Tomb Raider 4: THE LAST REVELATION
            Complete Game Walk Through - part 6

                       Author unknown

Concluded from issue 76

LEVEL 39 MASTABAS

First head left and then head around the front of the truck to
find a Jerrycan. Pick it up and then head back South and turn down
the first pathway to the East. There is a doorway to your left as
soon as you turn down the path. Inside, you'll find some revolver
ammo and a trapdoor in the floor. Grab the goods then open the
door.  Drop down. Follow the cramped corridor around until you
reach the first intersection.

When you get to it, take the left route. At the end of the
corridor you'll come to a small, torch-lit room with three
lion-heads mounted on the walls. To solve this small puzzle,
you're going to need to use your revolver with the laser-sight. If
you look closely you will see that each of the lions have a gem
inside their mouths. Use your sight to shoot the gems in each of
them.

The result is that their mouths will close and a door will open on
the North wall. Enter the door and grab the empty, small water-
skin on the floor. Leave the lion room the way you came and head
back to the intersection. Head left when you get there. Follow the
corridor up and around until it dead ends, then hoist yourself up
and out of the hole above. You should now be back outside.

Exit this small area and you should be in between two ravines to
the West and East of you. Kill the dog and then execute a running
jump across the shortest points of the ravine to the right. If
there's one thing Lara doesn't like to be told, it's where she
can't go.  This boarded up entrance is no match for her shotgun.
Blast it to pieces and head on in. A couple of bats and a dog are
waiting inside.

Once you've taken care of business, open the trapdoor on the floor
and head down. Same deal. Follow the corridor around to the first
intersection. Here, take a right. When you get to the end of the
corridor, you'll find another lion head room. Repeat the process.
Another door, some more mummies and a bag of sand await.  Grab the
goods and head back to the intersection. Take a right and follow
the corridor to the next intersection. Pass up the choice to the
left and keep heading North. The path dead ends around the corner.
Pull yourself out into the room above, open the door, shoot the
barrier and exit.

Outside, you'll be faced with another ravine. Head over to the
left wall, face North and do a diagonal running jump across to the
small ledge in the Northwest corner. From here, execute another
running jump from the edge, diagonally Northwest to the ground
across the way. While this path might look like a dead end from
your vantage point, there's a room tucked away to the right.

Kill the scorpions, throw the trapdoor and head on down. Follow
the corridor around to the first intersection and turn right.
Follow the corridor around until you reach a dead end with an
un-lit torch on the ground - what, no lion room? Pick up the torch
and head back to the intersection. Back at the intersection with
torch in hand, head straight. Eventually, you'll come to another
lion head room!

This one is full of enemies. Drop your torch and fill 'em full of
lead. While you've got your revolver out, repeat the process of
shooting the gems in their mouths. When the deed is done, pick up
the torch and head through the opened door. This next room houses
some bats and what looks to be three scales with plates on top of
them and symbols on their fronts. Behind the scales is a small
pool of water.

Walk into the pool and use your small water-skin to fill it full
of water. Now head back around to the front of the scales and
position Lara in front of the far-left one. Its symbol is three
wavy lines.  Use the water-filled small water-skin and Lara will
pour the water into the plate on top of the scales.

Go to the far-right scale. Its symbol is a pyramid. The middle
scale has the symbol of a sun on it. Use the Jerrycan and Lara
pours it into the plate. The three plates should now be full. For
the last bit, you're going to need to light the torch. Pick it up
and hit the action button again to light the plate on fire. The
end result is a door opens up on the left wall. If you've got any
ammo left, grenade the annoying mummies in here and then pry the
Northern shaft key from the west wall with your crowbar.

A door will open up somewhere else in the level. Before leaving,
equip your revolver and shoot the gems in the two lions' heads on
the walls. Did you think you are done with the lions' heads? Head
back into the scale room and a door in the East wall will now be
open. Head into the next room. There are some lion heads in here.
Head forward up the stairs, kill the dogs inside and follow the
corridor to the first intersection. Don't head left, but continue
straight and you will come to a dead end with an opening leading
back outside above.  Climb out. Head out of this area and take a
left to another ravine dead ahead. To get across, first do a
standing jump to the platform on the left. Now, it's a diagonal
running jump Northeast to the pathway on the left, then a
death-defying running jump and a grab to the pathway across the
ravine to the south. There's another doorway to the right. Burst
it open, head on in and fling open the next trapdoor. Follow the
corridor until you get to the intersection.  Ignore the left path
heading forward. The path will reach a dead end around the corner.
Pull yourself out of the hole.  A dog and a barrier block your
passage.

Head straight out of this area and into the door across the way.
These trapdoors are almost as commonplace as lions' heads around
here. Open it up and drop on down. As usual, follow the corridor
around until the first intersection. Here, you'll want to take a
left into a room with lions' heads. Head through the now opened
door and you'll be in a room with three monkey statues in front of
you.  There are lever seats in front of each of them. The gist of
this puzzle is to choose the right one which will open the door to
the right. If you choose either "hear" (far left) or "see"
(middle), real monkeys will appear from behind the statues and
attack you with a vengeance. When you kill them. They leave this
world with a body-damaging explosion. The correct monkey statue is
"speak" (far right).

Throw the crowbar in the lever seat and a nice monkey will appear.
The next room has mummies, a Southern shaft key that needs to be
pried off the East wall and lions' heads. Back in the monkey room,
the West doorway should now be open. Head through and, shoot the
gems in the lions' heads. Head through the West opening when
you're done. Follow the corridor up and around and then take a
little slide. At the bottom, climb a few blocks, head up the ramp
and you're on our way to the next area.

LEVEL 40 THE GREAT PYRAMID

Follow the corridor until it comes to a dead end, then pull Lara
out. Blast the barrier blocking your way out of the room and take
care of the baddie lying in wait to the right. To cross the ravine
here, you'll need to do a diagonal running jump Southwest to the
pathway on the other side. Turn around quickly when you land and
shoot the goon across the way.

Bust open the door and deal with the guard who comes running out
of it. Then shoot the flying sand bug in the corner of the room
while your weapon's still unholstered. Throw the camouflaged
trapdoor in the middle of the room, then drop and grab the edge
and lower Lara down the climbable portion of the wall - the drop
is too deep to fall.  At the bottom, you'll find a grenade gun.
Take it and head back up.  Blast the barrier blocking the exit to
the room and take care of the Uzi-wielding bad guy right behind
it. Open the doorway and head into the next room where yet another
bad guy awaits.

This trapdoor is, quite literally, a trap. Don't even bother
opening it, the fall down is too great and there's nothing at the
bottom anyway. Instead, open and head through the East door. Back
outside, you'll encounter one more barrier room. Inside. There are
two nasty sand bugs, a trapdoor leading nowhere, an Uzi, grenade
gun, and normal ammo on the floor. Head in if you need/want it.
It's time to get over that huge pyramid. Head onto the small,
North-most platform jutting out over the ravine and do a running
jump to the other side.  Ok, you're going to have to get around
and up the pyramid, but it won't be easy.

First, slide down to the small platform to the left. Now, it's a
running jump and a grab across the way onto this slightly sloped
platform. From here, you can walk up the ramp and climb up the
first block. You can walk diagonally right up the next block and
then climb up the next. From here, face east and walk forward
until Lara won't move anymore. Do a hop back, then a running jump
to the next, safe tile.

As soon as you land, hold down the R1 button and press backwards
on the D-pad to walk back a few steps, just avoiding the huge
boulder that comes bounding down the side of the pyramid. The next
two moves are two consecutive standing jumps forward onto safe
blocks.

Watch out for the boulder on the second one. After it's safe to
move forward, hop up the next block, then face East and make
another two standing jump across the next set of blocks. Next,
it's one more standing jump to the East, except this time, Lara
will land on a sloped block and slide all down the pyramid. When
she stops sliding, stay where you are until the boulder safely
bounds out of harm's way.

When it's safe, drop down to the extended block below, then face
South and execute a running jump and a garb to the ledge across
the chasm. Face left, kill the sand bug and then execute a running
jump from the edge of the ledge. Now, it's back to the pyramid
side.  Face North, walk to the right-most edge, then hop back and
take a running jump and a grab to the other side.

Climb up the next block, walk up the short ramp and then do a
standing jump to the next platform with the large Medi-pack on it.
From here, face Northwest and do a diagonal standing jump to this
safe tile. Hit the jump button while pressing down on the D-pad to
flip backwards to the platform where the Medi-pack was. Jump back
over to the block then execute another standing jump diagonally
Northwest to the next two. If you jump from the middle of each
block, you shouldn't have a problem.

Now attempt a standing jump straight across to the West, then walk
and climb North up two more blocks. Now turn to the East and do
two consecutive standing jumps to the safe tiles in between the
slanted ones. Execute a backwards flip on the second one to avoid
the next boulder. Face North and climb Lara up the next two
blocks, then head West a few blocks, deal with the two sand bugs
and climb North up the block at the end.

Walk West until Lara comes to a stop. From here, hop back and do a
running jump to the next blocks. Don't fret when Lara starts
sliding, it's all part of the master plan. From here, execute
another running jump West to leap over the next two blocks.  When
you land you'll have to deal with another sand bug. One more
standing jump to the West and then turn and face Southwest.

This time do a standing jump diagonally down to the tile below.
This time, turn to face Northwest and do a diagonal standing jump
up to the next tile. Repeat the last two steps with the next set
of blocks, then face the pyramid and climb three sets upwards. One
more diagonal standing jump Northwest, then two consecutive
standing jumps to the West and you're one step away from being
done.

The object is to get to the safe ground below. To do this, execute
a last running jump to the West and Lara will slide all of the way
down the pyramid and exit the level in the process.
Congratulations!

LEVEL 41 KHUFU'S QUEEN'S PYRAMIDS

Kill both the man and beast fighting and then head left down into
the room dug in the side of the side of the sandstone. Here,
you'll find all sorts of goodies inside the crates you can blast
open. Back outside, there's a second room beyond the first. While
you can get inside with no problem, you're going to need the
Armoury key.  The guard you saved in the pyramid of Menkaure level
gave this to you.  If you don't have it, you're out of luck. If
you have it, unlock the gate. Blast the crates and claim your
bounty: a crossbow, a grenade gun, normal shotgun ammo, a
revolver, crossbow ammo, a shotgun and Uzis. Back outside, you'll
encounter another giant scorpion, then head North until you get to
a chasm. Walk along the left-side of the chasm and do a standing
jump from the edge to the platform across the way. The next jump
is a running jump just a bit to the Northwest.

This lands you on the pathway to the right. Pull out your revolver
when you land and deal with the scorpion. This pathway is a dead
end, so our only other choice is to keep leaping across the chasm.
Walk out to the edge of the jutting ledge and execute a running
jump and a grab to the platform across the way. From here, face
right and do a standing jump from the edge to the next block.
Take care of the sand bug here and then climb up to the next.
This time face left and do a running jump to the next platform.
Don't hold down the grab button, as this will throw off Lara's
timing and she won't reach the platform. The next block is just a
little to the Northwest. Walk to the edge and do a diagonal
standing jump to it.  Back across the chasm you go! Face West and
do a running jump and a grab to the hard-to-see block sticking out
below and to the right of the indented one.

Turn right and do a running jump to the next platform. As soon as
you land, pull out your revolver and start shooting. First comes a
sand bug and then a giant scorpion. If you're not careful, you
could be knocked into the chasm below. Around the corner to the
right, you'll find a dead end. But is it really? Push this block
all the way to the end of the pathway. This opens up a secret
passageway on the side of the pyramid to the left. Head inside and
you'll find a trapdoor. Fling it open and lower Lara into the
hole.

Dropping down will kill her. Inside the pyramid you'll find
yourself in a twisting labyrinth with collapsing walls that reveal
more passageways. There are also holes in the walls that can offer
up both good and bad things. Reaching into these holes may yield
ammo or Medi-packs or release beetles.

To get through the maze simply and quickly, just head right at the
intersection then left around each corner. Continue and do not
deviate from this path until you hear the music start playing and
come to a room with an ancient Egyptian guard. Show him no mercy.
At the end of this room is a large wall carving of a star with a
shaft key imbedded at the base. Use the crowbar to pry it loose
which, in turn, opens a gate to exit the level. Now, you have to
get back to where you dropped down. Head straight through the
first intersection. Hang a right at the second and a left at the
third.  Take another left at the fourth and you'll pass by these
torches.  Then take a right at the fifth. The final collapsing
wall reveals the exit, straight ahead. Climb up and out and you'll
be on our way.  Head back over to the chasm and do a running jump
across to the platform on the other side. Next, face left and do a
running jump to the first block, then a standing jump up to the
next. Kill the bug while you're here. Turn to the East and start
the arduous climb up the pyramid. The next climbable block is one
to the right and up.  To get to the next, do a diagonal standing
jump Northeast to the safe platform and then do it again to the
next. When you land on the platform, stay put. An avalanche of
boulders come raining down the side of the pyramid. When it's
safe, do yet another diagonally standing jump Northeast to the
next platform. A couple of sand bugs fly out and try to stop you
from getting to the entrance. You should still have the guard's
keys given to you earlier. Use them on the lock and head on in.

LEVEL 42 INSIDE THE GREAT PYRAMID

Carefully follow the slope down the pathway until you come to a
large gap. To get across, drop down to the lower, left edge and
execute a running jump. Pull out something particularly messy,
like the shotgun, and let the goon who's shooting at you have it
once on the other side.

The one that comes at you from behind with his spinning sai takes
something a bit more sophisticated - how about a shot to the head.
Once the business has been taken care of, head to the right into
the next hallway. Follow this path up and around and pass under
the gate and into this room. Kill the enemies in here, then slowly
walk forward into the space between the ramps leading upward.

When you get in far enough, Lara will trigger two sliding pillars
that rapidly shift back and forth between the hallway. To get
through this bit, get as close as possible to the pillar and do a
standing jump forward. Time your jump just as the pillar hits the
middle point. Repeat the process with the next one. Shoot the
attacking dogs in this next room, then enter the large container
from the rear.

Inside, you'll find a small Medi-pack and an Un-lit torch. Use the
torch on the wall to light yours and then light the rest of the
torches inside the room. There are a total of four that need to be
lit. When you've lit them all, a small passageway is revealed
along the West wall. Head inside and you'll find shotgun wideshot
ammo in one corner and a switch in the other. Grab the ammo and
pull the switch.

This triggers a collapsing wall at the top of the ramps in the
previous room. Head out and back through the pillars and up either
ramp. The dramatic music must mean that something cool is about to
happen. This room houses four star shaped key holes and a large
star carved into the floor. To find out, head on over to any of
the four key holes and hit the action button.

If you look behind you, you'll notice a shaft of luminescent
moonlight is hitting a portion of the floor. Put the other three
star keys in their respective slots and an explosion of light
rocks the room and a shaft opens in the middle of the floor.
Before you do anything else, flip the switch on the North wall and
then take care of the baddies you inadvertently let in. Leave the
star shaft room, head down the ramp and back through the sliding
pillars below.  You should be able to see the powerful beam of
light in the room beyond the pillars.

In this room, the container in the middle has been reduced to a
smoking mess of mangled rubble. Head for the east wall and out
into the passageway. One end has a large medipack and the other a
switch.  Flip the switch and a gate opens back at the bottom of
the main, sloping hall in the pyramid. Head back through the
pillars and out of the ramp room. Now head back into the main hall
and head north, taking care of any enemies who attack. Make a
standing jump over the first and third holes and a running jump
over the second.

Carefully lower yourself down to the next level and do a running
jump over to the gateway. Head into the now safe, moonlit shaft by
dropping and grabbing the side before climbing down. Enter the
opening near the bottom. Follow the corridor and drop down to the
next level, continue along the corridor to enter the Temple of
Horus.

Level 43 Temple of Horus

The shaft of light has somehow exposed a long tunnel leading into
the temple, follow it and take a right once inside. Just inside
the room is a nasty looking creature inside a cage. Ignore it and
head north into the temple to find the large, 5 ltr waterskin. Now
fill the large waterskin and combine it with the small waterskin
you found earlier.

The leftover water in the large waterskin is just the right amount
to be poured into the vase on the giant scales. If you put the
wrong amount into the vase the beast will be released and you are
in trouble. Filling the vase will open the grate in the floor
behind you, once it is open, drop through the hole. Jump to the
pole in the middle of the room and slide carefully down, avoiding
the blades as you go.

Once at the bottom, kill the two bats and take a look around. You
may notice that this room is almost identical to the room above
apart from the carving on the wall, which tells you that you need
to put four liters into the vase instead of two. To do this you
need to mess around with the waterskins some more.

First, empty any water in the waterskins and then fill the large
one with 5 liters. Now combine it with the small "skin" to put
three liters in the small and leave two in the large. Empty the
small skin and then pour the two from the large skin into the
small skin, creating a small skin with 2 liters and a empty large
skin. Now fill the large skin with five liters and then combine it
with the small to pour 1 liter into the small and leave 4 in the
large, just the right amount.

Pour the 4 liters into the scale and head through the opened
grate.  Once again, jump to the pole and slide past the blades to
the room below and another water puzzle, this time you need just
one liter.  Empty both waterskins and then fill the small skin
with 3 liters.  Pour this into the large waterskin and then fill
the small one so they both contain 3 liters.

Now simply combine the two so that large skin is full and the
small is left holding just 1 liter. Pour the water into the scale
and drop through the hole that opens. Face the light and walk to
the edge of the shaft, from here do a standing jump onto the
climbable rock and start to climb down. Once you see the ledge on
the right, shimmy over to it and drop onto solid ground. You now
need to do a running jump into the water far below. It is a good
idea to save here as you can easily misjudge it and hit rock.

Once in the water, swim around the large stone platform until you
find a ledge you can climb out onto. You will now see a shaft of
blue/green light containing a menacing Egyptian type bloke and
four pedestals surrounding him. Place the four scriptures on the
pedestals and then step into the light. When the cut scene
finishes, quickly dive into the water to avoid the hail of fire
that Horus lobs at you.

Swim down and look for the Amulet of Horus which was thrown in
during the cut scene. Now swim to the other side of the room and
climb out of the water, head up the slope, ignoring Horus for now,
and head through the doorway at the top. Pull the lever inside and
then make your way over to the now open doorway on the opposite
side of the room.

Pull the lever found here to activate a device elsewhere in the
level. Now go back to the opposite ramp and jump from the top of
it to the only other solid ground in this area. From here you need
to work your way up the outside of the cavern. The ledges are all
pretty obvious and you should have no problems. At the top you
will be faced with a large stalactite, step back from the edge and
do a running jump past the stalactite, onto the ledge below. From
here jump over to the small hole in the wall and climb in. Crawl
through the tunnel and drop down on the other side.

Avoiding Horus's fire, continue to follow the ledges around until
you see a climbable wall. Jump over to it and start to climb
across so you enter the beam of light, this will protect you from
the flying Horus. Now climb up and onto the ledge above.

Climb up the inside of the shaft and leave this dangerous place.
After the cut scene, Head through the gate, which is now open if
you pulled both switches in the room below and dodge past the
three sliding blocks. In the next room, stay to the side and avoid
the pillars that come crashing down. Take a running jump over the
spike-filled pit and grab the opposite ledge, pull yourself up and
immediately move forwards to avoid being crushed by the falling
pillar. Another running jump is needed over the next pit and then
another.  Pull yourself up and leg it out of the Pyramid once and
for all.  Sit back and watch the end sequence, safe in the
knowledge that you have finished the hardest of all the Tomb
Raider games.  Well Done.

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