<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	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
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
releases	O
came	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
archaeologist-adventurer	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
hunting	O
the	O
magical	O
Dagger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xian	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
hunted	O
by	O
an	O
Italian	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1996	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
being	O
completed	O
in	O
between	O
six	O
and	O
eight	O
months	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
development	O
period	O
which	O
was	O
physically	O
and	O
emotionally	O
stressful	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
both	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
and	O
a	O
console	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
signed	O
between	O
Eidos	O
and	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	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
locations	O
including	O
ruins	O
and	O
tombs	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
ancient	O
artefacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
levels	O
:	O
the	O
Great	O
Wall	O
of	O
China	O
,	O
Venice	B-Application
,	O
an	O
oil	O
rig	O
and	O
shipwreck	O
in	O
an	O
unspecified	O
ocean	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
foothills	O
of	O
Tibet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Lara	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
walk	O
through	O
shallow	O
water	O
,	O
use	O
flares	O
to	O
light	O
dark	O
areas	O
,	O
climb	O
ladders	O
and	O
other	O
designated	O
surfaces	O
,	O
turn	O
180	O
degrees	O
while	O
jumping	O
or	O
swimming	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
Tibet	O
levels	O
drive	O
a	O
speedboat	O
and	O
snowmobile	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
contains	O
three	O
secret	O
collectables−a	O
silver	O
,	O
jade	B-Language
and	O
gold	O
dragon−which	O
reward	O
supply	O
cashes	O
and	O
sometimes	O
weapons	O
when	O
all	O
three	O
are	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	O
Croft	O
is	O
searching	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Dagger	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xian	I-Application
,	O
a	O
magical	O
weapon	O
once	O
used	O
by	O
an	O
ancient	O
Emperor	O
of	O
China	O
to	O
command	O
his	O
army	O
;	O
by	O
plunging	O
the	O
weapon	O
into	O
its	O
owner	O
's	O
heart	O
,	O
the	O
weapon	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
turn	O
its	O
bearer	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
killing	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
cultist	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
master	O
Marco	B-Application
Bartoli	I-Application
seeks	O
the	O
Dagger	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
tracks	O
the	O
Fiamma	O
Nera	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
opera	O
house	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stowing	O
away	O
aboard	O
a	O
plane	O
leaving	O
Venice	B-Application
with	O
Marco	O
on	O
board	O
,	O
Lara	O
overhears	O
Marco	O
discussing	O
the	O
Seraph	O
,	O
an	O
object	O
key	O
to	O
retrieving	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
Dagger	O
's	O
chamber	O
that	O
was	O
with	O
his	O
father	O
Gianni	O
when	O
his	O
luxury	O
liner	O
Maria	B-Application
Doria	I-Application
was	O
bombed	O
and	O
sunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	O
is	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
and	O
captured	O
,	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
a	O
repurposed	O
oil	O
rig	O
above	O
the	O
Maria	B-Application
Doria	I-Application
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
them	O
through	O
,	O
Lara	O
navigates	O
a	O
magical	O
space	O
of	O
jade	B-Language
islands	O
and	O
animated	O
statues	O
,	O
finally	O
confronting	O
Bartoli	O
as	O
he	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
developer	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
publisher	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Gavin	O
Rummery	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
Gard	O
and	O
Douglas	O
on	O
a	O
planned	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
disagreed	O
with	O
their	O
attitude	O
towards	O
the	O
heads	O
of	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
rejoined	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
team	O
shortly	O
before	O
Gard	O
and	O
Douglas	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
had	O
been	O
planning	O
for	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	O
accelerator	O
cartridge	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
this	O
cartridge	O
was	O
cancelled	O
before	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
in	O
mid-1997	O
,	O
with	O
Core	O
Design	O
staff	O
member	O
Adrian	O
Smith	O
citing	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
program	O
an	O
adequate	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
more	O
detailed	O
3D	O
graphics	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
too	O
much	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
to	O
handle	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
already	O
known	O
to	O
perform	O
worse	O
than	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
Eidos	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
until	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
described	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
as	O
having	O
few	O
differences	O
beyond	O
their	O
graphics	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
allowed	O
for	O
high	O
resolution	O
display	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
used	O
"	O
neat	O
transparencies	O
and	O
other	O
effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lara	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
make-over	O
by	O
Atkinson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gard	O
had	O
been	O
unwilling	O
to	O
populate	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
human	O
enemies	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
put	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
with	O
armed	O
human	O
opponents	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
animal	O
and	O
supernatural	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grenades	O
were	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
finished	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
release	O
,	O
so	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
similar	O
in	O
length	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
detailed	O
environments	O
and	O
expanded	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCree	O
was	O
allotted	O
much	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
he	O
was	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
not	O
only	O
write	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
tunes	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
plan	O
out	O
ahead	O
of	O
time	O
how	O
his	O
music	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
generally	O
become	O
more	O
directly	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
pieces	O
he	O
remembered	O
fondly	O
was	O
"	O
Venice	B-Application
"	O
;	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
stylistic	O
writing	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
it	O
to	O
sound	O
like	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
Baroque	O
music	O
such	O
as	O
Antonio	O
Vivaldi	O
and	O
Johann	O
Sebastian	O
Bach	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
major	O
challenge	O
being	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
violins	O
sound	O
real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
spent	O
three	O
months	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
early	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
meant	O
that	O
extra	O
funding	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
marketing	O
,	O
alongside	O
making	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
an	O
icon	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
deadline	O
pressure	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
demo	O
discs	O
were	O
mistakenly	O
sent	O
to	O
Sony	O
with	O
expired	O
copy-protection	O
timers	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
1998	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
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
on	O
7	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
sold	O
via	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
IOS	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
then	O
franchise	O
owner	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
3	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
levels	O
,	O
alternately	O
called	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Mask	O
,	O
began	O
release	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
starting	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
offered	O
for	O
both	O
versions	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
original	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
existing	O
engine	O
and	O
technology	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Campbell	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Gold	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
stories	O
were	O
designed	O
based	O
around	O
references	O
more	O
than	O
having	O
any	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
ports	O
,	O
several	O
re-releases	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
excluded	O
The	O
Golden	O
Mask	O
due	O
to	O
licencing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
rating	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
,	O
which	O
indicates	O
"	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
are	O
relatively	O
small	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
was	O
a	O
strong	O
enough	O
game	O
that	O
these	O
differences	O
and	O
the	O
consistent	O
execution	O
were	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
outstanding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
drew	O
the	O
comparison	O
even	O
more	O
favourably	O
,	O
considering	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
superior	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
massive	O
length	O
favourably	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GameSpots	O
Tim	O
Soete	O
and	O
GamePro	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
timed	O
traps	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
induce	O
a	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
panic	O
and	O
engagement	O
than	O
the	O
traps	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overwhelming	O
majority	O
of	O
critics	O
described	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
right	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stating	O
that	O
Core	O
had	O
clearly	O
designed	O
it	O
with	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
completed	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
control	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
for	O
sound	O
,	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
onslaught	O
of	O
threats	O
,	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
intelligent	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
computer	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
each	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
given	O
to	O
games	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
sales	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
221,000	O
units	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
's	O
third-biggest	O
console	B-Application
title	I-Application
across	O
all	O
systems	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1999	O
Milia	O
festival	O
in	O
Cannes	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
took	O
home	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
prize	O
for	O
revenues	O
above	O
€39	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
6.8	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
overall	O
best	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Core	O
Design	O
team	O
wanted	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
properly	O
evolve	O
the	O
series	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
committed	O
by	O
Eidos	O
to	O
delivering	O
a	O
new	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
title	O
annually	O
to	O
meet	O
consumer	O
demand	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
several	O
team	O
members	O
to	O
attempt	O
quitting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
and	O
reworked	O
during	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
entry	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
this	O
,	O
other	O
team	O
members	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
killing	O
off	O
the	O
character	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
workload	O
and	O
stress	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adaptation	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
:	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
with	O
Angelina	O
Jolie	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
fan	O
remake	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
Dagger	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xian	I-Application
,	O
currently	O
covering	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
opening	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
Wall	O
.	O
</s>
