Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft - Game Controls

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Basic Moves

Movement

Key

Description

Move forwards

Up arrow

Lara is moving forwards at a running pace.

Hop backwards

Down arrow

Lara hop backwards (short distance).

Turn right

Right arrow

Lara turns right.

Turn left

Left arrow

Lara turns left..

Roll

PC: End
MAC: Backslash (\)
PS: Circle

Lara makes a forward dive and finishes up facing the opposite direction. This also works when Lara is underwater. Alternatively, you can press the Up and Down Cursor Keys simultaneously.

Duck

PC& MAC: Fullstop
PS: L2

Press the Duck button to crouch. Whilst holding down Duck, press the direction keys to crawl. When you are in a crawlspace, you can release Duck and move Lara only by using the direction keys.

Sprint

PC& MAC: Forward Slash (/)
PS: R2

Whilst moving forward, press the Sprint button to gain extra speed. You cannot sprint forever. The sprint bar appears at the upper right of your screen, which indicates how much energy Lara left.

Draw\ Light Flare

PC & MAC: Comma (,)
PS: Select + R1

Lara draws a Flare. Press again to throw it forwards. Lara drops a Flare down by pressing the Draw Weapon Key. She can even pick it up from the ground (when it is still lit), by standing above it and pressing Action.

Draw\ Holster weapon

PC & MAC: Space Bar
PS: Triangle

Lara draws the latest weapon she used. Press again to holster.

Jump\ Swim

PC: Alt
MAC: Command or Apple
PS: Square

Pressing the Jump button, Lara jumps straight up. Pressing a direction key immediately after pressing Jump, Lara will jump in that direction. Whilst surfacing, press Jump and Lara will dive. Keep pressing the Jump button and she will swim. Press the direction keys to steer.

Action

PC & MAC: Ctrl
PS: X

Lara picks up an object, grabs a ledge, climbs up a block or a ledge, climbs out of the water, catches onto a climbable wall or ceiling, uses switches and levers, places puzzle items to their receptacles, pushes\ pulls movable objects, fires whilst holding the gun.

Walk\ Swim sideways

PC & MAC: Shift
PS: R1

Whilst holding down Walk, press Up or Down to walk forwards or backwards. By using this move, you avoid falling off any edge. If you walk up to an edge, Lara will stop. Press Walk along with the left or right direction keys to side-step.

In order to swim sideways, press Walk and the right or left direction key whilst surfacing.

Look

PC & MAC: Keypad 0
PS: L1

Whilst pressing Look, press the direction keys to look around. You can also use the Look button in order to bring the camera back to Lara, if the camera shows something else.

Combined Moves

Movement

Key

Description

Swan dive

Walk + Jump + Up

Walk up to an edge and hold down Walk. Then press Jump and Up together. Lara can also perform the swan dive whilst running. To do that, whilst running press Jump and Walk.

Swan dive with somersault

Walk + Jump + Up + Roll

Whilst holding down Walk, press Jump and Up together to perform the swan dive. As Lara falls down, press the Roll button. This requires to have enough room below.

Handstand

Action + Walk + Up

Whilst hanging from a ledge, press Walk and Up together.

Twisted jump

Jump + Up or Down + Roll

Press Jump + Up \ Down. Once you take off, immediately press Roll or the opposite direction key. Lara will jump either forwards or backwards, twisting in midair.

Spin

Up + Sprint + Crouch

Whilst sprinting, press the Crouch button. Alternatetively, whilst spinting, release the Up arrow.

Sprint with somersault at the end

Up + Sprint + Jump

Whilst sprinting, press Jump. Lara will perform a low somersault.

Menu

When you load the game, the Ring displays the Passport, Lara's Home, Detail Levels, Sound and Controls.

Lara's Home is the training level. Press Action to enter it. Lara guides you through the basic moves. To quit the training, enter the Menu, select the Passport and press Right to turn the pages until you find the Exit to Title option.

For the other four categories, see below (Option Ring Menu).

 

To enter the menu whilst playing the game, press Esc (or Start for the PS version). The Menu is divided into three Ring Menus: one above the other.

When you enter the Menu whilst playing the game, you see the Inventory Ring Menu, which contains the items you carry (weapons, Medi Packs, Flares etc.) and the Statistics, which displays the time you have spent playing the current level, plus other statistics.

Press Up to bring up the Items Ring Menu. Here you can find the artifacts, keys and in general the puzzle items.

From the Inventory Ring Menu, press Down to bring up the Option Ring Menu.

To rotate each Ring Menu, press Left and Right.

 

Options Ring Menu

Passport

Press Action to open it. Use the arrow keys to turn the pages. The available options are: Load Game, Save Game, Exit to Title.

Detail levels (Sunglasses)

The available options are: Resolution, ZBuffer, Filter, Dither, True Alpha, Gamma.

Sound (Personal Stereo)

Here you can set up the sound effects and music. Press Up and Down to toggle between sound and music. Press Left and Right to adjust.

Controls (Arrow Keys)

Here you can change the controls. The first table contains the default by the game that you cannot change. Press Right to bring up the User Controls. Here you can change the buttons.

Shortcut Keys (PC version)

1-8

Directly select available weapons

9

Use Large Medi Pack

0

Use Small Medi Pack

F5

Save game (Passport page)

F6

Load game (Passport page)

-

Shrink game window (in-game only)

+

Increase game window (in-game only)

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