Venice - Opening the Exit

In the last section we used a switch to open the SECOND TALL GATE. Now both ends of the narrow canal opposite the CONCRETE DOCK (between U and O on the map) should be open.

If you haven't already done so, you'll need to destroy the underwater mines blocking the LEVEL EXIT, which is under the big clock beyond the CONCRETE DOCK (labeled "EXIT" and "MINES" on the map). You can use two speedboats and earn the "Cooler Than Moonraker" achievement/trophy, described earlier. Or, drive either boat toward the mines (Action + Forward for speed boost) and jump out at the last minute...

...so the boat continues forward, detonating the mines.

Now proceed to the room with the button that opens the LEVEL EXIT. In true Tomb Raider style, this button is as far away from the door as it could possibly be. ;-) From the CONCRETE DOCK, drive through the narrow waterway with the TALL IRON GATES you opened earlier (U and O on the map).

Take a slight jog to the left and continue straight...

...under the stone bridge. Approach the next wooden dock (R), and if you didn't smash the 2 gondolas here earlier, do that now. Turn right...

...into the narrow, covered alleyway (marked "TUNNEL" on the map).

When you emerge at the other end, turn left...

...then left past the COVERED DOORWAY (S) and on through a wider TUNNEL.

Now turn left again and you'll end up near two doorways—a smaller door at water level and a large, open bay—both leading into the same DARK, LOW-CEILINGED ROOM. Inside is the button that opens the exit, guarded by a bad guy (24) with a gun.

If you pull your boat up alongside the open bay, you can jump out onto the wooden ramp...

...and shoot him from there. The ceiling is low, but you can still side flip back and forth while firing to avoid taking too much damage.

Search his corpse for some auto pistol clips (30).

IMPORTANT: Make sure you have everything, since we're about to finish the level. Every part of the level is still accessible in case you need to backtrack. You won't be able to go back up the waterfall in the dark, flooded area, but the ladder in the DARK ROOM WITH MANY SQUARE PILLARS leads back up to the starting area.

If you missed SECRET #3, the Jade Dragon (22), it's easy enough to get it now. Swim across to the steep, wooden ramp that runs along the wall beside the canal.

Run up the ramp.

Shoot out one of the windows and enter the glassed-in walkway to find the dragon sitting on a low pedestal. Then return to your speedboat.

Now comes a race to the exit...or not. The button on the wall in the DARK, LOW-CEILINGED ROOM (V on the map) opens the LEVEL EXIT, which is located beneath the clock, beyond the underwater mines you cleared earlier. When you press this button, a brief cutscene shows the doors opening. As soon as you pass over the wooden threshold, a timer starts, a bell in the clock tower begins to ring, and you have about 24 seconds to get to the exit before the bell tolls thirteen and the doors close.

There are basically two ways to do this: One is an exciting, James Bond-style speedboat race; the other—geared toward tourists and type-B personalities—involves a more leisurely ride through the canals.

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