Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1997. Lara Croft’s second outing revolves around the mystical Dagger of Xian, which the Emperor of China used to command his armies. Retrieving the priceless artifact isn’t easy though, so here’s a list of Tomb Raider cheats and tips to help you out.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

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Tomb Raider 2 Cheats

Use the following cheats during gameplay.

Cheat Code Effect

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then, release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a backward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Down + Square, Circle. Unlock all weapons

Walk forward one step, walk back one step. Hold walk while you spin three complete circles in any direction, then jump backward. Make Lara explode

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a forward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Up + Square, Circle on the controller. Skip levels

Enable the All Weapons or Level Skip code. Then, press Triangle to pull out Lara’s guns and press L2. A flare will appear even if you don’t have any in your inventory. Infinite flares

How to Use D-Pad Controller Commands

Use the D-Pad on the game controller for certain basic commands in Tomb Raider II. To walk, hold R1 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. To sidestep, hold R2 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. Release R1 and R2 when jumping or spinning.

Listen to the Tomb Raider II Soundtrack on a CD Player

If you have a physical copy of the game, insert the disc into an audio CD player. Go to track #2 or higher to hear the game’s music and voice-over narrations.

Get Rid of That Pesky Butler

Want to make the butler stop following you around the mansion? Go into the kitchen and walk into the freezer. Wait for the butler to arrive. When he enters the freezer, jump over him, and then lock him inside.

Find the Secret Room

Lara has a secret room in her mansion. To find it, go into the maze and keep going left until you have to go right. You’ll see a brick wall, then two openings. Take the opening on the right and fall into the hole. Travel until you see a button on the wall, then push it to open the secret room in the mansion. The door is on a timer, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get inside the room.

How to Do a Handstand

This Easter egg won’t help you beat up bad guys, but it looks cool. Hold the Walk button while Lara is hanging from a ledge, then press Up to watch her perform a handstand.

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Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1997. Lara Croft’s second outing revolves around the mystical Dagger of Xian, which the Emperor of China used to command his armies. Retrieving the priceless artifact isn’t easy though, so here’s a list of Tomb Raider cheats and tips to help you out.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

Square Enix

Tomb Raider 2 Cheats

Use the following cheats during gameplay.

Cheat Code Effect

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then, release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a backward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Down + Square, Circle. Unlock all weapons

Walk forward one step, walk back one step. Hold walk while you spin three complete circles in any direction, then jump backward. Make Lara explode

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a forward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Up + Square, Circle on the controller. Skip levels

Enable the All Weapons or Level Skip code. Then, press Triangle to pull out Lara’s guns and press L2. A flare will appear even if you don’t have any in your inventory. Infinite flares

How to Use D-Pad Controller Commands

Use the D-Pad on the game controller for certain basic commands in Tomb Raider II. To walk, hold R1 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. To sidestep, hold R2 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. Release R1 and R2 when jumping or spinning.

Listen to the Tomb Raider II Soundtrack on a CD Player

If you have a physical copy of the game, insert the disc into an audio CD player. Go to track #2 or higher to hear the game’s music and voice-over narrations.

Get Rid of That Pesky Butler

Want to make the butler stop following you around the mansion? Go into the kitchen and walk into the freezer. Wait for the butler to arrive. When he enters the freezer, jump over him, and then lock him inside.

Find the Secret Room

Lara has a secret room in her mansion. To find it, go into the maze and keep going left until you have to go right. You’ll see a brick wall, then two openings. Take the opening on the right and fall into the hole. Travel until you see a button on the wall, then push it to open the secret room in the mansion. The door is on a timer, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get inside the room.

How to Do a Handstand

This Easter egg won’t help you beat up bad guys, but it looks cool. Hold the Walk button while Lara is hanging from a ledge, then press Up to watch her perform a handstand.

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Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1997. Lara Croft’s second outing revolves around the mystical Dagger of Xian, which the Emperor of China used to command his armies. Retrieving the priceless artifact isn’t easy though, so here’s a list of Tomb Raider cheats and tips to help you out.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

Square Enix

Tomb Raider 2 Cheats

Use the following cheats during gameplay.

Cheat Code Effect

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then, release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a backward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Down + Square, Circle. Unlock all weapons

Walk forward one step, walk back one step. Hold walk while you spin three complete circles in any direction, then jump backward. Make Lara explode

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a forward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Up + Square, Circle on the controller. Skip levels

Enable the All Weapons or Level Skip code. Then, press Triangle to pull out Lara’s guns and press L2. A flare will appear even if you don’t have any in your inventory. Infinite flares

How to Use D-Pad Controller Commands

Use the D-Pad on the game controller for certain basic commands in Tomb Raider II. To walk, hold R1 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. To sidestep, hold R2 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. Release R1 and R2 when jumping or spinning.

Listen to the Tomb Raider II Soundtrack on a CD Player

If you have a physical copy of the game, insert the disc into an audio CD player. Go to track #2 or higher to hear the game’s music and voice-over narrations.

Get Rid of That Pesky Butler

Want to make the butler stop following you around the mansion? Go into the kitchen and walk into the freezer. Wait for the butler to arrive. When he enters the freezer, jump over him, and then lock him inside.

Find the Secret Room

Lara has a secret room in her mansion. To find it, go into the maze and keep going left until you have to go right. You’ll see a brick wall, then two openings. Take the opening on the right and fall into the hole. Travel until you see a button on the wall, then push it to open the secret room in the mansion. The door is on a timer, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get inside the room.

How to Do a Handstand

This Easter egg won’t help you beat up bad guys, but it looks cool. Hold the Walk button while Lara is hanging from a ledge, then press Up to watch her perform a handstand.

Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1997. Lara Croft’s second outing revolves around the mystical Dagger of Xian, which the Emperor of China used to command his armies. Retrieving the priceless artifact isn’t easy though, so here’s a list of Tomb Raider cheats and tips to help you out.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

Tomb Raider 2 Cheats

Use the following cheats during gameplay.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

Cheat codes in this article are for the PlayStation (PS1) version of Tomb Raider II, but most tips also apply to the iOS, Android, and Windows PC versions.

Cheat Code Effect

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then, release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a backward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Down + Square, Circle. Unlock all weapons

Walk forward one step, walk back one step. Hold walk while you spin three complete circles in any direction, then jump backward. Make Lara explode

Sidestep left, sidestep right, sidestep left, walk back one step, walk forward one step. Then release R1 and spin at least three complete circles in any direction. Then, perform a forward jump and do a turn in mid-air by pressing Up + Square, Circle on the controller. Skip levels

Enable the All Weapons or Level Skip code. Then, press Triangle to pull out Lara’s guns and press L2. A flare will appear even if you don’t have any in your inventory. Infinite flares

How to Use D-Pad Controller Commands

Use the D-Pad on the game controller for certain basic commands in Tomb Raider II. To walk, hold R1 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. To sidestep, hold R2 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. Release R1 and R2 when jumping or spinning.

Listen to the Tomb Raider II Soundtrack on a CD Player

If you have a physical copy of the game, insert the disc into an audio CD player. Go to track #2 or higher to hear the game’s music and voice-over narrations.

Get Rid of That Pesky Butler

Want to make the butler stop following you around the mansion? Go into the kitchen and walk into the freezer. Wait for the butler to arrive. When he enters the freezer, jump over him, and then lock him inside.

Find the Secret Room

Lara has a secret room in her mansion. To find it, go into the maze and keep going left until you have to go right. You’ll see a brick wall, then two openings. Take the opening on the right and fall into the hole. Travel until you see a button on the wall, then push it to open the secret room in the mansion. The door is on a timer, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get inside the room.

How to Do a Handstand

This Easter egg won’t help you beat up bad guys, but it looks cool. Hold the Walk button while Lara is hanging from a ledge, then press Up to watch her perform a handstand.

How to Use D-Pad Controller Commands

Use the D-Pad on the game controller for certain basic commands in Tomb Raider II. To walk, hold R1 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. To sidestep, hold R2 and press the D-Pad in the indicated direction. Release R1 and R2 when jumping or spinning.

Listen to the Tomb Raider II Soundtrack on a CD Player

If you have a physical copy of the game, insert the disc into an audio CD player. Go to track #2 or higher to hear the game’s music and voice-over narrations.

Get Rid of That Pesky Butler

Want to make the butler stop following you around the mansion? Go into the kitchen and walk into the freezer. Wait for the butler to arrive. When he enters the freezer, jump over him, and then lock him inside.

Find the Secret Room

Lara has a secret room in her mansion. To find it, go into the maze and keep going left until you have to go right. You’ll see a brick wall, then two openings. Take the opening on the right and fall into the hole. Travel until you see a button on the wall, then push it to open the secret room in the mansion. The door is on a timer, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get inside the room.

How to Do a Handstand

This Easter egg won’t help you beat up bad guys, but it looks cool. Hold the Walk button while Lara is hanging from a ledge, then press Up to watch her perform a handstand.

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