The Great Pyramid - Giant Mutant Boss
As soon as the level loads, the massive egg hatches, releasing a humongous, legless mutant (1). Quite obviously, the first thing you'll need to do is kill it, preferably without letting it grab Lara or knock her off the platform.
There are a number of strategies for doing this. Some prefer to use the Uzis and circle around the boss while firing, mostly one-handed. I find this easiest and fastest, assuming you have enough Uzi ammo. This strat will work with other guns, but it's much quicker with the big ones.
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Alternatively, run/jump/roll from corner to corner, in a box pattern, as the mutant lumbers after. I personally find it too difficult to consistently maintain right angles and not veer off the platform, but if this works for you, by all means, go for it.
If you start by taking 4 sidesteps to the right...
...you can then side flip twice to the left and end up in a good spot...
..to run forward...
...roll, then hop/flip back toward the wall.
Keep shooting as you side flip to Lara's left along the back wall...
...and into the other corner. Then run forward...
...roll once more, and back up toward the outer corner, firing almost continuously.
Repeat...
...moving around the edges of the platform.
When the mutant's health bar is reduced to zero, stop shooting so you don't waste ammo.
Back away if possible and wait for it to explode.
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