Sanctuary of the Scion - Secret - Uzis on Invisible Platform

After using the second switch, killing the second flying mutant, and jumping across the ledges collecting shotgun ammo, as shown in the previous section, Lara ends up here. You should be able to see a gold door high on the east cavern wall, behind the sphinx. This is the one you opened earlier using the first switch, and it's where you're headed next. But first, go after the level's only SECRET, the UZIS and some Uzi ammo (12-13). They're fairly easy to spot in the remastered game, floating off to the left on an invisible platform.

To get there, turn to face the sphinx, walk to the edge, face the pickup squarely (use Look and adjust Lara's angle if necessary). Hop back once. Save the game.

Then take a running jump to grab the edge of the invisible platform.

Pull up.

Hold the Walk button while on the platform. This way you can maneuver Lara around without fear of accidentally stepping off. Pick up the guns and ammunition (two items, one pickup).

NOTE: Taking the Uzis unlocks the "Do Uzi This One?" achievement/trophy, and if you've found all the other secrets in Egypt, you'll get "Codex of Egypt" as well.

After the secret chime sounds, 2 winged mutants (6-7) fly in from the other side of the sphinx. If you use the Uzis (keyboard hotkey 4), you can kill both before they get close enough to push Lara off the platform. On normal difficulty, it takes about 50 rounds to bring each one down.

If you're using tank controls, remember to release Walk in order to pivot on the spot instead of sidestepping. This makes it easier to track the mutants as they circle around the platform.

Boom! And repeat.

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Alternatively, to conserve ammo, quickly descend from the platform. Then kill the mutants with pistols or magnums from below.

If you choose to shoot the mutants from the invisible platform, you'll need to descend the same way. Turn back toward the cave wall. Walk to the edge of the platform and line Lara up so she's squarely facing the jutting ledge where you started. Hop back and then take a running jump to grab that ledge. Let go to drop to the rocks below.

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To avoid losing a tiny bit of health in the fall, instead hang from the left side of the ledge and traverse left—or jump onto the slope facing uphill, slide back, and grab—then let go and slide down onto one of the flat sandy ledges.

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