Instead, each secret is marked by a coloured dragon ornament: silver (or stone), jade, and gold, according to the difficulty of their location. Secrets no longer immediately reward the player with weapons or medipacks. The object of the game is unchanged from the previous game: each level must be finished by reaching the exit. Both are used to travel long distances across the map and can speed up on ramps or run over enemies. The two vehicles are a motorboat (in Venice) and a snowmobile (in Tibet). The inventory now includes pyrotechnic flares, which are used to light up dark corners. The range of weapons has been expanded to include a harpoon gun (though more correctly termed a speargun), a grenade launcher, an M16 rifle (which requires Lara to assume an aiming stance to fire), and automatic pistols, which replace the magnums from Tomb Raider.

Lara can now climb ladders and perform a mid-air roll used to land facing in the opposite direction. The crystal saving feature on the PlayStation version was eliminated, and instead the player may save at any time like in the PC version, save for a few special locations. Innovations in Tomb Raider II include new weapons, extra moves, and a set of vehicles. The gameplay of Tomb Raider II builds upon the basic set up of the original game.

The game is also the second overall best selling PlayStation title in the UK. The game sold over 8 million copies worldwide as of 2003, making it one of the best-selling games released up to that point and the second best selling of the franchise. The expansion pack includes four bonus levels. An expansion pack, Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask, was released by Eidos for PC in 1999. It was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation as part of the Tomb Raider series and the sequel to the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive.

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