2021年3月31日
03.31.2021
超越封面：古墓丽影2
Beyond the Cover: Tomb Raider II
古墓丽影社区的朋友们，你们好！欢迎来到“超越封面”系列，这是为了纪念我们正在庆祝的古墓丽影系列25周年而推出的全新系列。我是亚历杭德罗·坎布罗内罗·阿尔瓦拉德霍，是收藏最多古墓丽影游戏藏品吉尼斯世界纪录的保持者，同时也是“亚历克斯的古墓丽影博客”和“古墓丽影世界”网站管理员。在这个系列中，我们将探索古墓丽影游戏中最美丽和最罕见的封面艺术。
Hello Tomb Raider community! Welcome to BEYOND THE COVER, a brand-new series to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise we are celebrating. I’m Alejandro Cambronero Albaladejo, holder of the Guinness World Record to the largest collection of Tomb Raider video games and webmaster of Alex’s Tomb Raider Blog and Tomb Raider World. In this series, we’ll discover the most beautiful and rarest cover arts of Tomb Raider games.
多年来，古墓丽影游戏已在众多国家和地区发行。从英国到日本，途经西班牙、波兰、澳大利亚、俄罗斯、韩国、法国、美国、巴西等等！
Tomb Raider games have been published in numerous countries and regions throughout the years. From the United Kingdom to Japan, through Spain, Poland, Australia, Russia, Korea, France, the United States, Brazil, and many more!
尽管其中许多游戏的封面和设计相似，但有些则完全不同，甚至改变了游戏的原始标题。它们背后都有一个故事，有些还根据发行国家进行了编辑调整。
Although many of them share similarities in their covers and designs, some are completely different and even change the original title of the game. All of them have a story behind it and some have an editorial adaptation to the country where they have been published.
每个月，我们将逐一介绍古墓丽影系列游戏中发布的具有标志性、独特性和重要性的封面，并详细说明它们所属的版本类型，包括标准版、限量版、收藏版或促销版等。
Each month, we’ll introduce iconic, special and significant covers published in the Tomb Raider franchise, game by game, detailing the edition to which they belong, whether standard, limited, collector or promotional, among others.
这次轮到1997年10月31日为PlayStation和PC发布的《古墓丽影2》。这款游戏之所以只在PlayStation主机上发布（就主机而言），是因为索尼获得了该游戏在主机上的独占权，从而阻止了它在Sega Saturn上的发布，这与1996年的《古墓丽影1》不同。是不是很令人好奇？
This time it's Tomb Raider IIs turn, released on October 31, 1997 for PlayStation and PC. The reason why this title only came out on PlayStation (regarding consoles) is because Sony acquired the exclusivity of the video game for consoles, preventing its release on Sega Saturn, unlike Tomb Raider in 1996. A great curiosity, isn't it?
尽管如上所述，《古墓丽影2》是系列中最受欢迎和最重要的游戏之一，但它却比前作少了许多特别的实体版或版本。这主要是由于索尼在主机上的独占权以及PC版的发布（没有制作太多其他限量版或类似的实体版本），而系列下一款游戏（在相同条件下）的封面和有趣版本则要多得多。让我们开始吧！我们将从个人精选的《古墓丽影2》常见封面/版本开始。
Although it is one of the most loved and important games in the franchise as mentioned above, Tomb Raider II had very few special physical editions or versions that its predecessor did. This is mainly due to Sony's exclusivity for consoles and the launch on PC (not many more limited or similar physical versions were produced), although in the next game in the franchise (under the same conditions), there is much more variety of covers and curious editions. Let's begin! We'll start with a personal selection for most common covers/editions of TOMB RAIDER II.
《古墓丽影2》的第一个国际标准版于1997年10月31日在北美发行。根据玩家对这款游戏的整体喜爱程度，劳拉·克劳馥给粉丝们留下了深刻印象，这也是该系列中最受喜爱的封面艺术之一。
The first international standard edition of Tomb Raider II was published in North America (October 31, 1997). Lara Croft left an impression in what is one of the most adored cover arts by fans of the franchise, according to the overall sentiment that the players had for this game.
值得注意的是，有一个细节可能并非所有人都注意到了：劳拉·克劳馥用一把手枪盖住躯干，而另一把则放在枪套里……但奇怪的是，手枪的放置方式并不符合正常抓取的方式！这个细节（或设计错误）出现在所有使用这张艺术的封面上，无论其发行地区。
It’s interesting to note a certain detail that not everyone has noticed: Lara Croft holds a single pistol covering her torso, while the other is in the holster... but in a strange way, since the pistol is positioned the reverse of how it should be in order to be able to grab it properly! This detail (or design error) is present in all covers with this art, regardless of their region.
在这张艺术作品中，标志由圆形石质纹理制成，文字“主演：劳拉·克劳馥”和游戏编号（“II”）以不同的字体和风格设计，分别放置在劳拉的两侧。
In this art, the logo is made of a rounded stone-like texture, with the text "Starring Lara Croft" and the number (“II”) designed with different fonts and styles placed on both sides of Lara.
《古墓丽影2》欧洲标准版于北美版发行后一天，即1997年11月1日发行。然而，你可以看到封面艺术相比第一版有了一些变化。
Tomb Raider II standard edition for Europe arrived just one day after the North American edition (November 1, 1997). However, you can see the cover art had some changes compared to that first edition.
首先，最引人注目的是游戏标志，它采用了相同的纹理、字体和线条。它甚至与1996年欧洲版的《古墓丽影1》不同。劳拉·克劳馥被放置在标志的左侧而不是中间，与北美版的方向相反！但枪套里的手枪仍然以“不寻常”的方式放置。
First of all, what stands out the most is the game's logo, which is designed with the same texture, typography, and linearity. It’s even different from the European version of Tomb Raider (1996). Lara Croft is positioned to the left of the logo and not in the center, turned to the opposite side of the North American edition! But the pistol in the holster is still placed in the "unusual" way.
1998年1月22日在日本发布的PlayStation版《古墓丽影2》的封面艺术设计与该游戏在其他国家发布的版本完全不同，尽管这是该系列所有日本游戏的常见做法。劳拉·克劳馥转身并做出类似敬礼的动作，身着标志性的服装，手枪在手……准备行动！
The standard edition of Tomb Raider II for PlayStation published in Japan (January 22, 1998) has a totally different cover art design than the rest of the countries where the game was released, although this is a very common practice of all the Japanese games in the franchise. Lara Croft appears turned around and doing what looks like a salute with her iconic outfit and pistol in hand... ready for action!
《古墓丽影2》的日本版还有两个非常有趣的变体：“PlayStation the Best”版，类似于欧洲的“Platinum”版或美国的“Greatest Hits”版，当一款游戏在特定地区或国际上成为畅销书时发布，以突出它是该主机上发布的最受欢迎的游戏之一。此外，还有分发给日本媒体的促销版，虽然它们已经是限量版，但在这个情况下更加限量，因为它针对特定国家，并带有“非卖品”标识。
The Japanese version of Tomb Raider II also has two very interesting variants: "PlayStation the Best", an edition similar to “Platinum” (Europe) or “Greatest Hits” (America) that is published when a game is a best seller in one specific region or internationally to highlight that it’s one of the most popular titles being published on the console. Also, the promotional edition distributed to the Japanese press, although they are already very limited editions, in this case is much more since it corresponds to a specific country with a “NOT FOR SALE” indicator.
《古墓丽影2：黄金面具》也在不同国家发布了众多PC实体版，作为该游戏的最终版。
Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask also had numerous physical editions on PC, released in different countries as a definitive edition of the game.
根据不同国家，该版本根据著名的系列收藏品而有所不同，如“Premier Collection”（英国、德国、法国）、“Xtreme Collection”（西班牙）等。它们都以纸板盒的形式作为特别版发行，主要针对收藏家，尽管在法国等国家也有以“Super Games”为标志的实体塑料盒版本。
Depending on the country, the edition was different according to well-known collections such as "Premier Collection" (United Kingdom, Germany, France), "Xtreme Collection" (Spain), etc. All of them were published as a special edition in a cardboard box, mainly for collectors, although there were also versions in a physical plastic box in countries such as France under the seal "Super Games".
这个版本包含了主游戏以及《黄金面具》扩展包中的额外关卡。由于它仅在PC平台上发布，因此在个人收藏者和该平台用户中取得了极大的成功，这激励我们继续编辑这类合集。
This edition includes the main game and bonus levels from the Golden Mask expansion. The fact that it was only available on PC was very successful among personal collections and users of that platform, which encouraged us to continue editing this type of compilation.
当然，《古墓丽影2：黄金版》还有另一个独特的PC版本。该版本选择的封面与美国标准版相同，只是劳拉·克劳馥站立的背景不同。
Of course, Tomb Raider II Gold also had another unique PC edition. The cover chosen for this version is identical to the American standard except for the background on which Lara Croft stands.
背景显然是梅尔尼科夫岛，这是该游戏扩展版发生的地方。该版本包括完整的续集，在实体卡盒版中增加了四个新关卡作为基础游戏的补充。
It is clearly Melnikov Island, the place where this expansion of the game takes place. This edition includes the complete sequel with four new levels as an addition to the base game in a physical edition published in jewel case.
如前所述，《古墓丽影2》（销量达700万套）对于该系列和视频游戏行业来说都是一个真正的里程碑。这导致《古墓丽影2》（就像它的前作一样）拥有了自己的“Greatest Hits”和“Platinum”版。
As mentioned before, Tomb Raider II sales (7 million units sold) was a true milestone for both the franchise and the video game industry. This resulted in Tomb Raider II (like its predecessor), having its own Greatest Hits and Platinum editions.
尽管这两个版本几乎完全相同，但区别在于名称因地区而异：“Greatest Hits”是美国索尼系列中发布并取得巨大成功和销售量的PlayStation视频游戏系列。“Platinum”是（曾经是）欧洲发布的同一系列。
Although both editions are practically identical, the difference is in the name depending on the region: Greatest Hits is the line that publishes PlayStation video games in America with great success and sales as part of a Sony collection. Platinum is (was) the same line but published in Europe.
在这些版本中，我们可以找到关于游戏的评分或头条新闻，以证明其成功和反馈。
In these editions, we can find ratings or headlines about the game to prove its success and feedback.
古墓丽影在前两款游戏期间，曾是欧洲一个名为Eidos Ricochet系列的一部分。这些版本由于销售成绩惊人，后续又进行了重制发行。
Tomb Raider was part of a seal called Eidos Ricochet in Europe during the first two games. These versions were re-releases of the games that came out later due to their impressive sale success.
顾名思义，Eidos生产并发行了这一系列，以纪念该系列，尤其是以劳拉·克劳馥为主角的前两款游戏所取得的巨大成功。
As its name suggests, it was Eidos who produced and distributed this edition line to commemorate the great numbers harvested by the franchise and, more specifically, the first two games starring Lara Croft.
封面基本上采用了欧洲标准版的主要艺术元素，并置于一个风格化的背景之上，同时加上了这次特别重制版的印章。
The cover is basically the main art of the European Standard Edition on a stylized background with the seal of this special re-release.
……目前就这些！希望你喜欢本系列的第一部分以及我们发现的封面。在下一期关于《古墓丽影III》的内容中，我们将带来更多封面以及每款游戏背后的《古墓丽影》历史，很快再见！
And… that’s it for now! I hope you enjoyed the first part of the series and covers we discovered. We’ll see you very soon with more covers and Tomb Raider history behind each game in the next issue with Tomb Raider III!
——原文网址：https://tombraider25.square-enix-games.com/en-us/tr2/blog/beyond-the-cover/
