Death Mask of Kween Quizi-Kal by Kitkat Release Date:    January 2008 Size:                 42.5 Mb File Type:          TR4 No of Levels       1 Platform            PC Only - Patched Exe

Level Report by George Maciver

Story

This episode from Lara's past is set after the "Paraiso flashback" in Tomb Raider: Legend. After the incident at the ruins near Paraiso and the apparent deaths of several of her friends and colleagues, including Amanda Evert, Lara was reluctant to leave Peru. She felt that if she left then, she would never return - and Peru was special to her, she had accompanied her Father on several occasions while he was looking for the lost city of Vilcabamba. As Lara and Anaya Imanu - who apart from Lara was the only known survivor of the ill-fated expedition - were walking through the town square in Paraiso back to their lodgings, Lara heard children singing a nursery rhyme about "Kween Quizi's Magical Mask". She had never heard it before and asked Anaya to tell her the story:

"Peruvian legends tell of Kween Quizi-Kal - a ruler as known for her beauty as she was for her kindness - who was beloved by her subjects. When she died they carved out a magnificent mausoleum for her in the mountains that surrounded their lands and they fashioned a bejewelled Death Mask for her so she would be as beautiful in death as she had been in life. To keep out thieves they also furnished the mausoleum with traps and guardians to protect her. Of course whether any traps or guardians were still operational would be very doubtful, if they even existed in the first place! Several sites have been put forward as the possible location of her mausoleum. Actually, one of them is only a few miles from here." So, Lara decided to find the fabled mask.

Death Mask of Kween Quizi-Kal

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Kitkat is another Titak in the making. Refreshingly flowing gameplay with intriguing but menacing atmosphere is the hallmark of good Raiding and this single level captures it beautifully. Instantly absorbing and holds your attention until the final finish trigger. Superb!

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