The Golden Mask

Template:Gameline|The Golden Mask Template:Gameline|Tomb Raider II Gold Developer Core Design Publisher Eidos Interactive Release Date 4th June, 1999 Designers Gavin Rummery (lead programmer), Neil Boyd and Heather Gibson (level designers), Nathan McCree (music and sound effects) Platforms PC Rating ESRB: Teen Template:Gameline|Predecessor Tomb Raider II Template:Gameline|Successor Tomb Raider III

The Golden Mask (aka Tomb Raider II Gold) is part of the TR2 Director's Cut. The Golden Mask consists of four regular levels and one bonus level. The first three Tomb Raider games included add-on adventures which were released at a later date as an expansion of the Tomb Raider game it complimented.

Levels

Lara on a snowmobile in The Cold War.

Melnikov Island

• 1 - The Cold War
• 2 - Fool's Gold
• 3 - Furnace of the Gods
• 4 - Kingdom

Nightmare in Vegas.

Nevada

• Bonus - Nightmare in Vegas

Synopsis

During the course of her day-to-day investigative research, Lara comes across some 'clues' referring to a small island in the Bering Sea: a faded photograph showing an Inuit Whalehunter holding what looks like an ancient Golden Mask, an old newspaper from 1945 referring to a conflict over an Alaskan gold discovery, and a secret kind of fortified military minebase. Lara is primarily interested in finding the Mask, as it is rumored to be the famed Golden Mask of Tornarsuk - a 'greater spirit' said to bestow powers of re-animation on the mask wearer.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Golden Mask in exactly the same as Tomb Raider II. The weapons and moves Lara used are the same. This is why Golden Mask is an expansion of Tomb Raider II, even though it is technically a seperate adventure. To gain access to the bonus level, all the 12 secrets of the previous 4 levels have to be collected.

Characters and Enemies

Characters

• Tornarsuk Hunters

These group of men are also searching for the Mask of Tornarsuk. They will always attack and try to kill Lara. Although they count as Baddies, they are mentioned as characters since they are the only humans other than Lara, that appear in The Golden Mask.

Enemies

• Armed Mask Hunters
• Barracudas
• Brawlers
• Divers
• Dogs
• Eagles
• Rats
• Sharks
• Snow Leopards
• Snowmobilers

Gear

Weapons

• Pistols (with unlimited Ammo)
• Shotgun
• Uzis
• Automatic Pistols
• M16
• Grenade Launcher
• Harpoon

Vehicles

• Snowmobile

Notes

Melnikov Island is fictitious. The Bering Sea however is real and it lies between Alaska and Russia.