NATLA - PHASE TWO: Even though she can no longer fly, Natla is still a fearsome adversary. She begins by standing near one of the side walls and pelting Lara with a barrage of fireballs. These fan out in groups of three from where Natla is standing. So, for the most part, you can dodge them by jumping from side to side while facing her. Or, stand in one spot and wait for her to launch all three fireballs and then quickly jump out of the way. After unleashing several rounds of fireballs, she'll zip across to one of the adjacent walls and start the process again. Turn to face her and continue dodging.
As you do this, fire at her constantly. If you use SMGs, you'll do a lot of damage quickly. This isn't necessary, however. You can beat her with just pistols.
Watch Natla's health and rage bars at the top right corner of the screen. When the rage bar maxes out, both bars will glow red, she'll let out a shriek (which is visible as stylized sound waves emanating from her head) and charge at Lara.
Now you must perform the old adrenaline dodge (as shown in the video as well as this series of screenshots). The technique is similar to the way you fought the previous bosses:
Once Natla is enraged, stop shooting but keep a target lock on her, either by setting the combat mode to Advanced Toggle or by holding down the Target Lock button (right mouse button or G on the PC, L1 on the PS2).
Make sure Lara has room to maneuver in the direction you plan to roll. If Lara hits a wall or column, or if Natla is able to slash Lara with one of her wings, Lara will be knocked off her feet, and the dodge won't work.
As Natla charges, stand still. Then, when the screen blurs and the action shifts into slow motion, continue to maintain a target lock, start moving toward or away from her and then press Crouch (or shake the Wii nunchuk).
If your dodge is successful, Lara will leap over Natla or away from her (depending on whether you dodge forward or backward) and you'll see two separate targeting reticules converge on her. If the camera doesn't automatically track Natla, move the mouse or right stick so you can see better. When the reticules overlap, immediately shoot. (In the Wii game, you'll only see one red reticule. Aim inside this target with the remote and then fire.)
If your shot connects, Natla will be momentarily stunned, and she'll slump over, revealing the green spot on her back. Shoot the glowing green spot until Natla recovers. This is the only way to injure her.
For most enemies, moving to the left or right works best for the adrenaline dodge, but this is not true with Natla. If you try to dodge sideways, she will nearly always swat Lara with one of her wings. Instead, be sure to roll backwards away from her or roll forward. When you do the forward roll, Lara will actually leap over Natla, even though you're pressing Crouch. In both cases, Natla turns her back toward Lara as the targeting reticules converge, so you should be able to shoot her from behind. Then, if you succeed in stunning her, Lara ends up facing Natla's exposed back, so she's able to fire at the green spot immediately.
Once she becomes enraged, Natla stays that way for a while. (Her health bar remains red.) So if you don't manage the adrenaline dodge the first time, she'll charge at Lara again and again, giving you a few more chances. If you don't succeed before her rage bar subsides, Natla's health bar will turn yellow once more, and she'll return to one side of the room and begin the fireball attacks again.
Repeat the process—shoot at her while dodging the fireballs until she becomes enraged, wait for her charge, do the adrenaline doge, shoot to stun, then shoot her in the green glowing area on her back—until Natla's health is reduced to zero.
Source :
http://tombraiders.net/stella/anniversary.html#walk
Really well made and just generally enjoyable, and still quite pretty IMO. Any fans?
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