Unknown Entity strategy in the Tesla roomThe objective is not to destroy the Entity. The main gaol is to remove the sword fragment for the machine directly above the Tesla turret. Ignore the Beast the entire time. First, pull the four levers around the room. They are on the outer wall and easily accessible. Then, hop into the Tesla turret. If you get knocked out of the turret, hop back in, healing as needed. Here you must use the turret's "repel" function to launch the four lowered Tesla balls into the beams of energy. Do not use the "attract" function as this will just slow you down. After completing the entire circuit, wait for the electricity to die down, then do it again. When you complete the circuit the second time, get out of the turret, switch to first person view and use the grapple on the sword fragment and pull it out. |
Cheats CodesUnlock the following cheats byperforming the corresponding tasks. A message with the code will appear to confirm successful completion of the task. Codes cannot be enabled until they are first unlocked in this manner. |
Gold statue in BoliviaOnce you use the stone seesaw to boost the iron cages up to the platform, open the gate the normal way. Then, move one of the cages on the side off its plate just enough to lower the door one notch. Immediately move the cage back. Climb over to the exit and scale the side of the doorway to get on top of the door. The gold reward is at the top. |
Silver statue in BoliviaOn the first rope in Bolivia, turn left to locatethe cave that has the silver reward. |
Gold statue in Croft ManorBefore you can get the gold artifact, you have to complete the Bolivia level. Otherwise, the rest of the manor will be closed off. After you enter the manor, get the grapple. It is located in the computer room in a safe behind Zip. To unlock the safe, use a laptop on the floor. After getting the grapple, get the pistols in Lara's bedroom. To get the pistols, there are two knives that both need to be pulled. Then, go head to the library. To your right is a wall that can be broken by shooting it. After that is done, move the bookcase in the wall to one of the pressure switches on either side of Allister's desk. Then, use the grapple to get down the other bookcase, which is above the pressure switch on the right. Put that bookcase on the other switch and a wall will open up. Grab the PLS on Allister's desk. In the dark hallway is a switch. Once you pull it, a large stone tablet with a clue will come out of the wall. The clue reads "Above the Waters, Twin Sisters turn their backs one upon the other to leave the Ambages unguarded". Go to the end of the hallway and pull the second switch. Another wall will open up and lead you back into the bedroom. With the first clue in hand, go to the pool. On the right side of the pool there are two fish statues that can be pulled out. Do so, then jump onto the shortest one. Jump on to the pole, swing to the ledge, jump to the other statue, onto the second pole, then onto the balcony. There are two Greek statues. Rotate them so they face away from each other. When they are in position, another clue will appear: "Within the Hall of Knowledge, Tomes of Cerulean, Topaz, Viridian and Crimson in turn reveal their Arcanum". Go back to the library. Push in the blue book to the right of the door. Then, go to the small room upstairs. Push in the yellow book, then the green book, outside the room. Go back downstairs and push in the red book. After you do this, a wall will open, revealing the third clue: "Above the Hearth, revealed visage and countenance touched in haste raise up the Steward". Go back to the front lobby. To the right of the door leading to the library is a switch that just came out of the wall. Before using it, use the grapple to pull out the poles leading to the other switch. Then, push the switch, swing to the other side, and use the other. The fourth and final clue then comes out of the wall: "The risen Athena turns to face the Sun, whose burden then reveals the Golden Laurel". A statue has arisen in the middle of the front lobby downstairs. Turn it so that it faces the window above the stairs then stand on the pressure switch. The statue then goes back into the ground and a stone pillar with the Golden Artifact appears from the ground in its place. |
Gold statue in GhanaAt the end of the level, when you stand on button that opens the timed door, do not enter that door. Instead, go to the under the door to locate a golden statue. |
Alternate costume in JapanWhen you get to a room which has a hanging dragon in it, you will find a large red box. Throw it to the floor to break it. You will get a gold statue that gives you a new costume. |
Amanda in Beast form strategyThe final boss is Amanda in Beast form. When facing her, do not go near to the edge, near Amanda while she is fighting, or go into the center of the platform. The easiest way to die is to jump off the edge. When you get Amanda's health down about halfway, the beast will fall to the ground and an image of Amanda will appear on the beast's body. Quickly get in close as possible, then face Amanda and press [Interact]. This brings the beast's damage threshold down. If you do not do it fast enough, the beast will rise and heal to full. You must down the beast four times to win. The beast will start by using a random attack every couple seconds. Every time you down the beast, the chance is increased that it will perform another random attack right after the first. This means that when you have downed Amanda three times, she is likely to attack four times very quickly. The following is a list of her attacks: |
Lara in bikiniTo unlock the white and black swimsuits for Lara you must complete the game, find all the rewards (including the ones in Croft Manor) then complete the game again under the time trial difficulty. Complete Bolivia Redux in time trial mode. This will allow the use of the "One Shot Kill" cheat which will help significantly. Note: This will also unlock everything else in the game, including the pistol upgrades, another thirty costumes, and the "Wield Excalibur and "Wield Soul Reaver sword" cheats. |
Object modelsCollect all the silver rewards from a level to unlock all object models from that specific location. |
Character profilesUnlock the following character profiles by collecting the corresponding number of bronze rewards: |
Alternate CostumesUnlock the following alternate costumes by performing the corresponding task: |
Unlockable CinematicsUnlock the following cinematics by completing the corresponding level: |
Differently climbing styleTo make Lara climb up ledges differently, hang from a climbable ledge and hold UP or any other key so that she is looking over the ledge. Then, hold SPACE and after a couple seconds Lara will climb the ledge differently. |
Legacy Of Kain easter eggIn Croft Manor, on the right-hand side of the main stairs is a portrait of Kain, as it appears in Legacy Of Kain: Defiance. Eidos, producer of Tomb Raider, also produces the Legacy of Kain series. |
Invisible burning coat glitch in "Kazakhstan"In the Kazakhstan mission, complete the second part where you are on the bike chasing after the train. There will be an intermission sequence where Lara will take off her burning winter coat and toss it away. To see the glitch, complete the game and get a multiple amount of clothes. Choose any of the clothes except for the winter clothes for the Kazakhstan mission. At the intermission sequence after the bike ride, Lara will take off an invisible burning coat. |
Play soccer in PeruAt the start of the level, look to your right to see a soccer ball. You can shoot the ball around. Hit it past the dummy in between the fences and for a goal. |
Pistol UpgradesCollect the following number of silver and bronze rewards to unlock the corresponding pistol upgrades: |
Dead end in "England"Toward the end where the serpent Boss is located, when you first enter the level, do not interact with the falling cages. You can actually stop them from working. If you do not have any previous saves to restart from, the game cannot be completed. |