O
particularly	O
complimentary	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
specifically	O
to	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
details	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
echoed	O
the	O
view	O
that	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
somewhat	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
remarking	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
console	O
version	O
that	O
despite	O
having	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
good	O
story	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
controls	O
as	O
previous	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
as	O
antiquated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
noticing	O
its	O
franchise	O
fatigue	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
who	O
are	O
accustomed	O
to	O
its	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
staff	O
opinions	O
of	O
Chronicles	O
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
staff	O
feeling	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
worst	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
project	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
enthusiasm	O
and	O
franchise	O
fatigue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
journalistic	O
retrospectives	O
,	O
Chronicles	O
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weakest	O
32-bit	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
entries	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
notoriously	O
poor	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
;	O
this	O
made	O
Chronicles	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
worst-selling	O
main	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
