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Metal Slug

Boss FAQ

by snkupo 



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                       Metal Slug Advance Boss FAQ
                        
                      Game for the Gameboy Advance
                       Developed by SNK PLAYMORE
            
                    FAQ written by snkupo - [email protected]


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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Version History
2. Controls
3. General Hints
4. Boss FAQ
5. Credits and thanks
6. Legal


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                               1. Version History
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Final Version / 12-19-2004
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FAQ completed.

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                                  2. Controls
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Dpad          - Run/Crouch
B Button      - Shoot/Use Knife
A Button      - Jump
R Button      - Grenade
Start Button  - Pause

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                               3. General Hints
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-  At OPTIONS in the game-menu, turn Automatic B Button Fire "ON".
   Now you can hold down the B button for an automatic function
   Instead of pressing it every single time you want to shoot.

-  When you`ve got none upgrades for your gun, hold down the B button
   all the time, since bullets are unlimited and as known, enemies are
   not quite few. You can`t shoot while crawling.

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                                  4. Boss FAQ
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                              [ Mission 1 Boss ]



To defeat this tank in an easy way, duck and crawl close to it when
it tries to hit you with the fast-approaching yellow bullets. When
you`re close enough, be fast and jump onto the top of the tank before
you`re hit by a bullet. Once atop of the tank, try to stay on it as
long as you can while shooting downwards. Remember to be quick to get
atop the tank, as it will drive over you if you`re not fast enough.
Of course, shoot and throw grenades at the tank as often as you can
while being on the ground.

The boss will also try to hit you with shots from it`s cannon, but
these are pretty easy to avoid by running. When the boss is half-dead,
it will start to boost up in the air and try to ram you when it hits
the ground. Keep your eyes on the tank and try not to stand at the
spot it will land on. When you`ve hit the tank with primary weapon
and eventually grenades enough times it will explode.




                              [ Mission 2 Boss ]



The weakness of this one is it`s turret placed on it`s front. Stay
right under it while shooting upwards. After a while, the boss will
start to shoot at you using this turret. Right after a bullet has
been shot, move a little away so that you won`t get hit. Sometimes
a soldier will come out and stand at the middle of the boss-vehicle.
Take him out as soon as possible before going back to your original
position under the turret. If you`re not able to take out the soldier
at once, be sure to dodge his shots by jumping. The third time you
kill this soldier, you will obtain a laser-gun. A short while after
you`ve used it on the turret, the boss will explode and a new one
will enter the area. This one moves much faster and will be a little
harder.

Shoot at the boss`es turret while it`s driving left/right. Do not
stand still under the turret this time, as you will be a very easy
target. If you move to the outer edge of left/right side of the screen
, the boss won`t be able to hit you with it`s turret, but the soldier
who appear sometimes will. Be sure to take him out as soon as possible
before he takes you. Use this "edge-opportunity" as often as possible
and run over to the other edge shooting at the turret once it stops
blasting bullets.




                              [ Mission 3 Boss ]



Place your shots at the middle of this boss. There is one additional
turret at each side of the vulnerable spot, so jump all the time while
shooting downwards. When the boss starts to light up, go to either
the right or the left. If the boss follows you, change direction
at once, or you will be hit by one hell of a beam. This beam can`t
hit you if you stand in the outer edge of the screen. The boss will
eventually place a row of 3 land-mines at the ground, but these are
very easy to jump over if needed.

If the boss is not destroyed withing a certain amount of time, these
mines will move towards you. The best thing you can do is to dodge
them by jumping. The boss will explode when it has taken enough damage.




                              [ Mission 4 Boss ]



This plane will take damage no matter what place you hit it, but this
does not mean that it`s going to be an easy fight: Run around shooting
upwards all the time. The flight will shoot bullets at you from two
turrets, so try to stay between these shots when they are fired.
Now, some soldiers will jump down to the ground. Take these out fast.
When one of the turrets shoots two bullets, just run in one direction
without turning around to avoid getting hit. As soon as the yellow
soldier gets down to the ground, kill him for a rocket launcher.

Once again, stay between the shots fired at you until the plane goes
away from the screen. When it returns it will shoot lots of bullets
against you. You should be able to avoid these by standing 100% still
at the point where the first rock (from right) in the background meets
the second rock. When these bullets have been avoided about 3-4 times,
the boss has taken enough damage to explode. KABOOM!




                              [ Mission 5 Boss ]



The last boss of the game is of course the hardest one to beat. It`s
vulnerable spot is the red light. At start, go up to the top right
platform and shoot the 2 drones who appear. They will both release
some blue beams against you, so jump these. When the second drone is
destroyed, get the machine gun it drops and start shooting at the red
light. The boss will also release blue beams at you; A few of these will
go really close to you, so crouch all the way to the right to
avoid these. When you are not avoiding these few beams, shoot and
throw grenades at the red eye as much as you can!

In a while, the platforms will collapse and the boss starts releasing
lots of beams. Avoid these by taking stance at the middle of the
screen and duck/run a little to one of the sides. Remember to shoot the
red light at all cost as long as it does not get you hit by
the blue beams. When you`ve repeated this 2 times, the boss should be
a goner.

If you fail to shoot the red light enough times, the boss will change
the last mentioned attack into one who`s much harder to avoid. However,
it`s possible to avoid the beams if you stand on the middle of either
the right or the left platform closest to the ground and run the
same direction as the beams come from. The boss is easiest to manage if
you`re really good at shooting the red eye and avoiding coming
"this far".

Now you can watch the ending credits. -PEACE FOREVER


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                                  5. Credits
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Thanks to:

SNK for making the wonderful Metal Slug games and for finally
bringing a brand new one to a Nintendo system.

Nintendo for making the GBA, even if this costs me a lot of money.

All my friends and my family for being here.

GBFreak at Gamefaqs for consulting layout tips.



FAQ is compiled by Eirik Mortensen aka snkupo.

E-mail: [email protected]
MSN Messaging: [email protected]

Feel free to mail/MSG me about anything regarding this, or any of
my other projects. Constructive criticism is appreciated!

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                                   6. Legal
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Copyright Eirik Mortensen 2006.
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-------------------PEACE FOREVER----------------------------