The Last Crusade Level 5: Desert Ambush

Area 1: Desert Canyon

Indy and Sallah begin the level under attack by enemy soldiers. More soldiers appear as you move to the right, so stay alert.

Punch the truck nearest the starting point to destroy it. Hit all the tires and then wait for the front end to collapse, leaving a pile of LEGO bits. Use these to build a box and place it on one of the green plates on the right.

Now you'll need to find two more boxes. Begin by smashing the boards over the tunnel on the back wall. Then follow the tunnel to a small cave with a blue pool.

Inside the cave, pick up the LEGO lion's face lying on the floor on the left and place it on the lion statue where it belongs. The entire head then rolls aside, revealing artifact piece #1.

Use Sallah to dig up the sparkling patch of earth on the right. Place the 2 cogs he unearths on the green motor to start the lift moving. Ride it up to the small ledge above. If you have unlocked and activated the "Treasure Magnet" Extra from the previous level, you can jump up to attract the 2 purple studs above. Otherwise, wait to get them next time in Free Play.

After following the exit tunnel from the upper level of the small cave, you'll find the second box sitting on the ledge outside. Pick it up and place it on the lift on the right, which carries the box down and dumps it on the ground. Ride or jump down yourself. Then carry the box to one of the green plates.

Head for the right end of the canyon, where you'll find some of your new friends from the Brotherhood fighting a trio of enemy soldiers. The guys in suits and fezzes are on your side now. So don't hurt them. Once you've taken care of the soldiers here, no more enemies will appear in this area.

Now get on the horse by standing close to it and pressing Free Tag, just as you would to get into a vehicle. Ride around to the front of the tall column with the third box on top. Press Jump to make the horse buck your character into the air. Use direction controls to steer in the air to land on the narrow ledge with the box. Grab it, hop down, carry it back to the left and place it on the remaining green plate.

Use the parts from the 3 boxes to build a bulldozer.

Before leaving this area, go after a few more goodies: Use Sallah to dig up the sparkling area in the middle of the road on the right. This unearths a tall, silver pole (1/3), one of several you must destroy to get the next treasure chest.

Along the back wall, next to the tunnel opening that leads to the cave with the blue pool, there are 2 small canisters. Smash them and use the leftover bits to build another silver pole (2/3).

Now hop on the bulldozer and use it to knock down the poles you just found, as well as another silver pole (3/3) on the left near the starting point. When you destroy the third pole, artifact piece #3 appears.

Return to the right end of the canyon and have Indy mount the horse once more. Ride all the way back to the left and maneuver the horse beneath the stacked ledges. Press Jump to make the horse buck your character up onto the second ledge. (If it doesn't work the first time, the horse will run back to the right and you'll have to go after it.) Once you manage to reach the second ledge, use the handrail to climb up to artifact piece #4.

SECRET CHARACTER: Before climbing down, move along the highest ledge to the left. Stand on the whip platform and use Indy's whip to pull the ring above. A huge tube extends from above and out pops R2-D2, one of five hidden Star Wars characters that will enable you to unlock Han Solo as a playable character. For more info, see the Characters page.

When you have everything in the canyon, hop on the bulldozer once more and crash through the barrier blocking the exit.

Area 2: Wide Canyon with Tank

The level's Boss: Colonel Vogel is waiting for you here. He's armed with a bazooka and driving a tank, which makes him practically invulnerable. You'll have to defeat him indirectly.

Begin by standing in front of the silver trailer loaded with fuel tanks just inside on the right to draw Vogel's fire. When he launches a rocket, leap out of the way so the trailer is destroyed and not your character. Use the leftover bits to build a land mine. Watch out for incoming rockets as you do this. You may need to move aside to avoid being hit. Then continue building between attacks. When the mine is built, get out of the way. Vogel will then drive over the mine, damaging the tank he's driving.

Repeat the process with the second silver trailer, also on the right side of the canyon: Stand near it so that when Vogel launches a rocket, it destroys the trailer. Build a second mine from the leftover bits and wait for the colonel to drive over it.

There's one more mine to build in order to defeat Vogel, but first you'll need the colonel's help to get the next two artifact pieces.

NOTE: If you have trouble dodging Vogel's rockets, just concentrate on building the mines and defeating him this time. Then later, when you redo this level in Free Play, get rid of Vogel and use a character with explosives to get the artifact pieces.

Move toward the back wall of the canyon so Vogel fires at the 2 red-and-silver tanks there. Use the bits left behind to build a sprinkler, which then causes a lovely flower garden to sprout. After a few moments, the sprinkler explodes and artifact piece #6 appears.

Use the loose bits on the left to build a ladder so you can climb onto the ledge. Draw Vogel's fire toward the silver chest and tank here. When both have been destroyed, use the leftover bits to build an oil drill, which begins to pump oil out of the ground. Before too long, artifact piece #7 rises to the top of the fountain of oil. Jump up to grab it.

Now hop from the ledge with the oil well across the rickety plank bridges to the ledge at the back left—the one with the box and checkerboard floor.

To finish things with Vogel, push the box along the checkerboard and off the ledge. Hop down and use the remaining bits to build a third mine. Then get out of the way as Vogel drives into it. When he's lost his third heart, the colonel drives away, crashing through the barrier in the background.

Before leaving this area, go after the last treasure chest. Climb the hill on the right to the mine cart sitting at the top of the tracks. Have Sallah dig up a box from the sparkling area near the cart. Place the box on the green plate and use the bits to build an orange handle for the cart. Push the cart downhill until it starts rolling on its own. At the bottom of the hill, it crashes through the boulders blocking the mouth of the cave revealing artifact piece #8. Get it and then follow the canyon to the next area.

Area 3: Short Canyon with High Ledges

Vogel is still alive and well, and his bazooka hasn't run out of ammo. I recommend getting him out of the way so you can explore in peace. But first, you'll need him to do a favor for you. Position one of your characters in front of the silver chest near the entrance and wait for Vogel to fire. Leap out of the way before the rocket hits, destroying the chest and leaving behind a golden key. You'll need this in a little while.

Jump onto one of the horses and guide it beneath the ledge with the scissor lift. Ignore the lift for now and jump over to the next ledge on the right. Continue to the right, jumping over the rickety plank bridges if possible so they don't collapse beneath you. When you reach the curved ledge at the far right, just wait. Vogel will drive his tank through the pile of boulders blocking the exit and leave. Now you can take your time collecting studs and treasure chests.

After collecting all the studs at ground level, jump from horseback to the ledge with the scissor lift once more. Insert the golden key you obtained earlier into the mechanism and turn it to raise the lift. Then follow the steep path on the left up and around to the lift platform. Pick up another purple stud along the way and then jump across the lift platform to the next ledge, where you'll find artifact piece #10.

Now hop down and make your way to the exit—either by jumping across the ledges like you did before or by following the road to the right.

Area 4: Moving Tank

After the cut scene, Indy and Sallah wind up on top of Vogel's tank, motoring along a desert road. Soon a truckload of enemies approaches. Hit the soldiers with Sallah's shovel as they try to jump over to the tank. Or, try and pull them off the truck with Indy's whip. More trucks join the fight, one at a time at first, then in groups.

After you've dealt with the first round of enemies, Colonel Vogel emerges from the hatch on the tank's roof. He'll try and shoot your characters with his pistol. So if you have the "Disarm Enemies" Extra unlocked and haven't already activated it, you might want to do so now. Hit him as much and as quickly as you can before he retreats back into the tank.

Wait for another group of soldiers in trucks to approach. Deal with them. Then fight Vogel when he pops out. Keep repeating this until you manage to defeat the colonel.

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