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Underneath the Sphinx |
Items: 12 |
Kills: 27 |
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Run forward until Lara steps through the gateway. The gate will snap
shut and Lara will find herself in a closed area with two sleeping
Semerkhet Guardians (1, 2). The
guardians will awaken if Lara walks in front of it. Lara must trap
each guardian in separate cages at the southern end of the
chamber. Approach the guardian on the left and stand one block away from it. Reverse roll in front of it and immediately run forward, taking a running jump to hurry Lara along. Turn left and enter the cage to the east, taking another running jump to speed Lara up. Immediately reverse roll and take a standing jump over the charging guardian. The guardian will crash into the wall as Lara exits the cage. Take a hairpin turn to the left and pull the lever to close the cage, trapping the first guardian inside. Repeat this process with the guardian on the right. Approach it and reverse roll. Run forward, taking a standing jump to speed Lara up. Turn right and take another running jump into the cage on the western side of the room. Reverse roll and take a standing jump over the guardian. Exit the cage and take a hairpin turn to the right. Pull the lever to close the cage, trapping the second guardian inside. Return to the northern end of this chamber, where the two guardians formerly stood and notice the three panels on the wall ahead. Turn left and run forward to remains of previous explorer lying on the ground. |
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Scrap of Paper
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Lara will notice something on the ground, below a torch. Run to the
torch and pick up the scrap of paper (1)
from the ground. Now approach the skeleton and pick up the canister
of flares (2). Examine the scrap of paper to find that it contains Romanizations of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Compare the scrap of paper with the three large hieroglyphs on the three panels on the northern side of the chamber to find that the reeds corresponds to the letter 'I', the sandy slope corresponds to the letter 'Q', and the falcon corresponds to the letter 'A'. |
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AIQ
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The panels must be pressed in a specific order to open the various
gates to the east and west. By arranging the hieroglyphs in the
Romanized alphabetical order to get the first sequence. Approach the
panels and press the falcon, then press the reeds, and finally the
slope. The gate due west will open. Reverse roll, run forward, and turn right. Run to the western end of the chamber and run through the newly opened gate. Walk forward and draw pistols. Take a running jump over the pit and kill two bats (3, 4) that will attack from the left. Turn right and step forward to the edge of another pit. Draw pistols and take a running jump over the pit. Kill two more bats (5, 6). There are four sloped shafts lit in different colors and below each shaft is a small alcove. Use the binoculars to look up each shaft and activate the night-vision feature to find additional combinations for the panels in the previous area. The order in the red shaft is falcon, slope and reeds. The order in the green shaft is slope, reeds, falcon. The order in the magenta shaft is slope, falcon, reeds. Finally, the order in the blue shaft is reeds, slope, falcon. Now return to the pit and walk up the slope on the right side of the pit. Take a standing jump and grab the upper edge of the pit. Pull up and run forward. Turn left and continue to the other pit. Walk down the slope on the left side of the other pit. Angle Lara back to the right and take a standing jump over the pit. Run forward to return to the main chamber. Turn left and stand in front of the three panels. |
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IAQ
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Although this combination isn't described in one of the shafts, if
Lara presses panels in the order of reeds, falcon, slope the gate to
the northeast will open1. Reverse
roll, run forward, and turn left. Run forward toward the end of the hallway and turn left once more. Enter the newly opened gate and run forward. The gate will snap shut behind Lara. Draw pistols and kill two bats (7, 8). Walk forward to the left side of the hallway and continue forward to the edge of the pit. Take a running jump over the pit and enter the tunnel. It doesn't matter which way Lara chooses to go. For simplicity sake, turn right and continue until Lara must turn left. Crouch down and begin crawling forward. A ball will drop from the ceiling and shoot out blades, then four blades will scissor up from the floor, then another ball will drop down from the ceiling and shoot blades out. When Lara reaches the intersecting hallway, stand up, turn left and step forward. Turn right and crouch down. Crawl forward, down the middle of three hallways. First four blades will scissor up from the floor, then two blades will shoot horizontally down the hallway, and the another four blades will scissor up from the floor. Stand up when Lara is clear of all these traps. There is a circular blade trap ahead that snaps shut rhythmically. Wait until it snaps shut twice in short succession and sprint toward the ring. Dive through it as it opens after two more short closures. Throw the lever ahead to open the gate and reset the three hieroglyphic panels. Reverse roll and wait for the rhythmic closing of the ring of blades. This time wait one "beat" after the two short successive closures of the blades, and then sprint forward and dive through the ring. Crouch down and crawl forward past the four scissor blades that pop out of the floor, the two blades that sweep the length of the hallway, and four more blades that scissor up from the floor. Stand, turn left, and continue forward. Turn right, crouch down and crawl past a ball that drops from the ceiling and shoots out blades, four more blades that scissor up from the floor, and then another ball that drops from the ceiling. When Lara reaches the intersecting hallway, stand up, turn right and step forward. Turn left and exit through the tunnel that leads back up to the pit. Angle Lara to the right and walk forward along the right rim of the pit until Lara can proceed no further. Aim Lara directly across the pit and take a hop back. Take a running jump over the pit and grab the ledge on the other side of the pit. Pull up and run forward through the gate and turn right. Continue forward until Lara comes to the hieroglyphic panels and turn right. |
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Press the panel with the falcon, then the panel with the slope, and
finally the panel with the reeds to open the gate on the northwestern
gate. Reverse roll, run forward, and turn right. Run to the western
end of the tunnel and turn right. Enter the gate and draw pistols. Kill two bats (9, 10) and then walk forward along the right side of the hallway until Lara comes to a steep slope. Take a standing jump up to the flat ledge at the top of the slope. Angle Lara to the left, walk forward to the corner of the ledge, and take a standing jump to another flat ledge on the opposite side of the hall. Turn right and take a standing jump over to a flat ledge on the northern end of the hall. Draw pistols, turn right and take a standing jump up the slope. Kill two more bats (11, 12) and proceed forward. Lara will find herself in a cave with crawlspaces that lead north, east and south. |
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Stone of Maat
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Start at the northern crawlspace. Crawl forward, keeping Lara's left
hand against the wall of the crawlspace. Take the first turn to the
left and then take the first turn to the left after that. Crawl
forward and pick up the Stone of Maat (3). Turn around and crawl back out, keeping Lara's right hand against the wall of the crawlspace. Take the first right and then the first right after that to return to the central cave. |
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SECRET #1
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Approach the crawlspace to the east. Crouch down and crawl into the
crawlspace, keeping Lara's right hand against the right wall. Crawl
forward until Lara crawls onto a rotted wooden floor boards. The floorboards will break away, dropping Lara into the tunnel below. Run forward and pick up SECRET #1, a grenade gun (4). If Lara is already carrying the grenade gun, then this will count as ten regular grenades. Reverse roll, run forward and pull up into a crouched position. Crawl forward, keeping Lara's left hand against the left side of the crawlspace. Take the first left and crawl forward to return to the central cave. |
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Approach the crawlspace to the south. Crouch down, crawl forward, but
do not crawl onto the rotting wooden floor boards, which conceal spike
traps. Take the first left, and then the first right. Follow the crawlspace as it kinks to the left, and then turns left. Run forward and throw the lever to open the gate that leads back to the central chamber. Reverse roll, run forward, and crouch down. Crawl forward and turn right. Follow the crawlspace as it kinks to the left. Take the first left, and then the first right to return to the central cave. Walk forward to the northern side of the cave and turn left. Walk along the north side of the tunnel until Lara slides down to a flat ledge at the northern side of the pit. Angle Lara to the left and take a standing jump to the flat ledge on the western side of the pit. Turn left and walk to the edge of the ledge. Take a standing jump to the ledge on the eastern side of the pit. Turn right and walk forward, sliding down a steep slope. Run forward through the gate to return to the central chamber. Turn left and run forward. When Lara comes to the three hieroglyphic panels, turn left. |
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QIA
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Press the panel with the slope, then the panel with the reeds, and
then the panel with the falcon to open the southwestern gate. Reverse
roll, run forward and turn right. Continue to the western end of the
hallway and turn left. Run forward and enter the newly opened gate. Draw pistols and kill two more bats (13, 14). Proceed along the left side of the hallway until Lara comes to the edge of the ledge. Take a standing jump down to the hallway below. Draw pistols, turn right and kill four crocodiles (15, 16, 17, 18) that will emerge from the pool ahead. If Lara is lucky, the crocodiles will pile up by the pool and never approach her. When all four crocodiles are dead, run forward to the pools. Have Lara work her way around the room and reach in to each of four niches. After Lara has reached into the fourth niche, a grate in the middle of the chamber will drop open. Return to the western side of the room and throw the lever to open the gate and reset the hieroglyphic panels. |
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Stone of Khephri
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Reverse roll and run forward. Drop into the hole in the middle of the
island in the middle of the pool and pick up the Stone of Khephri
(5). Climb back out of the hole and run
forward. Draw pistols as Lara approaches the tunnel ahead. Kill two bats (19, 20) and run forward to the eastern wall of the tunnel. Turn left and walk along the right side of the tunnel until Lara is standing on a triangular ledge at the rim of the pit. Turn Lara so that she is squarely facing the ledge on the opposite side of the pit and take a running jump and grab to reach the ledge. Pull up and run forward through the gate. Turn right, continue forward until Lara comes to the hieroglyphic panels and turn left. |
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QAI
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Run forward to the panels and push the panel with the slope, followed
by the panel with the falcon, and then the panel with the reeds. This
opens the gate to the southeast. Reverse roll, run forward, and turn
left. Run forward until Lara nears the eastern end of the chamber and turn right. Run forward through the newly opened gate, and it will slam shut. Walk along the western side of the tunnel and take a standing jump down to a small triangular ledge on the western side of the pit ahead. Angle Lara to the left and take a running jump to the ledge at the southern side of the pit. Draw pistols, turn left and take a standing jump up to the flat ledge ahead and kill two bats (21, 22) that will attack. Run forward and drop into the small water-filled shaft. In the underwater maze, Lara will find hieroglyphics on the walls. Lara must visit the room at the end of each tunnel marked by a hieroglyphic in Romanized alphabetical order as shown on the scrap of paper. Swim down until Lara comes to an intersection of three tunnels that lead north, east and south. Take the tunnel south and follow the tunnel downward until it intersects with a tunnel that runs east and west. Turn left and head east and downward. Soon Lara will come to an intersection of tunnels that leads up and to the south. Turn right and take the tunnel to the south. Soon Lara will come to an intersecting tunnel that leads to the west, but continue south. The tunnel will turn downward, and then to the west. Lara can then see the falcon hieroglyphic ahead. Swim upwards and surface. Pull out of the water and pull the lever between the two statues, and drop back into the water. Swim down and follow the underwater tunnel as it bends to the east and then upwards. The tunnel then bends to the north and Lara will soon come to an intersecting tunnel to the west as the tunnel continues to the north. Turn left and take the tunnel to the west. Lara will soon come to an intersecting tunnel that leads upwards as the tunnel continues to the west. Continue to swim forward, to the west, and the tunnel will bend to the north and then upwards. Ahead Lara will be able to see a hieroglyphic of a hand. Soon Lara will encounter a tunnel that leads off to the east while the underwater shaft continues upwards. Continue upwards and surface. Pull out of the water and pull the lever between the two statues. Drop back into the water and swim down, passing the connecting tunnel that leads to the east. At the bottom of the underwater shaft, the tunnel will turn south, and then east. Continue forward until Lara comes to a underwater shaft that leads upwards with a hieroglyphic of a wavy snake. Swim upwards and surface. Pull the lever between the two statues, reverse roll, and drop back into the pool. Swim down until Lara comes to an intersecting tunnel that leads east and west. Turn left and swim down the east tunnel until Lara comes to an intersecting tunnel that leads to the north and south. Turn left and follow the northern tunnel until Lara comes to an intersecting shaft that leads upward and to the west. Turn left and take the tunnel that leads west until Lara comes to another underwater shaft that leads upward, while the tunnel continues forward to the west. Turn and swim upward and the tunnel will turn to the north. Lara will soon come to an intersection of tunnels that lead upward, east, and to the north. Turn and follow the tunnel to the north. Soon the tunnel will turn upwards before Lara comes to a intersection that leads east and west. Turn west to grab a small Medi Pack (6), and then take a flip turn to swim to the east. Lara will come to a hieroglyphic of two reeds. Swim upwards and surface. Pull the lever between the two statues and drop back into the water. Swim down and turn and follow the tunnel to the west. Lara will be able to see an alcove ahead where she must turn and swim downward. Follow the tunnel as it turns to the south. Shortly after that, Lara will come to a intersection of underwater tunnels that lead to the south, to the east and upwards. Turn and take the eastern tunnel until it meets an intersecting tunnel that leads south and upwards. Follow the underwater shaft that leads upwards and the tunnel will bend to the east. |
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Stone of Atum
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Lara will see a bent snake hieroglyphic ahead and the underwater
tunnel will bend upwards. Follow the underwater shaft upwards until
Lara can surface. Pull out of the water and pick up the Stone of Atum
(7) from the western side of the room and
throw the lever on the eastern side of the room. Pulling this last lever will open the gate that leads back to the central chamber. Drop back into the water and swim downward. Follow the underwater tunnel as it heads to the west and then downward. Lara will come to an intersecting tunnel that leads to the south and to the west. Take the tunnel to the west and soon Lara will come to an intersection of tunnels that lead north, south and upwards. Swim upwards until Lara can surface. Pull out of the water and head to the southern side of the tunnel. Slide down to the ledge below and turn right. Take a running jump toward the small triangular ledge. Lara will likely miss the triangular ledge, so grab the bottom of the slope and shimmy to the right until Lara can pull up onto the triangular ledge. Angle Lara to the right and take a standing jump up to the small triangular ledge below the lit torch. Exit through the gate and turn left. Run forward until Lara comes to the three hieroglyphic panels. Turn right and approach the panels. |
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IQA
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Push the panel with the reeds, then the panel with the slope, and
finally the panel with the falcon to open the gate to the east.
Reverse roll, run forward, and turn left. Continue forward to the end of the hallway. Draw pistols and enter the newly opened gate. Kill three bats (23, 24, 25) as Lara approaches the pit. Run up the left side of the hallway, angle Lara to the right and take a standing jump over the pit. |
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Stone of Re
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Run forward and examine the hieroglyphics over the niches2. Reach into the niche below the two wavy
snakes, which is the right niche on the north wall and the right niche
on the eastern wall. The first will reopen the gate, while the second
holds the Stone of Re (8). All the other
niches will produce swarms of beetles. Turn around walk forward along the left side of the hallway until Lara reaches the edge of the pit. Take a standing jump over the pit and run forward through the gate to the main hallway. Run forward to the western end of the hallway3. Enter the western gate and take a running jump over the first pit. Walk forward and turn right and walk forward until Lara comes to the rim of a second pit. Take a standing jump over the pit and continue forward. Place the Stone of Maat in the alcove below the red shaft. Place the Stone of Khepri in the alcove below the green shaft. Place the Stone of Atum in the alcove beneath the magenta shaft. Place the Stone of Re in the alcove beneath the blue shaft. When Lara places the fourth stone in place the gate to the north will open. Enter the gateway. Jump up and grab the bars on the ceiling at the end of the hallway. Shimmy to the left until Lara can hear bats squeaking. Shimmy back to the right and release from the bars. Turn left, draw pistols, and kill two bats (26, 27). Jump up and grab the overhead bars, and swing across the deep pit to the ledge beyond. |
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Holy Scripture #1-#4
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Turn right enter the next chamber. As soon as Lara steps into the
chamber, the gate will slam shut and spinning blades will begin to
descend. Quickly turn left and head to the alcove to pick up the
first Holy Scripture (9). Reverse roll,
cross the room and pick up the second Holy Scripture (10). Reverse roll again and angle Lara to the
left, cross the room and grab the third Holy Scripture (11). Reverse roll and cross the room one last
time and grab the fourth Holy Scripture (12). When Lara picks up the fourth Holy Scripture, the exit gate will open. Reverse roll and quickly exit through the gate to the north. Walk forward and turn left. Walk slowly through the middle of the next room. Two sets of four blades will scissor up from the floor. When Lara is clear of the room walk forward, jump up and grab the overhead bars. Shimmy to the left until Lara can hear the squeak of bats. Shimmy back to the right and release from the overhead bars. Draw pistols and turn left and kill two more bats (28, 29). Holster the pistols and jump up and grab the overhead bars. Swing forward and release when Lara clears the pit. Turn right and run forward, following the wider tunnel as it bends to the left. |
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Summary
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Pickups
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1 Scrap of Paper 1 Flares 1 Stone of Maat 1 Grenade Gun 1 Stone of Khephri 1 Small Medi Pack 1 Stone of Atum 1 Stone of Re 1 Holy Scripture 1 Holy Scripture 1 Holy Scripture 1 Holy Scripture 12 Total |
Kills
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2 Guardians of Semerkhet 2 bats 2 bats 2 bats 2 bats 2 bats 2 bats 4 crocodiles 2 bats 2 bats 3 bats 2 bats 2 bats 29 Total 27 Maximum |
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