Tomb Raider Anniversary Time Trial Tips - Level 7: Midas's Palace

The following walkthrough was created by Eldin to help other gamers who might be having trouble beating the Anniversary time trials.

Before you start, be sure to review the General Time Trial Tips & Strategy if you haven't done so already. You can also find the regular walkthrough for this level here.


Time Limit: 16:00

At the beginning of the level make sure to kill the gorillas, because more will come later and we don't want extra trouble. Just like before, choose your best weapon in order to kill them faster.



Remember, there are three lead bars you must pick up and turn to gold in order to open the level exit. Each of the lead bars is in a different side area. My strategy here is to start with "stone" room. So, after dealing with the gorillas in the first room, activate the switch behind the statue of Midas and from there go to the "stone" room.



At the beginning of this room there is not much to do. "Swan Dive Jump" in order to cover more ground and to save some time.



Again, use the "Swan Dive Jump" to go downstairs as well. That way Lara will be at the bottom in only 2 seconds and time is the gold here. ;)



The only reason why I choose this room first is because it can be complicated to some of you. Make sure to "Fast Traverse" by tapping Action in time with Lara's movements when climbing along ledges. Be careful here because one mistake can cost Lara her life. If that happens you can always replay the Time Trial from the beginning because you are not that far yet.



After you are done with the "stone" room, you don't need to kill the gorillas in the hall because they won't be able to follow you down. Just avoid them and activate the next switch.



To save some time here after the switch you can jump down into the pool from the balcony.



Climb up behind the statue and follow the hallway to the "fire" room. As soon as you enter, jump into the water and swim to the lever.



Don't waste time killing this crocodile. He won't be able to bite Lara when she is using the lever. After that just swim as fast as you can (tap Interact to swim faster) and you should be able to avoid him.



You need to be extra careful here, since you don't have a lot of medpacks in the Time Trial. It is better to take a little extra time and be careful rather than letting Lara catch fire. If she dies, you will lose a lot of time. If necessary, use medpacks. As always, try to stay positive and relax.



At the end of this room, make sure to pick up the large medpack in order to recover Lara's health. After that, jump into the water and swim quickly to the exit.



Now it is time for the final switch., Make sure to kill gorillas because you don't want them following you around.



And just like the last time, jump from the balcony into the pool in order to save some time.



There is not much I can tell about this room, this is the place where you need to show your Tomb Raider skills. The only thing I can tell you is to focus on getting to the lead bar, and try to do it as fast as you can. Relax, stay focused and thing positive I believe in you, you did everything before just a little more.



Now you need to turn those lead bars to the gold and place them in the niches. This is especially annoying because the timer keeps running even during the cutscenes. But if you did everything efficiently so far, you should still have enough time to finish.



Time trial completed!




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