When the level begins, proceed ahead and go down the left hand stair. You are heading to the bartender.

Move towards the bartender with your finger above the Interact button. When Lara approaches him, press the button to talk to the bartender, but do not stop at all. Immediately, turn right and head to the hallway that leads to Nishimura office. Lara moves slowly in this dress and you cannot afford standing around and listening to him.

The bartender will keep talking, and whilst approaching the door to Nishimura, you will hear Lara will saying "Thank you".

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Guards: You have to be somehow quick and kill the guards that appear, because only then Nishimura will come out and give you the pass to the lift that gets you out. Instead of running around, you can follow an anti-clockwise move and kill the guards. Once you kill the first, grab his Assault Riffle.

Do not forget that the Aerial Assault can help you here. You can kill two guards per jump, as long as you quickly aim at another one after you take someone out.

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Newest Tip
By Tomb Raider Master: Once you kill the first three guards, the first pair of guards appear. Kill them from the hallway they came from (the one that leads to the elevator). That way, the second pair will not appear and the cutscene with Nishimura will play.

When you exit to the roof, it is really up to you if you will immediately turn right and explode the barrel (thus losing some health - about half of it) or back up a bit before shooting (thus losing a couple of seconds).

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When you use the Grapple to pull the raised part of the glass roof, pull just once. The opening is enough for Lara to slip inside.

When you drop through the opening, go down the first short stairs and jump over the railing on the left to land on the ground and next to the bike.

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First alone metallic hanging ledge: Approach the edge and use the Grapple to pull the hanging ledge. When you get it close to you, release and immediately jump on it. Do not wait for it to swing not even once.

Once you land, the ledge will have already started moving forward. Run forward too and jump to catch the lamp above (using the Grapple). Turn right, swing a bit and jump to the square ledge.

Two metallic hanging ledges: (Click for video) As before, approach the edge and use the Grapple to pull the hanging ledge. When you get it close to you, release and immediately jump on it. Do not wait for it to swing not even once.

Once you land, the ledge will have already started moving forward. Run forward too and jump to land on the second (still) metallic ledge. This means, that you do not have to pull the second ledge close to you, which is a waste of time.

Keep running forward and jump to grab the lamp above (using the Grapple). Turn right, swing a bit and jump to the roof with the garden.

When you reach the roof where the guards and dogs appear, just run past them. Do not waste your time here by killing them. Run\ roll around to the right and open the door. Once you get inside, the threats will not follow you.

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Stock Market offices: (Click for video) There are quite many guards here, but you can once again ignore them. As soon as you enter the room, go to the right and stand in front of the column (where the yellow X shows). The guards will appear, but do not panic. Enable the Accurate Aim and with the Assault Riffle shoot the two metal supports that hold the screen. You need to move to that spot, because Lara cannot aim at the left metal support if she is standing in front of the door. Once you are done, go ahead (where the yellow arrow shows) and jump over the low office wall (or go around the office wall to the left).

Go in front of the screen and behind the office wall there. Make sure you jump/ roll to avoid the Shotgun blasts.

Use the Grapple to catch the screen and pull the latter down. Climb on the screen and exit through the door, ignoring again the pair of guards there.

Alternative method: As soon as you enter, proceed ahead and next to the low office wall. Do not stick to the wall and make sure you stand at the end of it. From this point, you can shoot the two metal supports AND use the Grapple without losing health by the guards' shots. Even if you see a guard coming from ahead, do not panic. He will go to the right and not bother with Lara.

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When you climb up the ledges at the back of the building (after exiting the Stock Market offices), you reach a long pole that you have to climb up. Instead of grabbing the horizonatl pole behind you (on the platform that rotates), jump to the sign, carefully move to the other side and jump to the square metallic ledge.

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Waiting room: Again, ignore the guards here. The following will now waste your time. As you run forwards, shoot the chandelier and kill the guards beneath. Grab their Health Packs and go to the left and through the door. Roll to avoid the shots of the remaining alive guards.

Room with gun turret: Here you can do either:

• Use the ball and push it in the hallway, without going to the button that activates the sprinkler.

• If you do not mind spending a Health Pack, run and roll through the hallway. When you see your health bar halfway down, take a Health Pack. If you do not, one shot from the turret and you are dead!

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Room with Dragon: In this room, the three guards use Shotgun, so avoiding them does not help. When they exit, one of them goes right, one stays in the middle and the last one goes left. If you have Grenades, you can throw one to each guard. Then smash the window and kill the two guards up there. You must kill these guards, otherwise the elevator door will not open.

Fighting Takamoto: After the cutscene, go behind one of the statues and climb up the pole. Jump to the ledge and go after Takamoto. You have to avoid his bolts by either jumping over or rolling beneath them.

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