The Golden Mask
| Template:Gameline|Tomb Raider II Golden Mask | ||
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| Template:Gameline|The Golden Mask | ||
| Developer | Core Design | |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive | |
| Release Date | 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 | ||
Tomb Raider II - Golden Mask is an expansion of Tomb Raider II, by adding the adventure: The Golden Mask, consisting of four levels with a 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.
Contents
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 - Melnikov Island; a faded photograph shows an Inuit whale-hunter holding what looks like an ancient Golden Mask; an old newspaper from 1945 mentions a conflict over an Alaskan gold discovery; and a secret blueprint in Russian outlines some kind of fortified military minebase. Locked into the idea of uncovering the Mask, Lara discovers that it might be the long-lost Golden Mask of Tornasuk - a 'Greater Spirit', said to bestow powers of re-animation on the mask holder.
Levels
Melnikov Island
- 1 - The Cold War
- 2 - Fool's Gold
- 3 - Furnace of the Gods
- 4 - Kingdom
Nevada
- Bonus - Nightmare in Vegas
Gameplay
The gameplay of Golden Mask in exactly the same as Tomb Raider II. The weapons and moves Lara uses 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.
Game Elements
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.
Weapons
- Pistols (with unlimited Ammo)
- Shotgun
- Uzis
- Automatic Pistols
- M16
- Grenade Launcher
- Harpoon
Enemies
- Armed Mask Hunters
- Barracudas
- Brawlers
- Divers
- Dogs
- Eagles
- Rats
- Sharks
- Snow Leopards
- Snowmobilers
Notes
Melnikov Island is fictitious. The Bering Sea however is real and it lies between Alaska and Russia.
