Moves in Tomb Raider 1

These are the moves for the first game. I recomend you also do the house level where Lara will walk you through everything.

Run

If you press the up arrow Lara will run forward. I you press the side arrow at the same time as the up arrow she will turn in that direction.

Turn

If you press and hold the left or right arrow key Lara will turn in that direction.

Hop Back

If you press the down arrow Lara will hop back one square.

Walk

If you press and hold the walk key at the same time as one of the direction keys Lara will walk in that direction. When the walk key is depressed she will not walk off any cliffs. It also means you can walk through spikes safely.

Side step

If you press the side step button Lara will step sideways in that direction. She will not step down even the smalest drop.

Look

If you press and hold the look key, you will see in the direction that Lara is looking. You can change the direction she is looking by pressing the direction keys.

Switches and Leavers

To use a switch stand in front of it and press action. Levers can only be used under water, swim up to them and press action.

Vaulting

To climb up on to a waist high block press up folowed by action. To climb onto a higher block press jump folowed by action and up.

Saftey Drops

If you turn so your back is towards a ledge and press down and action then lara will hang from the ledge. If you then let go of action she will fall, which is a safety drop. You can also press up to climb back up or left or right to shimmy from side to side. You can also let go of control and immeditly press it again to let go of a ledge and grab one below.

Standing Jumps

This is performed by pressing jump followed by a direction key. You can use this move to jump over a small gap. If pressed with left or right Lara will side flip this can help to avoid things being thrown at you. You can also do back flips to get away from enemies.

Running Jump

To perform this jump, walk up to a ledge, hop back, press forward followed by jump. Lara will jump over two blocks and land on the third.

Jump followed by grab

If you press action at the end of a jump Lara will grab the block beyond. You can then pull up, shimmy or saftey drop down.

Dive Roll

To peform this press and hold walk followed by jump and forward. Lara will dive forward and hit the ground with a roll. This can be used to avoid darts. You can also do this move into water.

Pushing and Pulling Blocks

Lara can push and pull some blocks. Stand next to the block and press action, Lara will crouch down, press up or down and Lara will push or pull the block.

Picking up objects

Stand or swim over an object and press action to pick it up.

Swimming

When Lara is in the water you can swim. Press jump to swim, up to go down, down to go up and use the left and right arrows to direct her.

Treading Water

When Lara surfaces she treads water. She is controled in a similar way to on land. Press jump to dive back down. Swim to the edge and press control to climb back out.