Lost City of Luma by Isis (Sue Wicks) Release Date:    August 2002 Size:                 7.19 Mb File Type:          TR4 No of Levels       1 Platform            PC and Mac

Report by George Maciver

Story

Lara hears of an ancient city called Luma which lies somewhere in the icy wastes of northern Alaska, but the exact position of which no-one can remember. It is rumoured that within the city is a large diamond which the inhabitants of the long lost city called The Luminum and which they believed was a token of prosperity and good fortune for their city. Lara feels that now the city has long since been abandoned, they no longer need the diamond and it would make a nice addition to her collection of artefacts.

The Lost City of Luma

Being a big fan of Isis since playing her Tower of Sumpta, I was looking forward to this very much. We began in some lovely icy caves in which it was a pure delight to run around exploring. It wasn’t long either before I became engrossed in what turned out to be a very enjoyable Raid in search of 4 Tridents scattered around an ancient city in the frozen wastes of Alaska.

One thing I particularly loved was the mix of indoor and outdoor areas. Emerging out of the gloom into the bright sunshine of the Alaskan snow was an amazing experience. Another thing I enjoyed was the care taken applying textures. Okay, it's an early level of Isis's, so, like the rest of us, she probably didn't know about crack mode back then, so you do get points of light showing through in places along the walls. But that's very minor and certainly didn't detract from the game at all.

The gameplay was almost flawless and I didn't find one bug. Some games you're constantly saving, dreading a gameplay bug that will ruin your Raid. Not so with this level! This is a solidly crafted and tested game which you can play with confidence.

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