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Talk:Winston Smith

2006-12-02T06:39:10Z

GeckoKid:

he was called jeeves because there was once a famous butler called jeeves

i think it was due to the old mascot of askjeeves.com. (GeckoKid)

Talk:Winston Smith

2006-12-02T06:38:54Z

GeckoKid:

he was called jeeves because there was once a famous butler called jeeves

i think it was due to the old mascot of askjeeves.com.

Swan Dive

2006-12-02T05:52:03Z

GeckoKid:

[[Image:Swandivelegend.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Swan Dive (Legend)]]From the beginning Lara can make a '''Swan Dive''', and since [[Tomb Raider II]], a '''high Dive Roll'''.

Press [[walk]], [[jump]] and [[Run|up]] to do a Swan Dive.

She can do it into water or on even surfaces. (Don't try elsewhere, it will break her neck!)

If you want to make a Swan Dive into a pool, make sure, there is enough space below. It is a much quicker and elegant way to get into the water.

On even terrain it can be used to get over [[Dart Traps]]. But most of the time it's quicker and easier to just run past them.

[[Image:Swandive.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Swan Dive (TR3)]]

 
[[Category:Controls]]

Motorboat

2006-12-02T05:42:38Z

GeckoKid:

[[Image:Motorboat.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Motorboat]]
The '''Motorboat''' is one of the [[vehicle]]s in [[Tomb Raider II]]. Lara finds it in the [[Venice]] section.

There are two ways to get into the boat. Either you swim to one of the sides and press [[Action]] to climb inside, or you run or [[jump]] into it from a jetty, she will automatically land onto it without pressing any button. Use the [[directional buttons]] to drive ahead, backwards or to steer left or right. There is a turbo mode for the boat. Hit [[Action]] to activate it. Careful, if you hit anything while the turbo is active, Lara will take damage. To get out of the boat, come to a halt and press [[jump]] along with left or right. Lara can either jump into the water or onto a jetty.

There is one part in the game, at the end of [[Venice]], the entrance to [[Bartoli's Hideout]] where you have to drive full speed towards a set of [[water mines]]. Lara has to jump out, while the boat has to go on to detonate the mines. If she does not get out, she will explode along with the boat.
At another part of the game, Lara has to take the boat at full speed up a ramp.

 

==Controls==

<table width="80%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
Getting In: </td><td>[[Action Button]] 
while swimming to the side of the boat, or running/jumping in from a jetty
</td></tr><tr><td>
Driving Ahead: </td><td>[[Run|Up]]</td></tr><tr><td>
Steering: </td><td>[[Turning|Left/Right]]</td></tr><tr><td>
Driving Backwards: </td><td> [[Hop Back|Back]]</td></tr><tr><td>
Turbo: </td><td> [[Action Button]]</td></tr><tr><td>
Getting out: </td><td> [[Jump]] and [[Turning|Left/Right]]</td></tr></table>

 
[[Category:Controls]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider II]]

[[de:Motorboot]]

Boulders

2006-12-02T05:20:24Z

GeckoKid:

[[Image:Boulder.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Boulder]] The '''Boulder''' (aka. '''Rolling Ball''') was always a famous trap in the Tomb Raider Games. The boulder on the right is from [[Tomb Raider 3]], but there were also boulders in all other Tomb Raiders.

Besides boulders there are [[barrels]], [[avalanches]], [[Falling Rocks|rocks]] and more that will make you jump out of the way.

Prior to [[Last Revelation]], the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until it hits a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.

The boulder was not featured in [[Chronicles]] and [[Angel of Darkness]].

Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a vehicle. She only bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.

[[Category:Traps]]
[[de:Felsbrocken]]
[[de:Kugel]]

Boulders

2006-12-02T05:20:11Z

GeckoKid:

[[Image:Boulder.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Boulder]] The '''Boulder''' (aka. '''Rolling Ball''') was always a famous trap in the Tomb Raider Games. The boulder on the right is from [[Tomb Raider 3]], but there were also boulders in all other Tomb Raiders.

Besides boulders there are [[barrels]], [[avalanches]], [[Falling Rocks|rocks]] and more that will make you jump out of the way.

Prior to [[Tomb Raider the Last Revelation]], the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until it hits a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.

The boulder was not featured in [[Chronicles]] and [[Angel of Darkness]].

Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a vehicle. She only bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.

[[Category:Traps]]
[[de:Felsbrocken]]
[[de:Kugel]]

Barkhang Monastery

2006-12-02T05:10:18Z

GeckoKid:

{|{{leveltable}}
!{{levelline}}|''Barkhang Monastery''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Barkhang.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[Tomb Raider II]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Level No
|colspan="2" valign="top"|12
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|3
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Length
|colspan="2" valign="top"|70 minutes
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Location
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Asia]], [[Tibet]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|Level Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|''[[Tibetan Foothills]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Barkhang Monastery]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Catacombs of the Talion]]''
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[:trgcom:tr2/barkhang|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Barkhang Monastery''' is a level in [[Tomb Raider II]]. Lara reaches the Monastery desribed by the dying monk back in the [[Diving Area]] level to gain access to the [[Talion]], which opens the door to the [[Temple of Xian]], by the use of the [[Seraph]].

It is a common practice to not shoot at the monks, and they are the first time in Tomb Raider history that Lara encounters who are not hostile at her, with the exception of [[Winston]], but Lara may simply did not have the weapons to kill him. Also the monks will help Lara throughout the level by attacking the mercenaries who arrived there before Lara. Simply one shot at the monks will turn every inhibitat of the monastery against Lara, dramatically changing the difficulty of the level. However when the monks are busy fighting the mercenaries, a few stray bullets at the monks will sometimes be ignored. Due to the lack of avaliablitily to switch targets in the game's auto-aiming system, it's best for the player to just observe the battle and finish off the rest if the monks died.

During the course of the level Lara travels around the monastery and surrounding mountains for five [[Prayer Wheels]], uncovered by the use of keys and gemstones, to gain access to the Seraph Chamber. The main tourist attraction of this level is the giant four-armed-buddha statue, situated in the grand hall which serves as the central hub of this non-linear level.

 
[[Category:Levels]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider II]]
[[de:Das Kloster von Barkhang]]

Temple of Xian

2006-12-02T04:54:50Z

GeckoKid:

{|{{leveltable}}
!{{levelline}}|''Temple of Xian''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Xian.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[Tomb Raider II]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Level No
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|3
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Length
|colspan="2" valign="top"|75 minutes
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Location
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Asia]], [[China]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|Level Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|''[[Ice Palace]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Temple of Xian]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Floating Islands]]''
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[:trgcom:tr2/xian|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Temple of Xian''' is a level in [[Tomb Raider II]].
At the beginning you see the [[Dagger of Xian]] in front of you, but as you go towards it you fall through a trap-door. Throughout the level along to really creepy music and being genuinely scared you find yourself by it again. However someone has beaten you and they are carried off into the [[Floating Islands]] after plunging the dagger into their heart.

The word Xian could be perceived by how the Chinese term is translated, as it could be one word for an immortal (仙, xian), or the location that the area is based, Xī'ān (西安), the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. Known as one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang. Xi'an is also the eastern end of the Silk Road. However, it was called Chang'an (Traditional Chinese: 長安; Simplified Chinese: 长安, pinyin: Cháng'ān; literally "Perpetual Peace") in ancient times, when it used to be the captial of China. The [[Dagger of Xian]] is believed to be from the Qin period (due to the history of a tyrant, the First Emperor, who was looking for a way to be immortal), hence it would be called Cheng'an instead. The Dagger of Immortality sounds more feasible, while the temple itself could be debated. However among most Chinese fanbase the term Xian in Tomb Raider II are always translated as 西安, the modern name of the city.

This level is among the longest in Tomb Raider II, where Lara encounters various traps and enemies based upon Chinese legends and stories. Such as the spider cave is based on Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, with the name of 盤絲洞, literally the Cave of Tangled Silk.

[[Category:Levels]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider II]]
[[de:Der Tempel des Xian]]

Temple of Xian

2006-12-02T04:42:43Z

GeckoKid:

{|{{leveltable}}
!{{levelline}}|''Temple of Xian''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Xian.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[Tomb Raider II]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Level No
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|3
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Length
|colspan="2" valign="top"|75 minutes
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Location
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Asia]], [[China]]
|-
!{{levelline}}|Level Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|''[[Ice Palace]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Temple of Xian]]''
|valign="top"|''[[Floating Islands]]''
|-
!{{levelline}}|[[:trgcom:tr2/xian|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Temple of Xian''' is a level in [[Tomb Raider II]].
At the beginning you see the [[Dagger of Xian]] in front of you, but as you go towards it you fall through a trap-door. Throughout the level along to really creepy music and being genuinely scared you find yourself by it again. However someone has beaten you and they are carried off into the [[Floating Islands]] after plunging the dagger into their heart.

The word Xian could be perceived by how the Chinese term is translated, as it could be one word for an immortal (仙, xian), or the location that the area is based, Xī'ān (西安), the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. Known as one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang. Xi'an is also the eastern end of the Silk Road. However, it was called Chang'an (Traditional Chinese: 長安; Simplified Chinese: 长安, pinyin: Cháng'ān; literally "Perpetual Peace") in ancient times, when it used to be the captial of China. The [[Dagger of Xian]] is believed to be from the Qin period (due to the history of a tyrant, the First Emperor, who was looking for a way to be immortal), hence it would be called Cheng'an instead. The Dagger of Immortality sounds more feasible, while the temple itself could be debated. However among most Chinese fanbase the term Xian in Tomb Raider II are always translated as 西安, the modern name of the city.
[[Category:Levels]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider II]]
[[de:Der Tempel des Xian]]