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Cleopatra's Palaces (2nd) |
Items: 29 |
Kills: 14 |
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Step forward and turn right. Run forward, down the circular steps,
until Lara comes to the pool with the fountain. Jump into the pool
and swim to the bottom and turn right. Swim down the small underwater
tunnel and surface in the pool beyond. Pull out of the water onto the
ledge ahead and step forward. Reach into the hole to activate a mechanism which lowers a section of floor elsewhere. Reverse roll and drop back into the pool. Swim down into the small underwater tunnel and surface in the pool with the fountain. Turn around and pull out of the pool. Turn left and run to the northern side of the courtyard. Run up the circular steps and when Lara gets to the first alcove on the right, turn right and draw pistols. Crouch down and blow apart the coffer in the corner and run forward to pick up a large Medi Pack (1). Turn around and run forward back to the wide hallway. Turn right and continue further down the wide hallway. Turn left and run forward. At the corner ahead, turn left, crouch down, draw pistols, and blow apart the coffer in the alcove. Run into the alcove and pick up a quiver full of regular crossbow bolts (2). Reverse roll, run forward and turn left. Crouch down, draw pistols and blow apart the coffer in this alcove also. Run into the alcove and pick up a box of revolver ammo (3). Reverse roll and run out of the alcove. Turn left, and continue following the hallway. Turn right and carefully step forward and stop when Lara reaches the scarab symbol on the ground, just before the hallway narrows. |
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Mechanical Scarab with Key |
The floor of the hallway ahead is covered with holes, from which
spikes will shoot out when Lara steps into the hallway. Combine the
mechanical scarab and the winding key and use it there on the tile
with the scarab tile. Lara will wind up the scarab and set it down.
The Mechanical Scarab with Key will scoot down the hallway and set off
the spikes. When the mechanical scarab reaches the scarab symbol on the floor beyond the spikes, it will stop. Lara can now safely follow the scarab down the hall. Pick up the mechanical scarab1 when Lara reaches the other side of the hallway. |
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Right Gauntlet
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Turn left and run forward down the circular steps. Run past the
scissoring blades at the end of the tunnel. Equip the crossbow with
explosive bolts or the grenade launcher with regular grenades, and put
it away. Push open the coffin and pick up the Right Gauntlet (4). A skeletal warrior (1) will materialize on the right, so quickly draw the weapon Lara readied earlier and blow it away. Return to the scissoring blades and wait until it snaps shut. As soon as it begins to open, run past the blades, and down the hallway. Turn left and continue to the wide hallway to the east. A skeletal warrior (2) will materialize on the right, so immediately turn left and run down the hallway. Take a running jump over the pool, reverse roll, and draw the shotgun equipped with regular shells. When the skeleton jumps over the pool, blow it into the water. After dealing with the skeleton, take a running jump back over the pool. Run forward, past the room to the narrow hallway that leads south. Stop when Lara steps onto the floor tile with the scarab on it. Place the mechanical scarab on the ground and allow it to set off the spikes ahead. Run forward and pick up the mechanical scarab. Turn left and run forward. Turn right when Lara comes to the room that leads off to the right. Enter the room and scissoring blades will begin to slice. Push open the coffin and Lara will take a box of wideshot shotgun shells (5), two boxes of regular shotgun shells (6, 7), and a large Medi Pack (8). Immediately reverse roll, draw the crossbow equipped with explosive bolts or the grenade launcher equipped with regular grenades and destroy a skeletal warrior (3) that will form behind Lara. When the skeleton is dead, step forward to the scissoring blades. When the blades snap shut and begin to open, run forward through the blades. Turn right and run up the stairs, angle Lara to the right and cross the wide hallway. Turn left and run down the other set of stairs and turn left. Run forward into the center of the larger chamber, draw pistols and reverse roll. A golden vraeus (4) will attack from the hallway that Lara just ran through. Fire on it while dodging its attacks until it falls. Head toward the coffin on the eastern wall of this chamber and push open the lid to collect a small Medi Pack (9). |
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SECRET #1
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Turn left and run forward down the hallway until Lara comes to a
chamber with two hallways leading off and a set of circular steps
leading up to a receptacle. Run forward to the hallway that leads
north and use the mechanical scarab. The mechanical scarab will set
off the spikes in the hallway. Follow the scarab down the hallway and pick it up2. Step forward into SECRET #1, and run to the coffer. Push open the lid to pick up a quiver full of explosive crossbow bolts (10), a small Medi Pack (11), three boxes of regular shotgun shells (12, 13, 14), and a box of wideshot shotgun shells (15). Reverse roll and run back the short hallway to the room just south, then continue down the wider hallway to the larger room with the two tall square columns. |
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Turn and head to the northwest corner of the room. Head down the
hallway to the west with the two hieroglyphs of falcons on the two
walls. Run forward and drop into the hole that Lara opened much
earlier. Turn left and vault up into the alcove. Crouch down, draw pistols, and blow apart the small coffer to pick up a quiver full of explosive crossbow bolts (16). Turn around and take a standing jump and grab onto the edge of the pit and pull out. Run forward toward the black lever high up on the wall of the hallway ahead and draw the crossbow equipped with explosive arrows. When Lara approaches the lever, a skeletal warrior (5) will materialize to the right, so turn and blow it away with explosive ammunition. Turn and stand below the black lever. Jump up and grab the lever and allow Lara's weight to activate the lever. The double doors to the left will open and provide a short cut back to a hallway Lara visited earlier and raise a block in the room to the right. Turn right and run to the block that Lara just raised and pull up onto it. Turn around and face the crevice high up on the western wall. Take a standing jump and grab the crevice and start shimmying to the right. Shimmy around the square outcropping and around to the wall on the northern side of the room. Pull up into the hallway and run forward. Draw pistols, crouch down and blow apart the coffer. Step forward and pick up a quiver of regular crossbow bolts (17). Angle Lara to the right and run up the hallway. Once Lara steps into the room beyond, scissoring blades at the mouth of the tunnel will start to snap shut. |
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Right Greave
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Turn left and push open the coffin to pick up the Right Greave (18). A skeletal warrior (6) will materialize just to the right of the
open coffin. Either blow it away with explosive ammunition or trick
it into jumping over the pool near the scissoring blades to blast it
into the pool with the shotgun by doing an end run around the column
in the corner, and jumping over the pool. When Lara's dealt with the skeleton, stand in front of the scissoring blades. Wait for the blades to begin to open just after snapping shut. Angle Lara to the right and head back the way Lara came toward the hanging vegetation. Run forward and drop back into the room below. Run forward to the south end of the room, where there is a pit. Turn left and step forward. Turn left again and enter the small doorway, which was closed previously. Step inside, crouch down, draw pistols, and blow apart the coffer. Step forward and pick up a large Medi Pack (19). Blow apart the other coffer to reveal a quiver full of explosive crossbow bolts3 (20) |
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Pharos Knot
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Turn right, step forward to the coffin and push open the lid to pick
up a Pharos Knot (21). Reverse roll, run
forward, turn left, and exit this room. Turn left and run forward
into the tall room with the two square pillars. Turn left when Lara
reaches the eastern end of the room. Turn left and run down the wide hallway that leads north. Run up the circular steps and pick up the box of regular shotgun shells (22). Turn right, step forward, and place the Pharos knot into the receptacle. A stone door to the right will open. Side step to the right and run forward into the newly opened door. Run forward, vault up onto the ledge and pick up a small Medi Pack (23). When Lara picks it up, a force will encompass her and the ledge ahead, a block will rise from the floor on the left and a simulacrum of Lara will form on the ledge ahead. Turn left and take a standing jump over the lower part of the floor to the raised part of the floor. Angle Lara to the right and climb up onto the block. Turn and face south. Jump up and grab the hand holds on the ledge above the block. Swing across the room until Lara can release onto a ledge at the far end of the room. Run forward and turn around. Jump up and grab the ledge and pull up onto the top of the ledge. Run forward and draw pistols and take out a golden vraeus (7) that will attack from the right. Be careful while dodging its attacks not to fall off the ledge. Run north along the ledge and turn left when Lara gets to the middle of the ledge. Take a running jump across the to the ledge on the opposite ledge. Step forward and turn right and continue north along this next ledge. At the end of the ledge, jump up and grab the opening above. Pull up and enter the hallway. Run forward, turn right and run up the ramp. Turn right once more and draw the crossbow equipped with explosive arrows. Take a running jump to the platform suspended in the middle of the room and quickly get off two shots to kill a golden vraeus (8) that will attack from the right. The vraeus will quickly head to the bottom of the room and attack the simulacrum, which will inflict damage on Lara, so it's important to take it out quickly, otherwise Lara will have to head back down and deal with it, while being careful not to target and shoot at the simulacrum. After killing the vraeus, quickly reverse roll, and draw the shotgun. The skeletal warrior (9) that Lara ran past earlier will have awakened and jumped to the central platform. Blast it off the platform. After dispatching the skeleton, draw pistols and crouch down. Blow apart the coffer in northwest corner of the ledge that encircles the room. Take a running jump over to the ledge and pick up the large Medi Pack (24). Turn and take a running jump back to the center platform. Walk over to the eastern side of the platform and take a standing jump and grab the black switch mounted on the block on the ceiling. Lara's weight will throw the switch and she will drop to the ledge below, taking a some damage when she lands. Quickly draw the crossbow equipped with explosive bolts and kill a golden vraeus (10) that will attack the simulacrum from the left. Take a running jump over to the other ledge and turn right. Run to the end of the ledge and jump up and grab the opening in the northern wall. Pull up into the hallway, run forward, turn right, run up the ramp, and turn right once more. Step forward and take a standing jump to the platform suspended on the middle of the room. Step forward and turn right. Walk to the edge of the platform and take a standing jump and grab another black switch. Lara's weight will throw the switch and she will drop to the walkway below, taking some more damage when she hits. Turn left and run to the north end of the walkway. Climb up into the tunnel, turn right, run up the ramp and turn right once more. |
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Hathor Effigy
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Take a standing jump onto the platform. Immediately turn left and
take a running jump to the ledge on the eastern side of the room. Be
careful not to bump Lara's head into the block on the ceiling. Angle
Lara to the right and enter the doorway that Lara opened after pulling
the second lever. Run to the end of the short hallway, reach into the
hole and take the Hathor Effigy (25) from
the hole. Turn around and walk back out of the hallway. Side step to one side to avoid bumping Lara's head into the block and take a running jump back to the platform. Cross the platform and take a running jump to the ledge on the western side of the room. When Lara enters the alcove, the skeletal warrior (11) will awaken. Lara can either blow it away with explosive ammo, or quickly, reverse roll, take a running jump back to the platform and blow it off the platform with the shotgun. |
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Ornate Handle
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After Lara deals with the skeleton, enter the hallway and reach into
the hole to pick up the Ornate Handle (26). Reverse roll and walk out of the hallway.
Carefully take a running jump back to the platform suspended in the
middle of the room. Turn right and walk to the southern edge of the
platform. Take a standing jump to the southern part of the ledge and combine the ornate handle with the Hathor effigy to form the Portal Guardian. Place the portal guardian in the stand to the left of the doorway, and the doorway will open. Step through the doorway and a skeletal warrior (12) will materialize. Quickly reverse roll and jump back to the suspended platform. Reverse roll, draw the shotgun, and blast the skeleton off the platform after it jumps onto the platform. Jump back to the ledge and enter the doorway. Turn right and run down the hall. Turn left and run down the steps. Turn left again, draw pistols, crouch down and blow apart the coffer. Step forward and pick up a pair of Uzi Clips (27). Turn right and step forward. Lara carefully works her way down the slippery ramp into the throne room. She steps forward and sits on the throne. Looks around and suddenly the ground begins to rumble. Doors at the side of the room opens and two guardians appear. Quickly draw Uzis and take aim on one of Cleopatra's Guards (13) on the left. Open fire and jump back and forth until it falls. Its bolts do track Lara a little, but if she keeps moving, the damage will be minimal. As soon as the first one falls, reverse roll and take aim on the second of Cleopatra's Guards (14). Again jump side to side to avoid its blasts and fire until it falls. |
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Left Greave
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After it falls, enter the room to the west of the throne room and push open the lid of the coffin to pick up the Left Greave (28). Reverse roll and return to the throne room. | ||
Breast Plate
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Cross the throne room and enter the chamber to the east of the throne
room and push open the lid of the coffin to take the Breast Plate
(29). Two trapdoor will open in the
throne room near the bottom of the steps that lead up to the throne.
Reverse roll and reenter the throne room. Turn left and drop the first of the newly opened trapdoors. Turn right, step forward, and turn left. Run forward into the darkness to return to Alexandria. When Lara returns to Jean-Yves field office in Alexandria, it is night. The crickets are chirping. Lara looks up at the balcony to find that there is a light in Jean-Yves' office. She goes up to inform him of her acquisitions. When Lara steps into Jean-Yves office, she finds it has been ransacked. By the light of Jean-Yves' desk lamp, Lara can see a note on his desk blotter, pinned in place with a dagger. Lara tears the note loose from the dagger and begins to read. The note was penned by Von Croy. She can hear his smug voice in her head as she reads, "Congratulations! You survived to fight another day. I trust that you now have all the armor. Jean-Yves shall be escorting us to Cairo, not entirely of his own free will, I admit. A simple trade: his life for the Armor of Horus. Do not take too long thinking it over. Yours apologetically, Werner" Before she has completly finished reading the note, she's already on the move. She runs outside and grabs Jean-Yves' motorcycle and tears off for Cairo. Meanwhile, three Egyptian helicopters are on an intercept course with Von Croy's convoy. As Von Croy and his convoy crosses the Egyptian desert, a plague of locusts descends on Von Croy's car. Deep within Von Croy, the spirit of Set bubbles forth with a growl. Von Croy's eyes glow red with power. Lara, crossing the desert on motorbike, follows the trail of locusts. Outside of Cairo, Lara sees the flaming husk of one of the Egyptian helicopters. It appears their mission to stop Von Croy was unsuccessful.(follow plot) |
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Summary
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Pickups
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1 Large Medi Pack 1 Regular Crossbow Bolts 1 Revolver Ammo 1 Right Gauntlet 1 Wideshot Shotgun Shells 2 Regular Shotgun Shells 1 Large Medi Pack 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Explosive Crossbow Bolts 1 Small Medi Pack 3 Regular Shotgun Shells 1 Wideshot Shotgun Shells 1 Explosive Crossbow Bolts 1 Regular Crossbow Bolts 1 Right Greave 1 Large Medi Pack 1 Explosive Crossbow Bolts 1 Pharos Knot 1 Regular Shotgun Shells 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Large Medi Pack 1 Hathor Effigy 1 Ornate Handle 1 Uzi Clips 1 Left Greave 1 Breast Plate 29 Total |
Kills
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1 skeletal warrior 1 skeletal warrior 1 skeletal warrior 1 golden vraeus 1 skeletal warrior 1 skeletal warrior 1 golden vraeus 1 golden vraeus 1 skeletal warrior 1 golden vraeus 1 skeletal warrior 1 skeletal warrior 1 Cleopatra's Guard 1 Cleopatra's Guard 14 Total |
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