Sophia's Obelisk

Level by Crane (June, 2005)

Walkthrough by Harrie Laudie


[Note] Although I think that installed the level correctly, there were some sound problems. For example, pistol gunfire was inconsistent. Parts of the level are also very dark. So use the binoculars for light, as there are few flares to be found. [End note]

You start by sliding backwards down a roof. Grab the edge so you can safety drop at the end. Drop to the ground and kill a dog. Shoot a trashcan in the north corner and pick up the laser sight. Shoot another dog that sneaks up on you. Go west and kill a dog and notice a closed gate. Shoot the trashcan in the south corner and pick up the Uzi's. Return to where you dropped and go south to shoot an empty trashcan and see a ladder. Climb the ladder and pull up. Go east behind the tower and just follow the balcony. Jump a gap and continue following the balcony into an opening in the south-west wall. Slide the slopes and land into another area among high walls. Follow the passageway and kill three dogs. Follow to the north and see some water in a canal. Kill a semi-invisible guard that is on an awning in the upper north-west.

Notice a closed underwater gate in the east end of the canal. Jump the canal and climb the ladder on the north wall. At the top shimmy to the left to drop onto an awning. You can see a medipack behind a window but you cannot break it. Jump, using the awnings, to get to where the guard was killed. Shoot the windows and enter the opening. Press the pushbutton and hear a loud noise. Dive into the water and notice that the east underwater gate is open. First climb the ladder and jump to awnings to the south-east. Shoot the window and pick up a token from the pedestal. Dive into the water and enter the underwater tunnel in the east wall.

You swim into another canal and notice a stripped pole in the water. Pull up and go the opening in the south-west corner for a small medipack. Go east through the archway and kill another semi-invisible guard. Go east over the small bridge into the next archway and kill four dogs. Shoot the north-east trashcan for red shotgun shells. Shoot the south-west trashcan for blue shotgun shells. Return to the small bridge and dive into the water. Go south for red shotgun shells and a small medipack. Go north for blue shotgun shells and a large medipack. Pull up to any ledge and go back to the canal with the stripped pole. Dive in and pick up three Uzi ammo before you swim into the opening in the north-west corner.

Enter the next section and pull up in front of a gate. Jump to the south ledge and press a pushbutton on the dark wall. Jump back and go through the open gate. Enter a corridor and kill three bats. Pick up blue shotgun shells and red shotgun shells. Follow the corridors to a room with water pools. Kill a semi-invisible guard on the ledge. Dive into the water for flares, small medipack and a large medipack. Pull up and go to the south-east to climb a ladder. In the next room, drop into the hole in the floor and follow a tunnel. Climb the blocks and enter a dark room. Use a flare to see a box in the dark corner. Open the box for flares and then go west to shoot out the window. Walk out onto an awning. Jump the awnings and go to the south wall. Shoot the window and enter the opening. You get secret #1 and pick up crossbow normal ammo. You are above the canal with the stripped pole. Dive in and go back through the corridors to the room with the pools.

Go to the north-east and shoot out the windows. Walk forward and get a flyby of the area. Step out onto the ledge and kill a dog. Go north and dive into the water. You see a large tunnel to the west but it contains nothing. Swim east and into a south tunnel. Pull up to a ledge and go south. Lara will look at a trashcan. Shoot the trashcan and pick up the shotgun. Back into the water and swim to the east end and pull up into an opening. Shoot the window and enter the corridor. Go south and kill a bat and a dog. Go east to kill a semi-invisible guard. Go north and then east to kill a bat and a dog. Then generally follow the corridors to the south-east to exit into a room with water.

Dive in and swim to another room with many ledges. Pull up and kill a dog. Go to the south-east corner to see a closed gate. Now go to the south-east to see a tunnel and kill a dog. Enter the tunnel and kill a bat. Climb the west ladder and find a motorcycle for later. Use the token to open the gate but do not exit yet. You can only keep one token at a time so when you get a token, use it before you pick up a second token. Get down and climb the east ladder. Kill a semi-invisible guard and pick up red shotgun shells. Get down and leave the opening as you go back to the water. In front of you is a pushbutton. Press the pushbutton and the gate in the south-east corner opens. Go there and shoot out the windows. Exit to a ledge and go left. Climb the ladder and drop onto a balcony. Jump the awnings to the south-east and enter an opening. Shoot the windows and enter a dark room. You are on a balcony over a deep main corridor.

Safety drop in the dark main corridor and go north. Kill a semi-invisible guard and continue north to the next corridor. Ignore the stairs but run down the east corridor beside it and find a doorway. Enter the doorway and you are in a library. Climb the stairs and enter a doorway in the upper south wall. Search the dead-ends among the shelves to kill two dogs and find four Uzi ammo. Then go back and exit to the main corridor. Go south and when you see wall torches, this is the place where you entered and to the east is the place to climb up for the exit for later. Continue north and see three doorways and two closed gates.

Enter the only west doorway and go through the opening in the south-west. The opening in the north just goes back to the same corridor. Enter the room and see two boxes. Open only one box to pick up a token. Exit the room and go to the closed gates in the main corridor. Use a token and a gate opens. Go back to the room with the two boxes. Open the second box to get a token. Exit back to the closed gate and use the token to open the second gate. Before you enter the room behind the gate, go into the east wall openings.

Go through the first east doorway and enter another library. Go up the stairs and kill a semi-invisible guard shooting at you from the balcony. Enter the doorway in the east wall of the upper balcony. Follow the bookshelves and kill a dog. When you reach a junction, go into the north branch to kill a bat. At the end get secret #2 and pick up Uzi's from a pedestal. Return and take the south branch to kill a dog and find two Uzi ammo. Then exit the library and return back to the main corridor. Enter the second east doorway and kill a dog. Open the box and pick up a token. Return back to the main corridor.

Now enter the open gate and enter another dark room. Kill two dogs and two semi-invisible guards. Pick up the crossbow from the pedestal. Enter the archway to the west and go down the stairs to the water. Use the crossbow and laser sight to kill the semi-invisible guard who is shooting at you from the top of the waterfalls. Dive into the pool to get secret #3 and pick up Uzi ammo. [Note] The first time I played this level, I am sure that this registered as a secret. When I played the second time for this walkthrough, the secret did not register. [End note] Exit back to the corridor and go back to the wall torches. Pull up onto the east wall and step onto the balcony. Go north and jump to the west over the main corridor. Exit through the west window and dive into the water. Pull up and enter the west opening and climb the ladder back to the motorcycle.

Shoot the windows and drive the motorcycle onto the balcony. Be careful because you can drive through the railings into the water below. If you shoot out the windows in the north, you can drive down the ramps to the area with the canal with the stripped pole. However, there is no need to go there. Follow the balcony to the south to drive over a dog. Follow the ledges until you come to a large down ramp. There is a small medipack on the pedestal at the east wall. I did not find a way to get it so I ignored it. Drive down the ramp and follow the ramps to drive over a semi-invisible guard. Continue onto another open balcony area to drive over a dog. When you see a dog on a balcony to the north, dismount the motorcycle. Kill the dog and jump over the water to the balcony that the dog was on. Pick up Uzi ammo and return to the motorcycle. Drive west to run over a semi-invisible guard. Continue to drive over a dog and two semi-invisible guards. One guard will drop a token but do not pick it up. Look for it and note where it is for later. You should still have a token and you cannot have two tokens at the same time. You face a closed gate so jump to a ledge to the east. Continue jumping the awnings and go to the east to find a pushbutton on a wall around the corner. Press the pushbutton and the gate opens. Jump the awnings back to the motorcycle.

Drive through the gate and drive over a semi-invisible guard. Drive east into the next opening into some light and dismount the motorcycle. Return to where the guard was at and enter a west tunnel. The north branch is a dead-end so continue west. Follow the tunnel to kill two dogs. A large gate will open for you. Enter and kill a semi-invisible guard. Pick up red shotgun shells and blue shotgun shells from two alcoves. Continue south to follow the corridor. You will find a north alcove so jump up there and pick up two flares. Continue south into a room and pick up a large medipack from beside a window. The pits in the floor are harmless. Now return back to the motorcycle.

Drive south and be careful when you turn the corner. The room to the east has water in it. Drive through the next room and drive over a dog. Find a place to park and dismount the motorcycle. Shoot a trashcan at the east wall for Uzi ammo. Shoot a trashcan in the dark corner of the east wall for a small medipack. There are two windows in the room. Shoot out the east window. The west window cannot be broken. You can go back to the water and in the north trench there is a token on the floor. Do not pick it up but remember where it is for later. Drive the motorcycle through the broken window and onto the balcony. Be careful, as it is a rather tight left turn. Continue into a tunnel and emerge onto a ledge over a water filled room.

Dismount the motorcycle and kill the two semi-invisible guards shooting at you from the top of the central structure. Grab the ceiling and monkey swing to the opening in the west wall. Follow the crawl space and pull up into an opening to the east. Jump to the central structure and go south. Slide down and jump to grab a crevice in the south wall. Shimmy to the right and pull up into a crawl space. Go to the end and stand up. Follow the steps to the higher ledge. In the middle, grab the ceiling and monkey swing over to a platform on the north wall. Use the token and the gate below opens. Dive into the water and pull up on the east side. Before you drive through the gate, go back and pick up a token from either the water trench or the dead guard.

Return to the motorcycle and drive through the open gate. Drive up the ramps onto a bridge and drive over two semi-invisible guards. Stop and dismount from the motorcycle. You can go back to the ramps and jump south to a ledge. You can continue to jump the ledges and eventually shoot a window and kill a semi-invisible guard on the ledge below. After that, just return to the motorcycle. Drive down the east ramps and park the motorcycle on the ledge. Dive into the water and swim around the building to the west and pull up onto a ledge. Go north and into a tunnel and then pull up into a crawl space. At the other side, stand up and pull up to the south. Stand on the bridge and shoot the semi-invisible guard on a ledge to the east. Then climb the ladder to the roof. Drop, grab, shimmy to the left and safety drop to the ledge. Use the token and the large gate opens.

Enter the gate and follow the corridor to a room with water and four columns. If you fall into the water, pull up the nearby column and back flip to the ledge to start over. Grab the ceiling and monkey south. You drop into a tunnel. Search the crawl spaces for a small medipack and a large medipack. Return to swim back to the starting point. Grab the ceiling and monkey swing north. Follow the crawl spaces and at the end pull up to the second floor ledge. Run to the end to avoid the fire from a guard. Go to the middle and monkey swing east to an opening. Get into the crawl space and crawl to the end. Turn around and pull up into another crawl space. Crawl until you can stand on a bridge. Kill the two semi-invisible guards on the bridge. Kill the dog on the central structure roof. Climb up there to open a box for a small medipack. Get down and go west to a ladder.

Climb the ladder and near the top, back flip into a tunnel. Light a flare and go south to kill a dog and jump into an alcove. Press the pushbutton on the wall and return to go back down the ladder to the bridge. Dive into the water and swim into an underwater tunnel in the south wall. Follow the tunnel to pull up onto a ledge. You lose a lot of health because you have to kill three dogs and three semi-invisible guards while avoid Sophia's fire from the central island. When done, swim to the central island and kill Sophia. Climb the ladder on Sophia's obelisk and press the pushbutton. Dive into the water and pull up by the open gates. Kill a dog and run down the corridor as the level ends.

24-apr-2006