Temple of Xian - "Wipeout Master" Achievement/Trophy
Beyond the timed doors in the last section...
...is a room with a narrow walkway over lava. Four spiked balls swing from the ceiling. For the "Wipeout Master" achievement/trophy, you'll need to get past them without slowing down or getting hurt. Start on the right side of the walkway just inside the open door.
Press Look to make sure Lara is squarely facing the right side of the doorway at the end of the walkway. Then you won't accidentally run off the edge. Save the game.
Wait for the first spiked ball to swing to the right. Then, as soon as it begins to swing back to the left...
...start running. If you time it right, the rest of the spikes should miss you.
The achievement should pop when you reach the far doorway. Take care not to run on into the lava.
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If you aren't interested in achievements, instead stand at either side of the walkway and run past each ball in turn as it swings away. Then stop just beyond it. The shadows on the floor can help to gauge each ball's position so you don't accidentally run into the next one.
They're easier to see using classic graphics.
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Alternatively, you can run past the first ball and stop.
Then hang from the edge of the walkway and traverse past the middle two.
When you reach the seam between the last two tiles in the walkway, pull up.
Then run past the fourth ball onto the safe ledge at the end. Again, take care not to run on into the lava.
Beyond the next doorway is a lava-filled passageway with breakaway floor tiles. Two buttons flank the doorway. The button on the right raises a grate between the solid floor and the cracked tiles; the one on the left opens the door beyond. Both are timed. To get through, press the right button...
...side flip...
...press the left button...
...and run through the doorway.
Keep running across the breakaway tiles onto the solid walkway.
At this point, a metal boulder rolls down from above and behind.
Rather than try to outrun it, stop immediately on the first solid block. Then quickly hop back, grab the edge of the floor...
...and hang above the lava as the boulder passes. Pull up and continue at a leisurely pace.
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