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Catacombs of the Talion |
Items: 37 |
Kills: 33 |
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| Lara will start this level in at the top of a set of stairway. Walk forward along the right side of the wooden ramp, causing deadly icicles ahead and above to drop. If Lara is walking, the icicles should not hit her. Continue down the steps until Lara is in the next room. Turn left and walk forward until Lara reaches the opposite wall. | |||
SECRET #1
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Jump and grab the crevice, and shimmy to the right until Lara can pull up. Pull up and run forward to drop into the room behind the crevice. Collect a box of flares (1) and SECRET #1, the stone dragon (2). Turn around and return to the ledge. Hang from the ledge and shimmy back to the left and release on the flat ledge at the far left. | ||
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Turn and face left and hop backwards until Lara lands on the steep
slope and begins to slide backwards. Hang from the edge of the slope
to alert a yeti (1) below of Lara's
presence. Pull up and press jump to back flip off the slope onto the
opposite ledge. Ready pistols and take aim on the beast below.
Opening fire will probably only achieve a couple of hits, so put away
Lara's guns and take a standing jump from the edge and grab the bottom
edge of the slope. Repeat this procedure until the yeti is
dead. Turn around and safety drop from into the darkness below. Lara will first land on a sloping ledge and slide down to the ground below. Run forward and to the left to the gate. Pull the lever that is to right side of the gateway to open a door above. Turn right and run back up the slope. At the top of the slope turn left and vault up the step and run forward to climb up the ladder. When Lara reaches the ledge, shift to the right and release onto the ledge. Draw pistols and turn around and face the opening across from the slope to find a snow leopard (2). Open fire when it comes into view. When it's dead, head up the steps, turn right, and run forward to the wall with the crevice. Turn to the left and slide down the slope backwards, grabbing the bottom edge. Pull up and press jump to back flip off the ledge and land, once again, on the opposite ledge. Turn to the right and walk forward along the right side of the steps to release more icicles. Turn right at the bottom of the first landing and head forward through the open doorway. Turn right upon exiting the doorway, and run forward down the first stretch of stone stairs. Turn left at the landing and travel down the second flight of stone stairs, but do not step down to the right onto the dark step. Ready Uzis and turn left and face the doorway that Lara entered from. Take a step backwards onto the dark step and a commando (3) and a mercenary (4) will enter through the doorway. Kill them quickly as they run down the stairs. After they are dead, collect two pairs of Uzi clips (3, 4) from the commando and a large Medi Pack (5) and automatics clips (6) from the mercenary. Then continue do the bottom of the stairs and turn left. Ready pistols and run forward, along the right side of the pool. Two snow leopards (5, 6) will appear. Start back flipping away and fire at them until both are dead. Run forward along the right side of the pool and enter the passageway to the right and turn left and run down the ramp to the room below. Turn left and run to the opposite end of the room and pick up the small Medi Pack (7). Turn around and exit this room up the ramp. Back in the main room turn left and run back to the stairs. Turn right and run up the first flight of stairs and turn right at the dark step. Step up onto the ledge and sidestep to the right corner and take a standing jump onto the ramp diagonally to the left. Run up the ramp and when the boulders above begin to roll down, turn right and take a running jump to the ledge that extends to the right to avoid the boulders. Turn left and walk over to the snowy ledge and turn right and drop down to the stone ledge below. Ahead is a series of broken floor tiles. Run forward and take a running jump off the second tile to grab the ladder which is on the far wall. Climb up the ladder and take a back flip off the ladder onto a ledge opposite the ladder. |
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Tibetan Mask #1
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Turn around and take a standing jump up the the slope to where the
boulders were before. Turn right and pull the lever to raise the
gates below. Turn left and walk until Lara reaches the steep slope.
Step forward and slide down the slope and take a jump to reach the
ledge above the slope. Step forward and pick up the Tibetan Mask
(8) which will open the gates in the
bottom of the pool and drain it. Step forward past the gate and take
a standing jump over the slope and slide down the steep slope on the
opposite side. Turn left and step forward and then angle to the right
and run down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, turn left and
head for the pool. Safety drop into the empty pool, and then safety drop again into the pit below, taking a small amount of damage when Lara hits the grating below. Walk forward along the dark tunnel until Lara reaches a pit of spikes. Take a standing jump over the pit and turn left. Run forward and place the mask into the receptacle on the right wall which will open the gate. Turn left and face the open gate and notice the icy boulders above. Turn and run diagonally up and across the slope to the left. The boulders will rumble down, but should just miss Lara. As soon as Lara is out of the path of the boulders, make a hairpin turn left and run back toward the gateway alongside the slope and either take a jump or a vault onto the block that is to the right of the gateway. Reverse and ready pistols to find four snow leopards (7, 8, 9, 10). Kill them from the safety of this block. When it is safe, drop do the ground and run forward alongside the slope and climb onto the ledge that flanks the left side of the snow covered stairway that leads up to a set of double doors. Turn left to face an opening in the rock wall. Take a standing jump and grab to reach the opening. Pull up and walk diagonally to the left and drop down to a sloped ledge below. Drop down again to the floor of the cavern. Ahead and to the right is a frozen pond with a flaming brazier suspended high over it. Run toward the edge of the pond, which is marked by a dark line on the ground, but before Lara reaches it, reverse and run back to the sloped ledge and take a running jump up to the sloped ledge. Reverse and ready pistols to kill two more snow leopards (11, 12) that will emerge from the next cavern. Once those two cats are dead, ready weapons, and drop back down to the floor of the cavern. Turn around and face the ledge that Lara just stepped down from and start hopping backwards away from it to the center of the frozen pond. Two more snow leopards (13, 14) will appear from a dark corner to that is to the left of the ledge. While fighting the two big cats, stay either in the entry area or on the frozen pond. When it's safe to continue, keep weapons ready while entering the tunnel to the next cave. Two more snow leopards (15, 16) will appear from the next cavern, so hop back until Lara is out of the tunnel and fight the cats in the open area. |
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Tibetan Mask #2
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Now that this area is clear of wild beasts, walk into the the tunnel
that the two leopards emerged from and before the tunnel widens, turn
left and jump and climb up to the ledge above. Light a flare and drop
into the dark hidden cove and drop into the pool of water inside.
Swim down to pick up a second Tibetan Mask (9) and immediately surface and pull up. Turn
right and climb up onto the the ledge and ready weapons, but do not
step forward. Outside and below, a commando (17) and a mercenary (18) have arrived. Scare them away by jumping up and down in that back corner while firing to hit them each a few times. Lara can take shots at them from this safe location as they run from the main part of the cavern to the ice wall. When they wise up and stop coming back to the ice wall, walk forward and turn right and face the tunnel entrance, and Lara can shoot at them as they run past the tunnel. When they are both dead, drop down to the ground and collect Uzi clips (10) and a small Medi Pack (11) from the commando's body and two sets of clips for the automatics (12, 13) from the mercenary. Return to the area that Lara entered from, and take a jump onto the stone ledge and climb back up to the opening. Drop to the ground and run forward. Turn left past the stairway and head forward. Turn right and run to the end of the dark alley. On the right side of the far wall is a ladder. Climb part way up the ladder and shift to the right to reach a ledge in the side of the building. Turn around and run to the opposite end of the building to find two sets of grenades (14, 15), then safety drop to the ground. Lara should now be standing in front of a dark doorway. To the left of the doorway is the receptacle for the second mask. Use the mask to open the door. Once the door is opened, light a flare and enter the doorway and drop to the wooden floor below. Turn left and run to the corner of the room, then take two standing jumps to cross the two ledges. On the middle ledge, turn left and throw the switch that is on the wall, which will open all the gates in this building, and releasing four yeti (19, 20, 21, 22). Immediately, ready Uzis and turn left and run back to toward the doorway that Lara dropped in from. Reverse before Lara reaches the brazier in the corner, and take out the first yeti, that will likely climb up the stairs on this side of the room, side flipping to the right toward the platform that extends into the middle of the room as necessary. The rest of the yeti will generally run all the way around from the other set of stairs. From this platform target each of them as they approach. Drop off the upper platform when they get too close and shoot at them as they run down the stairs. After all the yeti are dead, run down to the the ground beneath the wooden platform, if Lara isn't already there, and facing the center brazier, then in the left yeti cage Lara will find a large Medi Pack (16) and two pairs of Uzi clips (17, 18), and in the right yeti cage, she will find another large Medi Pack (19) and two sets of grenades (20, 21). Now run back up to the top of the right set of stairs. There Lara will find a block in the corner on the upper platform. Pull the block three times so that it is in front of the rightmost doorways, and run around and push it once into the doorway. Now light a flare and enter any one of the narrow gateways and run forward. There is a lever in the opposite wall that Lara can pull to open a doorway that Lara passed earlier. The block that Lara just moved will prevent the gates from closing, which is the other result of pulling that lever. Turn around and exit this room via the right most gateway, where Lara can collect another grenade (22). Run back down the wooden platform toward the doorway that Lara entered this building from and ready powerful weapons. Stand facing the wall below the doorway with Lara pressed against against it. Above and outside are two mercenaries (23, 24 and a commando (25). A full frontal assault will be difficult to survive even with the most powerful weapons blazing. With Lara standing below the doorway and against the wall, the enemies cannot shoot her. When they run past the door, jump up and open fire. If no enemies run past, take a hop back, and a standing jump forward to land in the doorway. Wait a couple of seconds to lure out one or more enemies and drop back down the the floor inside, and run forward to hide behind the wall. When an enemy arrives, jump up and open fire. Repeat until all three are dead. Climb up to the doorway and exit and collect two boxes of shotgun shells (23, 24) and two pairs of automatics clips (25, 26) from the bodies of the two mercenaries, and pick up a small Medi Pack (27) and Uzi clips (28) from the dead commando. Then run to ledge to the left of the steps to jump and climb up to the cavern that Lara was in earlier. With the door now open, Lara will be able to proceed forward. Run forward up the rope bridge, and when Lara reaches the end of the first rope bridge, icy boulders will begin to roll, so immediately veer left to reach a ledge, safely clear of the path of the boulders. Continue up the second rope bridge and turn right at the top. Take a running jump and grab to reach the ladder. Climb up the ladder and pull up to the high ledge. Run forward and take a standing jump over the slope. Ahead and to the right is an opening above the pool below. Swimming around in the waters below are three catfish (26, 27, 28). Lara can dangle herself of the edge of the opening to lure out the fish, then pull up, draw pistols, reverse and open fire to kill the fish from above, or else she can drop into the pool, surface nearby and kill them from the edge of the pool. When the pool is free of danger swim to the left where the water becomes shallow and the pool connects to another larger pool. Swim forward and turn left. |
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SECRET #2
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When the pool narrows, surface on a icy ledge and turn around to find a ladder that leads up into a hole in the ceiling. Climb the ladder until Lara is just passes the sloping ledges beside the ladder. Shift all the way to either side of the ladder and release. Immediately press and hold the jump key to back flip off of the slope and land on another slope. With the jump key still depressed, Lara will bounce off the second slope and land on a third slope. It is safe to release the jump button anytime after that, and Lara will slide to the ground of this cave. Turn and collect SECRET #2, the jade dragon (29). Turn around and walk back toward the ladder. Take a running jump and grab to reach the ladder and climb back down to the ledge below and jump back into the water. | ||
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Continue swimming and turn left toward the area of the pool that is in
the darkness. Turn right and swim forward until the water becomes
shallow. Lara will find herself in front of large double doors. Turn
around and climb onto the stone column in front of the doorway, and
then take a running jump from the column to grab the ladder that is
opposite it. Climb the ladder, and when Lara is not quite at the top
of the ladder, press the jump key to back flip off of the ladder onto a
stone bridge opposite the ladder. Turn left and pull the lever to
open the doors below. Safety drop off the right side of the stone bridge to the water below. Swim forward until Lara can stand up in the water. Ready pistols and walk forward into the doorway and a snow leopard (29) will appear. Back flip away from the doorway into the water while firing to kill the cat. When it's safe enter the doorway and pull the lever that is on the left side of the short stone column to open the doors at the top of the steps. Turn right and return to the water. Swim back to where Lara initially dropped into the pool by swimming to the left, then right, and then past the shallow and surface on the right side of the pool. Pull up and turn around. Safety drop down the face of the wall of ice and slide down to the ground. Turn around and run forward, and turn left twice to return to the ledge that exits this cave. Take a jump onto the ledge and climb out of this cave. Drop to the ground outside, and turn left and run up the steps. After Lara enters the doorway, take a running jump over the pit, to the slope opposite the door. Ready pistols and kill the three snow leopards (30, 31, 32) below. If they need to be coaxed out, hang from the edge of the pit to draw them out. When all three are dead, safety drop into the pit and collect a grenade (30), a large Medi Pack (31), and some M-16 Clips (32) from the far left corner. Turn around and head toward the opposite wall. Throw the switch to open the two exit doors, and immediately ready weapons, reverse roll and take a side flip to the right. Another snow leopard (33) will enter through one of the doors that opens, so kill it quickly. Run back around to the top of the steps and into the door. Take a running jump over the pit once again. Walk forward and stand at the foot of the incline that slopes down from the left. Stand such that Lara is as far forward as possible, but still adjacent to the ramp. Read the following very carefully, and in order to perform the following maneuver, keep the jump key depressed the entire time. Take a standing jump forward, landing on the very left side of the wide slope ahead, which will release the double boulders. Keep the jump key depressed and Lara will back flip off the slope and away from the boulders. With the jump key still depressed, press the left arrow key to take a side flip onto the very edge of the narrow slope, which releases that boulder. Keeping the jump still depressed, Lara should bounce off the narrow slope, narrowly jumping over the two boulders as they roll past. And finally, with the jump key still depressed, press the left arrow key again to side flip out of the path of the third boulder, which will crash through an ice wall. Finally, release the jump key to slide to the flat part of the ledge in the middle of this trap. Turn right and follow the last boulder into the next room, which has two pressure plates in the floor. |
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SECRET #3
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Turn and run over the far pressure plate on the left to open the left door. After Lara passes over the plate, press the jump key to take a running jump up to the doorway, and immediately stop before running into the field of spikes. Turn left and climb the stone wall. When Lara reaches the ledge, shift to the left and release the wall. Turn around and run forward to collect SECRET #3, the gold dragon (33), two sets of grenades (34, 35) and two pairs of M-16 clips (36, 37). Continue forward and vault onto the slope. Turn right and take a standing jump over the slope onto the wall below. Safety drop back down to the room with the boulder and the pressure plates. | ||
| In order to exit this room and the next, Lara will have to set off the two pressure plates in series and perform some non-stop running because everything is on timers, so read the following carefully1. Standing at the entrance to this first room, while facing the boulder, run forward onto the first pressure plate, and while still running, veer left and run onto the second pressure plate. Without releasing the forward key, veer back to the right and take a running jump up to the doorway that the second pressure plate opened. Once inside the next room, Lara will find a field of spikes. Without releasing the forward key, veer to the right, and after taking two steps, take a running jump over the spikes and enter the doorway that the first pressure plate opened. Once Lara is past the doorway, immediately release the run key, otherwise press the jump key followed by the action key to take a running jump and grab to reach the ladder opposite the doorway. Be careful not to run off the edge of the slope. Climb down the ladder and turn around. Run forward and to the right to exit this level. | |||
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Summary
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In order of appearance: | ||
Pickups
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1 Flares 1 Stone Dragon 1 Large Medi Pack 1 Automatics Clip 2 Uzi Clips 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Tibetan Mask 1 Tibatan Mask 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Uzi Clips 2 Automatics Clips 2 Grenades 1 Large Medi Pack 2 Uzi Clips 1 Large Medi Pack 2 Grenades 1 Grenade 2 Shotgun Shells 2 Automatics Clips 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Uzi Clips 1 Jade Dragon 1 Grenade 1 Large Medi Pack 1 M-16 Clip 1 Gold Dragon 2 Grenades 2 M-16 Clips 37 Total |
Kills
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1 yeti 1 snow leopard 1 commando 1 mercenary 2 snow leopards 4 snow leopards 2 snow leopards 2 snow leopards 2 snow leopards 1 commando 1 mercenary 4 yeti 2 mercenaries 1 commando 3 catfish 1 snow leopard 3 snow leopards 1 snow leopard 33 Total |
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