LEVEL 5: VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Secrets: 3
Cut Scene: The traitorous
guide crosses the open area ahead.
BUG NOTE: A
few players who've used the all-weapons cheat to obtain the
grenade launcher or crossbow have reported that using
grenades or explosive arrows here may result in your not
being able to pick up the key for the Jeep. I have not been
able to duplicate this, but, just to be safe, avoid doing
this or at least save your game first just in case.
OPEN AREA OUTSIDE BURIAL CHAMBER: Enter the open
area cautiously. Von Croy's armed
minions (7 in all, not
counting the guide) lurk behind every rock. Pick them off
one by one. You can use the stone blocks and alcoves for
cover, but I found it easier (and less wasteful of ammo and
medipaks) to run right up to the current target, shooting
with pistols or shotgun. Run past him, roll, and finish him
off from behind. This doesn't work as well with the one guy
carrying the sword. For him, you can switch to the shotgun
and make short work of him, or continue with the pistols,
back flipping away from him as you shoot.
During the fighting, there's
another brief cut scene, in which the guide
approaches one of the Jeeps.
When all the enemies are dead, scour the ground for
dropped items: 3 sets of Uzi clips,
3 small medipaks, 1 large medipak
and the IGNITION KEY for one of
the vehicles. There's a small, dark opening in the rocks to
the right of the doorway where you exited the tomb. (One of
the blue-robed bad guys emerged here.) Climb in, light a
flare and you'll see a ledge at the back of the recess where
you can climb up and find secret #1
(19/70), the SHOTGUN and
2 boxes of shells (or 3 boxes of
shells if you already have the gun). These are 3
separate pick-ups, so be sure not to leave anything behind.
The dark opening in the corner to the left of the tomb
entrance is empty, but from the ledge at the opening, you
can jump to grab the stone block on the left (when facing
out). Pull up, then climb up to the long ledge above the
tomb entrance. This is secret #2
(20/70). In all you'll find 2 boxes of
shotgun shells, a small medipak
and Uzi clips. Slide down the
greenish stone support to the ground.
JEEP RIDE THROUGH CAVES AND CANYONS: This isn't
exactly a car chase, since the guide stops to wait for you
if you get out of your Jeep to explore. But you can pretend
if you want to. As you drive along, you'll want to watch out
for the grenades launched from
the other vehicle, and take care to brake on some of the
long, bumpy downhill stretches so Lara doesn't get hurt.
(NOTE: You may notice as you
drive along, that certain areas of the rock wall open into
passageways after the enemy Jeep passes. These openings
enable you to explore the entire level on foot. However, you
must have the Jeep in order to get up the hill at the end of
the level. So unless you want to do quite a bit of
backtracking, you might as well drive through the whole
level.)
Follow the guide through the caves. When you reach the
first big open area, run over the 2
gunmen standing around. Then continue downhill and
through the cave. At the LARGE GAP AND ROCK BRIDGE,
stay to the right to drive up onto the rock bridge and run
over another of Von Croy's henchmen.
Stop the Jeep on top of the rock bridge (or just on the
other side) and get out. Walk back down the ramp to the side
of the gap where you started (the east side).
There's an opening under the rock overhang that juts out
above the deep pit lined with spikes.
Climb down the rock ladder into the pit, then over to the
right and up to this opening. Getting in can be a little
tricky. Position Lara's hands on the bottom edge of the
opening, release Action to let go and force Lara to lose her
foothold. Then quickly press Action again to re-grab the
opening, and immediately press Crouch and Forward to pull up
into the crawlspace. If you can't do this sequence fast
enough, climb to the right as far as possible, so Lara's
shoulder is against the right wall. Now release Action and
immediately press it again. When she re-grabs the edge of
the opening, her legs should continue to hang. Press Crouch
and Forward to climb into the opening.)
Crawl through, turn around and safety drop into the cave.
This is secret #3 (21/70),
small and large
medipaks, plus (4) super grenades.
Climb out of the cave and back to the top of the pit the way
you came.
(NOTE: It's possible to
climb down to the bottom of the pit, sliding to the ground
in the middle, where there are no spikes. But in order to
get out, you need to go through the spikes, wasting precious
medipaks, in order to grab the ladder on the west side.
There's nothing of interest down there, though, so don't
bother unless you just enjoy a challenge.)
Get back into the Jeep and continue past the rock bridge
and into the cave on the right. You'll go down a hill then
up another. At the top, you'll need to run over a
gunman. Soon you'll come to a
deep canyon. Head to the right
and circle around the rim counter-clockwise. Run over
another gunman at the end of the
rock ledge, just before turning right and going down into
another cave. As you drive up the next hill, the level ends.
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