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Bartoli's Hideout

Some of the most challenging jumps and tricks await you here. This mission contains all of the basic elements - fire, water, air, and earth - and your task is to avoid the fire, use the water, fly through the air, and miss the ground. The game designers were also thoughtful enough to toss in a dash or two of grisly combat to keep it interesting…. 

Slide, Jump, Grab!
As soon as you reach the low portion of the dock, exit the boat. Facing the large door, turn left and dash up the docks and locate the end-of-passage switch. Of course, a few bad guys make the task a tad bit more difficult than it has to be.

Pull the switch, return to the big door, and blast your way into the building. After things settle down, jump through the bank of windows on the left for a Small Medi Pack, Flares, and some Automatic Pistol ammo - and a pack of rabid dogs. Then go to the sword-wielding statues in the hallway, just past the now-shattered windows.

Evading the sword trap is only difficult because it's hard to tell exactly where Lara is standing. A simple hop at the right moment will see you past each one without taking any damage. Yank the switch in the darkness (now aren't you glad you got those flares), and return to the center of the room. It's time to practice those slide-jumps.

Jump backwards onto the tall wooden wall, then jump forward and grab. Jump when you're three-quarters of the way down the ramp and immediately hit your grab button.

This is the jump point of your first slide-jump test. You'll encounter a lot more of these later in the game, and this is the safest place in the world to practice.

If you nail the jump and make the grab, Lara will be hanging from the ledge. Pull up and hook around left to the block. Push it twice to move it out of the way; then turn left and size up your jump.

A perfectly timed run and jump should get you over the balcony railing. Approach the wall and climb it over the balcony to the hole in the right wall.

Once on the balcony outside, pick a straight line to the red awning and go.

Line up the jump and go! Grab as soon as she lands on the awning or you'll have to do the jumps back to this balcony all over again.

Nail the grab button as soon as she lands and keep it down. Hand over hand to the end of the awning, then pull up and hit the jump button. Lara will perform an elegant back flip and land squarely on the balcony that's opposite the awning. Dash for the wooden platform and get ready to grab.

Only a last-moment grab will give her the distance she needs to grasp this ledge.

Hop over the next red awning, then drop over the far side and land on a platform. From there, it's an easy run-jump to the opening across the canal - be sure to get out your favorite dog-killing apparatus as you run up the stairs.

Bartoli's Hideout, continued…