THE ULTIMATE
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FAQ
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
1 Legal Stuff
2 Story
3 Profiles
4 Items
5 Weapons
6 Techniques
PART 2
7 Complete Walkthrough
8 Rankings
8a. Records**
9 Secrets
9a. Items
9b. Ghosts
9c. Others
PART 3
10 Special Missions - Sneaking Mode*
11 Special Missions - Weapon Mode*
12 Special Missions - Advanced Mode*
13 Special Missions - Special Mode*
14 Special Missions - Secrets/Extras*
PART 4
15 Q & A**
16 Gameshark Codes
17 Credits**
18 Challenges**
19 Wanted
*Not Complete (Working on)
**Your contributions
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LEGAL STUFF
~~~~~~~~~~~
This FAQ was made by me and me only. It wasn't copied in any places. I
will include in the credits anyone who has contributed towards it. This FAQ
may not be ripped off in any way. It may not sold to make profit. To give
any advice or any other contribution, please e-mail me. Feel free to e-mail
me any questions regarding the FAQ (Please don't send any questions about
my user name, it's personal).
Metalgear Solid FAQ© v1.0 12/16/2000
Mark Nolan
[email protected]
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STORY
~~~~~
You've just returned from your last mission and started settling in Alaska,
making a living from dog sled races, when you get dragged away to a
military base and are greeted by an old friend. Colonel Campbell. He has
you strip searched and injected with nanomachine transmitters. He then
tells you that Metalgear has come about again. A group of terrorists -
Foxhound, your former group - have got their hands on a new MetalGear
prototype. They're demanding the remains of Big Boss, the 20th century's
greatest warrior, and if the demands are not met within 24 hours, they'll
launch a nuke.
You have two mission objectives. First, your to rescue the
two hostages, the DARPA Cheif Donald Anderson and the Armstech President
Kenneth Baker. Then, you're to investigate whether or not they have the
ability to launch a nuke, and stop them if they do.
You arrive at Shadow Moses Island by one man SDV with 18 hours till
their deadline and no backup or weapons. You're on your own from now on,
good luck.
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PROFILES
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SOLID SNAKE
AGE: 30 NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6'00" HISTORY: 1995-Outer Heaven-
Single handedly infiltrates base and destroys MetalGear. On the way out
runs into Big Boss and defeats him.
1999-Zanzibar Island-Single handedly infiltrates base and destroys
MetalGear 2. He then defeats Grey Fox and finishes Big Boss once and for
all.
ROY CAMPBELL
AGE: 50 NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 5' 10" HISTORY: 1999-Zanzibar Island-
Becomes Commander of Foxhound and Solid Snake's boss, he leads him through
the base and advises him through the mission.
NAOMI HUNTER
AGE: 20 NATIONALITY: Unknown HEIGHT: 5' 6" HISTORY: 1983-Zanzibar
Island-Parents killed in war. Brought up by Frank Jegear - Grey Fox.
2000-USA-Joined Foxhound Medical Staff.
MEI LING
AGE: 16 NATIONALITY: Chinese HEIGHT 5' 6" HISTORY: 2000-Gets an early
career in electronics. Invents Codec and Soliton Radar System.
MERYL SILVERBURGH
AGE: 18 NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 5' 10" HISTORY: 1999-Becomes a member
of Foxhound and has brain surgery to destroy her interest in men. Exellent
results in VR training but no real battle experience.
HAL EMMERICH
AGE: 27 NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6' 00" HISTORY: 1999-Joins Armstech
as a scientist and designs MetalGear. Invents all kinds of things including
Stealth Camuflage.
NASTASHA ROMENENKO
AGE: 23 NATIONALITY: Russia HEIGHT: 5' 9" HISTORY: 1987-Forced from
homeland by nuclear bomb. Parents killed by radiation in cleanup.
1993-Becomes expert in military analysis and moves to California to
her new office.
LIQUID SNAKE
AGE: 30 NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6' 00" HISTORY: 1993-Earns the title
Sergant in the Gulf War.
1999-Joins Foxhound and quickly gains ranking. Hugely warrior-like
and highly skilled in all areas.
2000-Becomes Foxhound's squad leader.
REVOLVER OCELOT
AGE: 55 NATIONALITY: Russia HEIGHT: 6' 6" HISTORY: 1999-Suddenly joins
Foxhound and
has exellent results in gunfighting and a specialist in interrigation.
VULCAN RAVEN
AGE: Unknown NATIONALITY: Alaska HEIGHT: 7' 00" HISTORY: 1999-Joins
Foxhound. Has amazing resistance to cold weather and exellent spiritual
powers.
PSYCHO MANTIS
AGE: 30 NATIONALITY: England HEIGHT: 5' 10" HISTORY: 1980-Kills his
father for fear of his own life. Later burns his village down to bury his
past.
1990-Joins FBI for interrigation purposes. Carries on working for
them for the next ten years.
1999-Joins Foxhound.
SNIPER WOLF
AGE: 25 NATIONALITY: Russia HEIGHT: 6' 00" HISTORY: 1990-Taken from
bombsite by Big Boss where she had lived and been under threat all her life.
1999-Joins Foxhound.
DECOY OCTOPUS
AGE: Unknown NATIONALITY: Unknown HEIGHT: 6' 00" HISTORY: 1999-Joins
Foxhound. Very little is known about him.
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ITEMS
~~~~~
PAN CARD - Personal Area Network Card. Automatically opens doors on
approach with a number equal to or lower than that on the card.
___________
| PAN |
| LEVEL 1 |
|___________|
PAL CARD - The emergency override system for MetalGear. There are 3 at
different temperatures.
__________
| PAL |
| MED TEMP |
|__________|
DIAZEPAM - Tranquilrizer tablets. Steadys body's movement. Good for
Snipers.
______
|___||||
CARDBOARD BOX - A simple box that can be used for hiding in. Maybe the
enemy soldier will just overlook you.
_________________
| ___ |
| |___| |
| |
| |
|_________________|
CIGARETTES-Snake's favourite brand. Takes away health.
}
{
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SURPRESSER - For use with Socom (See WEAPONS). Muffles blast effect.
_________________
/ /\
\_________________\/
MINE DETECTOR - Detects metal objects and places them on your radar.
_________________
| ____ |_______/\
| <> | | | \/
| | | |
| <> |____| |
|_________________|
RATIONS - Replenish health
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/ \
| <> |
\__/
THERMAL GOGGLES - Heat sensitive imaging. Can be used in total darkness.
__________________
| T H E R M A L |
| | || | |
| | || | |
| |______||______| |
|__________________|
NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES - Amplifies the light. Can be used in dark areas but
do not work in total darkness.
__________________
| NIGHTVISION |
| | || | |
| | || | |
| |______||______| |
|__________________|
COLD MEDICINE - Cures cold.
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|___||||
SCOPE - Binoculars with zoom feature.
__________________
| ______ ______ |
| | | || | | |
| |---|--||---|--| |
| |___|__||___|__| |
|__________________|
BODY ARMOUR - Lowers damage recieved when hit.
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/ \__/ \
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|______________|
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WEAPONS
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SOCOM - Handheld Semi-automatic pistol. Can be used with silencer (see
ITEMS).
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_| /\
|_ \/
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| |__|
| |
| |
|____|
FA-MAS - Automatic assualt rifle. Press the weapon button to fire. Hold
down for full auto.
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|_____/\_____|_________
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\_| | | |
|_| |_|
PSG1 - Sniper rifle. Enters scope mode when equipped.
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<________<> _______
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|________ _ |
|_| \_ ________ |
\ \ \ |
\ \ |_______|
\___\
GRENADE - Press weapon button to pull pin. Release weapon button to throw.
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/ \ \
/ \ \
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\ / |
\______/ |
CHAFF GRENADE - Jams electronics temporarily eg cameras, radar, ect.
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|_____||
STUN GRENADE - Knocks out enemies with a big flash and bang.
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C4 - Plastic explosive. Press weapon bitton to set, action button to
detonate.
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|_____|
CLAYMORE - Landmine. Press weapon button to set. Explodes when the marked
area is entered. Crawl over them to pick them up.
____/___|___\____
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|_________________|
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STINGER MISSILE - Portable heat seeking missiles.
_________
_| |___________________/|
|_ _____________________ |
|_______| || \|
NIKITA MISSILE - Radio controlled missile. Can't be used in areas with
electronic jamming.
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| |_____________
| __________||_|
| |\ \
|________| \_\
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TECHNIQUES
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BARE HANDED
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THREE HIT COMBO - Tap the action button three times while standing (left
punch, right punch, right kick). This move will send the enemy flying (the
kick provides the power).
CRAWL - Press the crawl button to crouch and press the directional buttons
to crawl. When crawling underneath something, you go into first person veiw
mode and the radar disappears.
KNOCK - Press the directional button towards the wall to press up against
it. Press the directional button to move along the wall and press the
action button to knock on the wall. This can be used to lure guards to
traps or away from where they are patrolling.
THROW - Run towards an enemy soldier and while still moving, press the
weapon button.
STRANGLE - Whilst standing behind a guard, press and hold the weapon button.
Repeatedly press the weapon button to snap his neck.
DRAG - Perform STRANGLE and press the directional button to move him in that
direction. When he struggles quickly release and then hold the weapon
button to tighten your grip. Release the weapon button to release the
guard.
HANDS FULL
~~~~~ ~~~~
RELOAD - Press the equip weapon button twice when holding a gun.
SHOOT ON THE RUN - Hold the weapon button and while doing so, hold the crawl
button. This will enable you to shoot and run at the same time.
CARDBOARD BOX USAGE - Although this item sounds useless. It actually has
two very useful functions and a weird one (also pretty useful).
1)TRANSPORT - Whenever you see a truck, you can jump into the back and
equip the box. A little while later a guard will drive
you to the address written on the box.
2)HIDING - Equip the box and you can walk around in it. If a guard
sees you he will usually overlook you, unless you're in
the middle of his patrol route. He will then kick the
box out of the way and see you.
3)FOOLING WOLVES - When you go through the frozen cavern for the first
time, after getting past the wolves, give Meryl a punch,
then quickly hide in a box. She will whistle to the cub
and he will come and slash on you, making you smell like
a wolf, making it a lot easier coming through the next
time. You must equip the same box to fool them.
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COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH
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| KEY |
| ~~~ |
| S=SNAKE $$$=GOAL |
| R=RATIONS G=GUARD |
| |_\/=WALL PIECES |
| - =CRAWLABLE/STEPS |
| I=ITEM W=WEAPON |
| *=MINE .=PATROL |
|_________________________|
THE DOCK - You start off in the corner in the docks. Jump back in the water
to find rations. Crawl under the pipe and watch out for the guards on
patrol. When you get near the goal, you'll recieve a call telling you to
hide till the elevator comes down. So collect the rations in the corner if
____________________ you still haven't and have room. And then hide behind
| . .___.$$$.___.. R|the box until the elevator comes down. There is a
| . | |. .| |.|| |guard inside the elevator so watch out. If you do get
| G |___|. .|___|.|| |seen then run down towards the bottom in the middle.
| ...___... ___ .. |You will dive off into the water. Then you must go
|. .| | G | | . |back to the start and try again.
|. .|___| . |___| . | When you do enter the elevator, it will start
|. . . . . . . |moving up unless you are being tailed by a guard, or
| .__ __ __ __ |a guard is on it.
|-|__|_| | |__| | After a movie sequence, you will be told about
| S | | R |your radar and how it works and how to get into the
|_____ | |______|building. You must crawl through one of the airducts.
R Either the one on the ground floor, guarded by a
camera and a guard sleeping in front of it, or the one
on the top floor, with a guard patrolling the balcony and a surveillence
camera on the stairs. Personally, I'd choose the second one but you
shouldn't go there yet, there are a few things to do first. The big helipad
in the middle has two big searchlights which you mustn't let see you. In
the centre of the helipad there is a box of chaff grenades which you should
get and in the truck there is a SOCOM which is very important but firing it
will alert the guards until you find the supresser. In a side room there is
a box of stun grenades guarded by a surveillence camera. This should not
prove to difficult to get (remember cameras have a blind spot underneath
them). When you have everything, head for an airduct. After getting
through, find the elevator, it's on the bottom floor at the top center wall.
Order it and take it down to B1. Run down the deserted corridor to find
another airduct with it's cover moved. Before you go up. There are some
rations in a blocked airduct if you need them. Carry on up the airduct and
go straight until you have to turn, there are a few socom bullets from
another turning if you want. The last grill you come to is the one you
should look down to find your first hostage - the DARPA cheif.
After watching him die, you will hear the guard get beaten up and if
you look through the hole in the door, you'll see a guard walk past. The
door will then open. Grab the rations under the bed if you need them, and
walk through the door. Soon after the clip, you'll be surrounded by guards.
Pick them off individually and then the female will start shooting with you.
There are reapppearing boxes of rations and ammo so no need to worry about
that. Part of the way through, the guards will throw grenades so run in the
corner to avoid the blast. When they're all gone and the woman runs off
disguised as a soldier, head up to floor 1 to claim some important things.
Use that card key you got to open all the doors. On the level with the
tanks on, one room has a surpresser with a sleeping genome. Grab the
surpressor and take out the guard. No one will hear it. Go upstairs to get
Card box A and thermal goggles. *IMPORTANT* GET THE THERMAL GOGGLES NOW.
They are in a room with a level 4 door. Don't get it later because the door
will be shut. Now go down to floor B2. One of the doors contains C4. Get
it. Then in the bottom left hand corner, find where the walls are a
different color and plant a C4 charge. Blast the wall and walk through.
Blast the other differently coloured walls. There are three. Go through the
second one you come across to find the Armstech President and...
*BOSS 1 - REVOLVER OCELOT*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 6/10
This is a relatively difficult first boss. Run around
the room but dont touch those wires because they will blow up. Shoot when
you can, there are reappearing boxes of socom bullets around the room. Use
the run whilst shooting trick and you'll kill him in no time.
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After you defeat him and see Baker die as well, move out. There are
now guards patrolling so watch out. You now have a level 2 card and there's
a FA-MAS in the bottom right corner room but there's also infra-red beams so
watch out. Use the thermal goggles to see them. Back to floor 1. Go
upstairs to the level 2 door to get the mine detector and then call Meryl
on 140.15. After she opens the door, don't charge through because you'll
get gased. Equip the thermal goggles and you'll be able to see the infra-
red beams and avoid them. If you don't have the thermal goggles, then
you'll have to use cigarettes. Equip them and you'll be able to see them as
you approach. When you've got past the beams, you will have entered the
canyon and recieved a warning message about a minefield in front of you and
an ambush from...
*BOSS 2 - M1 TANK*
~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 6/10
This boss is harder than the first, just a bit. The
Best way to defeat this thing is to run to # where the tank cannot shoot
___________________________________ from long range with its cannon.
/ | \ Then lob a chaff grenade to
| | ___ | disable its cannon and run towards
| | R | | it. Go to W to find grenades if
\ |_____| | you haven't found any, and lob them
| _____ | on top. A good shot will take out
/ W | | | one guard per grenade. A bad shot
| | M 1 | | will take out a guard per two or
| | | | three grenades.
| |_____| |
| |
| |
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| /
| __ |
| * | | |
| \__/__ * |
\ * #/ \ |
\ \ _| * |
\ |/ * |
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| S /
\____________________________/
NOTE: More mines will appear later on
when you return and a few gun cameras.
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When you appear inside, go up the ramp to get rations (you can now
carry three at a time), and then crawl under the gap and recieve the bad
news, you can't use weapons on that floor! This is very annoying because
if you are spotted, all the exits block off and the room fills with gas. If
you got Cardboard box A like I recommended, you could hide in it and as long
as you don't move as the enemy looks at you, they'll not look inside the box
and you'll have fooled them. Watch out for the one at the top of the stairs
as if you block his patrol, he'll kick the box and your cover will be blown.
Get to the elevator and go to floor B1. Go and enter the room down to find
a room with a guard in it. Go through the door at the top right to get
nikita missiles and then go down to floor B2.
Now go south, through the two doors, and you will have entered a gas
chamber perminantly filled with gas. Luckily it is a weak gas and you can
hold your breath for a while. The floor is electrified too, so don't move
forwards. Use the nikita missiles and use the first person view mode for
better control (hold triangle), and do a U turn around the right hand wall.
Go through a slit in the glass door at the end of the corridor and turn
right through another door and head straight for the super computer to blow
the electricity. This may take a few shots due to the gun cameras. After
succeeding, go out to catch your breath, then return, send another missile,
this time on the other side, to destroy a gun camera and run through the
door. If you haven't already got the famas, then get it from one of those
rooms and the gas mask from another. Head up the corridor, watch the ninja
enter the lab, then follow him.
*BOSS 3 - NINJA*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 7/10
This is a fairly hard boss for this game. You shoot,
only to have them deflected. How do you defeat him? Put away your weapons
and fight him hand to hand. Give him a few digs and he'll put his sword
away and fight with his bare hands. It is easier to dodge his punches first
and then attack him after. After a while, he'll turn invisible and jump
away. Equip the thermal goggles and continue the battle. After that, he'll
walk calmly up to you and swing at you. To handle this, lob a chaff grenade
and you'll stop him from moving. Then, pull out a gun and let rip at him.
You can do this any time but it's best to save them till now. After that,
he'll start glowing static asking you to hurt him more. Pull out your
fa-mas out and do just that to finish the boss.
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After all the talking has finished, leave the lab and head up to floor
B1 and enter the room with two guards patrolling in it. One of them is
Meryl. There are two ways of doing this, either you shoot them both and
listen to which one sounds female, or you get out your binoculars and look
at each ones behinds to see which one has a femenine wiggle. If you can't
be bothered to find out, it's the one on the left. Let her see you and
she'll run into the female restroom. Follow her and you'll see another
animation. After the animation go load up on ammo in that room and get
diazepam, cardboard box B and night vision goggles. Now, sprint out and go
up the corridor between the elevator and the men's restroom. Meryl will
then start walking towards you strangely, pointing a gun in your direction.
Lob a stun grenade to knock her out and you will meet...
*BOSS 4 - PSYCHO MANTIS*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 4/10
With this boss you'll try to shoot, only for him to
dodge. The same happens if you try to hit him bare handed. Here comes the
logical part. He knows what you're going to do because he's reading you're
actions - you're controller - so switch controller ports to stop him from
reading you. This makes him prove to be a simple task. Periodically he'll
pop Meryl back up so knock her out with stun grenades. Soon, he'll be beat.
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After listening to his life story, go down the steps into the frosen
caverns. Crawl under a gap in the glaciers right in front of you. Run past
the wolves to another gap on the far eastern wall about half way up. It
might be easier to do this part with night vision goggles. You'll meet
Meryl on the other side, attracting wolves. Give her a punch, then hide in
a box. A pup will then come and pee on the box, making it smell like a wolf
so you can wear it to make you smell to them like a wolf, making it much
easier next time. Go through the door.
Meryl will navigate a minefield for you. Equip the thermal goggles to
see them, then go pick them up if you need them. There will then be an
animation and a codec call showing Meryl get shot by Sniper Wolf. Run off
back to the glaciers.
Navigate your way back equipping the damp cardboard box. When you get
to floor 1 of the nuclear warhead storage building, the one that you can't
use weapons on, sneak into the back of the truck and equip cardboard box A.
When you arrive, re-enter the building. Alternatively, you could go
across the canyon. The first way is quicker, but more risky. Go down to
floor B2 and head for the top left hand corner room. Get rid of the guard
and enter. The room is guarded by infra-red beams. They are hard to get
past so an effective way of getting the PSG1 is to throw a stun grenade,
then quickly running through the beams to grab the gun then turn around and
as the guards enter, hope the stun grenade knocks them out. Run to the
section of wall you blew up to lose them. Make your way back to the place
where you met...
*BOSS 5 - SNIPER WOLF*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 6/10
This is a gunfight involving sniper rifles. First,
take a diazepam to steady your aim, then spin round and equip your sniper
rifle. The hardest thing about this boss is getting locked on. After you
hit her a few times it's easy. Resist the temptation to snipe the rats on
top or you'll lose her, she moves fast. Soon, she'll be finished.
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*IMPORTANT* Save NOW! After you save, head for the door to the
communication tower. You'll be arrested by genome soldiers and Sniper Wolf.
You will be knocked out and dragged away.
*SPECIAL EVENT 1 - TORTURE*
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~
You will come to locked on a torture machine. Whatever you do it will
change the ending. If you don't submit then the game gets a bit harder.
Press the circle button repeatedly to regain health, he says that you can't
use a turbo pad but he's bluffing. Press select to submit. If you lose all
you're energy, you'll die and there's no continues. This is why you should
have saved earlier. You could save twice in the same place and finish the
game both ways.
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Whatever happens in the torture room, you'll end up in a cell unless
you died in which case you'll have to start from your last save point. If
you're happy with the outcome, save. If not, restart the console and do it
again. Repeat this every time you end up in here and save again once you
escape. As soon as you get in, call Campbell and Otacon. If you didn't
submit, you'll get tortured again before you get a chance to escape. After
Otacon sneaks in and gives you that stuff (Rations, Ketchup, Wolf's
handkercheif and a level 6 key), you will get a breif chance to escape.
There are two ways, either you crawl under the bed so he comes in looking
for you then you jump him and run off, or you lie down and use the ketchup
in the same way you use rations to put it all over the floor as fake blood
so the guard thinks you're dead and comes in to check you out and then you
kill him and run off. If you don't submit ever and you can't do it, then
the ninja will break you free after a while.
After you escape, go up to floor 1 and either go across the canyon out
the back or ride in the truck out the front. When you arrive at the nuclear
warhead storage building, go down to floor B1 and head for the caverns
through the commanders room. This time through, equip Wolf's handkercheif
so you smell like Sniper Wolf. This is much easier as you can get from door
to door without being attacked. Run past the spot where Meryl was shot and
through the door to communication tower A. Race down the corridor, through
the door, grab the rope and stun grenades and run like hell because there's
a camera over that door and some guards will chase you. Head up the steps,
throwing stun grenades as they get close. You'll see a door half way but
don't try to open it because you can't yet. Just keep going until you get
to the top. When you do, climb the ladder and open the door. Go up to the
big sattelite dish to cross the bridge, only to see it get blown apart. You
will see a hind D fly up to you to kill you. Equip the rope and run for the
north wall.
*SPECIAL EVENT 2 - RAPPELING*
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~
This event is where you must scale a wall with steam coming out of it.
There is also the hind trying shoot you. Here is a list of controls:-
JUMP - Press the X button to jump off the wall
MOVE - Press the directional buttons in mid-air to move in that direction.
You can't move up. You can move carefully by pressing directional
buttons while holding circle button while on the wall.
With little difficulty you should be able to get down to the bottom
fairly quickly. Just look where the steam comes out and jump over that area
when the steam isn't coming out and as for the Hind, that doesn't even seem
to be aiming for you.
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When you get down to the bottom, grab the C4 and don't go forwards yet
because on the other side of the bridge there are three guards ready to
ambush you. Simply whip out your PSG1 and take care of them. As soon as
you have done so, run down to the other end and the Hind will pop up. Just
run straight past him and into the room to your left. Grab the Stinger and
he'll fly away. Go through another door to be in a room the same as in
tower A and head east to go down the stairs. Near the bottom, you'll notice
that the staircase is broken so go back up and head the other way. You'll
see Otacon and you'll need to head up those steps. Watch out for the gun
cameras as they progressively increase. Climb the ladder at the top and go
through the door to meet...
*BOSS 6 - HIND D*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~
Boss Difficulty - 7/10
The best place to fight this boss is at point X. The
best stratergy is to hit it at point Y then to run to point Z and when it
reaches point A run to point B
Y and shoot him and run back to
____________________________________ point X. If you run out of
| | ______ Z | ammo then there are 5 more
| | | | | missiles in the weapon box. A
| | | | | while later, the Hind will blow
| | X | | | away all of C and create an
| | | | | explosion on the lower half of
| | | | | the map which shouldn't affect
| | |______| | A you if you stayed where I told
|______| Z B | you. Soon, he'll begin ducking
| R | underneath you and then popping
| | back up. Follow him with the
| | targeting system and get ready
| | for him. Soon, he'll be
| | finished.
|------------------------------------|
CCCCCCCC ------ ____ |
CCCCCCCC ------ |__ | |
CCCCCCCC ------ W|_| |
CCCCCCCC |
CCCCCCCC_____________________________|
Y
_______________________________________
After the animation, you'll recieve a call from Otacon saying the
elevator's working so sprint back down to there. Call the elevator and
select floor 1. In the elevator, you'll be attacked by 4 genomes who stole
Otacon's stealth camuflage prototypes and stopped the elevator from working.
Use thermal goggles to see them and waste them. When you get to floor 1, go
around picking up items and then leave through the door. Go along the
corridor with the area jammed with the chaff grenades. Run forwards outside
to be shot by...
*BOSS 7 - SNIPER WOLF II*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~
Boss Difficulty - 2/10
Yes that's right, 2/10! But only if you use a new
tactic. Run to the right, behind a big steep mound of ground. She won't be
able to shoot you behind it but you won't be able to shoot her, so use
nikita missiles and guide them up to her and after 5 or 6 hits she'll be
dead.
___________________________
After defeating that pathetically easy boss, go through the level 6
door north of you, it's the nearest one. Going down these steps ends disc 1
and you must swap discs when it tells you. Keep going down to reach a door.
On the other side there's a patrolling guard. Get past him and cross the
first west bridge you come across which is directly west to the entrance.
Press up against the wall and sidestep across the tiny platform. If you
stop pressing you'll fall into the furnace. Duck as the crane passes. Then
go down two flights of steps avoiding the guard. You'll see two big cargo
doors but don't enter yet. Opposite them you'll see the entrance to the
boiler room. In the boiler room you will see steam coming from the cracks
in the pipes. Dodge them and get to the far west wall and crawl out through
a hole in the wall. Outside there is a platform guarded by two gun cameras.
Chaff them and grab Body Armour and some ammo. Go back to the cargo doors
and enter them. Run over to where you'll find a gap where the elevator will
come up and wait for it. When it arrives, step on it and go over to the
keyboard and press the X button to send it down. On the way down three
guards will try to kill you. Deal with them by knocking them off the edge
with your three hit combo. When the elevator arrives, equip your thermal
goggles and run past the gun cameras and avoid the mines and head for the
other elevator and send that one down. When that one gets to the ground
then go and find a few items between the crates. After getting them, equip
your rations and go through the big door to meet...
*BOSS 8 - VULCAN RAVEN*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 5/10
This boss is in a warehouse which is made easier with
the radar as you can see where he is but the Stingers tracking system is a
___________________________________ lot more effective. You should stay
| | at point X and equip your stinger and
| ___ ___ ___ ___Y | wait until he reaches points Y or Z
| | | | | | | | | | and then shoot him and run to point A
| |___|CCC|___| |___| |___| | for Y and B for Z. He will get faster
| C | as the battle goes on. If he chases
| ___ ___ ___ C___Y | you run off and return to X when he
| | | | | | | | | | clears off. Later on, some heavy
| |___| |___| |___| |___| | containers will fall and cover points
| | C.
| ___ ___ ___ ___Y |
| | | | | | | | | |
| |___| |___| |___| |___| |
| C |
| ___C ___ ___ ___Y |
| | | | | | |CCC| | B |
| Z |___| Z |___| Z |___| Z |___| |
| A X |
|___________________________________|
___________________________________
After defeating him you should go up through the north door to enter a
corridor with trap doors leading to a room full of gun cameras which you
should chaff and run past. There is a flight of stairs with a huge bounty
of ammo at the top of them, also guarded by cameras. Go through the door at
the other side of the corridor to enter another corridor leading to the
MetalGear staging room. This place has no guard until the top of MetalGear.
Then there is one guard for you to take out. Head for the ladder to the
right of the front of MetalGear. Take another ladder just left of where you
get up. Take another ladder up and over the top of MetalGear to a catwalk with
the guard on it. take him out and head for the command room. Go up the steps
to the command room to see another animation where Ocelot sees you and shoots
the PAL card out of your hand and into the drainage ditch and you are then
chased by a guard over the top of MetalGear where he won't follow you. you
then must go back down to search for the key which has been eaten by a rat.
You must equip the mine detector to scan for the card and you'll be able to
find the rat with the card and shoot it. When you reclaim your card, go back
to the command room and chaff the cameras up there. Enter the card into the
first computer then get back out without being seen as the room will fill with
gas on sight and you'll be trapped. Now you must freeze the key. To do that,
you must return to the warehouse where you fought Raven. Stay there till the
card changes blue, then run back to the command room and enter the key into the
middle computer. Now you must warm the key. But before you do that, explore
the platforms where you don't need to go to get some items. Afterwards, go
down through the warehouse with a few guards to sneak past. Now go up the
cargo elevators and back to the boiler room in the blast furnace and wait until
the key turns red. Then, speed back to the command room, and I mean fast, and
enter the card into the end computer. You will have then activated the PAL
code, not deactivated and you'll get a call off Master Miller revealing himself
to be Liquid Snake. He'll then lock the door and fill the room with gas. Call
Otacon and he'll hack into the system and open the door for you. Leave the
room to see Liquid run off. Follow him and he'll jump into...
*BOSS 9 - METALGEAR REX*
~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Boss Difficulty - 9/10
This is by far the hardest boss in the game. If you are
too close, you'll be shot by the railgun. If you're too far away, you'll be
hit by the heat seeking missiles. So how do you do it? Stand in missile range
and throw a chaff grenade th jamm the homing device and fire a stinger missile
at the radome which is located on Rex's left arm. It looks like a satellite.
This does mean you have to chaff, equip, aim, fire, dequip, chaff, ect. When
you've lowered the health bar to nothing, the ninja will come to help you
fight, only to get squished. The second part is easier as Liquid has manual
control so he can't see under Rex. So run underneath him and wait for him to
stop moving, then fire away into the cockpit until he's finished.
______________________________
After destroying MetalGear, you'll see an animation, followed by a final
battle with...
*BOSS 10 - LIQUID SNAKE*
~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Boss Difficulty - 7/10
You only have 3 minuites for this boss, so move it. You
are having a fist fight with Liquid Snake on top of MetalGear. At first he
will try ducking and weaving, doing a roundhouse if you miss him, then he'll
start adding one-twos that are quite painful. Then he'll do a charging
headbutt that will send you flying. Don't knock him off the edge until his
health is really low, or he'll grab the ledge as will you, wasting more time.
You should see him fall down and out of sight.
______________________________
You will be lead away by Otacon if you submitted to the torture and by
Meryl if you didn't. You enter a room with jeeps and get spotted by the
camera. When the vehicle gets started you can jump onto the back and use the
gun mounted onto the back. Blow away the barrels with the gun and you'll ride
away. *TIP* hold first person button for easier shooting. You'll come to a
checkpoint which you must blast the two barrels to pass. You will then come to
another where you need to kill the three guards on guard. Then Liquid will
make an appearance. You need to shoot him for a while. Afterwards, you'll get
to the end of the tunnel where Liquid will move his jeep in front of yours to
make you crash. You'll see an animation showing Liquid die of foxdie. You'll
then see the credit sequence.
THE END
____________________________________________________________________________
RANKINGS
~~~~~~~~
After the credits show, the game statistics appear. They consist of:-
Difficulty
Game Time
No of saves
No of continues used
No of times spotted
No of rations used
No of enemies killed
Special items used
Special items possesed
Ranking
There are many different rankings used. There are ones for normal play
affected by all of the above (best on top):-
Leopard
Grizzly
Jackal
Tarantula
Gazelle
The next set of rankings is for exceptional play:-
Falcon - Game time less than 2:30
Pidgeon - Easy difficulty
Killed less than 25 enemies
Rations 1 or less
No continues
Game time less than 3:00
Hound - Same as pidgeon except Medium difficulty
Fox - Same as hound except Hard difficulty
Big Boss - Same as fox except Extreme difficulty
The next set of rankings are for special play:-
Jaws - Kill more than 250 enemies
Pig - Ate more than 130 rations
Cat - Saved more than 80 times
Turtle - Game time more than 18:00
Chicken - Pig, Cat and turtle
note: For being seen, wolves and gun cameras don't count.
RECORDS
~~~~~~~
This is the MetalGear Solid world records. Enties accepted from anyone.*
FASTEST TIMES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
MOST KILLS IN UNDER 4:00
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
LEAST NO# OF RATIONS USED PER KILL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
MOST GREEDY PLAYERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
MOST NO# OF TIMES SPOTTED WITHOUT LOSING A CONTINUE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
*Must show statistics on scanned photograph to be e-mailed to me with your
name.
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SECRETS
~~~~~~~
ITEMS
~~~~~
STEALTH CAMUFLAGE - Complete the game with otacon's ending and save the game
statistics. Makes user 'invisible' eo enemy and radar.
BANDANNA - Complete the game with Meryl's ending and save the game statistics.
Equip it to give infinite ammo.
CAMERA - Found in the armoury (B2 of tank hanger). Go through the hole in the
wall leading to where you fought Ocelot. Go down the corridor to where you
blasted another hole to another corridor. Go to the opposite end of this
corridor, blast another hole there with C4 and go into the level 6 room. Watch
out for the gun cameras in the area.
GHOSTS
~~~~~~
Ghosts are images of the production team that appear on certain pictures
you take. Each picture takes up 2 memory card blocks on your memory card and
can be viewed by selecting ALBUM on the SPECIAL menu on the game's main menu.
NAME: Muraoka
PLACE: The Dock
OBJECT: The canal you came through
LOCATION: South of the water tank in the south-east area
DIRECTION: South
NOTE: Put the tunnel on the right hand side and don't zoom or adjust
the height.
NAME: Ishiyama
PLACE: Helipad
OBJECT: The top of the building
LOCATION: A little east of where you start off
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: Zoom in and adjust the hight so the crosshairs are in the sky
with the roof showing 1/3 of the way up the picture.
NAME: Fukushima
PLACE: Helipad
OBJECT: Sea
LOCATION: The cliff
DIRECTION: South
NOTE: Take the picture between the elevator and the east wall as far
south as you can go. Take the picture without zooming or
adjusting the height.
NAME: Shigeno
PLACE: Helipad
OBJECT: The surveillence camera next to the staircase
LOCATION: In front of the camera
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: You have to stand in the camera's range looking at it. You
should just be able to see the camera on top of the picture.
Don't adjust zoom or height.
NAME: Tanaka
PLACE: Helipad
OBJECT: A sleeping guard
LOCATION: In front of the guard
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: Zoom in so the whole of the guard covers the full picture.
NAME: Yoshimura
PLACE: Upper air duct
OBJECT: The dead end
LOCATION: The exit to the duct
DIRECTION: ???????????
NOTE: Take the photo just as you reach the ladder. you have to gu in
the upper duct from the helipad.
NAME: Ito
PLACE: Tank hangar
OBJECT: The elevator
LOCATION: Inside the elevator
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: You have to be on floor 1 and inside the elevator. Don't zoom or
adjust the height.
NAME: Kitao
PLACE: Cell
OBJECT: Fake DARPA Cheif's dead body
LOCATION: Inside the cell
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: Go to the south-west corner and put the crosshairs on the left
side of the sink.
NAME: Kobayashi
PLACE: Cell
OBJECT: The naked guard
LOCATION: Outside the cell
DIRECTION: East
NOTE: Don't zoom. Aim for the east wall so his body just shows.
NAME: Onoda
PLACE: Armoury Sth
OBJECT: The pillars where Ocelot tied Baker up
LOCATION: South of the pillars
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: Push yourself against the south wall and take the picture.
NAME: Nishimura
PLACE: Armoury Sth
OBJECT: Baker's corpse
LOCATION: South of his corpse
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: Waly up to his corpse until you touch it, then equip your camera
and move it as far down as you can. Don't zoom.
NAME: Kozyou
PLACE: Canyon
OBJECT: Water tank structure
LOCATION: North-east corner of the water tank structure
DIRECTION: West
NOTE: Press against the north-east wall , equip your camera and don't
change the height or zoom.
NAME: Yamashita
PLACE: Nuke Building 1
OBJECT: Tip of nuke
LOCATION: A container near the nuke
DIRECTION: Any
NOTE: Press against a container and aim for the nuke without changing
the height or zoom.
NAME: Korekado
PLACE: Nuke building B1
OBJECT: The end toilet in the men's room
LOCATION: The east wall
DIRECTION: West
NOTE: Push yourself to the east wall and picture the toilet without
changing the zoom or height.
NAME: Shikama
PLACE: Nuke building B2
OBJECT: Electric floor
LOCATION: North of the electric floor
DIRECTION: South
NOTE: Take the picture without adjusting the camera at all.
NAME: Matsuhana
PLACE: Nuke building B2
OBJECT: The twiching guard in the hallway of corpses
LOCATION: Anywhere
DIRECTION: Any
NOTE: Just aim for him and zoom in.
NAME: Kojima
PLACE: Lab
OBJECT: Policenauts robots poster
LOCATION: Behind the desk
DIRECTION: North
NOTE: get the poster to take up all of the photo but make sure all the
poster shows.
NAME: Takade
PLACE: Lab
OBJECT: The window north of the door
LOCATION: South of the supercomputers
DIRECTION: East
NOTE: Press against the south side of the supercomputer and turn east.
NAME: Kaneda
PLACE: Nuke building 1
OBJECT: Mirror in women's room
LOCATION: In front of the mirror
DIRECTION: East
NOTE: Snake should be on the mirror as you take the picture.
NAME: Sonoyama
PLACE: Prison cell
OBJECT: The torture bed
LOCATION: Behind the bed
DIRECTION: South
NOTE: Press yourself against the panel behind it and take the picture
without zooming or changing the height.
NAME: Kutome
PLACE: Command room
OBJECT: World map
LOCATION: South of PAL computers' desk
DIRECTION: East/South/West
NOTE: You can take this picture anywhere as long as it has the map on
it.
OTHERS
~~~~~~
In this section I will tell you about other things I know about the game.
Most are things about seeing things.
MERYL EXERCISING CHANGES - Look at meryl doing exercise in her cell. Back out
of the air duck and return again. You'll see her doing a different exercise.
Keep doing this and eventually, she'll be doing it with no pants on.
REMOVING SENSOR ON KNOCKED OUT GUARD - Go to the naked guard and kneel down
next to the sensored part. Take out your scope and zoom in filly and the blur
will disappear.
____________________________________________________________________________
I AM STILL WORKING ON PART 3. IT WILL NOT BE READY FOR A WHILE. PLEASE
READ ON TO PART 4.
____________________________________________________________________________
Q&A
~~~
This section has answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you
have any unanswered, feel free to ask me via E-Mail.
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/ \
| 1 |
\___/ IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET STEALTH AND BANDANNA WITHOUT COMPLETING THE
GAME FIRST?
Yes, but you need a gameshark or an action replay or some other kind of
cheat cartrige. There's a list of them on another chapter.
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/ \
| 2 |
\___/ DOES METALGEAR REALLY EXIST?
No, don't be stupid.
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/ \
| 3 |
\___/ CAN YOU PLAY AS NINJA?
Yes but only on the special missions disc.
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GAMESHARK CODES
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
To use these codes, you'll need a cheat cartridge.
PAL VERSION
~~~ ~~~~~~~
Infinite Health
800B5E06 00FF
Infinite Oxygen
800ACA8C 0400
Unlimited Rations
800B5E54 0002
Unlimited Medicine
800B5E56 0002
Unlimited Diazepam
800B5E58 0001
Socom Pistol + Infinite Ammo
800B5E12 00FF
FAMAS Rifle + Infinite Ammo
800B5E14 00FF
PSG1 Rifle + Infinite Ammo
800B5E24 00FF
Nikita + Infinite Ammo
800B5E18 00FF
Stinger + Infinite Ammo
800B5E1A 00FF
Unlimited Stun Grenades
800B5E20 00FF
Unlimited Chaff Grenades
800B5E22 00FF
Unlimited Grenades
800B5E16 00FF
Unlimited Claymores
800B5E1C 00FF
Unlimited C4 Explosive
800B5E1E 00FF
Cardboard Box A - Heliport
800B5E3E 0001
Cardboard Box B - Nuke Store
800B5E40 0001
Cardboard Box C - Snow Field
800B5E42 0001
Night-vision Goggles
800B5E44 0001
Thermal Goggles
800B5E46 0001
Gasmask
800B5E48 0001
Body Armour
800B5E4A 0001
Ketchup
800B5E4C 0001
Stealth
800B5E4E 0001
Bandanna
800B5E50 0001
Camera
800B5E52 0001
Pal Keys
800B5E5A 0001
Mine Detector
800B5E60 0001
Disk
800B5E62 0001
Rope
800B5E64 0001
Handkerchief
800B5E66 0001
NTSC VERSION
~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Night vision goggles:
800b756c 0001
Unlimited mines:
800b7544 0009
Unlimited grenades:
800b753e 0009
Unlimited SOCOM:
800b753a 0025
Unlimited Nikita launcher:
800b7540 0009
Body armor:
800b7572 0001
Self-destruct:
800b7586 0001
Unlimited rations:
800b757c 000a
Stealth camouflage:
800b7576 0004
Bandanna:
800b7578 0004
Box A:
800b7566 0001
Box B:
800b7569 0001
Box B (alternate):
800b7568 0001
Box C:
800b756a 0001
Unlimited ketchup (can be used as a ration):
800b7574 0002
Unlimited Stinger:
800b7542 0009
FAMAS:
800b753c 0099
Level 1 Security card:
800b7584 0001
PAL KEY:
800b7582 0001
Diazepam:
800b7580 0099
C4:
800b7546 0001
NTSC VERSION (SPECIAL MISSIONS)
~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Night vision goggles:
800b756c 0001
Unlimited mines:
800b7544 0009
Unlimited grenades:
800b753e 0009
Unlimited SOCOM:
800b753a 0025
Unlimited Nikita launcher:
800b7540 0009
Body armor:
800b7572 0001
Self-destruct:
800b7586 0001
Unlimited rations:
800b757c 000a
Stealth camouflage:
800b7576 0004
Bandanna:
800b7578 0004
Box A:
800b7566 0001
Box B:
800b7569 0001
Box B (alternate):
800b7568 0001
Box C:
800b756a 0001
Unlimited ketchup (can be used as a ration):
800b7574 0002
Unlimited Stinger:
800b7542 0009
FAMAS:
800b753c 0099
Level 1 Security card:
800b7584 0001
PAL KEY:
800b7582 0001
Diazepam:
800b7580 0099
C4:
800b7546 0001
____________________________________________________________________________
CREDITS
~~~~~~~
First off, for version 1.0 only, I've worked completely on my own to
produce this FAQ. If you have any questions/ideas/records that you send me and
tell me it's all right to include them, I'll include them in the next version
when it is finished.
____________________________________________________________________________
CHALLENGES
~~~~~~~~~~
This section is basically just a few different ways of doing things the
hard way. It is a very small chapter, but I hope that it will grow like the
others with a double star next to them (**). I will not include any impossible
ones. They will come in four difficulties.
EASY
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| 1 |
\___/ Complete the game without getting any cardboard boxes or using a
Gameshark/Action Replay.
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/ \
| 2 |
\___/ Complete the ten VR training missions on the main game.
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/ \
| 3 |
\___/ Defeat Sniper Wolf for the second time with a PSG1.
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/ \
| 4 |
\___/ Complete the game without killing anyone.
MEDIUM
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| 1 |
\___/ Defeat Ocelot with your bare hands.
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/ \
| 2 |
\___/ Complete time attack mode on the VR missions.
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/ \
| 3 |
\___/ Complete the gun mode on the VR missions.
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/ \
| 4 |
\___/ Get the Falcon ranking.
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/ \
| 5 |
\___/ Defeat Psycho Mantis without changing controller ports.
HARD
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/ \
| 1 |
\___/ Defeat MetalGear without using chaff grenades.
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/ \
| 2 |
\___/ Defeat the M1 tank with a SOCOM.
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/ \
| 3 |
\___/ Complete survival mode of the VR missions.
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/ \
| 4 |
\___/ Get Hound ranking or better.
EXTREME
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/ \
| 1 |
\___/ Complete the whole VR missions mode with all the best times.
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/ \
| 2 |
\___/ Get Big Boss ranking.
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WANTED
~~~~~~
As you are aware, there are numerous sections of this FAQ that are
requesting some kind of contribution. To do so please E-Mail me. All things
go to the same address.
Here's a guide to what to put in the subject box.
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