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Shotgun in Tomb Raider Underworld

A Shotgun is a weapon featured in all of the Tomb Raider Games in one form or another, from the very beginning. It's also fetured in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

It is typically a short-ranged firearm that fires either a spread of small pellets (shot) or a single, large bullet (slug). The shotgun is one of the oldest firearms designs still in use and is used in a wide variety of aplications, from target shooting and hunting to military service.

At close range the Shotgun can kill most enemies in one or a few shots, but its power greatly decreases at range.

Occurence

Games

• Tomb Raider

First found in the level The Lost Valley

• Unfinished Business

First found in the level Return to Egypt

• Tomb Raider II

First Found in the level The Great Wall

• The Golden Mask

First Found: The Cold War

• Tomb Raider III

First found in the level Jungle

• The Lost Artifact

First found in the level Highland Fling

• Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation

First found in the level Tomb of Seth

• Tomb Raider Chronicles

First found in the level Trajan's Markets

• Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (as the V-Packer)

First found in the level Tomb Of Ancients

• Tomb Raider Legend

First found in the level Peru - Return to Paraíso

• Tomb Raider Anniversary

First found in the level Peru - The Lost Valley

• Tomb Raider Underworld

Available throughout the entire game

• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Films

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider Classics

In the classic Tomb Raider Games from the original Tomb Raider to Tomb Raider Chronicles, the Shotgun was pretty much the same from one game to another, only slight changes in the appearance. The biggest change was in Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider Chronicles when the Shotgun had two kinds of ammunition: Shotgun Normal Ammo and Shotgun Wideshot Ammo.

The Angel of Darkness

Main article: V-Packer

In The Angel of Darkness the Shotgun is under a new name, the V-Packer. There's two types of ammunition available: V-Packer Standard Cartridges and V-Packer Spread Cartridges. The weapon is carried through the Louvre Section from the level Tomb Of Ancients to Galleries Under Siege.

Tomb Raider Legend

The Shotgun in Tomb Raider Legend can load 5 rounds within its chamber, with another 20 rounds as spare - a total of 25 rounds for players to carry. But it won't feature the ammunition as a separate pickup.

From the official site

For times when a few well-aimed bullets aren't sufficient, Lara appreciates the solid familiarity of a simple pump-action shotgun. It can always be counted on to fire a side spray of buckshot capable of delivering a great deal of damage at close range.

Tomb Raider Anniversary

In Tomb Raider Anniversary the Shotgun returns with a single-typed ammunition as a separate pickup. The appearance of both the weapon and it's ammunition are updated versions of the original Tomb Raider.

Golden Shotgun

Main article: Golden Shotgun

In Tomb Raider Anniversary, there's also an unlockable cheat that enables Lara to use a Golden Shotgun. It is capable to one-shot kills and features unlimited ammunition.

Tomb Raider Underworld

In Tomb Raider Underworld the Shotgun is available throughout the whole game via the weapons selection menu. There is no ammunition available for it as a pickup, the amount of ammunition varies depending on the difficulty setting from 90 to 42 shells.

Ammunition

• Shotgun Shells (TR1-TR3 and TRA)
• Shotgun Normal Ammo (TR4-TR5)
• Shotgun Wideshot Ammo (TR4-TR5)
• V-Packer Standard Cartridges (TRAOD)
• V-Packer Spread Cartridges (TRAOD)

Gallery

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider II

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider III

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  Shotgun The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider Chronicles

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  V-Packer shotgun in The Angel of Darkness

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider Legend

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider Anniversary

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  Shotgun in Tomb Raider Underworld

See Also

• V-Packer

The Shotgun in The Angel of Darkness

References

1. ↑ Description in the in-game PDA in Tomb Raider Legend
2. ↑ Tomb Raider Anniversary Collector's Edition booklet, PC version, page 20
3. ↑ Description in the in-game PDA in Tomb Raider Underworld