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LEVEL 1: CAVES

Kills: 14 Items: 7 Secrets: 3

STARTING INVENTORY: Pistols (unlimited ammo), compass.

First a movie: Intrepid explorer Lara Croft follows a Peruvian guide across a snow-covered plateau. They approach a set of enormous stone doors. Lara throws a grappling hook to a ledge above, climbs to the top of the doors and presses a secret button to open the doors. A pack of wolves charge out from the darkness and attack the guide. Lara slides down the rope, cutting it as she falls, then draws her pistols to dispatch the wolves--too late, unfortunately, for the guide. She musters her resolve and enters the caves. The adventure begins....

Objectives: Make your way through the caves down to a door. Enter and proceed, through some complications of course, to the level exit.

Walk-through: Follow the paw prints in the snow straight ahead. Shortly you'll reach an area with slits in the walls. This is a dart trap. Keep running and Lara should get past the darts with little or no damage.

As you round the corner, the camera view shifts up and to the left to show where you need to go next, but first do a little exploring: Continue straight ahead into a rectangular cave with an angled block in the far left corner. Note the opening in the wall above this block. The ledge is a little too high to grab, so use the block to give Lara a boost. Either climb up the back of it, slide down the face and press Jump and Action (Alt + Ctrl on the PC) as you slide to grab the ledge. Or, stand Lara in front of the block with her back to the angled surface, then back flip onto the block and hold Jump and Action to bounce off the slope and grab the ledge. Pull up into the small cave, where you'll find SECRET #1, a small med-pack.

Jump down and go to the right to the base of the rocks below the opening. Climb up over the rocks to reach it. Draw pistols to take advantage of the game's auto-aim feature. Three bats fly in from the caves ahead, and Lara will probably spot them before you do. When they're dead, head into the cave on the left. In the opposite corner is a low snowdrift. Stand on this drift, as far to the left as possible while facing the ledge above. Press Action + forward to grab the ledge and pull up (no need to jump). Kill another bat in the cave above and pick up SECRET #2, a small med-pack.

Drop or jump down and return to the big cave where you shot the 3 bats earlier. Turn left and proceed to a cave lined with greenery. Go down into the opening to the left. Keep descending to the bottom, where you'll find a closed door. Use the Action key to pull the switch next to the door to open it. Enter and kill the bat that swoops down. The wooden gate on the right does not open. Instead head to the far left corner and climb up through the opening there.

Follow the passageway to an landing above a room with two wooden bridges. Two wolves lurk below--they may be asleep when you arrive but will rouse and begin to pace as you approach the edge. You can shoot them from above if you're patient. Now you're heading for the opposite corner. Either follow the perimeter of the room, using the bridges to get from side to side, or drop down, walk to the second bridge and pull up at its lowest point. (If you have difficulty lining Lara up with the edge of the bridge, you can also climb up to the walkway above the alcove where the mummy is. Then cross the second bridge.) Go through the doorway in the corner of the room beyond the second bridge.

A bit farther on is a gap with a bear lurking below. You can easily kill the bear from above. Let Lara get a lock on it, then hold the Action key and she'll shoot at it whenever it comes into range. When it's dead, safety drop down into the room below. There is one door leading out. A bat will emerge as you enter, and another bat swoops down as you go a little farther into the room. Next you'll come to an area with a small med-pack on the ground and a different-looking tile in the floor next to it. Stepping on this tile opens the door. It closes fairly quickly, so position Lara so she's facing the door, step on the tile, then run through.

You're now back in the room with the bridges. Climb back up to the top and head for the gap with the dead bear below. Take a running jump across the gap. (Now is a good time to learn that jumping technique if you haven't already. Stand on one of the two slightly raised areas at the edge. Walk Lara to the edge, then take a single hop back. Press forward and Jump--up arrow + Alt on the PC--and Lara will run two steps then take off into the air on the third. She'll land safely on the other side. If you set up the jump this way, she'll never run off the edge or miss the landing.)

Behind the columns to the left of the stairs, you'll find another small med-pack. Retrieve it and descend the stairs, guns drawn. A pair of wolves wait at the bottom. (Try side- or back flipping while shooting to avoid taking too much damage.) Enter the room at the bottom of the stairs. Find the vegetation-covered ledge on the left side. It's too high to reach, so climb the stones on either side and take a running jump to the ledge. Inside is a room SECRET #3, a large med-pack. Exit, drop down and head for the opposite right corner of the room. Here in an alcove under the stairs is a small med-pack.

At the top of the stepped stones to the right of the exit door is a switch which opens this door. The door is timed to close after a short time. Climb up, throw the switch, then walk to edge, take a standing jump to the low wall below, walk to the edge of the wall then take another standing jump to grab the ledge below the door. Pull up and run through the door before it closes. (If this method isn't working for you, you can also jump down to the floor, run around to the ledge below the door, pull up and run through.)

Continue forward and around the corner. Take the steps at a run to avoid the dart trap. Draw pistols near the top, because a wolf waits in the room above. When you've taken care of it, step on the break-away tiles at the center of the room to fall through to the room below.

You're now in a long room above a wide hallway. Below, at one end of this hallway you can see the wooden gate you couldn't get through at the beginning of the level. The long hallway is lined with dart traps and the exit doors are closed. So, don't drop down yet. Instead go to the far end of this room and jump across the gap to the opposite side. Turn left and proceed. You'll meet another wolf and find another large med-pack on the ground. Continue to a switch. Use it to open the exit doors, then go back to the first opening above the hallway. Hop down, slide to the ground and exit the level.

LEVEL 2: CITY OF VILCABAMA

Kills: 29 Items: 13, including Silver Key and Gold Idol Secrets: 3

Objectives: In the first part of the level, you explore the area around a pool to find two items: a silver key and gold idol. The silver key opens the door into the second part of the level. Here, you find a building with three doors, only one of which is open. Enter the first to find the switch that opens the second. Enter the second to find the switch that opens the third. Enter the third to find the exit, which you open with the gold idol.

Walk-through: Ready pistols because a pack of 4 wolves awaits in the cave beyond the entrance. Beyond this area is a large network of small rooms and caves surrounding a central area with a pool. You can go whichever way you like to start, and you'll cover the whole area eventually. For simplicity's sake, we'll start by going forward and to the right. Keep those pistols drawn, since Lara may spot some of the creatures--bats in particular--before you do.

A lone wolf in the next open area. After killing it, head for the far wall then down to the left. In this hallway you'll meet 3 bats. They drop from the ceiling as you approach. When you reach the corner, another wolf emerges. When it's dead, search the greenery to find a small med-pack. Turn the corner to the left and continue forward, encountering 5 more bats as you go. (Note the locked door and keyhole on the left. You'll be back.) When you reach the end of the long passageway, turn left again and continue, killing another bat. When you reach the end of the short passageway, turn and kill another bat then return to the main hallway, which leads into the large central room with the pool.

Approach the right hand doorway on the opposite side of the pool. A bear lurks inside, so holster the pistols, run through the doorway and immediately pull up onto the platform above. Kill the bear from safety and pick up a small med-pack while you're up there. Drop down and return to the pool.

Stand at the edge of the water facing the two doorways and the wooden trough. Jump into the water and swim forward and down, then to the right. Continue forward and upward until you can turn right. Find the lever on the wall and pull it to open a trapdoor above. Surface and take a deep breath. (Make sure that air meter is fully recharged before continuing.) Swim down and away from the trapdoor to the opposite corner of the underwater room (ahead and left). There you'll find another lever. Pull this to open a door elsewhere, then return to the open trapdoor and climb out. This room contains SECRET #1, a small med-pack. A switch in one corner opens the exit door, which puts you back in the main room.

Again, stand at the edge of the water facing the doors and trough. This time swim down and to the left. When you reach the blue tiled underwater passageway on the left, follow it until you can surface. Climb out of the water and find the door you just opened with the underwater lever. Beyond is a small room containing a small med-pack and some magnum clips, SECRET #2. Return underwater the way you came to the main room.

Now, face away from the two doors and trough and go to the right until you come to a door and the switch that opens it. Enter and climb the stairs. Take a running jump across the gap to the opening opposite. The room beyond has a floor made of break-away tiles, and the wall beyond has a black-and-white skull motif. Run forward across the tiles and jump to land on the platform on the other side. Here, in an alcove, is a large med-pack. If you miss the jump and fall into the room below, don't worry. Just find the one block in the wall below that looks different from the others. Stand Lara up against it and press and hold Action. She'll go into a crouch, showing that she's ready to pull (back/down arrow) or push (forward/up arrow) the block. Pull it out and use it to climb to the ledge above to get the med-pack. Then, when you're done, push it forward several times into the next room.

Kill the bat you meet there, then continue to the far side of the room. Vault onto the low platform and collect a SILVER KEY and GOLD IDOL, from the alcoves on each side.

Return to the movable block and use it to climb onto the platform above. Go to the left side of the L-shaped platform, killing 2 bats on the way. Pick up the large med-pack on the ground. Then climb into the window and drop down into the hallway below.

Follow the passageway to the locked door you passed earlier. Use your newly acquired key to open it. Enter and either run/jump past the dart trap or do a dive-and-roll (Walk + Jump + Forward; that's Shift + Alt + up arrow on the PC) to avoid it.

The open area beyond contains 5 wolves. Proceed cautiously and they won't all be on you at once. The first two flank the doorway; the others approach as you go farther into the room-one from the right, one from the left and a third from the stairs.

When they're all dead, go up the stairs and into the door on the left (the only one that's open). Follow the passage to a room with a pool and some stairs and ledges. Go to the top of the stairs, walk to the edge, then jump to grab the ledge beyond. Pull up, and from this ledge take a running jump diagonally across the pool to the next ledge. Go through the doorway and up the stairs. Draw pistols and kill a bat that drops as you emerge on the next ledge. Take a running jump across to the next ledge and continue to the top. Kill another bat, pick up the small med-pack and throw the switch to open the door on the right at the front of the building below.

Exit this room via the other doorway (not the stairs). Safety drop down to the red-tiled roof, where you'll find some shotgun shells and, at the other end of the roof, a small med-pack. Drop down to the front of the building and enter through the door on the right.

At the pool area, go up the stairs on the right. Take a running jump to grab the ledge ahead and pull up. Face the ledge above, step out onto the break-away tiles and quickly hop back to the ledge. Now walk to the edge of the ledge, jump straight up to grab the ledge (Jump + Action) and pull up. Turn around, walk to the edge, grab the next higher ledge and pull up. Take a running jump to the next ledge and a standing jump to the one beyond. Draw weapons and take a final running jump to the ledge at the doorway. Kill the bat and go in.

At the top of the stairs is another room with a switch. Pull it to open the remaining door below. Exit through the doorway to the roof, doing two safety drops to get down to the ground. Or, if you prefer, return down the stairs, exit onto the ledge and try a swan dive into the pool below (Walk + Jump + Forward). Climb out, go back to the front of the building and enter through the middle door.

Proceed cautiously. Three blades begin to swing back and forth as you approach. Take each one in turn, standing slightly to one side and running through as the blade swings away toward the opposite side. Beyond the blades is a gate (see the bear beyond?) and a switch. Throw the switch and the floor collapses, dropping Lara into a pool.

Swim forward and to the right through a small underwater opening about halfway between the surface of the water and the bottom. Follow this passage and continue until you can surface. Climb the stairs to a room where you'll find a switch. Use this to open the gate in front of the exit door (at one end of the pool below). You can now shoot the bear from the safety of the second story. When it's dead, jump down into the pool, climb out and head for the stairway on the left of the exit door (the one with the gold face).

At the top of the stairs is a switch that stops the swinging blades. It's not necessary to do this, though, since you won't be going back that way. Opposite the switch and a little to the left is a doorway. Enter and drop down twice to find SECRET #3, Uzi clips. Climb back to the switch room and go down the stairs to the exit. Use the GOLD IDOL to open the door and end the level.

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