Lara
Croft and the Guardian of Light Walkthrough and Game Guide
Level 12 - Stronghold Passage
Stronghold Passage
Stronghold Passage - Single Player (Level 12) The Challenges: Score Challenges Score 60,000 points Score 90,000 points Score 120,000 points Reward Challenges: Reward Collect 10 Red Skulls: Fist of Tezcatlipoca Reach the exit in 15.00 or less: Jade Heart artefact Rest a ball on top of the Skull Pedestal: Health Upgrade Step on the 3 hidden
spider tiles: Ammo Upgrade Walkthrough You start off in a
passage leading to a larger area with flame pits. Step further into
the room and a explosive Fire baddy appears. Blast him and make sure
you stay out of range when he blows. Travel up the stairs. Here a ball
is balanced on top of a tower. Place a bomb on the tile behind the tower
and stand Lara on the pressure pad. When the tile extends into a tower,
then trigger bomb to blow the ball off. Some baddies will also
appear in the corner so finish them off before moving upstairs and don't
forget to push the ball down the stairs. On your way up the path you will see a grapple point, dangle Lara over the edge for a nice Health Upgrade. Jump the gap and carry on. You will see a pit which you have to blow balls up into so that they can reach the floor below. Make sure that you don't place the bomb too close as it seems to work better with a bit of space behind. You can bomb the ball that is already there waiting for you or you can wait until later. Go up the stairs and
you will spot a lever and some narrow gates. Go through the gates. Here
you can get the ball first or drop down to reach the Challenge
Tomb. If you
choose to drop down first then you will see on the right the tomb, but
go left first. Red
Skull (1/10)
is on a pillar. Use your spear to get it. Then go past it to the far
side to activate the Spider tile (1/3) in the corner. Then
go to the Challenge Tomb. You will find a target activated spike
trap. There are a few ways to do this The easiest way is stand where X marks the spot! Start off on X1 and hit the target, then move to spot X2. Hit the target again and move to X3. Hit the target again and then you should be able to get to the Stone Serpent artifact and this will cause all the spikes to retract. (See diagram for spots!) Go out and back up
ladder to get the next ball. First throw a spear in the wall closest
to the lever. The lever opens two platforms to enable you to jump across
the gap. Pull lever, jump on the spear, up onto the top of the pillar
and as you jump to the other side drop a bomb. Once safely off the wooden
ledge trigger the bomb to blow the ball off the fire pits. It also triggers
some hottie baddies so kill them. Then place the ball by the door, drop
a bomb behind it, climb over and pull the lever to open the door.
Once the door is open bomb it through the door. Push it down the stairs
so you can bomb it into the ball pit. Then go through the
archway to jump across the gap. Avoid the flame and jump across again.
Be careful at the wall as it has spikes at its base. Use a spear to
climb up. Two skeletons pop up from below you; they jump up after you
so kill them. Climb up the ladder and the next section has fire balls
bouncing around. There are Dual SMG's on the pedestal so grab
them gratefully. Go through the door
and up into the next room. A ball rolls down the stairs. You need another
2 to complete this section. Go up the stairs; be careful not to get
torched collecting gems from the circular grills. Cross over the
pit to the other side. You need to bomb the ball over the other side
and while it is in the air you have to trigger the tower by hitting
the target to push it the final distance. So push the ball down
to the edge of the pit on the cracked tile and place a bomb behind it.
Go behind the target away from the blast circle to avoid getting caught
in the explosion. Set off bomb and then shoot the target. The ball should
be tipped over onto the other side. Before leaving the area make sure
to step on the Spider tile (2/3) at the top left of the room.
Also collect the Health
Upgrade by
standing on the tower and shooting the target if need be. Once over the other
side move the ball carefully over the fire grills and roll it down the
stairs. Now go to the right of the area and up the stairs. You will
see a grapple point and a Red
Skull (2/10)
below but you can't grapple down and get it. You have to jump off
the edge and then press the grapple button. Lara should get the skull
and grab the grapple ring so you can get back up safely. Carry on along the
path until you get to a target and a wall of flames. Set a bomb by the
target and then shoot it. This turns of the bottom flames but leaves
some at the top so you cannot go past. Jump on a spear and then trigger
the bomb. Jump quickly up over the top before you get fried. Keep moving along
the steps and you will get to a room with an empty pedestal on. Go past
and you will see another lava filled area with a section with timed
waves of flames and some flaming platforms that you can switch off with
the lever at the end of the area. You will spot Red
Skull (3/10)
sat on the furthest platform. Pull the lever and hop across making
the little detour to get the red skull. Once over the other side some
hotties appear so kill them. You have to blast the ball that is on this
side across the larger platform. Position the ball and then bomb
it onto the larger platform. Depending on how far the ball went
you can either wait for the flames to move away and grab Ammo Upgrade and bomb the ball again or
approach it from the other side using the lever to switch the flames
off. Once the ball is safely
over, push it down towards the area with the pedestal where there is
a Reward Challenge: rest a ball on top of the Skull Pedestal.
Look carefully at the floor and place the ball on the patterned
tiles. Place a bomb behind it and hope for the best! When you have succeeded
roll the ball towards the tube at the side. Once the ball has gone down
a Fire Baddy will appear, beat him and retrace your steps taking care
to jump down the flaming wall. Make your way back
to the area with the fists and flames. Place a ball to the side of one
of the fists and then drop a bomb on the other side. Go to the ball
and be ready to move. Trigger the bomb and when the fist flies in the
air roll the ball under the fist so it stops it from moving. Do the
same on the other side. Now place the third ball on the pressure pad.
The gate opens and you can now start moving the balls out down the slope
to the next area and down the tube there. Sadly you won't be able
to do this without being attacked by skeletons and hotties! Kill them
and carry on. Once all the balls
have been put in the tube you can start backtracking. Once past the
gap and the flame a couple of skeletons will jump across at you (from
where Red skull (1/10) was) so kill them and jump the gap to where the
big pit is. Bomb the balls into the pit and make your way back down
the stairs. When you reach the area where you found the first ball more skeletons will attack along with a Fire Baddy and lizards from both sets of stairs. Clean up the area and then move down to the area below. Carefully place the
balls in each of the fire pits. Once done you can
move through the opened door. Sadly that isn't the end of the level
and you find yourself with a Challenge
Tomb to the
left and a series of traps in front of you. Enter the tomb and you will
see a spiked pillar, a target and a relic behind a gate. Shot the target
and then place a bomb next to the target and throw a spear into right
side of the tower. Jump to the spear and then trigger the bomb. As you
trigger it jump back into the area with the relic. Grab the Mask of Tezcatlipoca and shoot the target again
so that it extends the ledge so you can escape. Once outside you can
blow up the rectangular stones on the floor for gems before tackling
the traps. All the remaining Red Skulls are dotted throughout the next
bit. They are out in the open so you should spot them easily enough.
The trick is grabbing them without either burning or falling to your
doom! Red Skulls (4/10) and (5/10) are in the
flame burner traps. Don't move too fast and keep an eye on the grills
below as you will see them change colour when they are about to flame.
Then there is a section with flying balls and collapsing tiles. This
is hotly followed by another set of burners. You will find Red Skull (6/10) here. The final
3 Red Skulls are to be found in the final
section of flying balls and collapsing tiles. Then it is a big leap
across the gap to safety. Blow up the rectangular stone here as underneath
is the final Spider tile (3/3) stand on it for the reward and
then go out the door for the level end. |
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