WARNING Before playing this game, read the Xbox 360TM Instruction Manual and any peripheral manuals for important safety and health information. Keep all manuals for future reference. For replacement manuals, see www.xbox.com/ support or call Xbox Customer Support (see inside of back cover). CONTENTS LARA ...................... 2 ................. 3 MENU CONTROLS Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms--children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: · Sit farther from the television screen. · Use a smaller television screen. · Play in a well-lit room. · Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DIFFICULTY LEVELS/SCREEN MODES .........5 SAVING AND LOADING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CONTROLLING LARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Movement Controls 6 Swimming Controls 7 Combat and Item Controls 8 Driving Controls 8 COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Combat Strategies 9 Aiming and Firing Controls 9 Melee Attacks 9 Defensive Combat Controls 10 Targeting 10 HUD (Head's-Up Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 REWARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 LANGUAGE SELECTION Choose the language you want by setting the option in the Xbox 360TM Dashboard. You can change the in-game subtitle language any time during gameplay from the Options screen/ Display Menu (page 4). 2 3 LARA At the age of nine, Lara survived a plane crash in the Himalayan mountains that led to the death of her mother. After miraculously surviving a ten-day solo trek from the crash site to Kathmandu, she spent the rest of her childhood under the close tutelage of her archeologist father -- the late Earl of Abbingdon, Richard Croft. At the age of 18, after the death of her father, Lara inherited the Croft estates and became Countess of Abbingdon. Since then she has been credited with the discovery of some 16 archeological sites of international significance. Lara Croft has been hailed both as an Archeological Wunderkind and a glorified Treasure Hunter, depending on who's speaking. There are thousands of rumors surrounding Lara's exploits, invariably involving the unexplained or outright unbelievable. Lady Croft herself is rarely available for comment, which further adds to the fog of mystery that surrounds her life and work. Consequently, Lara Croft continues to be the focus of wild speculation and intense debate. Idealized and vilified in equal measure, she is perhaps one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of our times. MENU CONTROLS Use the following controls to select and adjust options from the Main Menu and from the in-game Pause menu (press > during play to pause). Use L or l to view and cycle through the game options. Press A to select an option, change a current option, confirm any changes made or progress to the next screen. Press B in a submenu to return to the previous screen. NOTE: See pages 6-10 for a diagram of the Xbox 360 controller and full lists of game controls. MAIN MENU START GAME Start a new game. If saved data is present on your Xbox 360, this option changes to RESUME GAME and resumes play from the last save. LOAD NEW GAME LOAD GAME Start a new game. Displays a list of saved games. Select a save and press A to load it. Displays a list of completed levels (present in the loaded save). Replay these levels to collect rewards, play in different difficulty modes, or attempt a Time Trial. REPLAY LEVEL CROFT MANOR You can visit Lara's expansive manor via the Main Menu throughout the game. However, to gain full access you must have a saved game containing at least one completed mission. Only then will all the Mansion's secrets become available for you to discover. 4 5 MAIN MENU continued OPTIONS DIFFICULTY LEVELS/SCREEN MODES When you start a new game, you'll be prompted to select a difficulty level: Press m or q to select an option, and s or o to change the setting. Press A to confirm your Options changes, or B to return to the Main Menu without changes. DIFFICULTY Choose EXPLORER (easy), ADVENTURER (medium) or TOMB RAIDER (hard). SOUND Adjust the volume of MUSIC, SFX and VOICE VOLUME. SAVING AND LOADING THE GAME Press > during play to display the Pause Menu; from here you can save your progress and rewards and load a saved game. SAVING YOUR PROGRESS DISPLAY Set SUBTITLES OFF or to your preferred language. or or or or NO. NO. NO. NO. CAMERA Adjust the following settings: Select YES INVERT Y-AXIS Select YES AIM & BINOCS INVERT X-AXIS Select YES AIM & BINOCS INVERT Y-AXIS Select YES INVERT X-AXIS CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION CONTROL Set the following control option: Select DEFAULT, ALT1, ALT2 or ALT3. COMBAT MODE Select STANDARD, ADVANCED HOLD or ADVANCED TOGGLE. VIBRATION Every game level has several checkpoints to pass. The word CHECKPOINT will appear in the bottom right of the screen to inform you when Lara has passed a checkpoint. This is a good place to save your progress. Press > to access the Pause Menu and select SAVE; from here you can choose to create a new save or overwrite an existing save. You can also save between checkpoints, but Lara will always appear at the most recently saved checkpoint when a save is loaded again. NOTE: The game's Autosave feature always saves the last checkpoint of your current game, even if you power down. Starting a new game or loading a previously saved game automatically overwrites your Autosave. SAVING REWARDS Toggle ON/OFF. Press CALIBRATION s BRIGHTNESS or o to adjust the screen and CONTRAST. EXTRAS Access information and bonus content within TOMB RAIDER: LEGENDTM. By completing levels and collecting rewards along the way, you will unlock items that you can then select and view here. When you replay a previously completed level, you will have the option to select SAVE REWARDS to save any collected rewards to your current game. LOADING A SAVED GAME You can load any saved game on the Xbox 360 from the Main Menu or from the in-game Pause Menu. Select LOAD, then choose a save. If data is present, details of the save will be shown. Press A to load and resume that game. 6 7 SWIMMING CONTROLS CONTROLLING LARA The controls shown in this section are default. You can view all the CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION settings (page 4) in the Options Menu. L B Y Swim left, right, forward. Dive. Hold button to dive deeper. Interact/Action/Pick up rewards. Fast stroke. Swim toward the surface/Surface. Rotate camera. ] _ x ` Y X B A A L < l C C > Xbox Guide Button NOTE: When Lara is swimming underwater, her air meter slowly drains. If it runs out, Lara will start to take damage to her standard health bar (page 11). If Lara does not surface for air in time, she will drown. MOVEMENT CONTROLS L B Y Movement: Sneak, Walk and Run. Crouch/Roll. Interact/Action: while standing next to objects or vehicles. Pick up new weapon: when standing over weapon. Safety Grab: prevent Lara from falling from ledges. Jump. Hold button to jump farther. Rotate camera. Reset camera angle and view HUD (page 11). A C y 8 COMBAT AND ITEM CONTROLS 9 COMBAT Combat Mode lock-on. Fire. Throw grenade/flare. COMBAT STRATEGIES w x z Click In combat, always remember these two key elements: KEEP MOVING C Accurate Aim Mode toggle. Throw grapple. Pull grapple/Interact with environmental targets (explosive barrels, etc.). Use health pack. Switch weapons. Personal Light Source (PLS) on/off. Remote Analysis Device (RAD)/Binoculars (page 14). Keeping Lara moving is the most important factor in combat; her continually changing position slows the enemy's advance. A moving target is much harder to hit than a static one. MANIPULATE THE ENVIRONMENT X Y Constantly check for objects in the environment that Lara can manipulate to her advantage. For example, she can thwart enemies by blocking paths, collapsing structures, detonating nearby explosives and releasing obstacles. AIMING AND FIRING CONTROLS m q s o w x C Pull and hold Lock-on target. Hold to remain locked-on. Fire weapon. Change target: flick * / @ / $ / ^ during lock-on. w then press z Throw grenade at target. Grenade free throw: hold button for distance. z MELEE ATTACKS DRIVING CONTROLS L A X Steer. Accelerate. Brake/Reverse. Fire weapon. Select target. Shoot hazard target. Use health pack. Rotate camera. x w Y m C Target enemies while running toward them, then press B to slide. Lara slides into enemies, knocking them off balance and setting them up for her guns. AERIAL ATTACK Press A twice when close to the enemy. With the first press, Lara jumps at an enemy. As she lands on the enemy, press A again to activate slow time, then immediately pull x to fire, shooting the target. POWER KICK Pull and hold w and press Y to kick the target enemy away with Lara's boot. GRAPPLE Pull and hold w and press X to use Lara's grapple to pull enemies toward her and inflict some damage. NOTE: Melee attacks are ineffective against animal enemies. SLIDE ATTACK 10 DEFENSIVE COMBAT CONTROLS 11 HUD (Head's-Up Display) While Lara is locked-on to a target, she can perform various maneuvers to avoid enemy attacks. ROLL L L Pull and hold w , press B and then press in any direction. FLIP Pull and hold w , press A and then press in any direction. TARGETING The targeting reticle will appear when a target is within sight. The color of the reticle changes to indicate the target status: GRAY RETICLE RED RETICLE Target is out of range. Target is within rage at the current distance. Target can be grappled. BLUE RETICLE TIP: If the target is within distance but off-screen, an arrow appears showing the direction of the target's location. WEAPONS, ITEMS AND HEALTH HEALTH BAR The health bar gauge displays Lara's current health level. When Lara's health gets dangerously low, you need to replenish it using a health pack (page 13) if available. (PLS, Health Pack, Binoculars) To use an item or gadget from Lara's inventory, press l in the corresponding direction: USE ITEMS m q s o Health pack (use) Switch weapons (toggle) PLS (on/off) Binoculars (on/off) 12 13 PDA The PDA is Lara's automatic data capture and wireless communication device. It holds all of her mission data and real time objective and equipment information. Press < to access Lara's PDA, which displays the following data: EQUIPMENT HEALTH PACK A staple of the rough-and-rugged adventurer, health packs allow Lara to treat her injuries in the field. NOTE: Lara can carry a maximum of three health packs. PERSONAL LIGHT SOURCE (PLS) OBJECTIVES Provides Lara with information on her current objectives and overall mission objectives. DATA Provides information for completed missions, and allows you to keep a tally of rewards collected while playing the missions. COMPLETION TIME Records your fastest time for the Mission. COMPLETED TIME TRIAL Yes/No. GOLD REWARDS Shows number collected and total rewards available (of each type) in the Mission. SILVER REWARDS Shows number collected and total rewards available (of each type) in the Mission. BRONZE REWARDS Shows number collected and total rewards available (of each type) in the Mission. Provides Lara with information on all her inventory. Here you can view stats and descriptions of each weapon and item Lara has. Ultra-bright LED portable light source. Kinetically charged, the PLS shines for a limited time before shutting off to recharge. MAGNETIC GRAPPLE GEAR Using her grapple, Lara can manipulate objects from a distance, climb or drop to different heights, and swing across large gaps. The grapple consists of a magnetic grapple head that can latch onto discrete, visually distinct su ...