Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

For Playstation 2

Cardboard Box FAQ

Version 1.36 August 08 2003

By: Gordon Stewart (Grdnstwrt)

"Take care of your cardboard box and it will take care of you!"
Solid Snake MGS1

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Version 0.20:- Have done the Personal Rant, Controls and tanker locations
              sections of the guide.

Version 0.80:- I have now done the Plant locations, hints and tips and
              special delivery for Raiden sections of the FAQ.

Version 1.00:- Have finished the FAQ. Will soon add more Easter Eggs when
              I remember where I wrote down the ones I spotted. Also will
              use the boxes more often to provide you lot with more hints.

Version 1.25:- I found that piece of paper and added to the easter eggs
              section as well as giving detailed information on the
              conveyer belt part as I have had a lot of E-mails about it!

Version 1.30:- Added the quote from Snake at the top!

Version 1.35:- Spelling and grammar mistakes have been corrected!

Version 1.36:- Spotted a mistake in Version history and corrected a mistake
              in the box locations! (Thanx 2 Nick Ravage)

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This FAQ is © 2003 Gordon Stewart (Grdnstwrt). This FAQ may neither be used
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If you have any questions, comments or contributions to my FAQ then you can
E-mail me at [email protected]. I hope you find this FAQ helpful and
that's about it so happy hunting!

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List Of Contents!
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I      - Personal Rant
II     - Cardboard Box Controls
III    - Location Of Boxes
         i - Tanker
        ii - Plant
IV     - Hints and Tips
V      - Special Delivery For Raiden
VI     - Easter Eggs
VII    - Credits

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                             I - Personal Rant
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For as long as I have known about GameFAQ's.com I have wanted to make a FAQ
for Metal Gear Solid 2 (Known as MGS2 from now on). I couldn't think up what
to do as most topics were covered, then I realised no-one had done a
sufficient FAQ on cardboard boxes hense this. I would hope I have covered
everything but I you think I have missed something E-mail me at
[email protected] as none of my FAQ's really ever get closed.

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                        II - Cardboard Box Controls
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In this section I will go over the controls for when you are in a cardboard
box. They are basiclly the same as the normal controls but I'll mention them
here anyway.

Move---------------------------------------Direction Buttons/Left Analog Stick
Look Through Hole In Box----------------------------------------------------R1
Look Left Through Hole-------------------------------------------------R1 + L2
Look Right Through Hole------------------------------------------------R1 + R2

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                           III - Location Of Boxes
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In this section I will tell you where you can find all the cardboard boxes on
both the 'Tanker' and the 'Plant' levels. I have split it into two sections to
make it easier, one for the 'Tanker' and one for the 'Plant'.

*********************************(i - Tanker)*********************************

There are only two boxes on this level but one of them is a bit special.
Special in a bad way though.

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BOX 1;
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Location:- In the pantry to the right on Deck-D.

Desription:- It is a grey box for carrying perishable foods e.g. Oranges. It
            also has a picture of oranges on the side.

Special attributes:- Nothing, it is only good for hiding under!

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WET BOX;
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Location:- On the top deck of the tanker. It is to the far right of the deck
          after you have beaten Olga. It's on a raised bit in the shine of
          a light.

Description:- The same as BOX 1 except it has been left outside and is wet and
             wrinkled and is probably going to fall apart.

Special Attributes:- As the box is wet it will simply fall apart when you are
                    shot at while wearing it. After this you cannot pick it
                    up like the other boxes once they are shot off.

*********************************(ii - Plant)*********************************

There are five boxes to get in the plant part of the game. They all transport
you somewhere like in MGS1 (See 'Special Delivery For Raiden' section for more
details on that.)

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BOX 1;
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Location:- In the pump room in strut A. That's the door that you need the
          level 1 card to get into. To get it go over the stairs on the left
          hand side and crawl to the right them climb over the box below you.

Desription:- It is a grey box for carrying perishable foods e.g. Oranges. It
            also has a picture of oranges on the side.

Special attributes:- Transports you to the canteen in strut C.

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BOX 2;
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Location:- In the medical room in strut F. That's the one down the stairs that
          you need a level 1 card to get into. It's the one on the left at
          the bottom.

Desription:- It is a brownish box with a black stripe on it that says
            "PSF - Z1" on it.

Special attributes:- Transports you to strut B beside the lockers.

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BOX 3;
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Location:- This one is one the heli-pad on strut E. It is just up the stairs
          and on the left behind some shelves with a tarpolen over them.

Desription:- Box 3 is a whiteish box with an orange design and chunky
            lettering that I can't work out what it says.

Special attributes:- Transports you to strut A beside the left lockers.

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BOX 4;
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Location:- In B2 of the shell 1 core. It is in the computer room beside the
          node.

Desription:- It is a white box that says "McFarline Toys" on it. It also has a
            picture of what looks like a globe on it.

Special attributes:- Transports you to strut F on top of the crates on the
                    bottom floor.

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BOX 5;
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Location:- This one is in the parcel room in strut E. It is just below the
          node on a raised bit.

Desription:- Box 5 is a black one with the letters Z.O.E on it. It also has a
            "Catching eye-design" (In-game quote)

Special attributes:- Transports you to the small room in strut E.

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                         IV - Hints and Tips
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In this section I wil give a few hints and tips on how to use the cardboard
box to full effect.

1. If you are fighting a boss like Olga and you want to get from one side of
  the terrain to the other equip the box and run. You should do this as it is
  a lot quicker than crawling accross. This also applies if you want to
  quickly get past some guards and you have some waist-level cover.

2. If you are spotted by a guard and the alarm is raised and you don't have
  the stealth camo run away and equip a box and don't move. Hopefully the
  guards will ignore you (run by you) and not pick up the box. To ensure they
  don't see you don your box near some other boxes, a good example of this is
  the boxes in the canteen of strut C.

3. If a guard does manage to remove your box constantly tap square as he does
  so and that way you will grab him before he can raise the alarm. Make sure
  you don't have a weapon selected when you don your box.

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                   V - Special Delivery For Raiden
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Remember in MGS1 where you could transport yourself about by donning a box and
jumping in a truck, well that tactic is still alive only changed slightly. To
be transported you need to don a box and jump on the conveyer belt in strut E
at the bottom. Then you will be transported to a strut that is dependent on
which box you have equiped. I have mentioned where each one takes you above
but I will quickly mention them below as well.

I have had a few E-mails asking for details about the conveyer belt so here is
a step by step guide. Go to strut E, Go to the bottom left of the parcel room,
jump up on the raised bit with three red lights on it, don a box, wait till
the three lights go blue not yellow, walk onto the belt and you will be
whipped away.

Box 1 - Canteen in strut C
Box 2 - Beside the lockers in strut B
Box 3 - Beside the lockers in strut A
Box 4 - On top of the crates in strut F
Box 5 - Small room in strut E

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                           VI - Easter Eggs
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In this section I will mention all the cardboard box related to Easter Eggs.
I know some of you are wondering what easter eggs actually are, well they are
things that have been added into the game for no apparent reason. An example
of easter eggs is the easter island statues you see about the big shell.

1. Box 4 says "McFarline Toys" on it. McFarline toys were the toy manufacturer
  for all the Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2 toys in Japan.

2. Box 5 says "Z.O.E" on it. This is a reference to the game called "Zone of
  the Enders". This game is special because it had the demo of MGS2 with it
  when you bought it.

3. When Stillman gives you the coolant spray to freeze the C4's quickly run to
  the CD connecting bridge. There you will see an unconsious guard and Snake
  will be running across the bridge in a cardboard box. If you call him up
  "141.80" Raiden will ask about it in his usual moany fashion. Also if you
  shoot it, an exclamation mark appears above it, Snake will speed up and the
  box begins to fall apart.

4. If you call Snake up on the codec "141.80" while equiping a box he will
  have some wise words for you.

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                              VII - Credits
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Well in this guide I didn't get help from anyone so I guess thanx to me for
being so good at Metal Gear Solid 2 and being able to write this FAQ! Also a
big thanx to all the Metal Gear Solid 2 team for making the game and keeping
the boxes.

This FAQ is © 2003 Gordon Stewart (Grdnstwrt)

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