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Writtenby:ElGrecoCreated:March2,2003Version:1.70Updated:August28,2004E-mail:elgreco(at)gmail.com

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Itoo thePreviousStoryTranscriptoutsincethatnowappearsinmySonsofLibertyGameScript.

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Ifyouhaveanyquestions,comments,suggestions,orcontributionstoma ethenyoucane-mailmeattheaddressprovidedbelow.Iwillonlyacceptquestions,comments,suggestions,andcontributionsiftheyabidebytheguidelinesoutlinedbelow.Idonotthin

thatIamas ingmuchbydoingthat,butifyoudohaveaproblemwiththatthenIas youjustnotsendmeanythingatall.

E-MAIL:elgreco(at)gmail.com

SUBJECTLINE:MetalGearSolid2:Substance

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01)Contents

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-NavigatingtheGuide-

Tofindtheplaceinthewal throughthatyouwouldli etouseyoucanuseyourinternetbrowser'sSearchfunction.Allyouhavetodoishighlightthe


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sectionyouwouldli etogoto(e.g."5.1Controls"fortheControlssection),pressCTRL+C,CTRL+F(thiswillbringuptheSearchfunction),andthenpressCTRL+VandENTER.Thisshouldimmediatelybringyoutothedesiredsection.

6.1:CoversgameplayfromtheentireTan erChapter

6.2:CoversgameplayfromthebeginningofthePlantChaptertotheentranceofStrutC,beforemeetingStillman.

6.3:CoversgameplayfromthepointwhenRaidenmeetsupwithStillmaninStrutCtotheendoftheFatmanbattle.

6.4:CoversgameplayfromthebeginningofthesearchforAmestotheexitofthehallinShell1Core.

6.5:CoversgameplayfromthebeginningofthejourneytoShell2torescuethePresidentuntilthepointatwhichallofthecut-sceneswiththePresidenthavebeencompleted.

6.6:CoversgameplayfromthestartofyourquesttorescueEmmatotheendoftheeventsintheBigShell.

6.7:CoversgameplayinsideArsenalGearandLowerManhattan.

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01)Contents02)Introduction03)PreviousStory04)Characters

05)GameOverview5.1Controls5.2BasicActions

5.3In-GameInformation5.4OtherThings5.5SubstanceFeatures

06)SonsofLiberty6.1Tan erChapter6.2Infiltration6.3BombDisposal6.4ContactingAmes6.5PresidentialRescue6.6EmmaandtheVirus6.7ArsenalGear

07)Missions7.1Raiden7.2NinjaRaiden7.3RaidenX7.4Sna e7.5Plis in7.6TuxedoSna

e7.7MGS1Sna e

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8.1AWrongdoing8.2BigShellEvil8.3ConfidentialLegacy8.4DeadManWhispers8.5ExternalGazer

09)Appendices9.1Weapons9.2Items9.3SpecialItems9.4DogTags9.5Bosses9.6S ateboarding9.7QuoteBoo

9.8FrequentlyAs edQuestions

10)Conclusion10.1ContactInformation10.2Credits10.3Conclusion10.4LegalNotice10.5VersionHistory

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02)Introduction

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MetalGearSolid2:SubstanceisbasicallytheexpansionofMetalGearSolid2:SonsofLiberty.ItfeaturestheoriginalgameofMGS2plusawhole

shitloadofextraspiledontopofit.Includedinthegamebesidestheoriginalgameisabout500VR/Alternativemissons,5Sna eTales,aCastingTheatre(see"Features"),afeaturecalledBossSurvival(see"Features"),andanewdifficultylevelcaledEuropean-Extreme.Thereareafewmoreminorextrassuchasnew2-5secondcinematicsinnewplaces,somealtereddialogue,andcrappylittles ateboardingmini-gamethatreallyisn'tworthyourtime,unlessofcourseyouenjoys ateboardinggames.

ThisismyfirstFAQ.Iwillprovidethedetailsnecessaryforcompletingthegame.ThisFAQonlycoversonewaytodothings,therearelotsofotherwaystobeatthisgame,andIhavejustwrittenwhatIfeltwasthebestandeasiestwaytogoaboutthings.

Thiswillcoverthe"SonsofLiberty"game,theVRmissions(exceptweaponmodewhichisverystraightforward),AlternateMissions,Sna eTales,DogTags,andBosses.Thisisintendedforthecompletionofthegame,nothingmorethanthat.OccasionallyIwillthrowinsomefunthingstodo,orsomealternativestrategies.

YoudonotalwayshavetogobytheguidethatIhavewritten.Ifyouprefertogoanotherrouteordoalittleexploringthenbyallmeans,doso.Thegameplaywasmadeveryopenendedsohavefunsometimes.Youdon'thavetotranquilizetheguardsallthetime,cho ethem,punchthem, illthem,and


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flipthemifyouwantto.However,becareful,ifyouarecaught,youwillhavetofightyourwayout.So,treadsoftly.

IfyouarehavingtroublewiththisgamegototheMissionspartofthisgame.TheVR/AlternativeMissionswilldefinitelyhelpyourgameplay,andtheyareagoodsourceoffun.TheSPECIALmenucontainsa"BasicMoves"sectionsorefertothisifyouseeanythingthatappearsunfamiliarinthisguide.

Feelfreetocontactmeifyouhavequestionsaboutthegame,wanttosuggestsomestrategiesforapartinthegame,orwishtopointoutanyerrorsthatIhavemadeintheFAQ.IfyousubmitastrategyIwillbegladtoputinmyguideandIwillgiveyoucredit.Ihopethisishelpful.

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03)PreviousStory

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*MetalGear-TheOuterHeavenUprising

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Theyearis1995.DeepinSouthAfrica,200 mnorthofGarzburg,OuterHeaven-anarmedfortressnation,establishedbythelegendarymercenary.Hewasfearedincombatbybothhisfriendsandfoesasaheroandalunatic.The"Western"nationshavefoundthataweaponofmasdestructioncapableofrewrittingwarhistoryisunderdevelopmentatOuterHeaven.Theyhavecalleduponthehigh-techspecialforcesunitFOX-HOUNDtota ecareofthesituation.Inresponsetothisorder,BigBoss,thecommander-in-chiefofFOX-HOUND,sentGrayFox,themanwiththecodename"Fox"whichisgiventothebestmemberoftheunit"OperationintrudeN313"

Afterafewdays,hislastmessagebeing"MetalGear..."GrayFoxwasmissinginaction.Ta ingthesituationseriously,thetopmenofthe"West"againcalledforFOX-HOUND.BigBossselectedSolidSna

e,whohadrecentlyjoinedFOX-HOUND,astheagentandentrustedeverythingtohim.

Successfullyma ingasoloinfiltrationtoOuterHeaven,Sna egotintouchwithlocalresistancemembersSchneider,DianeandJennifer.Withtheirco-operation,Sna esuceededinrescueingGrayFox.GrayFoxlaidouttheterrifyingfactsabout"MetalGear"MetalGearwasthedevelopmentnameofanuclearwarhead-equipedtwo-leggedwal ingtan .Itcanwal throughoverthetoughtestterrainsthatwouldstopnormaltan

s.Itcanconductlocalwarfarebyitselfwithuniqueweaponsli eitsvulcan-cannonandanti-tan missiles.

Itwasindeedanewtypeofweaponthatcanconductanuclearattac

againstanyplaceonthefaceoftheEarthfromanylandsurface...

WithMetalGear,OuterHeavenwastryingtoestablishitsmilitarysuperiorityovertheentireworld.InordertodestroyMetalGear,Sna erescuedMetalGear'schiefengineerDr.Pettrovichandhisdaughter,Elen,whowasta enhostagetoforceherfathertocontinuewithhisdevelopment.Sna

ehearsfromDr.PettrovichhowtodestroyMetalGear.

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designedtrapsaresetallaroundSna e-asifhisactionsarebeinglea edtotheenemy...

Inthemidstoftheescalatingbattle,theleaderoftheresistance,Schneider,fellintothehandsoftheenemy,andSna ehimselfwasinjuredthroughthedeadlybattleswithOuterHeaven'sbestmercenaries.ButSna

esindomitablespiritleadhimtothe100thfloorbasementofthesecretbasewhereMetalGearwasdeveloped.Evadingthepowerfuldefensesystemthatwipesoutallintruders,Sna eultimatelysucceededindestroyingMetalGear.

Sna etriedtoescapefromOuterHeavenuponcompletingthemission.However,duringtheescapehewascomfrontedbyoneman-FOX-HOUND'scommander-in-chiefBigBoss.BigBosslaughedattheastoundedSna eandtoldhimthetruthbehindhismission.Whileservingascommander-in-chiefofFOX-HOUNDBigBossalsoranamercenarydispatchcompanyutilizinghisconnectionsandcapitalsfromhisownyearsasamerc.Hewasplanningontobuildthiscompanyalargermilitaryestablishment,andhebuiltOuterHeavenasitsbase.Hispurposeforsendingtheroo ieSna ewastocauseinformationconfusionamongstthewest.However,BigBossmiscalculated.HeneverthoughtSolidSna ewouldma eitthisfar...

HavinglostMetalGear,BigBossactivatedtheself-destructsystemoftheundergroundbase.Whilethecountdowntodestructioncontinued,hisscreamedechoedintheemptiness

"YOUHAVEGONETOFAR.TOOFAR!!!"

Onthe100thfloorbasement,thebattlebetweenthe2mencommenced-freeofidealogyandpolitics.ThearmedfortressnationOuterHeavencollapsed.Theimpenetrabefortressmadefromthebestmilitarytechnologyandoccupiedbythetoughestmercenariesburnedinflames.Behindhim,theflamesreacheds yward,asOuterHeavenfellleavingSolidSna eallalone...

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*MetalGear2:SolidSna e-TheZanzibarLandDisturbance

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1999,theworldwasfacinganenergycrisis.Itwasobviousthatthepetroleumwouldrunoutfasterthanwhatwasexpected.However,thedevelopmentofanalternativeenergyresourceisfarfromcompletion.Thepriceofpetroleumhass

yroc

etedandtheworldeconomyinconfusion.The21stcenturywasexpectedtobeoneofchaos.Onemansinventionchangedtheentiresituation.ACzechgeniusandbiologist,Dr.KioMarv,inventedOILIX,amicroorganismthatrefinespetroleumtoproductahighlypurifiedformofpetroleum.Theworldwasfilledwithhopeuponthediscoveryofthismessiahtosolvetheenergycrisis,butatthesametimetheworldenteredatimeoftensionregarding

thisnewalgae.

JustwhenthewholeworldsattentionwasdrawntoOILIXandDr.Marv,hewasabductedbysomeoneanddisapeared.Nationsbeguninvestigationsimmediatlyandanamesoonappeared...'ZanzibarLand'...

ZanzibarLandwasademocraticmilitaryregimethatsuddentlyappearedincentralAsiain1997.Whentheiruprisingtoo place,theCISArmy,formedaroundRussia,sentinasuppressiveunitimmediatly.ZanzibarLandresistedbygatheringabandofMercenariesfromnationsaroundtheworldand


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fortifyingmostofitsland.Asaresult,theCISArmywasrepeatedlydefeated,andZanzibarLanddeclareditsindependence.Duetotheactiverolemercenariesplayed,thiswarwascalledthe'MercenariesWar'andZanzibarLandwasreferredtoasanarmedfortressnation.Amilitarynationwithagroupofstrongmercenaries,surroundedbyatoughfortress.

Accordingtothelatestinformation,ZanzibarsuppoedlywasarmedwithNuclearWeapons.Thewholescenariowascrystalclear.ByobtainingOILIXinadditiontonuclearweapons,ZanzibarLandwastryingtoestablishitseconomoicandmilitarysuperiorityovertheentireworld.Concernedaboutthesituation,theUnitedStatesofAmericaorderedRoyCampbell,Commander-in-ChiefofhightechspecialforcesunitFOX-HOUND,torescueDr.Marv.CampbellwasaformermemberofFOX-HOUND.Hebroughtbac SolidSna e,themanwhosinglehandedlybroughtdownthearmedfortressnationofOuterHeaven4yearsago,andas edSna etobringbac Dr.MarvandOILIX.

SuccessfullyinfiltratingZanzibarLandandwithhelpfromCIAangentHorryandothers,Sna ewasabletogodeepintothefortressandmeetagainwithDr.Pettrovich,thechiefengineerofMetalGearfromOuterHeaven.HetoowasabductedtoZanzibarLandandforcedtodevelopanotherMetalGear.HetoldtosurprisedSna eanevenmoreshoc ingfact.BigBoss,themanSna ehaddefeatedatOuterHeaven,turnedouttobetheGeneralCommanderofZanzibarLand.

Sna

erescuedDr.Pettrovichinco-operationwithNatasha,Dr.Marv'sguardandformerCzechInternationalSecretPoliceagent,andthenheadedfortheconfinementfacilitydeepinthefortresstosaveDr.Marv.WhenPettrovichandNatashacrossedthenarrowsuspensionbridgeoverthedeepvalley,amissileblewthebridgeaway.Natashaflewintotheairbecauseoftheexplosion.WhileunabletodoanythingtosaveNatasha,Sna estartedhearingawell- nownvoice"HeySna e,we'regoodbuddies.Icanletyougo.Justleavethisplaceatonce!"GrayFox.Sna esawGrayFoxcontrollingMetalGear.ThebestsoldierinFOX-HOUNDwho,afterthefallofOuterHeaven,disappearedasifhefollowedBigBoss.LosingNatashainfrontofhiseyesandlettingPettrovichgetta enaway,Sna escreamed"Fox!Iwillnotgiveup!"

Afteraseriesofdeadlybattleswithmercenaries,Sna efinallymadeitto

Dr.Marv'sconfinementfacility.However,hearrivedtolate.HesawDr.Marv'scorpseandPettrovich,whocoulddonothingbutjuststandthere.PettrovichtoldSna ethatDr.Marvcouldnotwithstandtherepeatedtorturesbecauseofheartproblems.Sna

ethenrecievedanemergencycallfromHorry.Theinformationshesuppliedwasveryshoc ing.PettrovichhadbeenvoluntarilyvisitingZanzibarLandtodevelopMetalGear.TheabductionofDr.MarvwasconductedunderthethedirectionsofPettrovichhimself.Afterthetruthcameout,Pettrovichattac

edSna

e,butSna

eeasilyputanendtohimandobtainedthestructualplanofOILIX.

Whiletryingtoescape,Sna ewasconfrontedbyMetalGearagain,controlledbyGrayFox.Thetremendousbattletoo

placeintheundergroundbase.Sna

efinallysucceededindestroyingMetalGear.However,GrayFoxdidnotsubmit

andchallenedSna

etothefinalbattle.Inthemidstofaminefield,Sna

eandFoxfoughtwithoutanyweapons.Afist-to-fistduelinvolvingnohatredormurderousintent.Duringthatmomentofpuritythe2wereboundbyforcestranscendingwordsandemotions.Sna ewonthetoughbutpurebattleagainstGrayFox.However,therewasstillsomeoneelse.Sna ehadtofightBigBoss.Justli e4yearsagoatOuterHeavenBigBosswaswaitingforSna e."Onewhohasexperiencedthetensionofbattlecanneverleavethebattlefield.I'mtheonegivingyousomethingtolivefor,andthatiswar"Sna ewasinfuriatedatthearrogantBigBoss"ThereisonlyonebattleIhavetofight.Tofreemyselffromyou,toshatterthenightmare...BigBoss,Iwill ill


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you!"

WiththestructualplanofOilix,Sna eandHorryescapedfromZanzibarLandonarescuehelicopter.Sna eonceagainsavedtheworld.However,therewasnosmileonhisface.BigBoss'slastwords eptringinginhishead"Whoeverwins,outbattledoesnotend.Thereloserisfreedfromthebattlefield,thewinnermustremainthereandthesurvivormustlivehislifeasthewarrioruntilhedies"Sna

ethendisappearedintothewhitelandsofAlas

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*TheShadowMosesIncident

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*Tan erChapter

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FollowingtheShadowMosesincidentOcelotlea

edthetop-secretspecificationsforMetalGeartothepublic,viatheblac mar et.Noweverygroup,state,anddot-comhastheirownversionofMetalGear,MetalGearisnolongerasecretweapon.Ithasbecomeoneofthemostcommonandeffectiveweaponsonthebattlefieldoftheday.Ourhero,SolidSna e,recievesintelligencethattheUnitedStatesMarineCorpsisplanningtotestouttheirnewversionofMetalGear.Sna e,havingspentallofhisdaysasamercenarywor ingoneliminatingMetalGear,decidesthathehastofindoutmoreonthisnewMetalGear.Withthehelpofhisnewaccomplice,Otacon(a aHalEmmerich,ascientistfromShadowMoses),heinfiltratesthetransportforthenewMetalGear.Thetransporthasbeendisguisedasanoiltan erdescendingtheHudsonRiver,onitswayouttosea.Sna emustdiscoverthepurposebehindthisnewincarnationofMetalGearandif

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*PlantChapter

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Followingtheterroristincidentaboardanoiltan erintheLowerNewYorHarbour,thegovernmenthasestablishedanoffshoreclean-upfacilitydesignatedasthe"BigShell".ThepurposeoftheBigShellistocleanup

thespilledoilfromtheincidenttwoyearsagoandrestorestabilitytothelocalecosystem.Now,terroristshaveseizedtheBigShellandcaptured30hostagesandthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,whowasta

inganinspectiontourthatday.Theterroristsaredemadingthatthegovernmentpaythemthesumof$30billionorelsetheywillblowtheBigShelloutofthewater.ThenewlyreformedFOXHOUNDhaschosentheirnewestrecruit,Raiden,toattemptarescuemission.RaidenmustrescuethePresidentandtheotherhostagesanddisarmtheterroristsbyanymeansnecessary.RaidenmustalsodisarmthenumerousC4bombsthattheterroristshaveplacedaroundtheBigShell.RaidensuccessfullyinfiltratestheDeepSeaDoc oftheBigShellandbegins


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hisfirstactualmission.

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04)Characters

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ThelegendaryherowhohasthricesavedtheworldfromthemenaceofMetalGearinthepast,SolidSna eisaninfiltrationexpertwhoalwayscompleteshismissionnomatterhowdifficulttheodds.OriginallyamemberofFOXHOUND,nowamemberoftheNGOPhilanthropy,ananti-MetalGeargroup.

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AmemberofthespecialforcesunitFOX-HOUND,Raidenhasnoexperienceinreal-lifecombatsituations,buthiss illsasasoldierhavebeenhonedtothehighestlevelsthroughVRsimulationtraining.TheinfiltrationoftheBigShellishisfirstactualmission.

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05)GameOverview

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STEALTHGAMEinfiltrateandavoiddetection

STEAL

vt.{stolestolen}toperformanactioninasilent,secretivemanner.

vi.toproceedsecretively,tosnea

tomovesilently.

n.stealththeactofmovingsilentlyandsecretly.

MetalGearSolid2:Substanceisatacticalespionagegame.

Theplayermustsingle-handedlyinfiltrateafacilityunderenemycontrolandcarryoutacovertoperation.


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Ifanenemysoldierspotstheplayer,thesoldierwillcallhiscomradesandattac

.Sincetheplayerdoesn'tstandmuchofachancewhenvastlyoutnumberedinbattle,unnecessaryconflictshouldbeavoidedwheneverpossible.

MetalGearSolid2:Substanceiscomposedoftheoriginalgame,MetalGearSolid2:SonsofLiberty,aMissionspac

featuringnewstagestoplay,fiveadditionalplayablestoriescalledSna eTalesandaspecials ateboardingmode.

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*5.1Controls

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X.............................CrouchSquare........................ShootCircle........................PunchTriangle......................ActionButton

R1............................FirstPersonView(FPV)R2............................BringupweaponsmenuL1............................Auto-AimL2............................BringupItemMenuStart.........................Pausegame(BigShell-Map)Select........................ActivateCodec

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|-crouchX|-crawl|-roll--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-fireweaponsSQUARE|-cho ingguards|-flipguards|-jumpoutshot--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-handtohandcombatCIRCLE|- noc onwall|-confirmationbutton--------------------|-------------------------------------------

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|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|R3|-controlHFBlade|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-HFBlade-blocL1|-auto-aim|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|L2|-activateitemsmenu|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|L3|-movecharacter|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|START|-pausegame|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-activatecodecSELECT|-deactivatecodec

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*5.2BasicActions

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------------------------FirstPersonViewAttac------------------------

Thisallowsyoutoattac enemieswhileinthefirstpersonview.Thisma esshootingatenemiesfarawayaloteasier.Youcanshoothandguns,assaultrifles,usetheHFBlade,andusefistattac

swiththefirstpersonview.

-----Throw-----

Whenyouarerushingthroughanareaorrunningthroughagroupofguardsandyouhaverunoutofammoyoucanflipaguardbypressingtheweaponbuttonwhilemovingandwithoutaweaponequipped.Thiswillcauseyourcharacterto

grabtheguardaroundthewaistandtosshimoverhisshoulder.Ontheeasierdifficultiesthiswill noc outaguard.

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FlattenyourselfagainstthewallnearacornertoenterCornerView.This


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willallowyoutoseethingsthatarebehindthecornerwithoutexposingyourselftotheenemy.

----------------ClimbUpObjects----------------

Presstheactionbuttoninfrontofanywaisthighobjecttoclimbontopofit.

------------RollForward------------

PressXwhilerunningtodoaforwardfliporadivingsomersault.Thiswillallowyoutoclearcertaingaps,ormoveovermetalgratingquic lywithoutma ingalotofnoise.

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Tograbanenemyaroundthenec wal uptohimandstop.Thenunequipyourweaponifyouhaveoneequippedandpresstheweaponbutton.ThiswillenableyoutomaneuverenemiestoanotherareathatismoresecludedforpurposessuchasgettinghisDogTag.Whileheisinthischo eholdhewillsquirmtotryandgetoutofyourgrip.Youcanma ehimstopforamomentifyouquic lytaptheweaponbuttonagain.

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Hanging-------

Standfacinganywaisthighrailingandpresstheactionbuttontohopovertherailing.Whenyourcharacterishanginghewillnotbespottedbyenemysentriesunlessheishangingrightabovethem.Youcanshimmyineitherdirectionwhilehangingonaledge.Usetherightanalogstic

,thedirectionalpad,ortheL2andR2buttonstomove.

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Ah,yes.ThefamouscardboardboxgagfromMGS.Youcanequipanyboxinyourinventoryandyourcharacterwillduc insideit.Thiswillfoolenemysentriesunlesstheyseeyoumoveortheyseeyougetintoit.Youcanalsoalerttheirsuspicionbyusingtheboxnearboxesthatarenotofthesametypeforexampleusingtheboxusedforstoringorangesinapileofboxesthathouseelectronicsupplies.


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Youcanalsomovearoundinacardboardbox.Thisisusefulfordodgingenemyfire,isa

indofduc

edrun.YoucanpresstheR1buttontopressyourfaceupagainstthesmallopeningthatservesasahandletoseewhatisgoingonoutsidethebox.YoucanpresstheL2andR2buttonstoloo ineitherdirection.

---------Cho ehold---------

Withoutyourweaponequippedcomeupbehindaguardandpresstheweaponbutton.Yourcharacterwillnowgrabhimaroundthenec

totemporarilyimmobilizehim.Onceheisinthecho eholdyoucaneithersnaphisnec , noc himout,orleavehim.Tosnaphisnec

rapidlypresstheweaponbuttontosnaphisnec

,youwillhearaquitedistinct,anddisturbinglypleasing,"SNAP!"Ifyouprefernottota ehislifeyoucanpresstheweaponbuttonabout9ortentimestocausehimtoloseconsciousness.

------------------Pee AroundCorner------------------

WhenincornerviewusetheshoulderbuttonsL2andR2topee aroundthecornertogetabetterviewofthearea.Youcanusetherightanalogsticnowtomovethecameraaroundtoseemoredetail.

-------------StepSideways-------------

WhileinFPVyoucanusetheshoulderbuttonsL2andR2tostrafeorstep

sidewaysineitherdirection.Thiswillallowyouhidehehindcornersandstepoutquic lytoshootintheFirstPerson.

-------------Knoc OnWall-------------

WhileleaningupagainstawallpushCircleto noc onthewallwithyourfistoryourgun.Thiswillalerttheguardandcausehimtocomeandinvestigate.Thiswillprovideyouwithanopenopportunitytosnea

pasthimifyouhaveutilizedthiscorrectly.

--------------RollingAttac--------------

To noc overaguardquic lyoragroupofguardsrunuptohimandpushXtoma eyourcharactertoafliporaroll.Thiswill noc himoverforamomentandhewillremainonthegroundforasecond,thiswillallowyoutoescapeor


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attac himwhileheisrecovering.

----Boo----

Thisisbasicallyapornmagazinethatcanbelaidonthegroundtoconvenientlydistractaguard.LaytheBoo

ontheinorneartheguardspatrolroutesothatitwillcatchhisattention.Hewillstophispatrolandstartbrowsingthroughit.Thiswillallowyoutosnea

pastunnoticed.

------------Quic

Change------------

Toquic lyunequipaweaponorquic lyequipitpresstheR2buttonfortheweaponsandtheL2buttonfortheitems.Quic lyunequippingandthenequippingwillautomaticallyreloadyourgun.

-------------JumpOutShot-------------

Whileincornerviewpresstheweaponbuttontohaveyourcharacterjumpoutquic lyandshootandthenquic lyhidebac behindthecorner.Youcanusethisduringseveralbossbattlesandthisisveryusefulforshootoutswithattac teams.Youcanusethistogetinaquic shotataguardwiththeM9,aslongasyougetahityoucanwaituntilthedrugsta eeffect.And,thereisnoris ofhimseeingyouafteryoushoothim.Youcanthrowgrenadetypeweaponswhilepee ingaroundthecorner.

-------Hold-Up-------

ThisishowyougetdogtagsanditemssuchasrationsandbandagesfromguardsSnea

upbehindaguardwithahandgunequippedandpresstheweaponbutton.Ifyoudidthiscorrectlyyourcharacterwillsay"Freeze!".Theguardwillputuphisarmsandnowheisunderyourcontrol.PressL1to eepabeadonhimwhileyoumovearoundtothefront.NowyoucangointoFPVandwaveyourgunathisheadorhisgroin,thiswillcausehimtopanicandhewillnowstarttodropitemsforyou,suchasammo,bandages,anddogtags.Whenyou

aredoneyoucandispatchhimwiththeSOCOMorUSP,orifyou'reinafriendlymoodtheM9.

Occasionallyyouwillrunintoaguardthatdoesnotwanttogiveuphisdogtag.Hewillsaysomethingli e,"Ifyou'regoingtoshootthenshoot."Nowyougettotorturehim.PumparoundintoalimbwithyourSOCOMorUSP,oryoucanfireabulletpasthishead(withalethalweapon).Now,thiswillfrightenhimandhewillnowgiveupitemsforyou.

Onanadditionalnote,donotunequipyourweaponinfrontofaguardthathas


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notbeenproperly"disposedof".hewillpullouthisAKandattac you,thenhewillrunawayandcallinreinforcements.Also,donotstandinfrontofhimfortoolongwithoutyourgunpointedathimorhewilldothesamethingasamentionedbefore.Onemorething,ifyoutrytoholdupandArsenalTenguoranattac teamguardtheywillmoc surrenderandthenattac youverysuddenly.

------------AimandMove------------

PressdownL1whichistheloc

onbuttontoshootwhilemoving.Usefulforescapingattac teamswhileatthesametime illingthem.

--------------Sha eOutItem--------------

Whenanenemyis noc edoutor illedthenyoucanpic upthebodybypressingtheweaponbuttonandyourcharacterwillpic himup.Youcanlift

anddropthebodyseveraltimestoobtainitemsandammunition.Youcanalsodragthebodyintoaloc ertohideitbypic ingupthebodyanddraggingitsomewhere.Onthetan erontheAftDec therearetwogatesthatyoucanusetodumpbodiesoutof.Loo foranenclosedwhitelinedboxonbytheedgeoftheship.SimplydragthebodyintotheboxandSna ewillopenthegateanddumphimintothewater.

Bysha inganenemyinthismanneryoucanalsowa ethemupfaster.ThisismainlyusefulintheTan erwhereyouhavetranquilizedaguard,or noc edhimoutinsomeway,andyoudidnotgethisdogtag.InthePlantyouwillhavethecoolantwhichdoesthesamethingjustalotfaster.

-------------DestroyRadio-------------

Withanygunyoucanshootaguardsradioandthiswillpermanentlydisableitandhewillnolongerbeabletocommunicateviaradio.Whenaguardhasdiscoveredyoucanshoothisradiowhileheisma

ingthereportorbeforehedoes,givingyoumoretimetogetaway.YoucanonlydothisinFPV.

-----------------FireExtinguisher

-----------------

Whenyouseeafireextinguisheronthewallyoucanshootitwithanyguntopunctureit.Thiswillcauseitscontentstospillout.ThiscanbeusedtotemporarilyblindenemiesorexposethosedamnedIRbeams.Bewarethough.Yourcharacterwillsneezesometimesafterthisisdone.

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DealingwithIRbeams---------------------

ThemostcommonwaytodealwiththeseistoequiptheThermalGogglesandta ealoo

inFPVatthelocationwheretheyare.Thebeamswillappearasfaintlinesstretchinginbetweenthetwoterminalswherethebeamsocmeoutof.AnotherwayistoequiptheCigarettes,Sna

eorRaidenwillstarttosmo

ethemandthesmo eproducedbyhecigarettewillslowlyrevealtheIRBeams.Aftertheyareunequippedthesmo

ewilleventuallydisperseandthebeamswillbeinvisibleonceagain.Thelastwayyoucanseethemistofindafireextinguisherorabagofflourthatisnearthebeamsandsireashotintoit.Thecontentsofthefireextinguisherorthebagwillexplodeandsaturatetheair,thebeamswillthenbecomevisibleandstayvisibleforalongtimeaftertheairclears.Ifyouarecloseenoughtothefireextinguisherorothersourcewhentheairbecomessaturatedyourcharacterwillbegintosneezeatrandommoments,thiscancausecertainproblemswhenyouaretryingtosneapastsomeguards,sousethiscarefully.

----------------Climbingladders----------------

Onarareoccasioninthegameyouwillbeforcedorhavetheoptiontoclimbaladder.Toclimbontoitsimplypushtheactionbuttonwhileinfrontofitandyourcharacterwillclimbontoit.Omnceatthetopyourcharacterwillclimboff.

---------------Usingelevators---------------

Thereareonlytwoelevatorsinthisgamethatyouwillberequiredto

operate.Tocallupanelevatorortoopenthedoorsstandinfrontofthecontrolpaneloftheelevatorandpushtheactionbutton.

----------------Usingthecamera----------------

ThemainobjectiveduringtheTan erchapteristota e4picturesofMetalGearRAY.Oneeachfromthefront-right,front-left,andcenter.Youalsoneedaclose-upofthe'Marines'mar

ingonthesideofRAY.Tota

eapictureequiptheCamerathroughtheItemsmenuandaimatthetarget.Zoominwith

theCIRCLEbuttonandoutwiththeXbutton.TosnapaphotopressSQUARE.Thefaintgreenlinesrepresenttheborderofthepicture,getyourphotoinbetweenthoselines.

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Afteryouta ethefourpicturesofMetalGearRAYyouwillneedtotransmitthephotostoOtacon.Thewor

stationthatwillbeusedtotransmitthephotosisinthesoutheastcornerofthehold(3)whereMetalGearishoused.Gouptothewor stationandpushtheTRIANGLEbuttontoaccessthewor station.FromthereOtacon'sspecialsoftwarewillta eovertoconfirmthequalityofthephotos.

-------------------------------Findinganddisarmingthebombs-------------------------------

DuringthePlantchapteroneofyourobjectiveswillbetofindanddisarmatleastsixbombsthatFatmanhasplacedaroundtheBigShell.EquipSensorAandgothrougheachstrut.Whenyouseeyellowstuffontheradarthatmeansthatthebombiswithinthatarea.Theyellowstuffisthevisualrepresentationoftheodormoleculesgivenoffby"Fatman'ssignaturesmell"thatisoneachC4bomb.Whenthebombisneutralizedtheyellowstuffwillslowlyfadeaway.

Todisarmthebomb,afteryouhavefoundit,equipthecoolantspraythatStillmangaveyouandaimatthebomb.PressSQUAREtospraythecoolantonthebomb.Thespraywillfreezethedetonatorandthebombwillnowbeunable

toexplode.

------------GuidingEmma------------

NeartheendofthePlantchapteryouwillhavetoguideEmmaacrossShell2totheOilFenceatStrutL.Unequipanyweapon(itemsdonotmatter)thatyouhaveandpresstheTRIANGLEbuttontohaveherholdyourhand.Youwillhavetowaitforhertogetupifshehasdecidedtositdown.Whensheisholdingonyouwillnowbeabletomovearoundbutonlyataslowwal .Ma esurethat

theareaisclearofenemiesbeforeguidingheranywhere,sheissignificantlywea erthanyouandshewilldiequitesoonifattac ed.

-------------------Holdingyourbreath-------------------

AttwopointsinthegameRaidenwillbecho edbyanothercharacterandyouwillhavetoholdhisbreathforhim.TodothispresstheTRIANGLEbuttonrepeatedlytoholdit,otherwiseitwillbeforcedoutofyourlungs.TheOxygengaugerepresentshowmuchoxygenisinhislungs.Whenitreacheszero

hislifebarwillbegintodecrease.NowyouhavetopresstheTRIANGLEbuttontoregainlife.Whenthelifebarreacheszeroyouwilldieanditwillbegameover.

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===============RADAR===============

NORMALMODE

Centraldot-Playercharacter.

Greencone-character'sFOVwhileinFPV.

DotsandCones-RepresentsenemyunitsandtheirFOV,includes:soldiers,cameras,cyphers.

Normal-BlueSuspicious-YellowCautionMode/Afterdiscoveringcharacter-Red

WHILEUNDERWATER

Blueareas-indicatethepresenceofbreathingpoints,airpoc ets.

WHENSENSORAISEQUIPPED

Yellowareas-indicatethatabombhasbeenplacedinthisarea.Unlessthemaphasbeendownloadedfromanodeonlytheyellowareaswillappearontheradar.

WHENTHEMINEDETECTORISEQUIPPED

YellowDotsandCones-Yellowdotsindicatethepositionsofmines.Enteringtheyellowcone-shapedareawhilestandingwillcausetheminetoexplode.

=====================RADARMODES=====================

NormalMode:Thisisthedefaultstate,whentheplayerhasnotbeendiscoveredbyenemysoldiersorsurveillancecameras.Whileinnormalmode,enemysoldierswillfollowsetpatrolroutes.Whileonpatrolenemieswillusetheireyesandearstochecforanythingunusualontheirpatrolroute.Somesoldiersmightstandguardinasinglespot,whileothersmightfallasleeponduty.Whenasoldierinnormalmodehearsanoiseorspotsomethingsuspicious,suchasfootprintsorbloodstains,

hewillleavehispatrolrouteandsearchthesurroundingarea.Ifhefindsnothingoutoftheordinaryhewillreturntohispatrolroute.Creatinganoisetodistractanenemyisanessentialtechniquetomaster.

AlertMode:Theradarcannotbedisplayed.Occurswhentheplayerisdiscoveredbyanenemysoldier,camera,orcypher.YouwillenterEvasionModewhenthegaugehasreachedzero.

EvasionMode:Theradarcannotbedisplayed.Occursduringaclearingor


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whentheenemyissearchingtheareaforSna e/Raiden.YouwillenterCautionmodeafterthegaugereacheszero.

CautionMode:Occurswhenenemysoldiersaremorevigilantthanusualintheirpatrols.YouwillenterNormalModewhenthegaugeisdowntozero.

RadarJammed:Radarcannotbedisplayedwhentheradarsignalisbeingjammed.Also,anyequipmentcontainingelectroniccomponentssuchassurveillancecamera'sandremoteoperatedmissileswillnotfunctionproperly.Furthermore,enemysoldierswillnotbeabletousetheirradiostocallforbac

up.

======================NODELOCATOR======================

Nodesarecomputerterminalsthathavealin -upwithyourradar.Whenyouaccessthemtherewillbeasmallloadingscreenwhileitloadsthedatatoyourradarnetwor ,andthenitwillshowascreeninwhichyoucanchangevariousoptions.Youmayrecognizethismenu,itistheOptionsmenuthatappearsonthemainmenuofthegame.Thenodesalsoactasingamesettings

changers.So,ifthereisaparticularcutscenethatyouwishtoviewwithoutbloodyoucanaccessoneofthesebeforeithappensandthenproceedonwards.Or,ifthereisabattlewhereyou nowthatyouwillbedoingalotofitem/weaponchangingyoucanchangethe"Quic change"optiontopreviousitemsothatittogglesbetweentwoitemsandyoudonothavetoscrollthroughthemenu'severytimeyouneedsomething.

Nowthisis,obviously,justalistofthenodesandtheirlocations.Ihaveindicatedforeachnodewhereitisandinwhichpartitfirstappears.Thisisjustincaseyouarehavingtroublefindingthenodes,whichisunli ely,butthenagainI'mheretohelpyouwithjustabouteverythingaboutthegame.Also,youdon'thavetoloo throughtheguidetofindit,insteadyoucanjustcomehereforquic reference.

Inveryeasyyouwillnothavetoaccessthenodes,theradaristherenomatterwhat,exceptwhenyouarecaughtoritisjammed.IguessthattheyjustassumedthatifyouplayonVeryEasyyousuc

atthegame.Onalltheotherdifficultiesyoumustaccesstheminordertogettheradarandlocateallofyourenemiesbeforeyourunaroundacornerrightintooneofthem.Youdon'thavetohaveradarofcourse,ifyouprefertheoldfashionedsnea ingaroundstyle,pee

ingaroundcorners,usingdistractionsandsuch.

PLACELOCATIONPART-------------------------------------------------------------------------------StrutA,DeepSeaDoc TotherightoftheelevatorTwo

StrutA,PumpRoomBehindthedes

,belowtheTV'sTwoStrutB,TransformerRoomBythestairswherePlis inisTwoStrutC,DiningHallNextto

itchenbehindglassTwoStrutD,SedimentPoolLowerlevel,bydoortobridgeTwoStrutE,ParcelRoomNortheastcornerofmiddlelevelTwoStrutF,WarehouseBottomfloor,southwestroomTwoShell1Core,1FLoc

erroominthesouthThreeShell1Core,B1Loc erroomtorightofelevatorThreeShell1Core,B2NortheastpartofcomputerroomThreeShell2Core,1FRestareainthenorthwestFour


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Shell2Core,B1TotherightofelevatorFourShell2Core,FChamber2Intheloc

erroom,topofstairsFiveArsenalGear,StomachSmallroomleadingtoJejunumSix

=====================GAMESCREEN=====================

LifeGauge:Appearsintop-left.Ifthelifegaugedropstozerothegameends.Whenthereislittlelifeleftthecharacterwillbegintobleed,atwhichpointthegaugewillturnorange.Crouchtostopbleeding.

Radar:Appearsintop-right.DisplaysthepositionofenemysoldiersandtheirFOV,andtheplayerssurroundings.

WeaponEquipped:Appearsinbottom-right.Displaystheweaponthatiscurrentlyequipped.Notdisplayedifthereisnoweaponequipped.

ItemEquipped:Appearsinthelower-left.Displaysthecurrentitemequipped.Notdisplayedifthereisnoweaponequipped.

Visualrepresentationofgamescreen______________________________________________________________/\|LifeBarRadar|||||||||||||||

|||||||||||ItemWeapon||||EquippedEquipped|||\______________________________________________________________/

==============

==GUAGES================

BossLifeGauge:Thisisthegaugethatappearsasablue/greentintedbarabovethebossesname.Whenthegaugereacheszerothebossbattlewillend.

BossStunGauge:Whenabossishitwithatranquilizerorpunchingattacthisbarwilldecrease,whenthisreacheszerothebattle


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willend.Thisappearsdirectlybelowhis/herlifegauge.

GripGauge:Whileinhangingmodethiswillappear.Appearsbelowcharacter'slifebar.Whenthisgaugereacheszeroyourcharacterwilllosegripandfall.Youcanincreasethedurationofhangingbydoing100pull-ups,or10hang-drops.Thereare3levelsofgrip.Level1isabluebar,Level2isanorangebar,andLevel3isawhite/graybar.

OxygenGauge:Whenunderwaterthisbarshowstheamountofairleftinthecharacter'slungs.Whenthegaugereacheszerothelifebarwillbegintodecreasegradually.Therateatwhichtheoxygengaugedecreasescanbeslowedbypressingtheactionbutton.

PartnerLifeGauge:Whenwor ingwithapartnerincertaincircumstancesthiswillappear.Whenthegaugereacheszerothecharacterwilldieandthatwillresultinagameover.Justasifyouhaddied.

=========================

==READINGTHEENEMY===========================

Severalmar swillappearoverasoldiersheadtohelpyou nowwhattheircurrentstateis.

Sleeping:Sometimesyouwillcomeacrossaguardthathasbeendozingoffonduty.YouwillseeblueZ'scirclingoverhishead.Theywillalsoappearwhenyouhavetranquilizedaguard.ThemoreZ'saguardhasoverhisheadthelongerhewillstayasleep.

Unconscious:Whenyouhave noc edoutanenemywithyourfistshewilllie

onthegroundwithyellowstartcirclingaroundhishead.Themorestarstherearethelongeritwillbeuntilhecomesaround.

Suspicious:Whenaguardhasheardorseensomethingthathasalertedhissuspicionabig"?"willappearoverhishead.Thisappearswhenhehasseensomethingjustoutofhisvisionconeorheardanoisesuchasamagazinebeingthrownoryou

noc

ingonthewall.

Discovery:Whenaguardhasdiscoveredyourcharacterabig"!"willappearovertheirhead.Thisalsoappearswhenaguardhasdiscovereddeadbodyoranunconsciouscomrade.

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==CODEC===============

Radio-li edevicethatusesnanomachineswithinthecharactertotransmitsignals.Allactionispausedwhenusingthecodec.Usefulforcontactingothercharactersforhelpfulinformation.

Tousethecodecfirstadjustthefrequencywithhedirectionalpadortherightanalogstic

.Youcanalsochosearecipientofacodeccallbypressingtherightanalogstic downordownonthedirectionalpad.Thiswilldisplayalistofallthe

nowncontactsonyourcodec.Pressthecirclebuttontoma ethecallorpushupontheanalogstic orthedirectionalpad.YoucanexitthecodecbypushingselectagainorpressingXafterthecall.

Youcanadvancetheconversationwithseveralbuttons.PressTriangle,X,orCircletostoptheconversationandthenpressTriangleagaintoautomaticallyfastforwardtotheend.PressSquaretofastforwardthroughtheconversationorXtogoonelineatatime.

===========================CODECFREQUENCIES===========================

_____________________________________________Tan erChapter

Otacon:141.12,willprovideyouwithinformationaboutyourgearandstrategiesfordifferentsituations.

Otacon-Save:141.96,willsaveyourdataandafterwardsyouwillgettohearaChineseproverbthatcouldhelpyouinsomeway.

_____________________________________________PlantChapter

Colonel:140.85,willprovideyouwithinformationaboutyourmissionobjectivesandcontrols.

Rose:140.96***,willsaveyourdataandnagyouaboutcertainthings.

Mr.X:140.48**,mysteriousfigurewhocallsRaidentowarnhimaboutcertainthings.

Stillman:140.25,willgiveyouinformationaboutbombdisposalandpossiblelocationsforbombs.

Plis in/Sna e:141.80,willgiveyouinformationaboutpeople,weapons,and

items.

Ames:141.72*,givesyouinformationaboutMetalGearandexplainscertainsmalldetailsthatcanbeconfusing.

Pres.Johnson:141.32*,tellsyouaboutthePatriotsandArsenalGear,warnsyouaboutSolidus'splans.InstructsyoutofindEmmaEmmerich.

Emma:141.52,tal saboutcomputerprogrammingandthevirusthat


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shedesigned.

Olga:140.48*,revealsheridentityandtruepurpose

Otacon:141.12,givesyoufightingtipsandinformsyouaboutacertaincharacter'strueidentity.

*thispersonisonlyavailableduringcut-scenes,youcannotcallthem.

**thispersoncannotbecontacted,he/shewillcontactyouwhenhe/shewishesto.

***thispersonisEXTREMELYannoying.

______________________________________________CrazyCodec

Duringacodecconversationyoucanusetheanalogstic stomovethepicturesofthecharactersaround.Pushthestic sintozoomin.PushR1andR2tohearyourcharactersthoughts.Thiscanbequitefunnyattimes.

===============

==LOCKERS=================

YouprobablyheardaboutMetalGearSolid2'sfamousloc erstuffingmethod.

Loc ersareusefulforstuffing(mmmm...stuffing)guardsintoloc ers.Ifyouwantto eepotherguardsfromfindingoutaboutguardsthatyouriddledwithbulletsyoucanhidethem,conveniently,inaloc er.Pic themupbypressingSQUAREwithoutaweaponequipped.Dragthemintoanearbyopen(duh!)loc er.

Loc erswillalmostalwayscontainanitemorammo.

Youcan

ic

andpunchthedoorsoffoftheloc

ersifyoufeelinthemood,orfindthatoneisloc ed.Thehingeswillbrea andthedoorwillfallontoyourcharacterifyouhaven'tmovedoutoftheway.Don'tworrythiswon'treduceyourhealth.Shootingatthehingesalsowor

s.

Ifyouareapinchforagoodhidingspot(i.e.searchanddestroyteamsareonyourass),loo foranearbyloc er.Youwillmostoftenbesafeinaloc erbecauseguardswillrarelysearchthem.PressingL2andR2willallowyoutoloo outbothsidesoftheloc ersvent.UseR1toleanupagainsttheventandloo out.However,donotdothisquic lywhenasearchteamisintheareaoraguardispatrollingnearby,yourcharacterwillbanghisheadontheventalertinganynearbyguards.

Ifyouneedagoodlaughyoucanentertheloc

erroomonDec

-Aofthetan

er.Opentheloc erandloo atthegirlyposterontheinsideinFPV.CallOtaconandseewhathappens.IfyougetamessagefromOtaconaboutthecorrectutilizationofloc ersthenyoumaybestandingtoocloseortoofar.

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Yourcharactercancatchacoldduetoprolongedexposuretocoldorbeingdrenchedinwater,stayingoutintheraintolong.Whenyourcharacterhasacoldhewillsneezeperiodicallyandunexpectedly.Thismayalertnearbyguards.Whichisalwaysbad.TocombatthisyourcharactermustfindMedicine.Thisislocatedinaloc

erinDec

-B,Crew'sQuartersintheTan

eronEuropean-Extreme,orinthePlantChapterinArsenalGear,Stomachinaloc

erinthesmallsideroomthatleadstoArsenalGear,Jejunum.

==========================DIFFICULTYMODES==========================

VeryEasy:Guardsarequitestupidandwea

inthisdifficultyandbossesarealmostinstantta edowns.DoNOTletmecatchyouplayingthis,unlessyouaretryingtogetdogtags!(ma esameanface,"grrrr")

Easy:Guardsaremarginallyintelligenter,waitaminute...crap!Anyway,thenamespea sforitself.

Normal:Guardsarefairlyintelligent;bossesta eaboutasmuch

damageastheydotoyou.Guardscan'thearverywellorseeforthatmatter.Thereisagoodscatteringofguardsthroughoutthelevels.

Hard:Harderthannormal,getit?(startslaughingathimself...ao aythatwaslame)."Gameoverifdiscovered"optionisnowavailableforalldifficultieshigherthanthis,showsyouhowhardthegoingcanget.Youhaveasmallchanceofma ingitoutofashootoutaliveifyougetcaught.

Extreme:Ifyoucanfinishthisdifficultywithoutma ingaholeinyourwallthengoodjob.Bossesare2hit ills,ifyouarecaught.Guardsseeabouttwiceasfarasinnormaland

canhearverywell."Gameoverifdiscovered"optionisavailable.

EuropeanExtreme:(curseswildly)!Guardsseealmostbyhumanstandards,haveamazinglygoodhearing,andbossesareonehit ill.Youbetterhaveyourstealths illsdownpat,orelseyouareinforagooddealofgameoverscreens,andmaybeafewbro

encontrollers.Asthegamemanualsays,"forthetrulypossessed"."Gameoverifdiscovered"optionisavailable.

Alldifficultylevelswillbecomeavailableaftercompletingthemaingameonce.ThatmeansBOTHchapters.

Thedifficultylevelsdifferintheseways,

-Theamountofdamagedonetoyoubyfalls-durationofgripmeter-eyesightofguards-hearingabilityofguards-intelligenceofguards-lengthofevasionmode/alertmode-thoroughnessofclearings


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-damagedonebybosses/guards-damageyoudotobosses/guards-amountofC4bombsinthePlantChapter-amountoftimeguardsstay noc edout/tranquilized-numberofassaultteammembers-accuracyofguards-howmuchrain/coldexposureforyourcharactertocatchacold-availabilityofitemsandammo-amountofsha ingwhensniping-numberof"ToughGuys"ineachlevel-numberofDogTagsineachlevel-tranquilizereffecttime-healthrestoredusingaRation

==============================PRESSURESENSITIVITY==============================

TheDualshoc AnalogControllershavepressuresensitivebuttons,andMGS2usesthisfeaturetotheutmost.

Whenyouhaveyourgundrawnandyoudonotwanttofirethegunandwastea

bullet,slowlyta

eyourfingeroffoftheweaponbuttonandSna

e/Raidenwillputthegundownwithoutfiring.Also,withtheassaultrifle,whenyoulightlypresstheweaponbuttonthegunwillbedrawnbutthegunwillnotfire,whenyoupressdownfully,thenthegunwillfire.

WhileinFPVtheshoulderbuttonsthatallowyoutostrafeandpee willmoveyourcharactermoredependingonhowhardyoupushdownontheshoulderbuttons.ThisisveryusefulforgunduelssuchastheOlgabattle.

I'mnotsureifthiscountsbuttheanalogstic scancontrolhowfastyoumoveyourcharacter.Ifyouslightlypushonthestic yourcharacterwillslowlywal .Whenyoupushittofulltiltthecharacterwillbrea intoaquic run.

========================SAVINGLOADING========================

TosaveduringtheSOLgamepressSELECTtobringupthecodec.Usethesavedfrequenciestocontacttherightpersonforsaving,Tan

er-Otacon,Plant-Rose.PressCIRCLEonthesaveoption,choosewhichmemorycard,andchoosethefilethatyouwanttosavein.

Tosavethemissions,gotothebottomofthescreenwhereitsaysSAVEandpresstheCIRCLEbutton.Selectwhichmemorycard,andchoosethefileyou

wanttosavein.

ToloadtheSOLgame,gotoLOADGAMEonthemainmenu,selectamemorycard,andchoosethefileyouwanttoload.

Toloadthemissions,gotoMISSIONSinthemainmenu,choosewhichmemorycard,andchoosethefileyouwanttoload.

Whenyousaveinacertainarea,whenyouloadityouwillhavethesameequipment,ammo,anditemsaswhenyouentered.Ifyouwantto eepwhatyou


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havegatheredinaroomthenexittheareaandthenrenterandthensave.

TosaveintheSna eTalesyouhavetopresstheSELECTbuttonduringthetimethenarrationtextisuponthescreen.Thenjustfollownormalsavingprocedure.OutsideofthisthereisnootherwaytosaveintheSna eTalesbesidesafteryoucompleteit.

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*5.5SubstanceFeatures

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=======================BOSSSURVIVAL=======================

Thisfeatureallowsyoutoplay8consecutivebossbattles.YouwillbeabletoplayaseitherRaidenorSna e.Somedifferenceswilloccurwhenplaying,suchaswhenbattlingSolidusasSna eyouwillonlybeabletouseyourfists,sinceSna ecan'tuseasword.Youwillbeabletochoosethreedifficultylevels.Easy,Normal,andHard.

Thebattlesare...

-Olga-Tan erSoldiers-Fatman-Harrier-Vamp-ArsenalTengus-MetalGearRAY-Solidus

=======================

==CASTINGTHEATRE=========================

Thiscoolfeatureletsyouchangethes inonthecharactermodelsin8cutscenes.ThevoiceswillstaythesamebutitisstillhilarioustowatchRoseta eout3MetalGearRAYswithaP90.Thecutscenesthatareavailableare...

1.Sna einfiltratestan er2.Sna ewatchesthesoldiersdescendfromtheKasat a3.Sna

estic

supOlga4.OcelotstealsMGRAY

5.Vampvs.SEALS6.Fortunevs.SEALS7.Solidusvs.massproducedMetalGearRAYs8.Solidusvs.Raiden(thefinalbattle)

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YoucanreadseveraldocumentspertainingtotheShadowMosesincident.Theywillgiveyouagreatideaofwhathappenedthereifyouhaven'tplayedMetalGearSolid.Whenyoufinishonethenextonewillappear.theordertheyappearinis,

THENEWYORKMIRROR

-Boo reviewofNastashaRomenen o'sboo "IntheDar nessofShadowMoses".Isashortoverviewoftheboo

.

THESHOCKINGCONSPIRACYBEHINDSHADOWMOSES

-DocumentarybyanewsreporterabouthisadventuresintoShadowMoses."It'sjustatuna".

INTHEDARKNESSOFSHADOWMOSES

-Boo detailingNastashaRomenen o'sexperiencesduringtheShadowMosesincident.ExplainsquitethoroughlytheplotofMetalGearSolid.

=======================BASICACTIONS==

=====================

Thisdemonstratesseveralactionsthatcanbeusedduringthegame.

BEGINNER

-FirstPersonViewAttac-Throw-CornerView-ClimbUpObjects-RollForward-DraggingEnemies

-Hanging-Open/CloseLoc er

INTERMEDIATE

-CardboardBox-Cho ehold-Pee

AroundCorner-StepSideways-Knoc OnWall-RollingAttac-Boo

-Quic Change

ADVANCED

-JumpOutShot-Hold-Up-AimandMove-Sha

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MostoftheseareexplainedintheBasicMovessection.

======================OPTIONSMENU======================

Vibration---------

TogglethevibrationfunctioninDualshoc 2AnalogControlleronoroff.

Radar-----

Choosebetweenthethreeradarmodes.

Blood-----

Togglebloodappearanceonandoff.

Sound-----

Choosebetweenstereoandmonauralsound.

DolbyDigital5.1-----------------

IfyouhavesurroundsoundonyourTVyoucanactivatethisoptionsothatsomecut-sceneswillbeshownwithsurroundsound.Prettysweet.

Caption-------

Togglethecaptionsthatappearduringcut-scenesandduringthegameonoroff.

Own-view--------

Ifyoupreferyoucanreversethecontrollerdirectionsfromthedefaultdirections.

Itemwindow-----------

HaveyourItemsandWeaponsappearinlinearformasinMGSoringroupings,whichwasthepresetoptioninMGS2

Quic

change------------

Whenyoudoaquic changeyoucannowhaveitunequiptheitemorswitchwiththelastequippedone.

Screenadjustment-----------------

AdjustthegamescreensothatitiscenteredinyourTVscreen.


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Brightnessadjustment---------------------

Adjustthebrightnessofthegame.

AlloftheseoptionscanbechangedduringgameplaybyaccessinganodeduringthePlantchapter.

*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~*-~

06)SonsofLiberty

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***note***thissectionisforthenormaldifficultysetting.Tranqmeanstranquilize(obviously).Whentranquilizingaguarditisbesttoaimfortheheadorgroinforaninstant noc out,thatwayhewillnotbeabletoturnaroundandseeyouorcomeinvestigating,whichwillonlyma elifemoredifficultforyou.Iwillprovidealistofalltheitems/ammothatcanbefoundinacertainroom/area.

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*6.1Tan erChapter

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Cut-SceneAnalysis:Trytothin aboutthesequestionswhenyouarewatching.

(1)Thin ofthetwolinesthatOcelotsays,

"Ourboyisrightonschedule.He'll nowsoonenough."

WhatisSna eonschedulefor?Whatishegoingto

findout?

(2)WhydidOcelotlea thespecificationsforMetalGearontheblac

mar

et?(3)WhatdotheMarinesstandtogainbyeliminatingalltheotherMetalGears?(4)WhataretheRussianterroristsloo ingforontheTan

er?Why?(5)Whatisthetimeframeofthetan erincident?HowlongagowasShadowMoses?(6)HowdidOtaconfindoutaboutthisMarineCorpsexercise?

MissionAnalysis:Yourobjectivehereistoinfiltratethetan

erthatOtaconandSna esuspectiscarryingthenewestMetalGearprototype.First,youmustma

eyourwayuptothetoplevelofthetan er,tothebridge,andfindoutthroughtheship'scomputerwhereitisheaded.Oncethatisdoneyouwillhavetoma eyourwayintothebowelsoftheship,totheholds,andta

efourphotosofthenewMetalGear.Oncethatisdoneyoumsutexitthetan er,atwhichpointOtaconwillpic youupinasmallboat.YoumustbeoffbeforetheshipreachestheVerranzanoBridge.


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LevelAnalysis:Thetan

erlevelwillrequirelotsofverticalmovementsinceitcanonlygosowideandsolong.Mostofthegameplaywillta eplaceinthefrontendoftheship,thereseemstobealmostnogameplayontheotherendoftheship,asidefromtheholds.Ma

enoteofafewimportanttings,itisraining,thatmeansthatSna ecangetsic

ifhestaysouttoolong,andwhenheheadsinsidehewillleavewetbootprints.Thenoisecreatedbytherainwillmuffleyourgunshots,footsteps,andmostothernoisesyouma eunlesstheyareveryclosetoapatrollingguard,dependinguponhowyouloo

atthis,thismayormaynotbegood.

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AftDec========

Equipment:WhenthegamebeginsSna ewillbeequippedwithanM9,APSensor,Scope,DigitalCameraandCigarettes.IfyouhavetheradaronthenyouwillnotneedtheAPSensorunlessyousendthegameintoalertmodebylettingaguardspotyou.FornowyouwillnotneedtheCigarettes,

unlessyoujustwantSna

etosportthe'badass'loo

.Theywillcomeintoplaylateroninthegame.TheM9iswhatyouwillwanttousefornow.ifyouwanttousethescopetoscoutaroundthendoso,orchec outifyouhavegottenanyofthedogtagsoftheguardsinthisarea(ifyouhavealreadyplayedthroughbefore).

AreaAnalysis:Itisraining,thatmeansthatSna ecangetsic ifhestaysouttoolong,andwhenheheadsinsidehewillleavewetbootprints.Thenoisecreatedbytherainwillmuffleyourgunshots,footsteps,andmostothernoisesyouma eunlesstheyareveryclosetoapatrollingguard,dependinguponhowyouloo atthis,thismayormaynot

begood.

Oneithersideoftheshipthereisaboxofwhitepaintedlinesbytherailingonthelowerlevel,whenyoudraganunconsciousordeadenemyintothisboxanddraghimtowardsthegate,Sna ewillopenthegateandheavetheguardoutintothewaves.Thiswillallowyoutodisposeofguardsthatyouhave

illedor

noc

edoutsothattheircomradsdon'tstubleacrossthebodyandsendthegameintoalertmode.

GeneralStrategy:-NOTEthehatchesinwhichyoucangetintothemainstructureofthetan er;

(1)Portlevel1:OpensintoDec A,crew'squarters(2)Portlevel2:loc

ed(3)Starboardlevel1:loc ed(4)Starboardlevel2:OpensintoDec B,crew'squarters

-EquiptheM9andloo

uptothewal

wayabovetheAftDec .Shoottheguardpeeringovertherailing.

-YoucangotothehatchthatleadstoDec B,crew's


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quarters.Gotothestairsandwaitfortheguardtoloo

overtherailingwithhisbinoculars,gouptohimandeithercho ehimorshoothimwiththeM9.Openthehatch.

-TogettothedoorthatleadstoDec

B,crew'squarterswaittotheleftofthefirstsetofstairsyoureachandgointoFPV.PullouttheM9andwaitfortheguardtowal intoyourlaserbeam.Shoothim,obviously.Nowgotothehatchandopenit.

-Youwill

nowthatyouarenearthehatchwhenyouhearthecodecringing.AnswerthecallandOtaconwillinformyouthatyoucangothroughthehatchtogainaccesstotheTan er.

-ThereisaRationinthenorthwestcornerofthisarea.

-ThereisaBandageunderthefirstsetofstairsyoupassgoingtothehatchthatleadstoDec A,crew'squarters.

-ThereisaboxofPentazemininthenortheastcornerofthisarea.

ShadowStrategy:-GoingtothehatchtoDec B,gotothestairsandwaitfortheguardtoloo overtherailingwithhisbinoculars.Whenhedoesdothatruntothehatchandopenitquic ly.

-GoingtothehatchthatleadstoDec A,waitinthesmallwal waybetweentherailingandthewall.Waitfortheguardpatrollingtheretowal tothespotinfrontofyou,whenhedoesrunbehindhimandopenthehatch.

Items:[VE]-[NM]

-2Rations-1Pentazemin-2Bandages

Ammunition:[VE]-[NM]

-chaffgrenades

Dec A,crew'squarters=======================

AreaAnalysis:Thisroomisshapedli ea'U'withahatchordoorat

eithertipofit.Ifyouexploretothesouthalittlebityouwillfindaroomwithafewrowsofloc ers.Thereisonlyoneguardinthisareaandhepatrolsontherightsideofthe'U'.

GeneralStrategy:-Sha ethewateroffofyourselfbyrapidlypushingtheXbutton.

-Gosouthandentertheloc erroom.Searchalltheloc ersforgoodies.Ifaloc erisloc edtrypunching


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and ic ingitopentogainaccess.

-Watchtheguardpatrollingincornerview,whenheisatthefurthestpointawayfromyou,whipouttheM9andshoothim.Youcanalsouseajump-outshot,thatwor sprettywell.

-Youcanusethepipesandcylindersalongthepassagewaytotemporarilyblindtheguard,ordistracthim.

Shadow:-Watchtheguardpatrolling,whenheisheadingawayfromyourunbehindhimandloo

offtotherightsideofthepassage.Hideinthelittlenicheinthewallandwaitfortheguardtocomebac

andpassyou.Whenhedoesrunnorthandexittheroom.

UselessCrap:-Findthegirlyposterontheloc erinthenorthwestoftheroom.Opentheloc erandloo attheposterinFirstPersonView.NowcallOtaconandSna ewillbebeplayingwithhiser...SolidSna e.

Items:-Ration

Ammo:-M9x15

Dec A,crew'slounge=====================

AreaAnalysis:Thisiswherethecrewoftheshipcomestorelaxduringbrea s.Unfortunately,theyarealldeadandnowitisoccupiedbyterrorists.Anyway,thisisshapedasahallwaywithastaircaseintheroomsoneitherside.Inthemiddleofthehallwaythereisalargeglassbarrierthismayeitherwor toyouradvantageornot,ifyouwanttoshootaguardontheothersideofityoucan'tsince

thebulletwilljustcrac

theglass.Buttheglasscanalsobeusedasadistraction,fireabulletintotheglassandanynearbyguardswillgoinvestigate,potentiallyopeningaholeforyoutoslipthrough.

Thereareonlytwoguardsthatyouwillhavetoworryaboutinthisarea,theguardpatrollingthelengthofthehallwayandtheguardwhopatrolstheloungeitself.

Theroominthewesthasaguardatthebaseofthestaircase,snoozing.Hehastworationsonhimandadogtag.Ifyouwanttoyoucangoaheadandta

ethem.TheUSPammothereisuselessforthemoment,sinceyoudon't

haveaUSP.

Ta

enoteofthemini-barinthelounge.Itcanprovideyouwithlotsofcoverduringashootout.

GeneralStrategy:-Usejump-outshotstogetthefirsttwoguards.

-GrabtheM9ammobehindthemini-bar.

-Ifyoudooptogoforthesnoozingguard,becarefulof


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thefliescirclingaroundhishead.IfyoustaythereawhiletheflieswillbecomeattractedtoSna

eandalerttheguardandanyotherguardsthatseetheflies.

-ThereisaRationbytheTVscreen.

-Youwillwanttoreachthedoorwayontheright,abovethestairsinthemiddle.

Shadow:-Observeincornermodethepatrollingguards.

-Spottheholeintheirdefense.Itiswhentheguardpatrollingthecorridorgoestothewestsideandtheloungeguardisstillwal

ingalongthenorthwallofthelounge.

-Snea through.

UselessCrap:-Tal aboutdetail!InFPVloo atthemini-baritselfandyoushouldseeanicebuc etonthecounter.Shootitsothatitscontentsspillout,ice.Now,loo attheiceforawhileandeventuallyyouwillseeitmelt.Also,thelargerpiecesoficewillta elongertomeltthanthesmallerones.

-InthewestsideofthisroomthereisasmallTVscreenshowingviewsofthenewMetalGearprototype.Whenyoushootitwillgoblan .

-Whenyoushootthemagazinesonthemagazinerac theywillexplodeinashowerofpapershreds.Youcancontinuedoingthisuntilthepiecesaretoosmalltoshoot.

-Fireabulletthroughtheplantsintheroomandtheleaveswillsha ealittlebit.Theysha emoreifyoushootthestems.

-Whenyoufirebulletsintotheglassinthemiddleoftheroomitwillma easmallcrac intheglass.Fireabout15shotsintotheglassanditwillcompletelyshatter,showeringshardsofglassalloverthefloor.

-Theguardatthebottomofthestairsinthewesthasfliescirclinghishead,ifyoustaythereforamomenttheflieswillsuddenlybecomeattractedtoyou,thefliescanalertguardstoyourpresencesobecareful.

Items:-Ration

Ammunition:-M9x15-USPx15

Dec -B,crew'squarters=======================

AreaAnalysis:Thisareaisbasicallyasquare(roughlyspea

ing)shapedhallwaywithsmallroomsoneaithersideofit.TheroomintheeasthasastairwayuptoDec Cbutitisbloc edbyasetofcrates.Thisisalsowhereyoucomeinfrom


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theAftDec ifyouchosethestarboardsidedoor.

TheroominthewesthasanotherstaircaseuptoDec C,thisisyoureventualgoalinthisarea.

Thereareonlytwoguardsinthisroom.Thereisonepatrollingthenortherncorridorandanotherpatrollingthesouth.Theybothmovebac

andforth(fromeasttowest)ontheirpatrolroutes.

Ta enoteofthecut-scenewhereSna eseestheguard'sshadowonthefloor,thiswillbeamajorobstacleinthisroom.Ma esuretopayattaentiontowhereyourshadowisbeingcastatalltimes.

GeneralStrategy:-ThereisM9ammounderneaththestairsintheeast.

-Watchtheguardontheradarandobservethetimingandlocationsofhispatrol.Waitforhimtoturnwest,whenhedoesthisyoucaneitherholdhimuptota eitemsfromhimorjusttranquilizehimfromtheendofthecorridor.

-Theguardinthesouthcanbeta encareofinthesame

wayastheoneinthenorth.

-Theloc erinthesouthcanprovideyouwithahidingplaceintheeventofyoubeingspotted,thereissomeUSPammointherebutyoudon'tyethavetheUSPsoitisuseless.

-ThereisaRationinthedar spaceinthesoutheast.

-Thedar spacewheretheRationwasandthecorrespondingspaceinthewestcanbeusedashidingspaces.

Shadow:-Gotowardsthesouthernguard.Waitforhimtoheadtothewestsideofhispatrolandthenfolowhimandhideinthelittlenicheinthewallwheretheloc eris,leanagainsttheloc

er.Whentheguardpassesyou(goingeast)gofurtherwestandthenyoucangotothestaircasetoDec C.

ITEMS:rationAMMO:M9x15,USPx15

Dec -C,crew'squarters

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AreaAnalysis:Watchthecut-sceneandthecodeccallfromOtacon.Ta

enoteoftheirdiscussionandthin ofhowyouaregoingtogetpastthecamera.Thisareaisjustalongcorridorwithtwostaircasesoneitherside,withtheeastonebloc

edbycrates.ThereisastaircaseinthemiddlethatgoestoDec D.Theonlysecurityprecuationsinthishallwayfornowisthesecuritycameramountedonthewall,neartheceiling.Therearenowguardshereatthe


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momentbuttherewillbelateroninthegame,whenyoucomebac

throughhere.

GeneralStrategy:-Sidestepunderthecameraandgoupthestairs.

-Ifyoupic

edupachaffgrenadeontheAftDec

thenyoucanuseithere.

-Thereisachaffgrenadeintheloc erbythestairs.

-ThereisaRationintheventbythestairsintheeast.

Items:-noneAmmunition:-chaffgrenades

Dec

-D,crew'squarters=======================

AreaAnalysis:Thisisthemostdifficultpartofthegameasofyet.Dec Dhasa itcheninthewest,apantryintheeast,andastaircasegoinguptoDec Einthesouth.

The itchenisaccessedbytwoslidingdoors,onebythestaircasethatyoucameupandtheothertothesouthof

it,bythestaircasetoDec

E.The

itchenismonitoredbyasurveillancecameraandtwoguards,theywillpatrolinbetweenthetablesinacircularpattern(youcanwatchontheradartoseewhatImean).Inthefoodpantrythereiscurrentlynoguardbutthatwillchangeeventually.

Theguardthatpatrolsthenortherncorridormainlypatrolsbac andforth(hewillventureintothe itcheneventuallyheisthesecondguard).Nowthesoutherncorridor,wherethestairsareismonmitoredbyoneguardwhopatrolseast/west.

Yourmainworryinthisareaisthehallwaythatconnectsthenorthandsouthhalls.Ifyouloo closelyyouwillseetwovertical,blac stripsonthewall.Doyou nowwhattheyare?Well,ifyougetcloseenoughtothemOtaconwillcallSna eandexplainittohim.

GeneralStrategy:-Waitfortheguardinfrontofthecameratomovetothe

itchen.

-Gointocornerviewbytheblac stripsonthewallandobservetheguardinthesouth.Whenyoufigureouthowtotranquilizehimwhileheisn'tloo

ingyoucandoso.

-Thefoodpantrycontainsacardboardbox(remmeberfromMGS?).

-IfyouenterthefoodpantryanotherguardwillcomeupfromDec Candenter.Hewilleventuallydozeoff.Justwaitforit.

-CrawlundertheIRBeamsafteransweringthecallfromOtacon.Tochec thelocationofthebamsyoucanuseSna e'sluc ycharms(Cigarettes)oryoucanshootthe


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fireextinguisherontheothersideofthebeams.Thecontentswillspilloutandshowyouthebeams.

-Inthe itchentheguardswillpatrolinacircularpatternaroundthetables.Theonewhoapprochesclosesttothedoorwilleventuallyreturntohisfirstpatrolpositioninthenortherncorridor.

-Thesecuritycameracannotbedestroyed,youmusteitheruseachaffgrenadeoryourstealths

illstogetaroundit.

-ThereisaRationbehindthecounterinthe itchen.

-ThefoodpantryhassomeM9ammunition.

-Onceyouaredoneheadtothestaircaseinthesouth.

Shadow:-Ignorerheguardinfrontofthecamera.

-Watchtheguardinthesouthfromcornerview.Whenheturnsaroundtoheadtowardsthe itchenthenquic lyduc undertheIRBeamsandfollowhimuntilhepassesthestairs,goupthembeforeheturnsaround.

Items:-Box1

Ammunition:-2M9x15-2USPx15

UselessCrap:-Ifyoushootthepanshangingfromtheceilinginthemesshalltheyma elittlenoises.Ifyouexperimnetenoughyoumaybeabletocreatealittletune.

Dec -E,thebridge==================

Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)Ta enoteofthenameofthechoppertransport.(2)Whereisthetan erheaded?(3)Whoisthewomanousideonthedec

?

AreaAnalysis:Thisisthebridge,wherealloftheshipscontrolsare.Rightnowthereareonlyafewthingsofnote,thehatchontheleftandaRationrightnexttoit.

GeneralStrategy:-Pic uptheRationandopenthehatchontheleft,astheoneontherightissealed.

Shadow:-DothesameasinGeneralStrategy.

Items:-none

Ammuniton:-USPx15

NavigationalDec

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Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)Whoisthewomantal ingto?


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(2)Whoisthevehiclespilot?WhatdidheundergoVRtrainingfor?(3)Whatisthevehicle?(4)WhoisShalashas a?(5)Whatisthe'Unit'?

BossBattle-OlgaGurlu ovich----------------------------

GeneralStrategy:-Trytotric

Olgaintothin

ingyouaresomewhereelse.

-Shootoutthespotlightandthestringsonthetarpthatholdittothedec .

-Usetheside-stepmove,hidebehindaboxandpee outtoshoot.

-Trylyingdowninbetweenthegapbytheboxesontheright,youwillgetagoodshotonOlgaformhere.

-Sometimes noc ingagainsttheboxeswithyourpistolorfistwilldistracther.

-Jump-outshotswor nicely.

-Whenshethrowsgrenadesmovetoadifferentlocation,sometimesyouwillbeabletoshootherwhilesheiswindinguptothrowit, noc ingwillalsoma eherstopherattac .

-Formorein-depthstrategiesseetheBOSSGUIDE.

NavigationalDec ,wing(afterthebattle)==========================================

Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)WhyistheCypherthere?Whoiscontrollingit?(2)WhoisthemanSna etoo aphotoof?Whatishis

relationshiptoOlga?(3)Whosentthetip?(4)WhydidOtacontrustthetip?Whatwasdifferentthistime?

Equipment:NowyouhaveaUSPhandgun,thisisyourfirstlethalweaponinthegame.Nowyoucanhaveatleastafightingchanceagainstanyattac

teamsthatyourunacross.

HeedOtacon'swarning,theUSPma esALOTofnoise.Useitonlyinverysecludedplacesorinplaceswherethereisalotofbac

groundnoise.

Ifyouaregoingfordogtagcollectionbeverycarefulwithwhoyou ill.Ifyou illaguardwho'stagyouhavenotgottenyetthenyouwillbeunabletogethistaguntilyouplaythroughthegameanothertime.

OnegoodthingthatyougetwiththeUSPisaflashlightthatcomesonwheneveryoudrawthegun.This(obviously)allowsyoutoseeindar placesandilluminateplaceswhichneedlighting.Ofcourse,whenyoudrawtheUSPnearanenemyit(thelight)willattracthisattention.


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Soma esurethatyouhavetheguardinaholduporsomethingli

ethatwhenyoudrawit.

AreaAnalysis:ItisrainingagainandonceagainSna ecancatchacold,sodon'tstayouttoolong.ThereisaplaceontheoppositesideofthisareaalmostidenticaltotheoneyoufoughtOlgain.Themiddlepartofthisareaisraisedupabout20feetabovethesurroundingarea.Ontopofthisisthecrow'snest,thereisaladderheresothatSna ecanclimbuptothetop.

GeneralStrategy:-Sha

edownOlga'sbodyforadogtag.

-GrabtheRation.

-ClimbuptheCrow'snestandgrabanyitemsyoufindonit.YoushouldatleastgettheThermalGoggles.

-Whenyougotowardstheothersideofthedec thehatchwillopenandaguardwillbegintopatroltheareabythespotlight.Shootthespotlightifyouwanthisdogtagoranythingelseromhim.

-GrabtheWetBoxfromunderthespotlight.Ma esureto

onlyusethisitemoutside(thin

aboutit).

Shadow:-Ignoretheguardandgointhehatchhecameoutof.

Items:-Ration-ThermalGoggles-WetBox

Ammunition:-none

UselessCrap:-ShootOlgaandOtaconwillcallandyellatyou,calling

youamonster.Also,ifyoucallOtaconwhileloo

ingatOlgaSna ewillmentionneartheendoftheirlittleconversationthathehas"hadenoughoftomboys."Loo sli

eMerylsurvivedShadowMosesafterall.

Dec -E,thebridge==================

AreaAnalysis:Onceagainthisisaprettyboringroom,justsomeUSPammoinfrontofthehatchandsomestairsgoingdowntoDec D.

GeneralStrategy:-GrabtheUSPammo.

-Godownthestairs.

Shadow:-DoasinGeneralStrategy.

Items:-none

Ammuniton:-USPx15

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=======================

AreaAnalysis:Theareaisessentiallythesameaslasttimeyouwerehere,thereisaguardpatrollingthenortherncorridorandanotherinthe itchen.Everythingelseisthesameaslasttime.

GeneralStrategy:-Knoc

onthewallnexttothestairwell(ontheright).Waitinsidethestairwellfortheguardtocomearoundtoyoursideandthenyoucanmanagehimfromthere.

-Thecameracanbeta

enoutwiththeUSP.

-ThereisUSPammounderthetableclosesttothecameraandunderneaththecamera.

-Nowyoucandealwiththatsleeperguard(heisa'toughguy').Ifyouwanttoyoucangrabhistag.Justentertheroomli eyoudidbeforeandhewillcomeupintotheroom.

Shadow:-Watchtheguardpatrollingbothonscreenandontheradar.Waitforhimtoturntothewestandthencrawlunderthebeams.Followhimuntilhestopsbythe

stairsandthenpasshimandgodownthemtoDec

C.

Items:-Box1-Ration

Ammunition:-2USPx15-2M9x15

Dec -C,crew'squarters=======================

AreaAnalysis:Nowthereisaguardpatrollinghere.hesimplypatrolsbac andforthfromoneendofthecorridortotheother.

Notverycomplicated.Thesecuritycameraisstillthesameaslasttimeyouwerehere.

GeneralStrategy:-Waitagainstthewall(onthesidewheretheloc

eris)andwatchtheguardcomingfromthepartwherethecamerais.Whenhepassesyouhewillbewideopen,dowhateveryouwantwithhimnow.

-PassthecamerabyshootingitwiththeUSP,usingachaffgrenade,orwal ingunderit.Iprefertowalunderitsothatdon'twasteammounnescessarily.

Shadow:-Waitfortheguardtopassyouandthengounderneath

thecamerabysidestepping.

Items:-none

Ammunition:-chaffgrenades

Dec -B,crew'squarters=======================


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AreaAnalysis:ThisareaisEXACTLYthesameaslasttime,nochangesatallexceptyouarecomingfromtheotherside.

Thisareaisbasicallyasquare(roughlyspea ing)shapedhallwaywithsmallroomsoneaithersideofit.TheroomintheeasthasastairwayuptoDec

Cbutitisbloc

edbyasetofcrates.ThisisalsowhereyoucomeinfromtheAftDec

ifyouchosethestarboardsidedoor.

Thedoorthatleadstothercrew'sloungeonDec

Aisyourgoal.

Thereareonlytwoguardsinthisroom.Thereisonepatrollingthenortherncorridorandanotherpatrollingthesouth.Theybothmovebac andforth(fromeasttowest)ontheirpatrolroutes.

GeneralStrategy:-ThereisM9ammounderneaththestairsintheeast.

-Watchtheguardontheradarandobservethetimingandlocationsofhispatrol.Waitforhimtoturnwest,whenhedoesthisyoucaneitherholdhimuptota eitemsfromhimorjusttranquilizehimfromtheendofthecorridor.

-Theguardinthesouthcanbeta encareofinthesamewayastheoneinthenorth.

-Theloc erinthesouthcanprovideyouwithahidingplaceintheeventofyoubeingspotted,thereissomeUSPammointhere,ma esureyougrabit.

-TheremaybeaRationinthedar spaceinthesoutheastofthisroom,itdependsuponwhetherornotyougotityourfirsttimethrough.

-Thedar spacewheretheRationwasandthe

correspondingspaceinthewestcanbeusedashidingspaces.

Shadow:-Gotowardsthesouthernguard.Waitforhimtoheadtotheeastsideofhispatrolandthenfollowhimandhideinthelittlenicheinthewallwheretheloc eris,leanoppositetheloc er.Whentheguardpassesyou(goingwest)gofurthereastandthenyoucangotothedoortoDec A.

Items:-Ration

Ammunition:-M9x15

-USPx15

Dec -A,crew'slounge=====================

AreaAnalysis:Rememberwhereyoucameoutofthecrew'squartersonthisfloorandSna epee edoutaroundthecorner?Wellthestaircaserightbythereisyourgoalfornow.Theguardspatrolsatthesamebutthereisanewguardhere


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(patrollingeast/west)soifyouaregoingfordogtagsthenyoucangrabhis.

GeneralStrategy:-Juststayatthetopofthestairsandwatchtheguardspatrollingbelowyou,ta enoteofwhereandwhentheholeintheirpatrolisandthenta

eadvantageofittogettothestaircaseinthenortheast.

-Ifyouarefeelingimpatientthenyoucanjustshootthem,itsentirelyuptoyou.

-Nowyoucangetthedogtagfromtheguardwhohasthefliescirclingaroundhishead.Ma esureyoutranquilizetheotherguardsinthisroombeforeyouta ehimon.

-GrabtheM9ammobehindthebar.

-GrabtheStunGrenadeatthebottomofthestairs.

Shadow:-Spottheholeintheirpatrolsandthengoapstthemwhenitcomesup,itisthesameaslasttimeyouwerehere.

Items:-Ration

Ammunition:-M9x15-StunGrenade

UselessCrap:-Tal aboutdetail!InFPVloo atthemini-baritselfandyoushouldseeanicebuc etonthecounter.Shootitsothatitscontentsspillout,ice.Now,loo attheiceforawhileandeventuallyyouwillseeitmelt.Also,thelargerpiecesoficewillta elongertomeltthanthesmallerones.

-InthewestsideofthisroomthereisasmallTVscreen

showingviewsofthenewMetalGearprototype.Whenyoushootitwillgoblan .

-Whenyoushootthemagazinesonthemagazinerac

theywillexplodeinashowerofpapershreds.Youcancontinuedoingthisuntilthepiecesaretoosmalltoshoot.

-Fireabulletthroughtheplantsintheroomandtheleaveswillsha ealittlebit.Theysha emoreifyoushootthestems.

-Whenyoufirebulletsintotheglassinthemiddleof

theroomitwillma

easmallcrac

intheglass.Fireabout15shotsintotheglassanditwillcompletelyshatter,showeringshardsofglassalloverthefloor.

-Theguardatthebottomofthestairsinthewesthasfliescirclinghishead,ifyoustaythereforamomenttheflieswillsuddenlybecomeattractedtoyou,thefliescanalertguardstoyourpresencesobecareful.


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EngineRoom-Starboard=====================

ToavoidlongconfusingsectionsofwritingIhavedividedtheEngineRoomintotwopartsStarboardandPort.BasicallyIsplititinhalf,youshouldbeabletofigureoutwhereIdidit.Thereisathirs=dsectionalthewayontheothersideoftheroom,whereyoushootoutthecontrolunits.

AreaAnalysis:ThisisthestarboardhalfoftheEngineRoom(rightside).Whatyoushould

nowrightoffthebatisthatitisprettysafetousetheUSPinjustaboutanyplaceintheEngineRoomsincethenoisecreatedbytheenginesoftheshipcreatesalotofbac grundnoisetomuffleyourshots.

Thisroomismainlycomprisedofcatwal

srunningaroundtheopenspacesaroundtheenginessothereisotalotofmanueveringroomavailableifyouhavetofightoffanattac teamorslippastaguard.

WhenyoufirstentertheEngineRoomandgonorththerewillbeashortlittlecut-scenewhereSna eseesVulcanRaven'sShadowonthewall.Sna ethin sitmaybeahintofsomesortandbelievesthathewillhavetobattlehim

(thatisifyoucallupOtacononthecodecafterthescene).IfyougonorthalittlebitmorethenyouwillseethattheshadowisjustcreatedbyalittleRavendollinfrontofaflashlight.

Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)WhywouldtherebeaRavendollinthetan er?AretheterroriststryingtotellSna esomething?

GeneralStrategy:-Grabtheitemsfromtheareaandtheloc ers.

-Whenyougooutthedoorandseetheguardstandingbytherailingyoucandothreethings:

(1)Kic

himofftheedgesothatheplummetstohisdeathandlandonanotherguard.Funbutyouwon'tbeabletogetadogtagfromhim.

(2)Tranquilizehimifyouaregoingforno ills.

(3)Grabhimanddraghimawayfromtherailingsoyoucangrabhisdogtagandanythingelsehenmayhaveonhim.

-Thereisaguardpatrollingthesecondlevel.Youcandothreethingswithhim:

(1)Dropdownofftherailingontohim,thiswill noc himout.Onceheisoutthenfireatranquilizerbulletintohimsothathewillbeoutforalongtime.

(2)Shoothimfromaboveorfollowhimdownandthenshoothimasheiswal

ingawayfromyou.

(3)Followhimdownandthenholdhimupforadogtagandsomeitemsandammo.


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-Theguardonthelowestleveliseasilyta

encareof,justwaitforhimtoturnawayfromyou.

-Headforthestairsinthesouth.

Shadow:-Youwillwantoshoottheguardontheportsideoftheroom(lowerlevel)withtheM9sothatwhenyoudropdownfromthewireyoucanlandwithoutalertinganyone.

-UsethewirestrungacrosstheEngineRoomtomoveacrossit.Youwillneedfullhealthtoma

eitacrosssouseaRationtoreplenishanylosthealth.

-SeeEngineRoom-Portforcontinuationofthis.

Items:-Ration

Ammuntion:-USPx15-M9x15

EngineRoom-Port[One]======================

AreaAnalysis:Thisareaisjustli ethestarboardsideoftheroom.Therearethreelevelsofctawal sandwal waysandguardsoneachone.ItisstillsafetousetheUSPinjustaboutanyplaceintheEngineRoomsincethenoisecreatedbytheenginesoftheshipcreatesalotofbac grundnoisetomuffleyourshots.

GeneralStrategy:-Goupthebigsetofstairsandloo fortheguardstandingaloneinthesouth.heiseasyenoughtoholdup.Tryitwhenheisloo ingthroughhisbinoculars.

-Theotherthreeguardsarecomparativelyeasytostic

up.Thereisoneonthebottomlevel,anotheronthesecondlevel,andoneonthetoplevel.

-Thereisagrenadeonthebottomlevelinthesouthwest.

Shadow:-Dropdownfromthewire(doingahang-drop-catch)moveandgetontothecatwal belowyou.

-Theguardonthesecondlevelcaneasilybepassedbymovingupthestairswhenheisfacingaway.

-Thelastguardcanalsobepassedwhenhestopstoloo

outovertherailing.

-Gointhedoortotheleft.

UselessCrap:-Thatguardloo ingthroughthebinoculars,rememberhim?Loo closelyatwherehewasloo ing,seethatposter?

Items:-none

Ammuntion:-Grenade-USPx15


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EngineRoom-Port[Two]======================

AreaAnalysis:ThisissimilartotheroominwhichyoufirstenteredtheEngineRoom.Thedoorinthesouthisloc edandthereisasmallroominthenorth.Youwillnotice,ifyougointothatroomthattherearemoreIRsensorsthatyouneedtogetpast.Whenyougonorththerewillbeashortcut-scenewhereaguardcomesoutoftheloc eddoorandreportsin.

GeneralStrategy:-Waitfortheguardtofinishhisreportbeforeyoutrytodoanythingtohim.

-Theguardwillma eaquic circlearoundtheroom,goingcounter-cloc wise.

-Hewillreturntotheareabehindthedoorhecameoutofoncehehascircledtheroomonetime.

-Donotgothroughtthehallwayinthenorthuntilyouhaveclearedoutthesensors.

-UsetheUSPtota eoutthecontrolunits.

-YoumaywanttouseaPentazeminbeforeshootingtosteadySna e'saim.

-Thetelltalesignofacontrolunitisaglowinggreenlightonasmallrectangularbox.

-Whenyoulandashotonacontrolunitthegreenlightwillwin out,theboxwillhaveaholeinit,andyouwillhearanoiseofsomethingbeingshutoff.

-ToseethebeamsequiptheThermalGoggles,theCigarettes,oryoucanshootthebagofflourontheothersideofthehall,bythehatch.NotethatshootingtheflourwillcauseSna

etosneeze.

-Therearethreecontrolunitsthatyouwillhavetoshoot.

(1)Thefirstoneisontopoftheshelfontherightsideofthehallway.Getontopoftheplatforminfrontofitandpee up(R2+L2).Youshouldbeabletogetaclearshotatitnow.

(2)Thesecondcanbeta

encareofbylayingdownonthefloorbetweentheloc erandtheplatformthatyouusedtoshootoutthefirstbox.Whenyouloo

inFPVyoushouldseeagreenglowinglightnearthewallontheright.

(3)Thethirdcanalsobeta

encareofinthesamewayasthesecond,itisontheleftsideinsteadoftheright.


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-Whenallthecontrolunitshavebeendisabledgothroughthehatchinthenorth.

Items:-none

Ammuntion:-USPx15

Dec -2,port============

"VeranzanoBridgechec

pointpassed.Allnon-essentialpersonellreporttotheholdsin10minutestimeforthescheduledbriefingsessionwiththeCommandant.Youareorderedtocontinuemanningyourpostsuntilthattime."

AreaAnalysis:Don'tworryaboutmissingyourrecoverypoint,ithappensnomatterwhatyoudointhegame.Otaconwillhavetouseadifferentpointnow.

Thisareaisjustabiglonghallwaythatwillgopastalotofsealedhatches.Attheendofthelongstraight-awaythereisasmallerhallwayleadingeast,youmustgothroughthere.

Thereareonlythreeguardsinthisarea,onewillcomedownsouthtowadsyouasyouareheadingnorth,anotherwillpatrolbac andforthintheeast/westhallway(heislisteningtomusic),andthenthelastguardisstandingmotionlessabout4/5ofthewaydowntheeast/westhallwaysleeping.

GeneralStrategy:-Runnorththroughthehallwaycollectingitemsfromthesiderooms.

-Whenyouseeaguardcomingtowardsyouduc intothefirstsideroomyouseeandflattenagainstthewall.

-Whenyouseetheguardwiththemusicplayingjuststaybac inthehallwayuntilheturnsaroundandheadsbactowherehecamefrom.Heshouldbeeasytodealwithwhenhehashisbac

toyou.

-Whenyoucomeuptotheguardwhoisdozingoffandmumblingabout'nothingtoreport'thenyoucanjusttimeitsothatyouholdhimuporwal

pasthimwhenhecloseshiseyes.Justobserveforamomenttogetthegeneralideaofwhatthetimingis.

Shadow:-Wal

throughthecorridoruntilyougettotheguardwhoiscomingsouthtowardsyou.Justhideinthefirst

sideroomthatyouseeandwaitforhimtopass.

-Fortheguardwiththeheadphonesonjustwaituntilheturnsaroundandthenfollowhim.Whenhepausesintheeast/westcorridorquic lygetbehindoneofthewallstothesideoftheopenings.Waitforhimtopass.

-Observethesleepingguardforamomenttogetthegeneralideaofwhatthetimingisofwhenhedozesoffandwa esup.Onceyouhaveitgopasthim.


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Items:-Ration

Ammuniton:-USPx15

UselessCrap:-Whenyouareleaningagainstthewallstepouttotheleft.Sna ewill noc overapipescaringthecrapoutoftheguardcomingdownthecorridor.

Dec -2,Starboard=================

AreaAnalysis:Youwillonlygetpastthefirstsideroombeforeacut-scenebegins.Afterthecut-sceneabattlewillensuewithsomeGurlu

ovichsoldiers.

GeneralStrategy:-Gatheralltheammoanditemsyoucanandgosouthforthecut-scene.

Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)Whoisthemanthesoldiersaretal ingto?Whatisheas ingofthem?

GeneralStrategy:-Stayduc edbehindtheboxandpee uporstrafeleft

toshootattheguards.

-Goforcrotchshotsorheadshots.

-Trythejumpoutshotmove,thiswor sverywell,evenwhencrouched.

-Occasionallyaguardinthebac willthrowagrenade,everyothertimehethrowsitwilllandbythebox,theothertimeitwilllandbehindyou.Justgetawayfromthegrenadebeforeitexplodes(didIevenneedtosaythat?).

-Whenalltheguardsappeartohavebeen

illedor noc edoutthreeguardswillcomeoutofthatsideroomandrunuptoyou.Youcanusethejump-outshottodisposeofthem.

-ThereisM9andUSPammointhebac alongwithaRation.

Shadow:-Seeabovestrategies,useM9ifyouwant.

Items:-Ration

Ammunition:-2USPx15

Cut-SceneAnalysis:(1)WhydoesOcelot illtheGurlu ovichsoldier?(2)Whatisindicatedbyhiswordsbeforehegoesoffcamera?

Hold-1======

AreaAnalysis:Nowthisiswhereyouabsolutelymustusestealth,even


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Sna ecan'tfightoff300USMarines.ifyougetcaughtthegamewillbeover.Ifyouwatchinthecut-sceneyoucanseethatthemarinesarewatchingtheCommandantspeaonaprojector.Theywillnotturnaroundtofacethebac oftheroomorevenloo aroundsincetheyaresorivetedtohisincrediblespeech.

Whatyoumustdoissnea

downaroundthebac

oftheholdsandfindyourwayintotheholdwhereMetalGearRAYisbeingstored.Oncethereyouhavetota

ethefourphotosandgetyourassoutofthere.

GeneralStrategy:-IfyouarelowonammogointotheroombehindSna eandgraballthatyoucan.

-UseonlyyourM9intheholds,ifyou

illaMarineorletoffaloudshotyouwillgetaquic GameOver.

-Climbdowntheladderandgoslowlyacrossthesouthendofthehold.Duc undertheprojectorandbesurenottobumpintotheguardstandingbyit.

-Gooverthegratesbywal ing,rolling,orcrawling.

-Youwanttoma

eittothedoorinthenorth.

-Youcanalsogothroughtheventsundertheholds.Opentheblac hatchinthefloorandcrawlthrough.WhenyouseetheammunitionclipdroppedstopandwaitforthetwoMarinestostoploo ing.

Shadow:-SeeGeneralStrategy.

UselessCrap:-IfyougouptotheprojectorinthesouthendoftheholdandpresstheactionbuttonSna ewillturnitoff.Itis indoffunnybutitwillresultinagameover.

-Ifyouwal

infrontoftheprojectorwiththeStealthcamouflageequippedSna ewillcastaslightdistortionoverthedisplayscreen.ThiswillconfusealltheMarinesbutSna

ewillgetcaughtoncetheyfigureitout.

Items:-Ration

Ammunition:-2M9x15

Hold-2======

AreaAnalysis:Thisisjustli ethefirsthold.ThereareafewdozenMarinesinthisholdandtheyarewatchingtheCommandant'sspeechonadisplayscreen.Thereareseveralimportantdifferencesthough.One,therearetwoprojectors.Whydoesthismatter?Wellyouwillseeeventuallythattheprojectorsta

eturnsdisplayingtheimage.Whentheprojectorsswitchtheholdwillgodarandthentheimageofthecommandantwillswitchtotheothercreen,whenthishappenstheMarineswillallturn


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atoncetofacetheotherscreen,ifyouhappentobeinaplacewheretheyshifttheirgazetothenyouwillbecaught.

GeneralStrategy:-CrawlalongthesouthwalloftheroomunderthetwoprojectorsandbesurenottoalerttheMarinestandingbyit.

-Youcanenterthehatchinthesoutheastcorner,thiswillta

eyoutothethirdhold.

-Gooverthegratesbywal

ing,rolling,orcrawling.

-Youwanttoma

eittothedoorinthenorth.

-MovewhentheMarinesareloo

ingtheotherway.

Shadow:-SeeGeneralStrategy.

UselessCrap:-IfyougouptooneoftheprojectorsandpushtheactionbuttonSna ewillturnofftheprojector.ButinsteadofbeingcaughttheotherprojectorwillturnonandtheMarineswillturntofaceit.IfSna econtinuestodothistheneventuallybothscreenswill

haveprojectedimages.Thenbothscreenswillbeta

enoverbytwopicturesofhotchic s.Obviously,youwillgetcaughtwhenthishappens.

Items:-none

Ammuniton:-none

Hold-3======

AreaAnalysis:Allrighthereyouareatlast.Thisistheroomwhere

thenewMetalGearisbeingstored.Itisaratherimposingmachinedon'tyathin ?Anyway,youwillseethatthisroomhasonlyonedifferencefromtheotherholds(besidesthatfactthatthereisagiant,bi-pedal,nuclear,wal ingdeath-mobileinthemiddleofit).TheMarineCommandantisgivinghisspeechinthisroom.TheMarinesinthisroomwillfollowhimwal ingbac andforthacrosstheplatform.ThereareMarinesgaurdingbothside

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