Crystal of Life

Level by Bianka Droese (Bibi Kroft) (July, 2003)

Walkthrough by Harry Laudie

Start by sliding down and landing in a dark cave. Go east and turn right to exit the cave. You get a flyby of the outside area. Go west onto a rock for a small medipack and then continue south through an opening to get into that outside area. Go behind the south-east waterfalls for a large medipack and red shotgun shells. Go to the middle pile of rocks and look for a hole in the green floor. Face north and walk into the hole from the south side. Start to slide down and grab an edge so you can safety drop into a room. Go to the south-east and use the floor lever. You hear some spikes popping up. Now go to the east side and pick up a Guardian Key from the pedestal now that it is safe. Go south and use the Guardian Key to open the gate. Enter a tunnel and follow the tunnel to a cave. Drop into the water and swim to the north-east to pull up to kill and crocodile.

Swim south and through an underwater tunnel. Pull up into a dark room and pick up flares. Go south to press a pushbutton the south wall. Return through the tunnel to pull up into the south-east again. Climb a block and the door is now open. Enter and get a short flyby of a fountain room showing a receptacle. Go to the north-east corner and the camera view changes. Behind the column is a crawl space. Get in and when you can stand up go east and see a long shaft and a door above your head. Continue east and into another crawl space. On the other side, slide down three slopes and drop into a room. Kill a dog and ignore the Golden Vraeus on the pedestal, as it is a firetrap. Go into the north-east opening to a closed gate. Turn around and pull down a jump switch and the gate opens. Go through the gate and follow the tunnel. You slide down into an outside area. Kill the two wild pigs.

Go to the north-east and get onto the sloped corner. Just use action (CTRL) and UP arrow but no jump (ALT) to pull up onto the north rock. You see a crawl space and the top of a closed gate that is actually below you. Between the two red pillars is another closed gate. Jump over the ledge to the west. Jump south to another ledge and then to a ledge at the south wall. Pick up a small medipack and red shotgun shells. Safety drop to the ground and go back to the crawl space on the north-east rock. Enter and see a receptacle at the end but go west to pick up a crowbar. Exit the crawl space and drop down to the ground floor. Enter a hole in the north-west corner that opens into a large room. There are a lot of Golden Stars. Pry off the middle Golden Star from the north wall. The rest are fakes. Exit back to the north-east rock crawl space and go to the end. Use the Golden Star and hear a gate open. Exit and go to the open gate between the red pillars. You face a room of lava. Run across an invisible walkway across the lava to the far side. Pick up the Golden Vraeus on the pedestal and then run out again. A golden harpy will attack but try to kill it outside where you can jump around to avoid its' poison. Go to the north-east corner to see the other gate is open.

Enter and go north and jump into an east alcove to avoid a rolling rock. Then continue north and into a crawl space. Pick up red shotgun shells and the shotgun and emerge into an outside area with a small lake of water. Kill the two crocodiles in the water. Watch out since they can crawl out of the water to get you. Go to the north-east point of land and you see an island with a tree. Dive in at that point and turn around and you should see an underwater tunnel. Swim in for a small medipack and return to the shore. Climb the rocks in the north-east corner and look at the north wall. Jump and grab the crevice. Shimmy to the left as far as possible and pull up into a crawl space. Stand up and go north to pass a closed door. Continue to the end of this very small maze and pick up two small medipacks and red shotgun shells. You should have noticed a few closed doors and a tunnel with a pushbutton. Press the pushbutton and hear a door open. Find the open door and another pushbutton. Do this pushbutton and search for a door procedure a few more times and finally the door near the tunnel start is open. Go there and climb a ladder and face a water hole. Dive in and swim to the end. Pull up and climb a ladder. Sprint south down the tunnel as three rocks fall behind you. However, be sure to stop before the spike pit. Turn around and pull the jump switch on the north wall to open the gate. Jump the spike pit and enter the open gate.

You face a lava floor with climbable columns. Grab a column and shimmy to the right. Back flip, roll and grab the next column and shimmy to the right. Back flip, roll and grab the next column and shimmy to the left. Back flip, roll and grab the ladder at the back ledge. If Lara's hands are on the fourth black line from the column top, you should be fine. Go south and exit into a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, climb a long ladder. When you pull up, the door opens for you. Drop into a tunnel and go west to crawl up the slope back into the fountain room. Go to the south wall and use the Golden Vraeus and the gates open in the east wall.

Follow the shallow water east and south to an opening in the east wall. Enter and get a flyby of the room. Go up the steps to steal the Crystal of Life (red gem) and an earthquake happens. Kill two golden harpies and go north. Climb the green ladder and shimmy left to the second floor ledge. Use the two ropes to swing to the south ledge. Use the floor lever and safety drop to the ground floor. Go to the south-west corner and the gates are open. Run down the steps and mount the blue motorcycle. Drive out the open door and the level ends.

17-mar-2006