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Game Name - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
A.K.A. Tomb Raider: Legend

Developer - Crystal Dynamics
Publisher - Eidos Interactive
Platforms - Xbox, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, PC, Gamecube
ESRB Rating - Teen

Author - ipino
E-Mail - mystical NO&AT#SPAM operamail.com
(replace &AT# with a @ symbol, and remove "NO" and
"SPAM")

Date Started - 2006/04/10
Last Update - 2006/04/17
Version - 0.49

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This guide is for private and personal use only. No part or whole of this
document shall be reproduced in any form whatsoever. This document is free and
may not be used for any commercial uses. This document may not be altered
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Introduction.....................................................(0INTR)
2. Disclaimer.......................................................(0DISC)
3. Revision History.................................................(0HIST)
4. Contact Policy...................................................(0COTP)
5. Controls.........................................................(0CONT)
6. Walkthrough......................................................(0WALK)
6A - Bolivia - Tiwanaku........................................(01BOA)
6B - Peru - Return to Paraiso..................................(01PER)
6C - Japan - Meeting with Takamoto.............................(01JAP)
6D - Ghana - Pursuing James Rutland............................(01GHA)
6E - Kazakhstan - Project Carbonek.............................(01KAZ)
7. Croft Manor......................................................(01CFM)
7A - The House.................................................(CMHOU)
7B - Equipment Location........................................(CMEQL)
7C - Mini Quest for the Gold Reward............................(CMMQG)
8. Boss Strategies..................................................(00BTR)
8A - Takamura (Japan)..........................................(1BOSS)
8B - Rutland (Ghana)...........................................(2BOSS)
8C - Creature (Kazakhstan).....................................(3BOSS)
9. Inventory........................................................(0INVT)
9A - Weapons...................................................(0WEAP)
9B - Gear......................................................(0GEAR)
9C - Outfits / Costumes........................................(0OUTF)
10. Frequently Asked Questions.......................................(0FAQ0)
11. Contributing Readers.............................................(0RDRS)
12. Thanks...........................................................(00TNX)

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1. Introduction (0INTR)

The Tomb Raider series is one of the group of games that is known not only to
gamers, but to those who don't "practice" this sort of things. Maybe it's
because of its structure, because of the platform-jumping, the puzzles, or
maybe it's because of Lara Croft...

I admit I haven't played any Tomb Raider game in my life, only a demo of the
very first episode back on my old Pentium 166MMX, but aside for that, never.

From what I've happened to read around, it seems I haven't missed that much,
but now, Eidos Interactive fired Core Design (they did all the previous Tomb
Raider games; I assume they were 6 because Legend is internally known as TR7)
and hired Crystal Dynamics, that have developed some good games, like, to name
a few, "Soul Reaver 2", "Legacy Of Kain", and the "Gex" series for
N64/PS2/PSX
and Saturn, as well a handful of other games.

No I don't want to say that CORE Design Ltd. suxx, because it they don't; they
made ton of good games too. I just want to say that Eidos didn't chose a dev
team with bad credentials.

And with those credentials, Crystal Dynamics has worked for two years to bring
us this "Legend", that we, you and I, will dig up during the course of this
FAQ. So sit down, relax, put on some good music if you want to, and read.

As you might already noticed, the style of this faq is the same as my Midnight
Club 3: DUB Edition (& Remix) FAQ/Walkthrough, I hope this won't be a problem
for you.


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2. Disclaimer (0DISC)

I'm working hard on putting up this document. No one, except sites listed
below, can host it in their sites. This is only for private use. You can store
it on your own hard drive for your convenience, burn it onto your personal cd
or dvd backup, give it to your friend, but you can't get money out of it, nor
you can claim it as your.

Allowed site to display this document, in its original text format, is:

http://www.gamefaqs.com (and their affiliates)
http://www.ign.com

Please ask my permission before putting it on your website, thanks.

Before stealing anything from this faq ask permission or at least credit me.


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3. Revision History (0HIST)

Things change... and this document does too.

Version 0.01 (2006/04/10)
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- Size: 28.7 KiB
- Just started everything. I know this will be rejected.
- Made the walkthrough for the first level
- Added weapons and gear infos

Version 0.30 (2006/04/13)
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- Size: 51.2 KiB
- Added missing Rewards in Bolivia
- Added walkthoughs for level 2 and 3 (Peru and Japan)
- Added unlocked outfits awarded by collecting the rewards and finishing
time trial
- Added unlocked cheat awarded by beating the time trial challenge
- Added PC Controls
- Section "Inventory" / "Items" removed

Version 0.38 (2006/04/14)
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- Size: 64.6 KiB
- Corrected a couple of mistakes regarding rewards in Japan (level 3), and
added the missing ones
- Corrected the reward for grabbing all four Silver Rewards in Japan
- Added Pistols Upgrade Level 1
- Added the Ghana walkthrough, though I miss some rewards
- The previous version had bad ascii formatting, now it's all ok
- Added my personal thoughts about each weapon in the game, in the weapon
sub section (0WEAP)

Version 0.49 (2006/04/17)
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- Size: 98.4 KiB
- Collectibles in each level are called with the name of the object they
appear as.
- Added the Grenade Launcher to the weapon sections
- Added a Boss section
- Corrected the strategy for the Gold Reward in Bolivia (thanks to Brandon
Smithson)
- Corrected, re-read, adjusted, modified walkthroughs for levels 1, 2, 3.
- Added the missing Bronze Reward in Peru
- Added the Kazakhstan walkthrough
- Added the missing rewards in Ghana
- Added the section regarding the Croft Manor and three subsections.


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4. Contact Policy (0COTP)

You are welcome to contact me at the email address written at the top of this
document. If you do, please put something like "Tomb Raider Legend" or just
"TR:Legend" (if you're too lazy to type the whole thing) in the subject, and
then tell me everything you think can be precious for the FAQ.
And no, your email won't be made public unless you ask to.

Please cleanly state on your email the nickname you want to appear as, as well
as if you want your email address to appear (the "@" symbol will be replaced
like mine at the top of the document). If you won't say anything, I'll assume
you don't want your email to be spread, as said.

I repeat, since I'm getting started right now, every contribution is welcome,
especially rewards location, and especially gold rewards.


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5. Controls (0CONT)

As the only version I have is the Xbox version, I know nothing about controls
for other versions of the game. If you have one of those version, and have 5
minutes of your free time to spare, do me a favour and put together a mail
where you list the corresponding button or key for every action below, thanks.


( XBOX CONTROLS )

Left Thumbstick - Moves Lara around
Right Thumbstick - Moves camera
Right Thumbstick Click - Free first-person aiming
NOTE: You cannot move while in first-person aiming

Left Trigger - Lock onto enemies or hotspots
while locked:
Right Thumbstick Left/Right - Select enemy to the left/right
A - Air-roll
B - Roll
Right Trigger - Fire weapon

A Button - Jump
B Button - Crouch
X Button - Launch Magnetic Grapple
Y Button - Action (Context-sensitive) - there'll be an on-screen msg when
you can use it

D-Pad Up - Use medikit to heal Lara
D-Pad Down - Change Weapon
D-Pad Left - Activate/deactivate P.L.S. (Personal Light Source)
D-Pad Right - Binoculars
While using binoculars:
Left Trigger - Zoom Out
Right Trigger - Zoom In
Y Button - Toggle R.A.D. scanner (Remote Analysis and Display)

White Button - Shows HUD *AND* moves camera behind Lara
Black Button - Throw Grenades