Flip in the air
Instead of jumping forward or backward and pressing
"Roll" immediately, press the opposite direction. For example,
if you jump forward, immediately press [Down] and Lara will
do a flip in the air. Do the opposite if you jump backwards.
Dive into water
Jump forwards, but hold [R1] + [Square].
Note: If done onto hard ground or off high ledges, Lara will break
her neck and die.
Diving flip
After you do a dive ([Forward] + [Square]
+ [R1]) off a tall cliff or something similar, press [Circle]
while in the air and Lara will flip.
Bartoli's Hideout shortcut
While going through this level, at one point you will
have to jump through a window and kill a man on a balcony. Once
you are at this point, kill the man and take the ammunition he
has. Then, turn around back towards the window you came through.
Walk to the corner of the balcony. Make sure you are in the corner,
then start pressing [Forward] + [Jump]. If done correctly,
you will jump over the fence to the roof of the building, then
slide into the water. This shortcut will save a lot of time and
health, but you will miss the Golden Dragon.
Temple Of Xian shortcut
When you get to the bottom of all the waterfalls in
the Temple Of Xian, you will end up in a pool with two nasty fish.
Kill them if desired. You will see a green colored gate. Swim
up to a corner of the gate. Swim along the front of it in a diagonal
direction. When you get to the other corner, turn so that Lara
has her back to the gate. Hold [Down] so that she is swimming
backwards into it. Press [Jump] and Lara should fall through
the gate. This works to get back through as well.
Help from monks
In the level with the monastery, you will find a group
of monks. Do not kill them. They will kill the enemies with the
guns through the entire game.
Hidden audio
Place the game disc in an audio CD player and play
track two and above to hear various music and commentary from
the game. Track 23 is particularly funny.
Exiting Venice
Press [X] after pulling the switch (right before the clock
starts) to give Lara's boat extra power. This will allow it to
travel up the long ramp that leads to some windows. Lara will
crash through the windows and land in the canal just before the
exit with plenty of time to spare.
Alternatively, swim under the mines and you will automatically
start the next level with the boat.
Alternatively, pull the switch, then swim under the door and climb
back into the boat. The, go to the exit door without beating the
clock.
Lara's secret cellar
Enter the hedge maze and follow these turns: left,
the second right, left, right, right, left, right. Jump into the
hole in the ground that appears and follow the passageway until
it ends. Take the the box of flares, then push the button between
the statues. Leave the maze and enter the secret door next to
the grandfather clock. Move fast, as there is a time limit of
one minute and twelve seconds. Use your flares in the cellar to
view Lara's treasures.
Defeating Bartoli
When you reach the end of level 4 (Opera House), Bartoli
appears from your left. Take out your shotgun, jump over his head,
roll, fire, and repeat. If done enough times, he will die and
you will receive little or no damage. Note: Try not to go past
the first path to your right when you fall into the room to avoid
being attacked by a Doberman.
Defeating the dragon
When the dragon is forming, go to the right-hand side
of the room. There should be three pools of water at this location.
Enter the middle pool and switch to the harpoons. Surface and
start shooting the dragon from above the water. That should drive
him behind a pillar in a position where he is stuck and can not
breath fire. Use the weapon of your choice and fire until he drops.
Then, pull the dagger and evacuate the building.
Leaving the mansion
Get to the point on the training course before Lara
goes down the death slide. Walk to one of the corners at the edge
and face forward. Turn about forty-five degrees and look straight
down. While still holding the look button, jump straight up in
the air. After the third jump Lara should be on top of the left
or right pillar. From here, jump onto the wall, then run around
it. Then Lara can jump to the roof of the swimming pool, maze,
and even outside the patch of ground outside the gate. Note: If
Lara goes outside the gate, she can not return.
Get rid of the butler
Use the following steps to get rid of the butler that
always follows Lara. Enter the mansion. Go into the kitchen and
open the freezer. Wait until the butler reaches you, and go in
the freezer. When he enters the freezer, jump over him and quickly
close the freezer door. The mansion may now be explored without
the butler.
You can get rid of the butler by locking him in the basement.
First, go through the maze and push the button that you find when
you get to the middle. Then, get out of the maze and get to the
basement under the one minute and twelve second time limit. Find
and push the button on wall inside the basement. Wait until the
butler enters the basement. Lead him far in, go back and push
the button, and quickly side-jump out. If done correctly, the
butler will be trapped.
Survive falls
If you fall from a reasonably high ledge, hold "Roll"
and you will roll immediately when you hit the ground.
Gymnastic move while vaulting over
ledges
Walk up to the ledge, then hold [Forward] and
press [X] to start climbing up. Just after Laura starts climbing
up, hold walk ([R1]). If done correctly, she should pull
up, flip up to a hand-stand, then flip over onto her feet. Note:
This does not make you climb any better.
Glitch: Elevator jump
Walk up to any ledge that has a column next to it.
The ledge would be shaped like an "L". Turn at an angle
so that you are almost facing the column. Keep in mind that you
should always stay at the edge of the ledge. Jump once and as
you reach the ground, let Lara finish her "normal position"
foot movement. Then, hold [Jump] to jump one more time. Keep
the button pressed to will suddenly fly up to the very top of
the column. You can do this on the training course of her house
on the top of the last obstacle or level, and then explore.
Glitch: Jump through door
Find the shack at the beginning of the Venice level.
In that shack is a man and his dog. Kill them then press the door
button, which opens the door on the way up the ladder in the shack.
Go to the ladder, press [Jump] then hold "Action". Lara
will get ready to climb. Press [Jump] again to get to the
next floor of the shack. Normally you would have to press the
next door button, but in this position you can get through it
by jumping forward. You will automatically be on the roof of the
shack.