Nintendo Direct streamed today with a bunch of new game announcements, coming later this year. One of those games among the plethora of announcements is a remastered collection of the Tomb Raider games from the ’90s.
The remastered collection includes the original games: Tomb Raider I from 1996, Tomb Raider II from 1997, and Tomb Raider III from 1998. The remastered edition also includes the DLCs from all three games.
The remastered version shown off in the trailer released today showcased upgraded graphics and visuals. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is available for pre-order now, with the game releasing on the 14th of February next year.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Comes With Upgraded Visuals, Gamers Can Choose to Retain the Classic Look
The first look at the just-announced Tomb Raider I-III Remastered coming to Switch early next year showcased what’s new and what’s retained from the three original classics. All three games will be included in the collection along with the DLCs.
The official pre-order page for the game is up at Nintendo.com, with the following details:
“Play the Original Three Tomb Raider Adventures: For the first time ever, play the complete experience with all expansions and secret levels on modern platforms in this definitive collection.”
The three games included in the remastered collection were listed along with the DLCs:
- Tomb Raider I + The Unfinished Business Expansion
- Tomb Raider II + The Gold Mask Expansion
- Tomb Raider III + The Lost Artifact Expansion
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is now up for pre-order at a 10% discount sale that runs until the release day, the 14th of February. Gamers can pre-order the game at $26.99, and once pre-ordered, gamers will be able to pre-load the game and play it immediately once the game is released.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Will Allow Gamers To Toggle Graphics
While the game’s visuals have been remarkably upgraded to suit a modern console, gamers will have the option to play the game with the old graphics from the original games.
Fans of the original can replay the game in all its pixelated glory on a modern Switch console and relive the game all over again in the original polygon look.
The original Tomb Raider topped the British charts a record three times post-release and contributed to the sales of the original PlayStation.
For the first three months in 1997, Tomb Raider was the ninth-best-selling console game in the United States, after having sold 143,000 units. Overall, the original Tomb Raider sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.
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Fans Can Relive The Game’s Mysteries and Puzzles, As They Travel Around The World With Lara Croft
Tomb Raider follows Lara Croft as she pursues treasure, solves puzzles, and faces a whole lot of mysteries. Gamers can look forward to a bunch of locations, while playing the trilogy and also look forward to recreating the infamous butler moment.
In 1997’s Tomb Raider 2, gamers had a way of locking Winston, the butler, in a freezer. The butler would follow Lara Croft to the freezer, and gamers had the amusement of locking the butler inside. Once he was inside, gamers would leave the freezer before the butler could step out and lock him in.
The original game was released on several platforms including the Sega Saturn, desktops running MS-DOS, the original PlayStation, Mac OS, N-Gage, Pocket PC, and later on iOS and Android mobile devices as well.
The original game was highly praised for the time with many reviews rating the game an average of 8/10, with both follow-up sequels also getting equally good reviews after releasing in 1997 and 1998.
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