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- M E T A L W O L F C H A O S
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- version 1.0 by KnifeFace
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 - version history
2 - introduction
3 - general information
3a - upgrading & buying new weapons
3b - items
3c - hostages
3d - scores & records
4 - boss strategies
5 - hidden stuff
5a - hard to find armor upgrades
5b - hard to find hostages
5c - easter eggs
6 - unlockables
6a - general
6b - joke/super weapons
7 - contact & copyright
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1 VERSION HISTORY
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1.0 2005/02/08 Guide is created
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2 INTRODUCTION
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-=> THE STORY
The first quarter of the 21st Century has came and gone and a global warfare
industry has undergone a revolution with the emergence of a new kind of
specialized heavy-duty mobile armor.
With unmatched durability and mobility, this new kind of specialized armors
enabled people to once again dominate the battlefield. Wearing a dark blue
armor, a man called Metal Wolf fights to reclaim America and his own honor.
No one knows his true identity, except the master of the White House...
(taken from xbox.com MWC page)
-=> THE GAME
The game has been made by the talented people that brought us Otogi 1 & 2.
The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is addicting & the dialogue is the most
cheesiest one you've even heard in a videogame (but that's OK, since the game
is a parody).
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3a GENERAL INFORMATION upgrading & buying new weapons
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You can upgrade & buy new weapons in the DEVELOP menu. First you have to INVEST
into development of new weapons. Afterwards you can buy them (MANUFACTOR), but
you can only buy 8 of every weapon. To buy new weapons you need money & raw
materials (if don't have enough of either one, you can't buy the weapon).
After some time you'll notice that you can't INVEST anymore in development of
new weapons, but there are still missing spots in the menu. Those weapons need
to be unlocked (check section 6b for more information).
TIP: be sure to invest enough money in the snipergun section, since the ultimate
snipergun is most powerful & overpowered weapon in the game!
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3b GENERAL INFORMATION items
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When destroying object, enemies or building, they sometimes drop an item. It's
vital that you collect those. There are items that give you: health, money,
raw materials & bullets. But more important are the 'armor upgrades' (they look
like green vertical pods), they will permanently strengthen your armor with 1
'green cube' if you collect 5 of them. (check section 5a for locations of well
hidden armor upgrades.)
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3c GENERAL INFORMATION hostages
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During your quest you need to free hostages scattered across the map. Rescuing
musicians will give you BGM (background music, check SPECIAL > BGM). Scientist
hostages will sometimes give you armor upgrades. (check section 5b for the
locations of well hidden hostages.)
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3d GENERAL INFORMATION scores & records
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When you have cleared a mission, you'll get your mission results. But since they
are in Japanese, here are some translations. (Keep in mind that I don't speak
Japanese and so these translations are not 100% accurate).
Page 1:
top right corner: hostages rescued & armor upgrades found.
middle: - Kill points (enemies taken down)
- points for damage taken
- points for Cool! & Nice!
- points for combo/chain
- TOTAL
bottom left corner: - money earned
page 2: - time taken
- carnage (how many enemies, object & building you have destroyed)
- how many bullets you have fired
- accuracy
- how many enemies you have killed by stomping (jump + Y)
- how many enemy missiles/rockets you have taken down
- how many damage you have done in American Dollars
- time taken between two specific points
Keep in mind that these scores are only stored when playing on normal difficulty
(don't worry about this too much when playing the game for the first time).
You can also review your records by choosing SPECIAL > RECORD at the mainmenu.
For left to right, here are the categories (again):
01 - mission total
02 - kill points
03 - damage taken
04 - cool! & nice!
05 - combo/Chain
06 - time taken
07 - carnage
08 - bullets used
09 - accuracy
10 - enemies 'stomp-killed'
11 - missiles/rockets taken down
12 - damage done
13 - time taken between 2 points
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4 BOSS STRATEGIES
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Since the missions themselves are so simple & straightforward, I'm only going to
explain how to defeat the bosses.
General TIP: there's a reloading bug that you can abuse. Reloading the snipergun
rocketlauncher & missiles-launcher take sometimes 2/3 seconds. But if you
quickly press the B-button 2 times, you can fire again without reloading.
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MISSION 02 - SAN FRANCISCO
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Destroying the fortified building at the end of the map will trigger the boss
fight. DORSEY is a rather easy boss, but watch out for his super-canon attack,
it's very nasty. You could easily shield yourself from his attacks by dashing
from left to right or by covering behind a building. Best weapon to defeat
him is the bazooka.
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MISSION 03 - GRAND CANYON
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After crossing a large bridge, the second boss will appear, a super helicopter.
He goes down pretty fast, but try not to loose to many health, because this
isn't the end of the level. Best weapons here are the bazooka & missile
launcher. But don't fire when he fires or you will loose ammunition by taking
his missiles down. His attacks are easily avoided by dashing away.
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MISSION 05 - PHOENIX
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When the mission starts run away (and regain the health/armor you lost). Destroy
all yellow dots on the map to make the 3 bosses visible (but you don't have to
if you don't want). Any weapon with decent damage will do just fine here.
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MISSION 07 - MIAMI
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After destroying all yellow dots, it's time to face the boss. Not much to say
here, except don't fall into the water, it will kill you instantly. Best weapon
here is the snipergun.
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MISSION 09 - HOUSTON
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You can't damage OLAJIWON until you destroy the yellow dots first. So, do it
quickly and end the endless supply of ennemies. The boss can only be damaged
from beneath or from the sides. If you have the ultimate snipergun, you can kill
him even before he reaches the other side.
If you don't have it yet, I suggest you climb on the high building in the
middle of the map (there are 2 robots that you need to dispatch first). From
here, just wait patiently while the OLAJIWON passes by (he does this every
minute) and blast him from beneath with your best artillery.
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MISSION 10 - NEW YORK
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You have to options here. You can first destroy all yellow dots on the map to
weaken CASPARAITIS, or you can attack him immediately when the mission starts.
If you have the ultimate snipergun, I suggest the second option.
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MISSION 11 - LIBIRTY ISLAND
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This is a rather pointless long boss battle. You need to destroy WARNER as
fast as you can, so equip your most powerful weapon & fire like crazy at him.
Watch out that you don't run out of bullets. For the first part, destroy all
canons on top of the tank, otherwise he can easily kill you in the second part.
For the second & third part, you need constantly to dash backward from the tank.
If don't have enough time, try to just the reloading-bug!
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MISSION 12 - WASHINTON D.C.
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Once outside you'll have to face FIGHT HOUSE. It's a rather easy, but annoying
bossbattle. First destroy all enemies (especially the tanks & helicopters). Then
start firing at the boss (you can only damage him, when he opens). Don't use
too heavy weapons here or you will damage the White House and loose the level.
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MISSION 13 - LAS VEGAS
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At the start of the mission you will be confronted by 2 familiar bosses. I
suggest you take out the tank first. But don't aim at him, aim at the bridge,
if the bridge is destroyed the tank falls in the water & dies.
To defeat the helicopter, stand beneath it start firing at it. The best weapons
here are the minigun or shotgun (since you can take out the incoming missiles,
while damaging the boss).
Now, it's finally time to confront RICHARD HAWK for the first time. Again, the
best weapons here are your best shotgun or minigun. You need to be constantly
moving or he will hit you. Don't look at your screen too much, look at the radar
to see where the boss is located.
Don't worry about loosing a few lives/armor. There plenty of health items lying
around here and in the next area.
For the second part, blast him down with a heat-seeking missile. Then finish him
off, any weapon will do fine here.
The third part is like the first part, avoid his attacks by dashing from left to
right & shoot like crazy at him. But watch out, once he's almost destroyed he
will unleash his super-attack, if he hits you, it's game over. So take distance
when this happens.
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MISSION 14 - SPACE COLONY
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For the first part of this level you need to reach the top. Try not to loose
to many lives because the next bossfight will be most frustrating & difficult.
Once on top, destroy all pillar and destroy the door to trigger to bossfight.
For the first part, dash to avoid his attacks and blast him to bits with heavy
artillery. There are few boxes with health items, but it's risky to turn your
back to the boss.
For the second part, run upstairs and climb on top of the big block (where the
2 stairs meet) and kill the boss as quickly as possible. The ultimate snipergun
& reloading bug are your best friends here!
For the third part, just shoot him down with what ever you have left & enjoy the
ending!
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5a HIDDEN STUFF hard to find armor upgrades
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-=> MISSION 04 - ALCATRAZ
Once inside the mainbase, look around. You will notice a few wooden boxes to
your left, smash them. Behind you'll find a metal door, destroy & enter it.
At the end of the tunnel you will find a crate with the armor upgrade.
-=> MISSION 07 - MIAMI
If you destroy a boat right in front of the boss, it will drop the armor
upgrade. You have to hover above the water to pick it up, be careful, it
something will hit you, you fall & die.
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5b HIDDEN STUFF hard to find hostages
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-=> MISSION 03 - GRAND CANYON
When facing the 4 large towers at the end of the mission, turn around & look up.
High up the building you'll find a group of hostages.
-=> MISSION 04 - ALCATRAZ
At the start of the mission turn around and enter a cave.
-=> MISSION 05 - PHOENIX
Look in the South-West part of the stage, there are a couple of hostages hidden
between a large building and the yellow line on the map.
-=> MISSION 07 - MIAMI
Most hostages are hidden on boats, but the most annoying of them is the group
located in the South-West of the boss.
-=> MISSION 08 - CHICAGO
1. At the start of the mission, go down and find a group of hostages close to
the water. 2. To the same thing, only at the end of the mission (close to the
drawbridge). 3. Some hostages are located on the rails track. When you first see
the rails, jump on it & follow the train to locate the hostages.
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5c HIDDEN STUFF easter eggs
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-=> STATUE OF LINCOLN
You can destroy this statue in the first & 11th mission to hear some funny
dialogue.
-=> NEWSREPORTER
You can shoot down the newsreporter in his copter to here some dialogue.
-=> BILLBOARDS
If you shoot with the SHARK-gun at billboards, you can sometimes peal of the
paper to see the original message.
-=> UFO (GRAY)
Once you have freed all hostages, each level will feature an UFO. You won't
unlock anything if you kill them all, but Jody will sing a song for you once
you have killed 10. The easiest way to kill an UFO & GRAY, is to get close and
blast it to bits with your best shotgun.
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6a UNLOCKABLES general
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Once you have finished the game for the first time, you will unlock
- a new splash/intro screen
- ability to choose your difficulty
START -> NORMAL
FEVER -> unlimited ammo
HELL -> harder & more enemies
- ability to re-watch FMV's in the THEATER
- ability to choose other costumes
Every time you finish a level on HELL, you will gain one new costume.
(So, 14 to unlock.)
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6b UNLOCKABLES joke/super weapons
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-=> AFB - joke weapon that shoots American footballs
requirements unkown
-=> BB - joke snipergun
Get an overall S-ranking in 'Stomping'. So kill as many enemies with stomping as
possible. You can abuse enemy spawning point to get an endless supply of meat.
-=> CRAC - joke shotgun that fires partystuff
requirement unknown.
-=> DRG - superweapon that fires dragonmagic (from OTOGI)
Get an overall S-ranking in damage taken (as low as possible).
! unconfirmed !
-=> ELEPH - joke weapon that fire bubbles
Finish the first level on HELL.
-=> G-BOW - super-minigun that fires arrows
Get an overall S-ranking in combo. Try to kill as many enemies in a
single chain. Again, best way to do this is near spawning points.
This is NOT: getting a very high combo, it's getting many multiple high combos.
There is no point getting a chain higher than 101, because it still counts as a
100+ chain.
-=> GRE-RH - super pistol that fires flaming bullets
requirements unknown
-=> HANABI - joke weapon that fires firework (or something like that)
requirements unknown
-=> MLS - a super-bazooka that fires moonlightswords (from OTOGI)
Rescue all hostages in all stages.
-=> RAYG - joke weapon, the alien's raygun
Get an overall S-ranking in carnage.
-=> SHARK - joke missile-launcher that fires sharks
Get an overall S-ranking in shooting down missiles/rockets.
! Thanks tacenob for this information !
-=> TAIHUO - joke bazooka that fires some strange ... spheres?
Get an overall S-ranking in 'Coolness'. So get as many Cool! & Nice! messages
as possible.
-=> WRE-RH - super pistol at fires with freezing bullets
Get an overall S-ranking in bullets used (as low as possible).
! Thanks tacenob for this information !
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7 CONTACT & COPYRIGHT
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-=> CONTACT
Feel free to contact me at
[email protected] if you have question or
additional information that I have forgotten to include into the FAQ.
Please include 'MWC' in the subject line.
-=> COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2005 KnifeFace
If you wish to post this FAQ on an other site, because contact me first.
