Core Design Ltd

This is a top down vertically scrolling shooter, in which you start off as a motorbike. You are quite vulnerable to attack at first, but power ups come in the form of a Sega van which you have to dock with. The first time you dock you get double fire, the second time gives you a rocket, the third gives a rear force field and the fourth invulnerablility. There are also letters A-F which you can collect. Collecting A through to D allows you change into a sportscar which is less vunerable to attack, but not as nimble. Collect all of them and you are automatically transformed into a sportscar. Picking up flags gives you bonus points with 10,000 points gaining you an extra life. Eventually as you get further into the level you will transform into a high tech plane.

As Lara Croft you're searching a mysterious artifact. You walk, run and jump through 3D worlds, shoot enemies like bears, wolves and gorillas and manipulate switches. Lara's first venture into the handheld world, has her pursuing The Nightmare Stone that holds inside a sinister deity. This deity, Quaxet, was imprisoned by the combined efforts of the Mayan, Aztec and Inca cultures, and now some nasty treasure seekers are looking to spoil it all by unleashing the evil. Having knowledge of this, Lara must set out to prevent the disaster from happening by finding the stone first. There is the usual tomb-raider share of running, jumping and switch-flipping to be done in the 2D-platform style of the game, and at her disposal are 25 or so moves that are well crammed onto the 2 GBC buttons. There are also game-save crystals at special points throughout the levels.

Tomb Raider was a hit, so 'they' made Tomb Raider II. Now they upgraded the sequel to Gold Edition adding more levels to adventure, meaner enemies and ancient riddles.