NEVADA

Nevada Desert

The first thing you have to do is sort out two vultures who may attack at the same time. Because they can take it in turns to attack you and back off, you may need to keep letting go of the action key to switch the focus between them.

After they are both dead go towards the bushes. Don't bother with the passageway to your left as it is quicksand.

Head towards the cactus. Pass to the right and look left and you will see a snake. Walk up to it slowly until it rises up. You can kill it safely from this distance.

Run through the gap in the rocks and head through the bushes to the left of the cactus. There is another snake hidden behind one of the right hand bushes. Again it is safe to walk up to it slowly until it rises up. After you kill it pick up the rocket on the ground.

Walk to the left in between the pool and the rockface. Follow the canyon round till it leads to a dead end. There is a ledge you can pull yourself up on, but first there is a block on your left that you can push once. Some shotgun shells are now exposed where the block was.

Pull yourself up on the first ledge. Climb up on the second ledge and then climb to the left. Slide down the slope and jump forward at the last moment top grab the ledge.

Pull yourself up and hang down on the other side of the ledge, keeping to the right, and drop safely. You will be in front of two snakes guarding a save gem, flares and a medi pack. Approach each snake as before and you will be able to kill them easily. Collect the items and then head towards the step. There is a third snake hiding on the left here so despatch him in the same manner. Now push the block on the step, and you will be able to get back out from here.

Climb back onto the ledge on the left and follow around as before. This time don't drop down but instead take a running jump across to the last section. There is a ledge on the right side. Climb up here and follow the passageway down.

On this part you get to see a flypast by a Stealth bomber.

As you come out into the open follow the path around to the right of the metal box. Walk to the end and do a running jump across to the opposite ledge.

Follow the ledge around until you see the bush. Walk up to this slowly until the snake shows itself then kill it safely. Jump across to the next ledge and then the next.

Now jump down from the end of this ledge to the one below. Follow it to the end and drop down one more time. On the right you will find a large medi pack.

Go back up the last ledge. After a couple of paces do a running jump to the rocks opposite. Grab hold of the ledge and pull yourself up. You will need to do a standing jump to reach the top but beware of a snake on the right. Walk up to it slowly and kill it safely when it rises up.

Head up to the top of the metal box where there is a hole. Drop in and dive down so that you follow the underwater tunnel which goes left. Climb out and follow the path forward.

You come into an area with waterfalls on your left but you need to go right. A running jump to a small ledge (grab too as you may slide off - if so shimmy to the left to climb back on).

You will need to jump around the rock forward but swerve back left onto a ledge. A vulture will attack you here so look to the skies. After you have despatched the vulture do a running jump onto the next ledge. (A standing jump may do).

Walk to the end of this path and climb up onto the next ledge. The only way to reach the high ledge now is to get into the right corner where it is highest. Jump and grab, then pull yourself up.

Position yourself with your back against the wall looking across to the ledges on the other side. Sidestep left and step back to get right into the corner. This might be a good time to save as this next bit is a little tricky.

You are jumping across to a ledge and a rockface that Lara can climb. There is a secret area here. You need to climb down to the first crevice. Lara will hang oveer the crevice with her feet dangling. This is how she must be to get the secret.

Let go and grab the crevice. Notice how she dangles momentarily. Then she gets footholds. If you try and move right now you can only get halfway. When she is dangling you can shimmy right across.

Carry on down to the next crevice. This time when you release and grab again, quickly hit the left arrow. Lara will shimmy across and when you have the space she can climb up. If you walk forward you will find an area with MP5 clips and some shells.

Come back out and dive into the water. There are four items under the surface. Uzi clips in the middle of the river bed. Then head towards the waterfalls to find more shells on the bottom.

In an alcove behind the left hand waterful are some flares and behind the left some shotgun shells. (Be careful if you are running low on air. There is a roof to the alcove that can hinder you reaching the surface.)

Swim to the surface and look for a low ledge on the left side towards the waterfalls. Climb up and then climb again to the next ledge. You need to jump across to a ledge on the other side. DO NOT GRAB and you will make the jump - otherwise you will fall short.

Next jump away from the falls to the next ledge on the same level. To the right of this ledge is an area with some shells. Jump back onto this ledge. You now have to jump back over to a ledge on the other side (this one had me for longer than I care to admit!).

Climb back up to the ledge you started jumping from. Now would be an excellent time to save unless you want to go over all that again for practice! Having said that you take the same route you took before without having to worry about being attacked from above.

This time jump across to the rockface where you climbed down but instead climb up to the top. Follow on to the left. The slope of the path looks too steep but if you are unsure use the walk button and it will stop Lara walking where she will fall.

You can see two ledges in front of you. A small triangle and the next with a bush. If you stand on the slope at the poit nearest the wall you should be able to do a standing jump to the first ledge. Climb up and draw your weapons. You will immediately aim as there is a snake hiding behind the bush.

Kill the snake and walk forward. Do a standing jump to the next ledge. Turn your back to the water and drop off the ledge to hang. You need to release and then grab to fall to the crevice. Shimmy left until you have enough room to pull yourself up.

You may be able to see the save gem bouncing on the ledge above you. Face left and look up. You ca monkey swing off the rock. Jump and grab then direct Lara forward.

At the end turn right and swing to the wall. Release and grab to hang on the wall. Climb to the left and then up. Pull yourself up on the ledge.

In front of you is a detonator. Behind the detonator is a dark passage. The hidden boulder is supposed to be a nice surprise later. Past the metal box is an opening in the wall. Head over and climb through. You will find another area with some flares.

Do a standing jump to get back up to the top of the slope. Collect the save gem. Walk over towards the waterfalls. Do standing jump, and a grab, to the slope on the right hand side. You will slide off and hang. Then you can climb down.

Release and grab onto the next ledge. Follow on to the left until you get to the edge. Jump and grab onto the rockface and climb up. When you get to the top hit the jump key to make Lara do a back flip onto a flat surface behind her.

Turn right and look across the waterfall. You will see a ledge which slopes away from you. Walk to the edge and do a standing jump over it but be ready to jump straight away onto the next ledge across.

Collect the small medi pack. Drop back down to the ledge you jumped onto. Walk back to the corner nearest the waterfall. Angle slightly and do standing jump. grab the crevice and shimmy as far as you can to the right.

Drop and do a backflip to another rock. Jump onto the next rock along the wall. Then across the width of water to the next rock. The angle you set Lara in is very important.

You can now walk onto dry land where you can see a huge water wheel and a large rock. Crawl under the outcropping on your left to find a secret area in the corner. Climb up the rockface and step off to the left - to avoid the snake behind you! Pick up the uzis and clips, then kill the snake.

Jump back down. Crawl back out. Go left, behind the huge rock, to find a snake to kill.

Head on around the waterwheel with your guns still drawn and shoot the bearded guy who comes towards you. Although he is unarmed he has a powerful punch. He run and hid when he sees you have your weapons drawn. Chase him and kill him.

Climb up the ladder on the side of the waterwheel. Get to the top and follow the structure around to the right. You will come out at part of the dam. Watch out for the two birds that will attack you.

When they are dead go round to the left. Kill the snake. Jump across the waterflow. After you jump the second look into the water. You should be able to see a switch on the bottom. Head for the second bush where a snake is hiding. Kill it and then pick up the grenades.

Head to the cactus and go left past the bush. Jump in the water and you will see a switch. Now jump in the water and pull the switch. A door opposite will open and you can pick up some Desert Eagle clips.

Swim back out and swim around the right. At the end of this in the corner is another switch that opens a door in the floor opposite between to yellow supports.

Dive down into the tunnel but almost immediately is a switch to pull in the roof of the tunnel. Next the tunnel heads round right and there is a switch right behind this corner.

After pulling the last switch follow the tunnel to it's end and surface at the end of a passageway. (If you didn't pull the first switch for the Eagle ammo this door will be shut.

Pull the switch at the end of this corridor to change the flow of water. This starts the waterwheel spinning and raises the lift.
Go back through the tunnel and climb out on the opposite side.

Head towards the cactus where you can see an area of the riverbed is now dry.Lower yourself down then climb back up. Run forward keeping left and you will find a large medipack.

Look over the edge and you can see an area behind the waterfall on the right. There is a rocket here. You'll come to that later. First you have to jump up to the ledge on your right. Get as close to the wall as you can.Then do a standing jump from the edge and you will make it. DO NOT GRAB at this jump or you will fall short.

Collect the small medi pack. Jump back to the dry riverbed and then lower yourself onto a ledge by the waterfall. Line up with the waterfall on the corner of the ledge and then you can jump or swallow dive into the space.

Collect the rocket. Do a standing jump back to the ledge and climb up to the dry riverbed. You can only get back up if you are right in the corner, at the highest point, and square.

Run forward and on the left you will find a ledge you can climb up. Go back to the waterwheel and climb down the ladder. You can see that the wheel is now turning.

Head to the other side of the wheel where the entrance to the lift area is. Draw your weapons before you enter as there is another big hitting bad guy waiting for you.

Kill him and go around to the other side of the lift cage which is open. If you haven't already retrieved the save gem do it now. The detonator key is in the left hand corner of the lift.

You now have to head back to the detonator. The easiest thing to do is to dive in the water and let the current take you. When you reach the bottom of the waterfall you have to climb back around again.

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Swim to the surface and look for a low ledge on the left side towards the waterfalls. Climb up and then climb again to the next ledge. You need to jump across to a ledge on the other side. DO NOT GRAB and you will make the jump - otherwise you will fall short.

Next jump away from the falls to the next ledge on the same level. Jump back onto this ledge. You now have to jump back over to the ledge on the other side. Climb back up to the ledge you started jumping from.

As before jump across to the rockface where you climbed down but instead climb up to the top. Follow on to the left.

You can see two ledges in front of you. A small triangle and the next with a bush. If you stand on the slope at the point nearest the wall you should be able to do a standing jump to the first ledge. Climb up.

Do a standing jump to the next ledge. Turn your back to the water and drop off the ledge to hang. You need to release and then grab to fall to the crevice. Shimmy left until you have enough room to pull yourself up.

Face left and look up. You can monkey swing off the rock. Jump and grab then direct Lara forward.

At the end turn right and swing to the wall. Release and grab to hang on the wall. Climb to the left and then up. Pull yourself up on the ledge.

In front of you is the detonator. Don't forget the hidden boulder waiting to roll out on you. If you missed the small medi pack in the corner now is a good time to pick it up!

Use the detonator key. The explosion will dislodge the boulder so a side jump is called for. Now go down to the passageway on the right. There are rocks thrown everywhere.

There is a large rock on the left with a smaller rock on the right of it. Climb up on the smaller of the two and jump and grab the ledge above you.

Pull yourself up and turn around. You need to get right in the corner and then do a running jump over to the triangular ledge. Walk down to the corner nearest the next ledge and perform a standing jump.

Walk forward and climb up into the hole in the rockface. Crawl into an open space and you will see the secure area in front of you. Hop down to ground level.

Dont touch the fencing it will fry you! Go around the fencing to the right. There is a dark passageway opposite. But don't forget to pick up the grenades in the middle of the bushes on your right. The guards seem completely unaware of your presence!

Crawl in and follow the passageway along. You will be able to stand after a short distance. You end up with a choice of leaping up to a ledge or dropping down a level.

Jump across and grab the ledge in front of you. Pull yourself up and then jump up to the next ledge on your right. Jump into the water at the end.

Here you will find two switches. One is behind a metal pillar the other is in a tunnel. The one behind the pillar opens a door outside
When I tried to go into the tunnel to pull the second lever I found it difficult, as if I was swimming against a strong tide. I don't know if this is a bug or not but swimming along the bottom got past it.

Swim back up to exit out of the hole you jumped in through. Go back along the corridor and back out to the desert through the hole you climbed in through.

Follow the fence along until you see the large tunnel on the left. Go in and follow on around to the left. You will come out into an open areawith a bush, a couple of snakes and an open door (sounds like the stuff of American presidency hehe).

Shoot the snakes and go into the doorway where you will find a switch to pull. This will flood an area that you will come to shortly. Head out and back towards the tunnel entrance. You will need to climb up on the rocks to the left as the slope is too steep.

I found the easiest method of getting up onto the second rock was to do a swallow diveup (walk+jump+up). Now head back towards the previous tunnel.

Instaed of jumping up to get to the water filled chamber, drop down to the sand and turn right. You will need to crawl through here. As you emerge you will be attacked by two of the heavy handed guards.

Avoid jumping back against the fence as you will be fried! so move to the left to fight them. On the far side of the raised yellow chamber is a ladder.

Climb up the ladder and dive into the water. There is an open underwater door to the water-filled chamber with the switches. The water that has come through allows you to swim to the platform overlooking the compound fence.

You will run and jump over the fence and land on the yellow crate. Guards will appear so be ready to shoot them. When you reach the Secure area of the next level you will lose all your weapons so you might as well make use of the Uzi's now.

The first two will seek you out. If you go into the pool room expect to be jumped by a bad guy from behind as you go through the doorway. He springs from nowhere.

Go back outside and head around to the left, and then right. You will come to a hanger with a quad bike parked up. As you walk in and around two more bad guys will try to attack you.

There are some Uzi clips behind the tall container on your right as you come into the hanger. If you go back to where the guards have fallen they are gone and a small medi pack has been left in their place.

With all the square box shapes I would have expected some to be movable - but not so. Get on the bike and drive around to the left just past the brown box on your left. You have to drive the Quad over the roof to release a mesh platform. I love using the Quad!

Come back round to the brown container Dismount and climb up. You can see a mesh platform is now above the window opposite. From the corner you can do a standing jump and grab the mesh. Pull yourself up.

Climb up onto the flat part of the roof and from there jump up to the middle section. A swallow dive gave the right trajectory for this. At the end of the roof is the generator access card. To get down from the roof you could slide down the Quad ramp. Go back to the office behind the pool room.

When you use the access card immediately draw your uzi's and kill the last guard. Go into the now open room and pull the switch to cut the power to the fence.

Get back on the quad bike and head back round in front of the hanger where the gates are. Pull the switch on the left to open the gates. Go left out of the gate and head towards the large tunnel.

Drive down to the bush where the snakes are. Hold the handbrake apply power. Let go of the handbrake and shoot up the ramp and over the fence to the next level.