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City of the Dead (1st)
Items: 16
Kills: 18
As soon as Lara arrives in the city she will find herself under fire from two snipers (1, 2) from the left. One will be standing on a ledge and the other will be on the roof. Lara can either arm herself with explosive crossbow bolts and blow them away quickly or she can take two backflips to the safety of the gate and try to take aim shots from the safety of the alcove in front of the gate.
Revolver
When the two snipers are dead, face south and run up the steps that lead up to the building that the snipers were using as cover. At the doorway, turn right and vault onto the ledge beside the door. Run forward and vault up onto the ledge that one of the snipers was standing on, and pick up the relvolver (1).

Turn right and step forward to drop to the ground. As soon as Lara is past the corner of the building, turn left and look northwest. Equip the revolver with the laser sight and take aim on a automatic machine gun (3) that is mounted on a ledge further down the street and blow it up. Lara must target the red dot on the tank that is mounted on the back of the machine gun. Conveniently for her, this first machine gun is facing away from her.

Step forward, and carefully side step to the left. As soon as Lara spots another sniper (4), she can draw pistols and take him out before he realizes who's shooting at him. Continue forward down the street and inch along until the street turns to the east.

Peek around the corner of the street to find another sniper (5) crouching on a ledge at the next corner of the street. Lara can use the revolver or crossbow to take him out. Continue northeast down the street, and angle Lara to the left to head due north down the street.

As Lara nears the rise in the street, she will spot another sniper (6) further down the street. Lara can take aim on him using the revolver or crossbow. Backflip away from him and fire on him with pistols as he patrols the rise in the street.

When he's dead, step further down the street, and a rat will scurry across the street and alert another sniper (7) further down the street. Lara can open fire him with pistols while back flipping back down the street to safety. Alternatively, Lara can run down both the last two snipers with the motorcycle. Take a box of regular shotgun shells (2) that the last sniper drops.

Turn around and return to the motorcycle at the city gates. Mount the motorcycle and drive it down the street. Follow the street as it turns right, right again, and then back to the left, and up the rise. Turn right and drive over the sandy hill and down to the end of the alley beyond it.

Turn the motorcycle around and aim Lara for the peak of the hill. Accelerate the motorcycle up the hill and jump, using it as a ramp to jump the motorcycle to the ledge with the barricades on the ledge beyond the hill.

Drive the motorcycle forward, crashing through the barricades, onto the cracked platform. The weight of the motorcycle will break the platform and the motorcycle, along with Lara, will crash through the platform

Drive the motorcycle forward, turn left and dismount the motorcycle. Step around the motorcycle and pick up the small Medi Pack (3). Continue on foot to the bend in the tunnel to the south. Vault up onto the ledge and run forward to fall down the shaft into a pool below.

Surface and face Lara to the east. Wade forward and and pull up out of the water. Run forward toward the end of the tunnel and turn right. Step foward and draw pistols. Kill four bats (8, 9, 10, 11) that will flutter around in the room with the columns.

Run forward to the southern side of the room full of columns and pick up a canister of flares (4) and a box of wideshot shotgun shells (5). Head to the western side of the room and enter the passaageway on that side of the room.
Lasersight
Slide down the ramp into the tunnel below. Turn right and step forward. Pick up the Lasersight (6). If Lara is already carrying the lasersight from from Jean-Yves' office, then picking up this lasersight will not give Lara a second lasersight.

Step forward, past the dead sniper, and turn left. Follow the tunnel forward and jump up and grab the crevice in the wall ahead. Shimmy to the right, around the corner and continue until Lara can pull up onto a ledge.

Turn around and use the lasersight to target the blue pendulum that's swinging around in the chamber ahead. Blow it apart to release two ice elementals (12, 13), but be careful not to break open the jar, which will release a swarm of locusts.

As soon as the pendulum breaks, quickly step forward off the ledge, turn right, follow the tunnel ahead, and turn left. Run up the ramp and turn right. Run up the steps, turning left at the landing, and continue into the next room, where Lara will slide into a pool below. The two ice elementals will crash into the pool and annihilate themselves.

Allow the water currents to suck Lara down the underwater tunnel. Dive down into the underwater shaft and turn left. Swim forward and upward. Rotate Lara all the way around and continue further upward until she can surface. Turn Lara around once more and pull up out of the water.

Step forward, turn around and safety drop back into the hallway below. Turn right and run forward to the end of the hallway, and turn right once more. Run up the ramp and turn left. Run up the stairs, turn left at the landing, and continue to the top of the stairs.

Step forward and slide down the slope into the next room. Lara will find that the surface of the pool has been frozen by the ice elementals. Walk forward and take a standing jump over the slope on the south side of the pool and step forward.

Throw the lever to open a stone door back in the hallway outside. Turn around slide back down onto the surface of the frozen pool. Run across the surface of the frozen pool and take a standing jump up back into the tunnel ahead.

Follow the stairs back down the hallway, turning right at the landing. Turn right and follow the hallway as it bends to the left. At the end of the hallway, turn right and enter the newly opened door.

Run up the slope and follow the tunnel as it bends to the left. Run forward into the next chamber, past the two torches, and turn right. Enter the alcove and pick up a small Medi Pack (7). Reverse roll and exit the alcove. Turn left and run past the two torches, turn left again and enter the other alcove.
SECRET #1
Use the crowbar to pry open the wooden panel ahead to find SECRET #1. Step inside and pick up a large Medi Pack (8). Step further into the tunnel and pick up a pair of Uzi clips (9). Reverse roll and exit the tunnel.
Turn east and run forward. Vault up onto the ledge ahead and step forward. Climb up into the tunnel above. Step forward and follow the tunnel upward and to the right. Run forward and grab onto the crevice ahead.

Pull up into a crouched position. Crawl forward and turn around. Lower Lara over the edge of the crawlspace, but do not let go of the crawlspace. Shimmy to the right until Lara can pull up into an alcove. Turn around and aim Lara for a lever on the wall opposite.

Take a running jump and grab the lever, allowing Lara's weight to pull it down to open the iron gate to the left. Immediately ready powerful weapons, such as a shotgun, and kill a sniper (14) that will attack through the newly opened gateway, so quickly turn left and blow him away while backflipping away from him. Take the small Medi Pack (10) that he drops when Lara kills him.

Turn around and head west, back down the street. Follow the street as it winds to the right, to the right again, and to the left, and and up the rise. Vault up onto the ledge with the barricades, if there are any still standing. Drop into the hole that the motorcycle made earlier. Run forward and turn left to return to the motorcycle.

Mount the motorcycle and ride it forward, turn left, and accelerate it up the slope. Lara will crash through the wooden door. Pilot the motorcycle forward and turn left at the hill. Continue forward through the large archway, and two machine guns (15, 16) mounted on the roof of the building ahead will open fire on Lara.

Angle the motorcycle to the right until it bumps into the the iron grate. This should cause the machine guns to swivel right to target Lara. Dismount the motorcycle and move westward, keeping Lara against the wall to avoid getting shot by the machine guns.
Grenade Launcher
Have Lara work her way past the part of the building that juts out, and turn right when Lara is past it. Vault up onto the ledge and enter the doorway ahead. Drop into the hallway beyond and pick up a small Medi Pack (11) to the right and a grenade launcher (12) to the left. If Lara is already carrying the grenade launcher, it will count as ten grenades.

Return to the doorway and vault up onto the ledge. Run forward, drop to the ground, and cross the street. Turn around and use the lasersight to blow up the two machine guns on the roof. In order to blow them up, you must target the red dots on the tanks mounted on the back of the guns. If the guns are not exposing the tanks on the back of the tank, then it will be impossible to blow them up. Lara can try to get them to turn or just use Medi Packs to recover from their onslaught.

Turn and head eastward down the street. Turn right when Lara reaches the storefront opposite the black iron gate. Vault up onto the ledge and run forward to the green door. Kick open the door and step inside.

Inside the building, Lara will find a dead sniper lying on a metal grating. Stand to the left of him and pull him off the grate. Turn and exit the building through the green door. Drop back down to the street and turn left.

Run forward to the archway and turn left. Run forward down the street until Lara reaches the sandy hill. Turn left and run down the alley. Climb up onto the block in the corner of the alley and turn left.

Crawl forward into the crawlspace. Turn around and have Lara lower herself out of the crawlspace. Turn around and run forward, dropping into the hole ahead. Turn left and run forward into the tunnel.

A rat will scamper forward and disappear into the wall ahead. Pick up the small Medi Pack (13) and return to the lever. Throw the lever to open the grate above. Turn right and cross the room. Climb up onto the ledge on the other side of the room.

Turn around, jump straight up and grab the crawlspace above the grate. Pull up into a crouched position until Lara can stand. Step forward and turn left. Run up the ramp and turn left at the top.

Follow the tunnel forward and turn left once more. Throw the lever to open a door on the roof above. Turn around and step forward. Turn right and follow the tunnel back down to the crawlspace, taking two turns to the right.

Crouch down and crawl forward into the crawlspace. When Lara reaches the end of the crawlspace, turn Lara around and have her lower herself out of the crawlspace. Turn around, run forward.

Climb out of the shaft into the room with the dead sniper and run forward, out of the green door. Run forward and mount the motorcycle. Turn it around and pilot it back through the archway. Follow the street as it winds to the right, left, right, left, and left once more back to the city gates.

Drive through the iron gate that Lara opened earlier. Turn left and drop the motorcycle into the pit. Angle the motorcyle to the left and drive it down the stairs. Take a hard right and circle around to run down a sniper (17).

Dismount the motorcycle and head to the southeast corner of this lower chamber. Vault up onto the ledge on the eastern side of the room and run forward. When Lara reaches the crawlspace, crouch down and crawl forward. Pick up the quiver full of poisoned arrows (14) and turn around.

Crawl out of the crawlspace and stand up. Return to the motorcycle and climb onto it. Use the ramp and stairs that runs along the west and south side of the room. Turn left and drive the motorcycle up the next flight of stairs.

Continue spiraling up the stairs, driving forward and turning left four more times. Slow down when Lara reaches the top of the stairs. Angle the motorcycle to the right and drive it forward until Lara reaches the wall and and turn right. Drive it forward slowly until Lara passes under the low part of the ceiling and take a U-turn to the right.

Line Lara up with the ramp ahead and back the motorcycle up. Accelerate the motorcycle up the ramp and into the opening opposite. Drop the motorcycle down the ramp, hit the brakes, and take a sharp turn to the left.

Dismount the bike and run up the ramp to the south. Run forward into the alcove ahead, where a torch burns, and turn left. Step forward and vault up into the alcove to the east. Immediately draw pistols and kill two bats (18, 19) that will awaken ahead.

When the bats are dead, step forward and throw the lever to raise a block in an alcove off of the spiral stairs. Reverse roll and run forward, dropping to the floor outside of the alcove.

Turn right and run forward, down the ramp, back to the motorcycle. Drive the motorcycle up the ramp to the south and turn left. Drive it up the steep wooden ramp ahead. Drive it forward, down the slope on the other side, and drop it to the brick floor below.

Dismount the bike and run north, dropping to the stairway outside. Turn left and run forward. Turn right and run down the stairs to the landing below. Vault up into the large alcove ahead and run forward to climb up onto the block that Lara just raised.

Turn right and climb up into the tunnel above. Run forward to the end of the tunnel and follow it as it kinks to the right. Follow the tunnel as it turns to the left. Take a running jump out of the end of the tunnel and grab onto the opposite building.

Pull up and take a hairpin turn to the left, running around the broken machine gun1 (20). Pick up the box of revolver ammo (15), and turn around. Angle Lara to the right and enter the doorway that Lara opened earlier.

Follow the tunnel as it turns to the left. If Lara was unable to destroy the two machine guns on the roof earlier, she will have to carefully crawl out and avoid getting shot. Equip the crossbow with explosive arrows and the laser sight and target the rotors of the helicopter beyond where the two machine guns were.

Fire one explosive arrow at the helicopter's rotor, and it will catch fire and explode or shoot at the gas can with the revolver. When the helicopter explodes, it will take the machine guns with it.

Step over the ledge and drop to the small ledge beyond. Take a running jump and grab onto the small ledge on the building opposite. Pull up and angle Lara to the left. Take a standing jump to the roof of the building.

Turn right and take a running jump to the roof where the helicopter was formerly parked. Turn left and run forward to the corner of the roof and pick up a small Medi Pack (16). Turn right, run forward onto the wooden ledge and turn right. Throw the lever to open the iron gate blocking the street below.

Turn right and step off the ledge with the lever. Run forward and take a standing jump down the the brick ledge where the machine guns were formerly mounted. Angle Lara to the left and carefully jump to the small ledge that juts out of the building.

Take a running jump across the street and grab onto the ledge that juts out from opposite building. Take a jump over the brick ledge and run forward. Turn left and reenter the building. Turn right and follow the short tunnel until Lara arrives on the roof with the broken machine gun.

Step forward onto the raised ledge and take a running jump and attempt to grab onto the opening in the opposite building. Enter the tunnel and follow it as it turns to the right. Follow it as it kinks to the right and drop into the shaft at the end of the tunnel.

Turn rigtht and crouch down. Crawl backwards and have Lara lower herself off of the block to the alcove below. Reverse roll and run forward, dropping to the spiraling stairs. Run forward up the stairs and vault up into the alcove where Lara left the motorcycle.

Mount the motorcycle and drive it forward carefully, dropping it to the stairs beyond the alcove. Turn the motorcycle to the right and drive it up the spiral stairs, turning left once. Turn right at the top of the stairs and drive the motorcycle forward.

Turn left after Lara passes the low ceiling and drop the motorcycle to the street below. Turn the motorcycle to the left and drive it out of the alley. Turn right and drive the motorcycle forward through the archway.

Turn right when Lara is past the archway, and then turn left at the end of the intersecting street. Enter the iron gate that Lara just opened, turn right and drive the motorcycle up the hill.

Summary
In order of appearance:
Pickups
1 Revolver
1 Regular Shotgun Shells
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Flares
1 Wideshot Shotgun Shells
1 Lasersight
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Uzi Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Grenade Launcher
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Poison Crossbow Bolts
1 Revolver Ammo
1 Small Medi Pack

16 Total
Kills
2 sniper
1 automatic machine gun
1 sniper
1 sniper
1 sniper
1 sniper
4 bats
2 ice elementals
1 sniper
2 automatic machine guns
1 sniper
2 bats
1 automatic machine gun

18 Maximum
20 Total

Footnotes:
  1. You can blow up the broken machine gun if you want, but it's not necessary.