Dark Secrets Beneath the Ground

By Igor Gois

 

This walkthrough is meant as a general guide only. It may not include every pickup or secret. There may also be (and definitely are) alternative ways of approaching situations within the game.

 

*   Pickups and Items

*   Enemies

*   Secrets

WALKTHROUGH by Lizard Queen

 

Sewers - Main Hub

 

SECRET#1: The level opens with a cutscene of Lara sliding down into a sewer. Quickly take jumps to the left to land on a small ledge to the left. Pickup the SHOTGUN AMMO and SHOTGUN for the secret.  

 

Slide down the slope, head up the stairs on the left and pickup the M15 AMMO at the top. Head down the stairs then west to the main hub careful to avoid the opening in the floor with a deadly underwater current below. Arm weapons and shoot the two RATS that appear on the right. Head north and pickup the FLARES. Head east then south and pickup some more FLARES. Climb the block east and pickup the UZI AMMO. Head to the north/east corner, open the door and head down the stairs. Kick in the door and arm weapons. Shoot the two GUARDS and pickup the M15 AMMO and FLARES they leave behind.  Climb the blocks in the north/west corner, take a standing jump with grab south and pull up into an upper corridor. Shoot the two RATS.  Hug the right wall and pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK and shoot another RAT that appears. Head east and pickup the UZI AMMO. Head north past the curved pipe then right, crawl under the straight pipe and pickup the SHOTGUN AMMO. Crawl back under the pipe then enter the alcove with the curved pipe on the left. Reverse, hop back and grab the jumpswitch. Watch a cutscene of a door opening into the next area accompanied by some beautiful TR3 music.

 

Raising Blocks Room

 

Climb down the ladder in the north wall, head down the corridor and through the newly opened door. Head to the east wall and push down the first switch to lower some blocks. Push the block west two times. Push down the 2nd and 3rd switches to lower the blocks. Head to the middle, face north and pull the block once. Climb over to the other side, face south and push the block once. Return to the switches and flip up the first switch to raise the blocks. Hop up to the purple blocks, face north and pull the block once. Hop to the other side, face south and push the block once. Hop to the grated ledge, face west and pull the block 3 times. Hop to the other side, face east and push the block once onto the trigger tile. Watch the cutscene as a door opens back in the sewer main hub. Drop down and pickup the FLARES. Head north, climb the purple block west, reverse roll and take a running jump with grab and pull up onto the grated ledge. Pickup the SHOTGUN AMMO and drop back down. Exit via the corridor north and climb the ladder back to the upper room.

 

SECRET#2: Climb the crates in the north/west corner take a standing jump with grab south and pull up into an upper corridor. Head south, east then south past a curved pipe through an opened door. Pickup the UZI AMMO, LARGE MEDIPACK and SHOTGUN AMMO for the secret. Exit north then west then north and drop back into the lower room.

 

Exit the room via the south/west door, up the 3 flights of stairs and back to the sewers.

 

Sewers - Main Hub

 

Head south, then west then south back to the main sewer hub where the water current pulls you to death. Head east then enter the opened door in the north wall. Open the chest on the right and pickup the ELETRICAL PLUG (spelled as in inventory). Pickup the UZI AMMO behind the door and exit. Head west down the corridor and jump over the boxes at the end into a water filled corridor under the grated floor.

 

SECRET#3: Wade east past the trap door to the end. Step back one tile and pickup the UZI AMMO, the M15 AMMO and LARGE MEDIPACK for the secret. Wade west back to the trap door.

 

Open the trap door and swim down. In the next corridor, let the current take you then swim east through the corridor then quickly left through the next corridor and up to surface in an upper room. Pickup the FLARES in the south/east corner. Push the block in the south wall through the wall into a new room. Shoot the CROCODILE. Pickup the UZI AMMO in the north/east corner.

 

SECRET#4: Facing west, pull the block twice then once to the north wall. Climb the block, crawl into the alcove and pickup the two M15 AMMO and SHOTGUN AMMO for the secret. Crawl back out.  

 

Push the block to the west wall then pull and push the block under the valve in the west wall. Climb the block, turn the valve to open a trap door in the floor. Drop into the hole in the floor on the left (south/west corner) and swim through the underwater corridor.

 

Flooding Pools Area

 

Swim up to surface then forward and pull up. Watch a cutscene of the large flooded pool area. Shoot the two CROCODILES in the flooded east pool.  Head west to the south/west corner and take a running jump and grab the crack in the column west. Shimmy right then pull up onto the ledge with a closed door. Head to the north/west corner and take a running jump with grab into the alcove in the west wall (slight health loss).  Head into the alcove, shoot the RAT and pickup the FLARES and UZI AMMO on the grated floor. Crawl into the triangular crawlspace and pull the jumpswitch on the south wall. Watch a cutscene of a door opening then exit the crawlspace. Head back outside and for no health loss turn to face west, hop back from the ledge then grab for the slope below and drop to ground level. Head north/east and climb the block. Take a standing jump to the grated ledge and head up the ramp. Pull up onto the block with the open door, arm weapons and take out the GUARD inside. Pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK north. Push DOWN the switch in the south alcove and watch a cutscene flooding the west pool and draining the east pool. The east door is now open.

 

Head east into the drained east pool. Safety drop down to the grated ledge and safety drop to ground level. Head east and climb the fragile crate in the north/east corner. Hop up onto the grated ledge, drop into the dark alcove east and turn the valve opening a door in the flooded west pool area. Grab the edge of the crate and crawl out. Head to the south/east corner, climb the block and pickup the UZIS and M15 AMMO. Head west up the ramp close to the end and jump up to grab the grated ledge. Pull up, climb the north side of the column with the vine and enter the room. Pull UP the switch to flood the east pool. The west door is now open.

 

Head west into the drained west pool, safety drop to the grated ledge and safety drop to ground level. Head west, climb the skidded crate west and take a standing jump north/west and climb the ladder. Take a standing jump north/east to the ledge and a running jump north/east to the next ledge with the light stand. Head to the back of the column and take a standing jump east and grab the crack in the metal column. Shimmy right and pull up onto the ledge. Head south then take a running jump west and grab the crack in the column. Shimmy right and pull up onto the ledge. Climb the ladder south and crawl through the corridor. Shoot the CROCODILE and head to the south/west corner. Face west, jump forward onto the slope, then backflip to the slope behind, then jump forward and grab the slope ahead. Shimmy right and pull up onto the ledge at the end. Angle to face south/east and take a running jump with slight curve right into the alcove. Take a running jump north/east and grab the slope. Shimmy left, stop one tile short and backflip to the alcove behind. Angle to face south/west then backflip to the slope and jump forward with a slight right curve to the ledge. Turn the valve opening an underwater door. Exit the alcove, drop down to the block below and down to the floor. Exit the room through the crawlspace north, head down the ladder back outside. Angle to face north/west and take a running jump with grab into the alcove. Hop back and grab the slope below and drop down to ground level. Head to the north/east corner and climb the block. Take a standing jump east and head up the ramp. Climb the block, enter the room and push DOWN the switch to drain the east pool.

 

Head east into the drained east pool, drop down, head south and take a running jump east to the grated ledge. Climb the ladder, walk to the back of the alcove and take a running jump to the grated ledge north/east. Hop back and grab the grate. Shimmy left and pull up into the alcove. Turn around and take a running jump and grab the ladder in the column. Climb to the top and pull up. Head south and pickup the FLARES. Head to the middle of the ledge, take a running jump and grab to the west ledge and pull up. Head to the west pool and drop into the water. Swim west and enter either crawlspaces on either side of the west wall midway down. Swim around and pull the underwater lever in the alcove east. Watch a cutscene of a door opening with a guard and exit from either side to surface in the outer pool.

 

SECRET#5: Swim down to the south/west corner and enter a small crawlspace at the bottom of the west wall. Pickup the two SHOTGUN AMMO and LARGE MEDIPACK for the secret. Exit back to the outer pool and surface for air.

 

Swim east and pull out of the pool. Head up the stairs north, arm weapons and take out the GUARD inside the control room. Pickup the M15 AMMO he leaves behind (N.B.: If the ammo gets stuck under the table, lure the guard first outside and then take him out so you can pickup the ammo). Pickup the ELETRICAL PLUG (spelled as in inventory) in the south/east corner. Pull up onto the skidded fragile crate and pickup the WOODEN DOOR KEY. Exit the room, head down the stairs back to the main pools. Exit down the ramp south, open the door and shoot the CROCODILE. Continue around the corridor through an opened door. Head to the wooden door north and use the key. Arm weapons and shoot the GUARD inside and another GUARD outside. Pickup the two M15 AMMO they leave behind. Inside the control room, head to the north/west corner and climb the computer station. Turn around and take a standing jump and grab the ledge above. Pull up and take a running jump south/east to the structure ahead. Push the wall button, turn around and take a standing jump with grab north to the ledge. Pickup the FLARES and safety drop down to ground level. Exit the door, head left around the corridor through the metal door and shoot the two RATS heading your way. Continue east down the corridor past the two crates to the end. Turn left then right and shoot the “X” barrier at the crawlspace.

 

Flaming Maintenance Room

 

Crawl through the crawlspace and safety drop down at the end. Watch a cutscene of a maintenance room in flames. Head north/west and pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK and south/west to pickup the SHOTGUN AMMO.  Head west past a flaming pipe then south into a room with a valve. Wait for the flames to subside then turn the valve and immediately sideflip out of the way of the flames while a cutscene shows flames shutting off at a chain somewhere. Climb the block and pickup the UZI AMMO. Head north then east then past a flaming pipe. Immediately turn left (north) past a flaming pipe. Head forward and Lara’s attention goes to the right. Turn right, wait for the flames to stop then crawl under the pipes. Continue past two more flaming pipes then crawl under the pipes and pull the chain. Watch a cutscene of flames stopping near a ladder behind a closed door. Crawl back under the pipes, continue around past two flaming pipes. Head west and crawl back under the flaming pipe. Head south past another flaming pipe then east back to the start.

 

Path to the Cooling Station: From the start, head south. When you see crates (on the left), turn right (west) and go past the flaming pipe, then south past a flaming pipe, then east past a flaming pipe. Time to take a breather as the whole section ahead (east) is a secret “Cooling Station”.  Take your time and replenish the temp gauge.

 

SECRET#6: From the cooling station, head west past the flaming pipe. Head north past a flaming pipe then east past a flaming pipe. When you see crates head east then carefully climb the crate from the lefthand side and drop down. Head east past the two flaming pipes and pickup the SHOTGUN AMMO, two M15 AMMO and UZI AMMO on the left for the secret. Exit west past the two flaming pipes, climb the crate and drop down west. Continue west past the flaming pipe, then south past a flaming pipe, then east past a flaming pipe back to the cooling station.

 

When you’re ready, head west past the flaming pipe, turn left (south) then continue left around the corridor and climb the block in the south/east corner. Face north/west and take a standing jump and grab the monkey swing. Swing north to the end, drop down and pull the chain opening the door where we shut off the flames near a ladder earlier. Crawl under the curved pipe south/west and turn the valve to shut off the flames under the monkey swing. Crawl back, head south, then west to the end. Head past the flaming pipe north, then turn left (west) hugging the left hand side of the wall past the flaming pipe and through the opened door. Climb the ladder back out to the sewers.

 

Sewers Main Hub (revisited)

 

Continue around the corridor and enter the alcove on the left (south). Open the chest and pickup the ELETRICAL PLUG (spelled as in inventory). Exit then push the wall button (west) to open the door and exit.  Head left (west) then turn right at the crates down the stairs north back to the main hub. From the sewers main hub, continue north then west and up the stairs to a mechanical room. Place the 3 Eletrical Plugs in the receptacles to turn off the underwater current back in the main hub.

 

SECRET#7: Head west behind the machinery structure. Climb the block, crawl up onto the block and pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK for the secret.  

 

Head east back down the stairs and watch a cutscene of the sewer main hub underwater current shut off. Continue east past the first corridor then south back to the sewer main hub. Drop into the water.

 

SECRET#8: Swim through the east crawlspace near the top of the pool. Wade through the water until Lara gets stuck. Pull the skeleton out of the way, head forward past the skeleton and pickup the M15 gun.

 

SECRET#9: Swim through the north crawlspace near the top of the pool. Walk north then head west then south and pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK, M15 AMMO, SHOTGUN AMMO and UZI AMMO for the secret. Exit north, then east then left (north).

 

Walk north to the end and open the hatch. Swim north through the corridor then up and surface into a small room. Pickup the LARGE MEDIPACK, SHOTGUN and SHOTGUN AMMO. Head down the corridor north then west, take a standing jump over the gap into either of the alcoves, climb the block and pickup two SHOTGUN AMMO and two UZI AMMO. Drop back down, push the button on the west wall and watch a cutscene of a new area.

 

Temple Pool Area

 

Pull up onto a small ledge behind the column east and take a standing jump south/east. Head up the slope and take a running jump south with a slight curve left to a flat spot up the slope. Walk to the north/east corner then take a standing jump north/east to another flat spot in the slope. Walk north and take a standing jump to the slope, jump off the slope and jump west with a slight curve right to land on the building ledge. Head north then push the button on the left (west) lowering an underwater door in the south/west corner of the pool.

 

Guardian Rooms

 

Head to the north end of the corridor and take a running jump north/east to the cavern ledge. Arm weapons and shoot the GUARDIAN in the south/east corner.  Shoot the other GUARDIAN in the north/east corner and pickup the WINDING KEY he leaves behind. Exit the room and slide down into the pool. Swim into the south/west corridor of the pool and pull up. Arm weapons and take out the two GUARDIANS. Pickup the MECHANICAL SCARAB that the 2nd Guardian leaves behind. Exit the room back to the outside pool. Swim back east. Pull up onto a small ledge behind the column and take a standing jump south/east. Head up the slope and take a running jump south/east to a flat spot up the slope. Take a standing jump north/east then take a standing jump north/west off the slope and jump west to land on the building ledge. Head to the north end of the corridor and take a running jump north/east to the cavern ledge. Re-enter the Guardian room, climb the block in the middle of the east wall. Combine the Winding Key with the Scarab and use the MECHANICAL SCARAB WITH KEY at the start of the spiked corridor. N.B. If the scarab doesn’t work at first, pick it back up and try again in a slightly different spot. Pass through the spikes and use the scarab again on the 2nd set of spikes. Pass through the spikes, pickup the scarab and drop into the room ahead. Push the floor lever and watch a cutscene of the temple doors opening on the other side of the pool.  Exit the room through the two sets of spikes corridor, slide down to the pool and swim to the west side. Surface west, shoot the vases in the south/west and north/west corners and pickup the two M15 AMMO. Arm weapons and head up the slope. Shoot the four GUARDIANS in the temple then watch a cutscene of an opening in the small pool. Drop into the small pool north and pickup the MYSTERIOUS GEM in the underwater alcove. Pull out of the water, head east down the corridor when an explosion happens turning the place to fire and brimstone with a DRAGON.

 

Temple Pool Area on Fire

 

Head left and climb the pillar north/east. Face east and take a running jump to an invisible platform. Take a running jump east and grab the next platform. Turn right (south) and take a running jump to the slope. Jump to the next slope then slide and grab the platform ahead. Pull up and when the flame subsides, take a running jump south/east off the corner of the platform to the next platform. Take a running jump east with slight curve right to the sloped block. Grab the edge of the slope and shimmy left. Pull up and backflip to the platform behind. Take a running jump to the platform north/east and a running jump north/west to the platform when flames have subsided. Take a standing jump to the slope north, jump to the next slope and jump to land on the marked platform safe from dragon blasts (but not locusts). Take a standing jump north to the slope, jump to the next slope and jump to land on the platform safe from both dragon blasts and locusts. Take a running jump to the slope, slide and grab the edge. Shimmy right, around the corner to the second tile, pull up and backflip to the building ledge behind. Shoot the GUARDIAN then take a running jump to the marked tile he was standing on shutting off a flame. Take a running jump back to the structure north and head north to the end of the corridor. Take a running jump north over the slope to another marked tile shutting off another flame. Take a running jump east to the cliffside, a running jump west to the slope then jump to the building ledge. Take a running jump west to the slope then jump to the platform. Take a running jump and grab south/west to the marked platform. Pull up and take a running jump south/west to the slope then jump to the platform when flames have subsided. Take a standing jump south to the platform then jump over the slope south. Jump over the second slope and take a standing jump to the cliffside south. Exit through the corridor and the level ends.