Walkthrough for Tomb Raider II's Catacombs of the Talion level, detailing pickups, enemies, and trophy locations.
Walkthrough
- 1Head into the next room, go left, pull up into the crevice, shimmy right, and pull up to get flares (1) and Secret #1 -- Silver Dragon (2).
- 2Pull back up onto the wall and make a running jump while holding Action to land on the bottom step by the ladder on the opposite side of the room.
- 3There is a Yeti (1) down in that pit, and you have to go down there to throw a switch.
- 4Light a flare, then draw your pistols so that the flare drops down into the pit.
- 5Do a diagonal standing jump/grab to the ladder.
- 6If the Yeti is right underneath you, descend until you are just out of its reach. Backflip over him, draw your guns, and do your best to Run and Roll him in this dark and cramped space.
- 7If you don't see the Yeti below you, drop to the ground, Roll, and move diagonal left. When Lara targets the Yeti, start firing and move down the stairs. The Yeti might pull up past you, and if you continue down the stairs, you might avoid all damage here.
- 8Head over to the gated opening at the bottom of the stairs. On the wall to the right there is a switch to throw. It will open a door ahead, but it also releases a leopard (2) into the next area.
- 9Climb back up the ladder, dismount right, and stand at the top of the slope on the other side of the room.
- 10Slide down the slope and do a jump/grab at the end and pull up. If you have trouble making this jump, slide down backwards, grab the edge, and then backflip onto the top step.
- 11Those stairs have overhead icicles that you do not want to trigger just yet, so run (or backflip, depending on which way Lara is facing) straight ahead and off the stairs, face the stairs, and take out the charging leopard.
- 12Now you can start at the bottom of the stairs on the side next to the wall and slowly walk up, triggering 2 more sets of icicles.
- 13Proceed back down the stairs and into the next room.
- 14This room has three parallel rows of stairs. Descend the first row, but when you get to the second row, safety drop down from the second highest step. If you descend all of the steps, you will trigger two gunmen behind you, and you are not quite ready to deal with them yet.
- 15Drop to the ground and go around to the far (left as you are facing it) side of the pool and slowly advance towards the back wall. When you touch the second square past the far edge of the pool, you will release two leopards (3, 4) from the center of the back area, and you can dispatch them by backhopping.
- 16In the back on the right, there is an opening. Go through there and down the ramp to grab a small Medi Pack (3).
- 17You now have to deal with the gunmen. Touching the fifth step from the bottom will release the aforementioned gunmen back where you entered the area.
- 18Get on the bottom row of steps and run up the first 4 steps, then across the corner of the fifth step and onto the ground below, releasing the 2 gunmen (5, 6). Center Lara on the far side of the pool, as close to the edge as possible without risking falling into the water.
- 19As soon as Lara can target an enemy, have her shoot while side-jumping. You're seriously outgunned here and just have to accept taking some damage.
- 20Move in to claim the loot: auto pistols ammo (4), large Medi Pack (5), and 2 sets of Uzi clips (6, 7).
- 21Now you get to run a time challenge for a Trophy. Follow the path described below. You just don't have to meet the 25 second time limit, so you can take your time.
Tips
- In New Game+, Yetis are virtually indestructible, requiring many attempts and hundreds of Uzi rounds. Grenades are also difficult to use effectively against them.
- Gunmen in New Game+ wear heavy armor, making them very durable. Expect to retry these battles multiple times.
- Leopards in New Game+ can withstand an absurd amount of punishment.
- You may only use 1 small Medi Pack in this level, indicating a focus on avoiding damage.
- Grenade and M16 ammo inventories increase significantly, but Uzi ammo decreases. This is acceptable as Uzi ammo will continue to increase after this level.
- To earn the Public Service Trophy, walk one step at a time down the right side of the stairs to trigger icicles damage-free, putting you over the halfway point. Later, walk slowly up the side next to the wall to trigger 2 more sets of icicles.
- For the And I Want It Now Trophy, you have 25 seconds to perform several tasks nearly perfectly with little margin for error.
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