Caves
| Caves | |||
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| Tomb Raider | |||
| Section | Peru Section | ||
| Level No | 1 | ||
| Length (*) |
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| Secrets | 3 | ||
| Location | South America, Peru | ||
| Level Chronology: | |||
| Caves | City of Vilcabamba | ||
Caves is the first level in the original Tomb Raider, in the Peru Section. The location for this level is the Peruvian Andes region. The gamer will be greeted by snowy caverns lined with Dart Traps and full of Bats, Wolves and a Bear.
Contents
Story
Lara is hired by Jacqueline Natla to travel to the Andes mountain range, in Peru, in search of an artefact known as the Scion, which rests in the Tomb of Qualopec somewhere in the mountains. Accompanied by a guide Lara arrives at a huge pair of stone doors, the entrance to an ancient Incan civilisation. She climbs to the top of the doors and finds a hidden switch that opens the doors. A pack of ferocious wolves suddenly attack from inside the cave. Lara leaps to the ground, killing the wolves in a barrage of pistol fire. However, she is too late, her guide lies dead in the snow. Alone, Lara heads into the caves in search for the village Vilcabamba.
Objectives
- Gain access to the City of Vilcabamba.
Finds
Secrets
3 Secrets are hidden within this level.
- 1st secret
- The first secret in this level can be found early after following the wolf tracks, in a wall opening which can be reached via a sloped block. It consists of a single Small Medi Pack.
- 2nd secret
- The second secret it found shortly after the first. In a side cavern Lara will find an elevated alcove in which she encounters a bat guarding another Small Medi Pack.
- 3rd secret
- The third and final secret can be found in the large cave with the timed door and the wolves. Lara can reach an outcrop with greenery to enter a secret chamber with a round stone table. In this chamber lies a Large Medi Pack.
First Aid
This level hides 7 first aid items.
- Small Medi Packs (5)
- Large Medi Packs (2)
Enemies
The level has 14 enemies in store for Lara. Besides the bats that live in the dark corners of the caverns there are wolves and even a single bear.
Traps and Obstacles
The only real danger Lara faces in this level are the dart traps. There is also a part in this level where the floor collapses under Lara's weight, however there is no trap, not even a deep pit, underneath, so she will stay unharmed. Another difficulty will be a little Time Run with a door which is opened by a Big Lever Switch and closed soon afterwards again.
Traps
Obstacles, Triggers & Puzzles
- Timed Door
- Big Lever Switch
Walkthrough
- Main article: Caves Walkthrough
Follow the paw prints inside the caverns and up the rocks to the left. Climb down to find a Big Lever Switch that opens the door into the next area. Climb upwards out of the area and get into the chamber with the Suspension Bridges and wolves. Cross it to leave on the other side. Get across a pit guarded by a bear, into another chamber with wolves. Perform the time run. Drop through the floor and find the lever in a chamber on the upper level to open the big gate.
