LEVEL 3: THE COLOSSEUM
Kills: 9 Items: 3, plus Uzis, 2 Gemstone Pieces,
2 keys, Philosopher's Stone and 3 Golden Rose Secrets.
UNDERGROUND CELLS WITH SKELETONS: Start forward.
Just beyond the grate letting light in from above, look on
the right for a movable block
with a metal ring on it. Push it to reveal a secret room
containing a golden rose (secret
#1, 7/36). Return to the main passage and
continue to the right. Start through the narrow space
between the high stone walls.
Cut Scene: The floor
crumbles beneath Lara's feet revealing a
lava pit below.
As soon as the cut scene ends, run forward, jumping at
the edge of the solid floor to clear the gap.
ROOMS WITH GRATING FLOORS/LION CAGES: The exit is
closed. Hang from the doorsill above the lava pit. Traverse
to the left and around the corner. Then pull up into the
crawlspace. At the edge, press Jump to somersault into the
small room below. Push the square
button to open the exit from the room above the lion
pit. Climb back into the opening and crawl backwards toward
the opening, holding Action to drop and hang from the ledge
above the lava pit. Traverse back around the corner and pull
up. Go through the room with the grating floor and slide
down the ramp.
(NOTE: Apparently on the
PlayStation version, there is no crawlspace here. Instead
you have to traverse all the way to the left around the
corner to an alcove where you'll find the button.)
Shoot the lion inside on the
right. Press the button on the
wall to open the door. Immediately roll, drawing weapons,
and shoot another charging lion.
Go through the second room and climb the ladder. Take the
GEMSTONE PIECE from the pedestal.
ROCK-WALLED ROOMS WITH RAMPS AND STONE PILLARS:
When you enter the next room, a
gladiator rushes Lara from the left. When you've
killed him, go into the alcove from which he came and pick
up a small medipak. Go up the ramp
to another similar area. Again a
gladiator attacks from the left. The alcove where he
came from contains Uzi clips and a
button. Push it to open a door
on the upper level. Go up the next ramp and the next. At the
top level, you'll meet another gladiator
and a lion. Kill both and go into
the alcove to claim the UZIS and a
large medipak. Return down the
ramp to the wide doorway.
HUGE CAVE WITH ROPE AND LEDGES: Safety drop off
the right side of the walkway between the entrance and the
center platform. (If you drop here, Lara will land on the
ledge below and not lose health, as she would from a longer
drop.)
Here comes your first timed puzzle. Climb the stairs to
the platform with the rope.
(It's probably a good idea to save your game before starting
so you can reload if you flub it.) Pulling the rope three
times raises a pedestal in the middle of the center
platform. You have about 30 seconds to get up there before
the pedestal recedes. Some suggestions follow.
Position Lara facing the center platform as she pulls the
rope. After pulling it three times, run forward off the
platform onto the ledge below. Run to the right and jump to
the thin stone ledge. Run along the thin stone ledge and
jump at the end to land on the paler stone block with the
bi-level top.
If you've done everything up to this point without
hesitation, you can take a moment to set up the next jump:
Turn left and walk to the top edge of the bi-level block.
Hop back once, and then take a running jump to grab the edge
of the ledge that juts out toward the center platform. Pull
up.
Turn left to face the center platform. Take another
running jump to grab the edge of the center platfrom. Pull
up and grab the second GEMSTONE PIECE
from the pedestal.
TIMED RUN - SOME ALTERNATIVE METHODS:
Alternative Path from Rope to Bi-Level Block: Pull
the rope, hop back once, angle Lara to the right and take a
running jump off the corner of the platform to land on the
thin stone ledge. Be sure not to press Action during this
jump or Lara won't get enough distance. Run along the thin
stone ledge and jump at the end to land on the paler stone
block with the bi-level top.
Another Alternative Path from Rope to Bi-Level Block:
Pull the rope, side-flip to the right and slide down onto
the steps. Turn right to face the thin stone ledge, then run
underneath it. You'll run into the tall block with the
bi-level top. Jump straight up to grab the edge and pull up
onto it.
Yet Another Alternative Path from Rope to Bi-Level
Block: Start with Lara's back to the center platform.
Pull the rope, back flip, then roll. Lara will wind up in
the spot mentioned above. Run forward and veer right,
jumping to land on the thin stone ledge. Run along the thin
stone ledge and jump at the end to land on the paler stone
block with the bi-level top.
Alternative from Bi-level Block: Instead of making
the diagonal jump to grab the jutting part of the ledge, run
straight forward along the bi-level block and jump at the
very edge. Grab the high ledge ahead and pull up. Either
turn left and run along the ledge (pressing the Look button
if you need to get oriented) onto the part that juts out
toward the center platform or, after pulling up, side flip
to the left then roll. Lara will now be facing the center
platform. Take a running jump, grab the edge and pull up.
After taking the GEMSTONE PIECE, follow the walkway to
the right. The door opens when you approach it. As you
enter, the gate ahead closes. Step forward and fall through
the floor.
Cut Scene: Lara and Pierre
exchange banter on the edge of a deep pit.
WALKWAY ABOVE DEEP PIT: Before going on, backtrack
for a secret. Turn around and take a running jump over the
slope to the flat area beyond. (Or, jump to the flat area
above the slope and walk along above it. Or, hang from the
ledge and traverse past the slope, then pull up.) Climb
through the opening back into the HUGE CAVE WITH THE ROPE
AND LEDGES.
Climb back up to the pedestal where you got the second
gemstone piece. Go through the doorway where Lara just fell
through the floor. This time the gate opens as you approach.
Take a running jump across the gap. In the next room you'll
find another golden rose (secret
#2, 8/36). Safety drop into the chute and slide
back down to the WALKWAY ABOVE THE DEEP PIT.
Go up the ramp into the room with the circular
receptacle. Combine the two GEMSTONE PIECES and place the
GEMSTONE in the receptacle.
Cut Scene: The mechanism
turns and the floor begins to collapse.
As soon as you regain control, hop back once then
backflip to land on a small, solid ledge on the opposite
side of the lava pit. (Or, roll
and then take a running jump to the ledge.) Take a running
jump from the small ledge to the opening below the
receptacle where you placed the stone. Drop back and grab
the edge of the opening. Traverse to the left and around the
corner. Continue traversing along the horizontal crevice to
the ledge on the other side of the pit.
Enter the small room beyond and climb onto the low block.
Jump up to grab the edge of the opening overhead and pull
up.
ROOM OVERLOOKING THE ARENA: Another
lion and his
gladiator buddy attack. If you like, you can drop
back into the hole and shoot these two by jumping in place
on the block while firing pistols. You may need to climb up
once or twice to get their attention.
When the gladiator dies, he drops the first
COLOSSEUM KEY. It's difficult to
see on the patterned floor, so search carefully where he
fell. Use this key in the lock to the left of the double
doors.
Cut Scene: Another
statue—this one with a hammer—comes to life in the next
room.
Try to keep your distance from the
animated statue. Each time he bangs his hammer, a
shock wave emanates from it and Lara takes damage if she's
too close. If you don't want to go head-to-head with him,
run back to the hole and drop through. If he doesn't come to
the edge of the opening, climb out to get his attention then
drop in again. Once he's standing above the opening,
position Lara with her back against the wall and keep firing
with pistols until the statue is destroyed.
Go into the next room and climb through the small, square
opening. Take the second COLOSSEUM KEY
from the pedestal. Use this to unlock the second set of
double doors. Slide down the ramp.
LEDGE WITH GOLDEN SUN AND PHILOSOPHER'S STONE:
Before taking your prize, go after the third secret. Take a
running jump over the spike pit
to the T-shaped ledge. From there, take a running jump over
more spikes to grab the small
ledge on the far side of the cave. Pull up. Crawl through
the opening and continue to a small room where you'll find a
golden rose (secret
#3, 9/36). Return to the golden-sun ledge.
Use the CROWBAR to pry the
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE from the wall and end the level.
FMV Sequence
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