Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
FAQ/Walkthrough
Table of Contents
I - Introduction
001.0 - Contact Info
002.0 - Legal Info
003.0 - Version History
II - Items, Gameplay, and Everything Else
001.0 - Controls
002.0 - Weapons
003.0 - Items
004.0 - Emblems
005.0 - Unlockables
006.0 - iPod Songs
007.0 - The Ghosts of Shadow Moses
III - Walkthrough
000.0 - Prologue: Ground Zero
001.0 - Act One: Liquid Sun
002.0 - Act Two: Solid Sun
003.0 - Act Three: Third Sun
004.0 - Act Four: Twin Suns
005.0 - Act Five: Old Sun
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Version History:
First Submission: Acts 1 and 2 are complete.
Second Submission: Version 1.0
Third Submission: Version 2.0 - Refined many of the strategies in the
walkthrough and added several new sections in Part II.
II - Items, Gameplay, and Everything Else
001.0 - Controls
For those who don't have the instruction manual or are too lazy to read it,
this section outlines the basic controls of MGS4.
- Start - Pauses the game and enters the menu.
- Select - Display a description of controller functions.
- Left Analog Stick - This button moves Snake and highlights options in the
various menus. If the stick is only tilted slightly, Snake will walk or crawl
slowly, which has the benefit of being much quieter. When fully tilted, Snake
will run.
- Right Analog Stick - The right stick controls the upgraded camera system.
By tilting the stick, the player can swing the camera around in any
direction. If you actually press the R3 button, the camera will automatically
position itself behind Snake. While aiming a weapon, moving the right analog
stick will move the crosshairs.
- L2 - Controls the item menu. To access the item menu, hold down L2 and
cycle through your items using the right analog stick. Tapping the button
will automatically equip or unequip whatever item you currently or last had
equipped.
- R2 - Controls the weapon menu. To access the weapon menu, hold down R2 and
cycle through your weapons using the right analog stick. Tapping the button
will automatically equip or unequip whatever weapon you currently or last had
equipped.
- L1 - Holding down the L1 button puts Snake in targeting mode, and is the
only way to fire a weapon. While aiming a weapon, use the right analog stick
to move your crosshairs.
- R1 - Instead of the square-button that was used in previous games, Guns of
the Patriots uses R1 as its attack button. While holding the L1 button down
and aiming, the button will fire whatever weapon you have equipped. When not,
R1 will cause Snake to perform a CQC attack, or simply a quick jab if tapped.
- Triangle - As always, triangle is the action button. Whenever there's an
option to perform any sort of action, a small picture will appear at the
bottom of the screen displaying what action Snake can do, which ranges from
picking up bodies, waking up sleeping soldiers, climbing ladders, and many
others. While aiming a weapon, pressing triangle also switches to the first
person point of view.
- Square - While aiming, pressing square will switch between auto and manual
aiming.
- Circle - Pressing the circle button will reload whatever weapon Snake is
currently holding. If you've expended a part of a clip and have a break in
the action, be sure to reload so you aren't left vulnerable in a gunfight.
- X - The X button controls Snake's stance, allowing him to stand, crouch, or
lie prone when held down. While running, tapping X will cause Snake to
perform a roll, which can be used to barrel through enemies or dive over
short gaps.
- Up/Down Directional - While aiming a weapon, using the Solid Eye binos, or
with the camera equipped, pressing up or down on the directional pad will
zoom in or out.
002.0 - Weapons
There are a total of seventy weapons in Metal Gear Solid 4 that can be
obtained using several different methods - looting guns from dead soldiers,
purchasing weapons from Drebin's shop, or unlocking them in a variety of
ways. Currently, only sixty-nine of these weapons can be obtained, and only
the sixty-nine currently available are required to earn the Little Gray
emblem.
Each weapon has individual stats that are ranked from "S" to "E". To simplify
things, these stats will be converted to a one to six scale, with six being
the best and one being the worst. The breakdown of each weapon's stats is as
follows:
- Damage - Straightforward, the amount of life the enemy will lose when hit.
- Shock - The higher the shock stat, the more an enemy will stagger backwards
when hit.
- Penetration - If an enemy is wearing body armor, higher penetration reduces
the effectiveness of this armor.
- Stability - Otherwise known as recoil, the lower this stat is, the more the
crosshairs will move while firing.
- Reload - Also straightforward, the higher this stat, the faster Snake can
reload the weapon.
- Lock - This refers to a weapon's range while using auto aim.
- Sleep - When a weapon knocks an enemy out, its sleep stat determines
how long they'll remain asleep.
- Stun - When a weapon stuns an enemy, this stat determines how many
stars will appear over their head.
002.1 - Handguns
- Mk2 -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 6/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 2/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Otacon gives you this weapon in Act One when Snake meets up
with the MK.II.
Notes: The Mk2 has a built-in suppressor that never needs to be replaced.
- Operator -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 5/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Otacon gives you this weapon in Act One when Snake meets up
with the MK.II.
- GSR -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The GSR can be purchased from Drebin for 3000 DP or found
in the Middle East Militia's safe house in Act One.
- Five-Seven -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The Five-Seven is the alternate weapon for Haven Troopers,
so if you force them to drop their weapon - either by holding them up or
knocking them out - they'll resort to using their Five-Seven afterwards. You
can also buy it from Drebin for 6000 Drebin Points.
- PMM -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 5/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Resistance members in Act Three carry them, but you'll have
to alert them to your presence before they equip the PMM and attack you. The
PMM can also buy purchased from Drebin for 3500 DP.
- PSS -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 5/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The PSS is a fairly common weapon, but the easiest way to
find one is by destroying Scarabs. Many of them carry the PSS, so pick off a
few in the tank hanger in Act Four, for example, and you'll score one easily.
If that's not an option, the PSS is available at Drebin's shop for 5000 DP.
- G18C -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Some of the rebels in Act Two carry this weapon, so your
best bet is to stick around in an area where rebels and PMCs continuously
respawn and loot the corpses for a G18C. If grave robbing isn't you thing,
Drebin will sell you one for 8000 Drebin Points.
- Mk.23 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 5/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: At the Shadow Moses helipad in Act Four, find the truck
directly in front of the main entrance to the tank hanger. The Mk.23 is under
the truck.
Notes: When equipped and aimed for the first time, Snake will say, "Just like
old times..." and you'll earn one thousand Drebin Points.
- Race Gun -
Damage: 1/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 5/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: Complete the game once on any difficulty.
Notes: The Race Gun is similar to the Single Action Army in Snake Eater in
that it can be used to ricochet shots off of walls.
- Type 17 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 5/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: Earn the Hound Emblem (see the Emblem section for
details).
Notes: The Type 17 has a fully automatic rate of fire.
- Desert Eagle -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 5/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase this weapon from Drebin for 20000 Drebin Points.
Supposedly Scarabs can also drop it, but I've never personally found one.
- Desert Eagle (Long Barrel) -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 5/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: Earn the Fox emblem (see the Emblems section for details).
Notes: The long barreled Desert Eagle is identical to the regular Desert
Eagle, but this one has a built-in scope to make attacking distant enemies.
- 1911 Custom -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 5/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: The 1911 can only be obtained by entering a password in
the Extras section. At this time, Konami hasn't released the password and no
one has cracked it and made it public.
Notes: The 1911 Custom is not required to earn the Little Gray emblem.
- Thor .45-70 -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 5/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: Earn the Fox Hound emblem (see the Emblems section for
details).
Notes: The Thor has a built-in dot sight.
- Solar Gun -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 6/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 6/6
How It's Obtained: Defeat the Beast forms of the Beauty and Beast Corp and
complete the Advent Palace sequence with the Rat Patrol using non-lethal
tactics. Afterwards, collect the dolls left in each area to earn the Solar
Gun. Remember that even if you shoot a Haven Trooper with a tranquilizer gun
while they're hanging from a ceiling, they'll fall to their death and count
as a kill. For more information, check out the Dolls section in this guide.
Notes: The Solar Gun uses concentrated solar energy to blast away enemies.
When fully charged, the Solar Gun will instantly knock an enemy out and cause
them to drop any items they're carrying. A fully charged shot will also
defeat Vamp with one hit. The Solar Gun's energy meter can be recharged by
standing in sunlight and pressing Circle.
002.2 - Submachine Guns
- P90 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The P90 is the weapon of choice by Haven Troopers, so you
can first pick one up in the Advent Palace while escaping with the Rat
Patrol.
- M10 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The rebels in Act Two carry this weapon, particularly the
ones being held in the Cove Valley Village. Alternatively, you can purchase
this from Drebin for 3000 Points.
- MP7 -
Damage: 1/6
Shock: 1/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 5/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 5/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: PMCs in Act One's Downtown carry this weapon. You can also
find them in Drebin's shop for 3000 DP.
- VZ.83 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Big Mama gives you the VZ before the motorcycle chase
sequence in Act Three
- Bizon -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Obtain this weapon from Drebin for 7000 Drebin Points.
- MP5SD2 -
Damage: 1/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 3/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The MP5 can be purchased from Drebin for 15000 Drebin
Points.
- Patriot -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 4/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 6/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
How It's Obtained: Earn the Big Boss emblem (see the Emblems section for
details).
Notes: The Patriot not only has unlimited ammo, but an unlimited magazine as
well. This means that Snake will never have to stop and reload while using
the Patriot - a great weapon to have for the motorcycle chase in Act Three.
002.3 - Rifles
- AK102 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 1/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: This is the standard weapon for PMCs in Act One, and you
find one during the prologue sequence.
- M4 Custom -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 1/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Drebin gives you this weapon for free in Act One.
- Mk.17 -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: A fairly common weapon in Act Three, the Mk.17 can also be
found in the Militia Headquarters in Act One or purchased from Drebin's store
for 3500 DP.
- G3A3 -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 3/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Some of the rebels in Act Two carry this weapon, and it can
also be found in Drebin's shop with a 4000 DP price tag.
- FAL Carbine -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Score this weapon from Drebin for 4500 Points.
- AN94 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 1/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In Act Two's Cove Valley Village, check some of the
buildings to find the AN94. You can also buy it from Drebin for 5000 DP.
- XM8 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In the Power Plant area of Act Two, explore the west side
of the plant to find the XM8.
Notes: The XM8 has a built-in dot sight.
- Tanegashima -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 4/6
Penetration: 1/6
Stability: 4/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: This weapon is only available in Drebin's shop for a
staggering one million Drebin Points. I suggest buying it in Act Five when
Drebin cuts his prices by 50%.
Notes: Though it's a horrible weapon in itself, the Tanegashima has a 30%
chance of creating a massive tornado that sweeps away any enemies in the
area, causing them to drop any items they're carrying. This only works when
fired outside, however.
002.4 - Machine Guns
- HK21E -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 2/6
Lock: 1/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase this weapon from Drebin's store for 6000 DP.
- M60E4 -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 1/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: PMCs in Act Two carry this weapon, or it can be bought from
Drebin for 10000 Drebin Points.
- PKM -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 1/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Rebel soldiers carry the PKM in the Vista Mansion area.
- MK.46 Mod 1 -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 4/6
Penetration: 3/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The weapon can be found in Drebin's store for 9000 DP.
002.5 - Shotguns
- Twin Barrel -
Damage: 4/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 3/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The Twin Barrel is located in the locked building in the
southern part of Cove Valley Village, in Act Two. If Snake gets into a
firefight with the PMCs holding the rebels hostage, the PMC inside will come
out, and later on the surviving rebels will head inside and explore the
building. This is the same building that contains the South American rebel
costume.
- M870 Custom -
Damage: 4/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In the Northwest corner of the Confinement Facility in Act
Two is a small shed that contains the M870. It's also found in Drebin's shop
sporting a 30000 DP price tag.
- Saiga-12 -
Damage: 4/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 2/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Snake can buy this weapon from Drebin for 40000 DP.
002.6 - Sniper Rifles
- M14EBR -
Damage: 3/6
Shock: 3/6
Penetration: 4/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Many PMC snipers use the M14, so you can find them around
Downtown in Act One. You can also buy it from Drebin for 9000 DP.
- DSR-1 -
Damage: 4/6
Shock: 5/6
Penetration: 5/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 3/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: At least one of the snipers in Act One that Otacon warns
you about carries a DSR-1. Enter the building through one of the windows on
the first floor and follow the stairs up to find him.
- SVD -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 4/6
Penetration: 5/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Besides being a weapon carried by some PMC snipers, you can
find the SVD in Cove Valley Village in Act Two. You can also buy the SVD from
Drebin for 18000 Drebin Points.
- VSS -
Damage: 2/6
Shock: 2/6
Penetration: 5/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In Act Two, take the west path from the Power Plant to
reach a part of the Confinement Facility that isn't in the midst of a
skirmish between the rebels and PMCs - but does have several rebel POWs.
You'll find the VSS in a large building with a partially destroyed floor.
Notes: The VSS comes equipped with a silencer that never needs to be
replaced.
- Mosin Nagant -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 4/6
Penetration: 5/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 2/6
Lock: 4/6
Sleep: 4/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase this weapon from Drebin for 60000 DP.
002.7 - The BFG's
- M82A2 -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 6/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: You can buy this weapon from Drebin for 200000 Points.
- Rail Gun -
Damage: 1-6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 6/6
Stability: 3/6
Reload: 2/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Snake automatically gains this weapon after defeating
Crying Wolf.
Notes: The Rail Gun's level of charge determines the amount of damage it
inflicts, so it's damage can range from one to six.
- XM25 -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase this weapon from Drebin for 80000 Drebin Points.
It's also occasionally dropped by Haven Troopers.
- MGL-140 -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 1/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Snake automatically gains this weapon after defeating
Raging Raven in Act Three.
- RPG-7 -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In Act One's Red Zone, you'll find two RPG's - one in a
building northwest of where Snake meets the MK.II, and another in a small
inlet right next to the entrance to the rebel's safe house. You can also find
numerous other RPG's in the safe house itself.
- M72A3 -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 2/6
Reload: 5/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In the Marketplace in Act Two, find a small inlet on the
left side of the main street behind the first few stalls. You can also
purchase this weapon from Drebin for 40000 Points.
- Javelin -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: After meeting Drebin behind the Power Station in Act Two,
take the southern of the two paths in the northwest corner. Near a small
overhang in the corner is a Javelin along with some other weapons and items.
If you don't mind the steep price, Drebin will sell you one for 150000 DP.
- FIM-92A -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 1/6
Reload: 4/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: In Act Four, jump into the back of the truck in the Nuclear
Disposal Facility in Shadow Moses to find a FIM. There's also another one
located in the northwest corner of the inner compound of the Power Plant in
Act Two - you'll need to turn off the current and use the power lines to
cross over the wall, though. Otherwise, Drebin's got them in stock for 100000
Drebin Points each.
002.8 - Explosives
- Grenade -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Many soldiers carry standard grenades - just hold up and
search a few and you're bound to find one eventually.
- Petro Bomb -
Damage: 4/6
Shock: 4/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: The rebels in Act One use these the most, and you can find
some directly across the street from where you begin Act One, in a narrow
alley to the north. Drebin also has them in stock for 100 Drebin Points.
- White Phosphorus Grenade -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: While escaping from the Advent Palace with the Rat Patrol
in Act One, a box of WP grenades can be found on the staircase behind the bar
leading down to the first floor. WP grenades are pretty common, however, so
you can find them in a myriad of other locations throughout the game. Drebin
also sells them for 110 Drebin Points per box.
- Stun Grenade -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 5/6
Where It's Found: As with the other grenades, stun grenades are scattered
throughout the five acts, but specifically can be found in the second floor
of the Advent Palace in Act One, just behind a claymore mine in a dead end.
- Chaff Grenade -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: On the Shadow Moses helipad in Act Four.
Notes: Chaff grenades don't have any effect on humans. Instead, they
temporarily scramble any electronic devices - Scarabs, Gekkos, surveillance
cameras - in the area, allowing Snake to walk by without being noticed.
- Smoke Grenade -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Smoke grenades are extremely common, so you can find them
just about anywhere. Specifically, check out the second floor stairs in the
Advent Palace in Act One to find some. Drebin will also sell them for 100 DP.
Notes: Even though its stats suggest that it doesn't effect enemies, smoke
grenades will cause any enemies caught in the blast to be temporarily blinded
and go into a coughing fit.
- Smoke Grenade (Yellow) -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase them from Drebin for 100 Drebin Points after
completing the game once.
Notes: Any enemy in the grenades blast radius will begin laughing
uncontrollably.
- Smoke Grenade (Red) -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase them from Drebin for 100 Drebin Points after
completing the game once.
Notes: Any enemy in the grenades blast radius will go into a fit of rage.
- Smoke Grenade (Blue) -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase them from Drebin for 100 Drebin Points after
completing the game once.
Notes: Any enemy in the grenades blast radius will begin crying
uncontrollably.
- Smoke Grenade (Green) -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Purchase them from Drebin for 100 Drebin Points after
completing the game once.
Notes: Any enemy in the grenades blast radius will begin screaming
uncontrollably.
- Claymore Mine -
Damage: 5/6
Shock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Several claymores are planted around the Advent Palace in
Act One, but you'll have to crawl over them or use the MK.II to disarm them
before collecting one.
- Sleeping Gas Mine -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 6/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Several are planted as traps around the Advent Palace in
Act One, but you'll have to crawl over them or use the MK.II to disarm them
before collecting one.
- C4 -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Enter the Power Plant's inner compound in Act Two. Look
under some computers in the first room to find a box of C4 lying on the
floor. Drebin will also sell C4 for 400 DP.
- Sleeping Gas Satchel -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Sleep: 6/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Drebin sells Satchels in his shop for 400 DP.
002.9 - Miscellaneous
- Stun Knife -
Damage: 6/6
Shock: 6/6
Penetration: 6/6
Stability: 6/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 1/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Snake begins the game with this weapon.
Notes: To use the knife's stun capabilities, press R2 instead of R1.
- Magazine -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 0/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Any time Snake picks up a weapon with extra ammo in it.
Notes: Though it doesn't cause any damage, Snake can throw an empty magazine
to temporarily distract an enemy.
- Playboy -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 0/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Playboys are quite popular among the PMCs, but you can find
one lying on a couch on the first floor of the Advent Palace in Act One.
Notes: If Snake drops a Playboy magazine and an enemy spots it, he'll
immediately drop to his knees and intensely look through it, allowing Snake
to slip by unnoticed.
- Emotion Magazine -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 0/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Drebin sells this item for 2000 Points.
Notes: The Emotion Magazine serves the same purpose as a Playboy.
- Psycho Mantis Doll -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 0/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Shoot the Psycho Mantis doll hanging from a string on
Screaming Mantis' right side until it drops to the ground. You have to do
this anyway to defeat the boss.
Notes: The Psycho Mantis doll allows Snake to posses any living person that
has nanomachines inside them - which ends up being everyone in Guns of the
Patriots. Once possessed, Snake can shake an enemy and cause them to drop any
items they're carrying. Note that this will eventually kill the possessed
enemy, and the Mantis doll will not work on bosses.
- The Sorrow Doll -
Damage: 0/6
Shock: 0/6
Penetration: 0/6
Stability: 0/6
Reload: 0/6
Lock: 0/6
Sleep: 0/6
Stun: 0/6
Where It's Found: Shoot the Sorrow doll hanging from the string on Screaming
Mantis' left side until it drops to the ground. Unlike the Psycho Mantis
doll, this is an optional item that you do not need to use against the boss.
I recommend obtaining this doll early before attacking the Mantis doll, since
Screaming Mantis will attack you more aggressively as her Psycho Mantis doll
takes damage.
Notes: The Sorrow doll allows Snake to possess the dead, but basically works
the same way as the Psycho Mantis doll.
003.0 - Items
003.1 - Health Items
- Cigarettes - Slightly increases the rate of psyche recovery while equipped,
but also inflicts damage. Don't smoke, kids.
- Compress - Increases your rate of psyche recovery for a short period of
time.
- Instant Noodles - Recovers 100% of your life, 25% of your psyche in cold
weather, and 50% of your psyche in warm weather.
- Military Ration - Recovers 75% of your life and 5% of your psyche.
- Muna - Increases your rate of psyche recovery while equipped.
- Pentazemin - Temporarily stops your hands from shaking while looking
through a scope.
- Regain - Recovers 100% of your life, 25% of your psyche in cold weather,
and 50% of your psyche in warm weather.
- Syringe - Initially restores 100% of your psyche, but its effects are
reduces as it's used more. After ten uses Snake will throw up and lose psyche
after effects wear off, and after twenty Snake will lose life as well.
003.2 - Misc Items
- Bandana - Gives you infinite ammo while equipped. You can either earn the
bandana by playing through the game without killing a single enemy, or you
can purchase it from Drebin for five million Drebin Points.
- Camera - The camera takes photographs that can be saved and viewed in the
photo gallery from the main menu. You can find it by Sunny's desk during Act
Two's mission briefing.
- Cardboard Box - When the OctoCamo just isn't enough, hide under the box to
avoid detection by enemies. Don't move around or get in their way, though, or
they may become suspicious.
- iPod - Plays music in the background if you don't like the actual area's
soundtrack, and some of the songs even have beneficial side effects. On a
side note, I'd love to see Snake in one of those iPod commercials.
- Metal Gear MK.II/MK.III - The little robot that Otacon uses to follow you
around can be used to scout ahead and lend Snake support by disarming bombs,
activating switches, and stunning enemies.
- Oil Drum - Similar to the cardboard box, except Snake can tip the drum over
and roll around by holding the X-button. If you roll for too long, though,
Snake will stop and throw up.
- Scan Plug - The plug is a portable scanner that shows the locations of all
enemies on a map after they've been scanned, which you can do by putting them
in a CQC hold and pressing the action button. You can purchase this item from
Drebin after playing Metal Gear Online for more than ten hours.
- Signal Interceptor - While equipped, the signal interceptor allows Snake to
listen to PMC radio conversations in Act Three to locate resistance members.
Quite frankly, this is a terrible item, and even Otacon gives you other
options right after giving it to you.
- Solid Eye - Easily the most useful item in the game, the Solid Eye targets
enemies and items, making them easier to locate, and allows you to use radar.
The Solid Eye also has night vision and binoculars modes, which you can
access by highlighting the item in the item menu and pressing either Square
or Circle.
- Stealth Camouflage - When equipped, Snake becomes completely invisible to
enemy soldiers. However, the stealth camo isn't absolute - Gekkos and Scarabs
can still see Snake, and soldiers will still be able to hear him. Also, if
you run through an enemy, the camo will automatically switch off, and it also
won't completely conceal Snake while in an alert phase. You can obtain the
stealth camo by either playing through the game without going into a single
alert, or you can buy it from Drebin for five million Drebin Points.
004.0 - Emblems
Emblems are the rankings - or code names, as it's been known in previous
games - that you're awarded after completing the game. You earn different
rankings by fulfilling certain requirements, which occasionally reap rewards.
There are forty emblems in the game, and unlike in previous titles you can
earn multiple emblems in a single play-through.
004.1 - The Emblems
- Big Boss -
How It's Earned - This is the most difficult emblem to earn, as there are
several difficult requirements to fulfill. Complete the game under the
following requirements:
- Difficulty: The Boss Extreme
- Continues: Zero, so no dying and no failing missions.
- Alerts: Zero, though cautions are fine.
- Healing Items Used: Zero, including non-ration items like noodles.
- Kills: Zero, including all bosses.
- Completion Time: Under five hours.
- Special Items Used: None.
What It Unlocks - After all of that work, earning the Big Boss ranking scores
you the Patriot machine gun, the Big Boss face camo, and the Big Boss iPod
song.
- Fox Hound -
How It's Earned - This is the second most difficult emblem to earn, as it's
nearly identical to the Big Boss with a few exceptions. Complete the game
under the following requirements:
- Difficulty: Big Boss Hard or higher.
- Continues: Zero, so no dying and no failing missions.
- Alerts: Under three.
- Healing Items Used: Zero, including non-ration items like noodles.
- Kills: Zero, including all bosses.
- Completion Time: Under five hours and thirty minutes.
- Special Items Used:
What It Unlocks - For your efforts, you receive the Thor .45-70 pistol, which
is pretty much a shotgun that's the size of a pistol. It holds only a single
bullet, but that's about all you're going to need.
- Fox -
How It's Earned - I suppose this would be the third most difficult emblem to
earn then, wouldn't it? Fox is about the same as before, but with a little
more relaxed requirements.
- Difficulty: Solid Normal or higher.
- Continues: Zero, so no dying and no failing missions.
- Alerts: Five or fewer.
- Healing Items Used: Zero, including non-ration items like noodles.
- Kills: Zero, including all bosses.
- Completion Time: Under six hours.
- Special Items Used: None.
What It Unlocks - Getting the Fox ranking earns you the long-barreled Desert
Eagle, which has a long-range scope to attack from a distance. Not bad.
- Hound -
How It's Earned - Same as the others, this is nothing more than a watered-
down Big Boss run. Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Difficulty: Naked Normal or higher.
- Continues: Zero, so no dying and no failing missions.
- Alerts: Under three.
- Healing Items Used: Zero, including non-ration items like noodles.
- Kills: Zero, including all bosses.
- Completion Time: Under six hours and thirty minutes.
- Special Items Used: None.
What It Unlocks - For your efforts you get the Type 17 pistol, which has
fully automatic and semi-automatic options like a machine gun.
- Mantis -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Zero
- Alerts: Zero
- Healing Items Used: Zero, including non-ration items like noodles.
- Completion Time: Under five hours.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Wolf -
How It's Earned - Complete the game without using any healing items like
rations, noodles, or Regain.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Raven -
How It's Earned - Finish the game in less than five hours.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Octopus -
How It's Earned - Play through the game without setting off a single alert
phase.
What It Unlocks - Stealth Camouflage
- Bear -
How It's Earned - Eliminate one hundred enemies using CQC chokeholds.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Eagle -
How It's Earned - Register 150 or more headshots.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Assassin -
How It's Earned - This one's interesting: you need to stun or kill more than
fifty enemies with the knife, have more than fifty CQC chokeholds, and have
fewer than 25 alerts.
What It Unlocks - The Altair disguise as seen in the April Fools trailer. I
don't think Kojima quite understands the concept of April Fools... Or maybe
he does all too well.
- Pigeon -
How It's Earned - Finish the game with zero kills, including bosses.
What It Unlocks - The Bandana, which gives the wearer infinite ammo.
- Blue Bird -
How It's Earned - Give fifty healing items to the rebel soldiers in Acts One
and Two. To do this, equip a healing item and press Triangle while standing
in front of a soldier. As a bonus, sometimes they'll give you something in
exchange.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Hawk -
How It's Earned - Be praised by rebel soldiers more than twenty-five times.
This will only happen if you kill a PMC near a rebel, so stand near some
rebels and pick off PMCs during one of the many gunfights you'll stumble
across.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Little Gray -
How It's Earned - Obtain all sixty-nine weapons in the game. Unfortunately,
this includes the Patriot, which you can only get your hands on by earning
the Big Boss emblem.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Ant -
How It's Earned - Hold up fifty soldiers and search them for items.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Gibbon -
How It's Earned - Simply hold up fifty soldiers.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Tortoise -
How It's Earned - Spend an hour or longer sitting in a cardboard box or oil
drum. Your best bet is to find a safe place to hide, equip the box, and
switch the TV to something and kill your hour that way.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Rabbit -
How It's Earned - Flip through one hundred or more pages in a Playboy
magazine. You pervert.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Bee -
How It's Earned - Inject fifty soldiers with the syringes, or scan them with
the scanning plug.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Gecko -
How It's Earned - Spend at least one hour hugging the walls. Only the wall
hugs where you must press Triangle first count.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Scarab -
How It's Earned - Perform one hundred sideways rolls.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Frog -
How It's Earned - Dodge or forward roll two hundred times.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Inch Worm -
How It's Earned - Crawl on the ground for at least one hour.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Lobster -
How It's Earned - Remain crouched for at least two hours and thirty minutes
in the game.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Hyena -
How It's Earned - Collect four hundred weapons or items from dead soldiers.
What It Unlocks - Nothing, but you should be doing this anyway for the ammo
and Drebin Points.
- Hog -
How It's Earned - Enter ten or more combat highs. Combat highs occur when you
fire one hundred or more rounds during an alert.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Pig -
How It's Earned - Use forty or more rations or other healing items.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Cow -
How It's Earned - Enter more than one hundred alert phases.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Crocodile -
How It's Earned - Rack up four hundred or more kills.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Giant Panda -
How It's Earned - Have a completion time of thirty hours or longer. This is
actually more difficult than it sounds, but you can just leave your PS3 on
overnight or something.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Scorpion -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or fewer.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or fewer.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or fewer.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Tarantula -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or fewer.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or fewer.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or more.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Centipede -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or more.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or fewer.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or fewer.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Spider -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or more.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or fewer.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or more.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Jaguar -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or fewer.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or more.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or fewer.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Panther -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or fewer.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or more.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or more.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Leopard -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or more.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or more.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or fewer.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Puma -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Twenty-five or more.
- Alerts: Seventy-five or more.
- Kills: Two hundred and fifty or more.
What It Unlocks - Nothing
- Chicken -
How It's Earned - Complete the game under the following requirements:
- Continues: Fifty or more.
- Alerts: One hundred and fifty or more.
- Healing Items Used: Fifty or more.
- Kills: Five hundred or more.
- Completion Time: Thirty-five hours or longer.
What It Unlocks - The Corpse Camo, and the satisfaction in knowing that you
managed to play the absolute worst game of Metal Gear Solid 4 imaginable.
004.2 - Emblems Runs
At first, getting all forty emblems might seem like a real pain. After all,
playing through the game forty times sounds like it would become more like
work than fun. However, you can earn multiple emblems in Guns of the
Patriots, so you actually can kill several birds with one stone if you play
your cards right and plan ahead. This section will outline how to get all the
emblems in the fewest number of games.
004.21 - The Big Boss Run
This is the run where you get all of the difficult emblems, the ones that
require you to limit your alerts, play time, et cetera. Fortunately, none of
the emblems have a save requirement, so you can save after every checkpoint
if you'd like.
What Emblems You'll Get:
- Big Boss - This is the emblem you're shooting for.
- Fox Hound - A watered down Big Boss emblem.
- Fox - Another watered down Big Boss emblem.
- Hound - A third watered down version of the Big Boss emblem.
- Mantis - Contains four of the seven requirements for Big Boss.
- Wolf - Requires no healing items, a requirement for Big Boss.
- Raven - A completion time of five hours is also a requirement for Big Boss.
- Octopus - Zero alert phases is a requirement for the Big Boss emblem.
- Pigeon - Zero kills is a requirement for Big Boss.
- Scorpion - Has requirements that will all be fulfilled in a Big Boss run.
004.22 - The Chicken Run
Now it's time for the complete opposite. Earning the Big Boss emblem requires
you to play the best game of Metal Gear Solid 4 possible, and the Chicken
emblem requires you to play the worst. The key here is that you must complete
the game in over thirty-five hours, which gives you plenty of time to fulfill
the requirements for many of the remaining emblems because, quite frankly,
there isn't a whole lot else to do for thirty-five hours.
Also, if you do this emblem after your Big Boss run, you'll be able to use
items like the Stealth Camo and Bandana to allow you to quickly get to where
you need to be to earn another emblem.
What Emblems You'll Get:
- Chicken - Like Big Boss, it's the emblem you're working towards.
- Puma - Contains requirements that are going to be far surpassed by Chicken.
- Crocodile - Requires four hundred kills to Chicken's five hundred.
- Pig - Requires forty healing items used to Chicken's fifty.
- Giant Panda - Chicken's game time requirement is five hours longer than
this one. Personally, I'd recommend leaving your game on overnight or
something.
- Cow - This emblem requires you to have more than one hundred alerts, which
you should just manage to pull off with Chicken's one hundred and fifty alert
requirement.
- Hyena - Since you have to kill five hundred people, it shouldn't be too
difficult to collect four hundred weapons or items. In fact, if you hang
around in Acts One and Two where PMCs and rebels continuously respawn, you
should easily be able to collect four hundred weapons.
- Hog - Combat highs occur when you fire one hundred or more rounds during an
alert phase. Since you want to kill as many people as possible, want to enter
as many alerts as possible, and may have the Patriot and/or Bandana, this
shouldn't be too difficult.
- Eagle - Again, you're aiming to kill five hundred people and you shouldn't
be worried about dying, so take your time and aim for headshots. You can also
hold soldiers up for the Gibbon emblem and execute them with headshots.
- Bear - If you have the stealth camouflage from a Big Boss run, you can
easily sneak up to an enemy and put them in a CQC hold.
- Gibbon - Holding up fifty soldiers is easy if you have the Stealth Camo.
- Ant - Searching fifty soldiers is easy and time consuming, the perfect
combination when trying to get the Chicken emblem.
- Rabbit - Same as Ant, continuously flipping through the porno magazine
takes time, which you have plenty of.
- Blue Bird - Since you're going to be hanging around the rebels and are
actively trying to die anyway, take the time to give them any healing items
you may have. When you get low on health the rebels may actually give you
items like noodles that you can give right back to them. You can use health
items on yourself in Acts Three through Five when you don't need them to earn
this emblem.
- Hawk - Again, since you should be engaged in combat with the PMCs, as long
as you're near a rebel you're bound to be praised by them. I personally like
to stay just outside of Vista Mansion in Act Two before the bulldozer
destroys the gate and use the VSS to pick off PMCs as they show up. You'll
hear the rebels praise you when they shout out, "Oh yeah!", "That's how you
do it!", or "Nice shot!", among other phrases.
- Bee - My advice is to pick a soldier that's alone while tracking Naomi in
Act Two and just inject them fifty times. Easy emblem to earn.
- Scarab - To roll, lay on the ground and press X while pointing the right
analog stick to the left or right. Find a quiet, open area and just roll
around for a while.
- Frog - Similar to Scarab, just stand around dodging back and forth. If you
want, stand in front of a Stryker while it's shooting at you or something.
- Tortoise - It's boring to hide in a box for an hour, so equip it and go
find something else to do.
- Gecko - This emblem is equally as boring, but you can kill two birds with
one stone by crouching while hugging the wall. Once again, read a magazine or
take an hour-long walk while this is going on.
- Inch Worm - Same as the previous two, just lie prone and wait for the hour
to pass by.
- Lobster - This emblem seems a bit more annoying since it requires you to
remain crouched for two and a half hours, but you can earn this emblem while
getting a few others. Remember, you're crouched while under a cardboard box,
and you can crouch while hugging a wall as well.
004.23 - The Assassin Run
The Assassin run won't earn you as many emblems as the previous two, but you
can still earn multiple emblems in one run.
What Emblems You'll Get:
- Assassin - This run should be designed to get this emblem.
- Tarantula - This emblem isn't really a perfect fit with Assassin, but the
minimal alerts and high number of kills is good enough to link the two.
004.24 - Miscellaneous
Big Boss, Assassin, and Chicken combined can earn you thirty-four of the
forty emblems, but that still leaves another six to complete. Unfortunately,
five of the seven all have separate requirements, so you will have to play
through five individual games to get them.
The final emblem, Little Gray, is a bit of a black sheep, since you need to
pick up all sixty-nine weapons in the game - not including the 1911 Custom -
to earn it. You'll probably end up scoring this emblem eventually during one
of the other runs. If you need help finding a specific weapon, check the
Weapons section in this guide for a specific location.
005.0 - Unlockables
As always, there are a few secret items for the player to collect by
completing the game and meeting certain requirements. A list of these items
is found here. Note that items you automatically obtain, such as the MGS1
Snake face camo, are not included.
005.1 - Special Items
- Bandana - Grants the wearer infinite ammo while worn. Earn the bandana by
playing through the game without killing anyone, or buy it from Drebin for
five million Drebin Points.
- Digital Camera - After finding this item by Sunny desk during Act Two's
mission briefing you can take MySpace and Facebook pics! Well, you can view
them in the photo album accessed from the main menu, anyway.
- Scanning Plug - After playing Metal Gear Online for more than ten hours you
can purchase this item from Drebin for ten thousand Drebin Points. When
equipped, if you go up to a PMC and put them in a CQC chokehold, you can scan
them and see the locations of all SOP-registered soldiers in the area.
- Stealth Camouflage - While equipped, Snake becomes invisible (100% camo
index) to enemy soldiers. However, the stealth camo isn't absolute - Gekkos
and Scarabs can still see Snake, and soldiers will still be able to hear him.
Also, if you run through an enemy, the camo will automatically switch off,
and it also won't completely conceal Snake while in an alert phase or boss
fight. You can obtain the stealth camo by either playing through the game
without going into a single alert, or you can buy it from Drebin for five
million Drebin Points.
005.2 - Camouflages
- Altair - It looks like Kojima went a step further in that April Fools Day
joke. Earn Altair's outfit by obtaining the Assassin emblem (see the emblems
section for more details), which actually has a decent camo index. The
OctoCamo, of course, will always be higher.
- Corpse Camo - An embarrassing reward for dying too many times - the Razzie
of Metal Gear Solid 4. Hide this camouflage before you brag to your friends
about how awesome you are at this game. The Corpse Camo does have its uses,
however, as it's the only way to fool electronic enemies such as Scarabs or
Gekkos. If you lie completely flat, enemies will assume that Snake is dead
and ignore him - automatically getting rid of an alert after finishing their
investigation.
- Middle East Rebel Disguise - Explore the northeast section of the rebel's
headquarters in Act One to find this camo in one of the lockers.
- South American Rebel Disguise - Explore Cove Valley Village in Act Two to
find his camo. There's a building against the same wall where you begin
that's locked, so you'll have to cause a commotion to draw the soldier hiding
inside to come out.
- Suit - Complete the game once to earn this... interesting fashion choice
for a soldier's uniform.
005.3 - FaceCamo
- Big Boss - Earn the Big Boss emblem (see the Emblems section for details).
While wearing this camo, enemies that see you will become terrified or pass
out.
- Colonel Campbell - Stun Campbell with the MK.II during Act One's mission
briefing.
- Crying Beauty - Defeat Crying Beauty using non-lethal tactics.
- Drebin - Acquire sixty weapons in one game.
- Laughing Beauty - Defeat Laughing Beauty using non-lethal tactics.
- Otacon - Stun Otacon with the MK.II during Act Three's mission briefing.
- Raging Beauty - Defeat Raging Beauty using non-lethal tactics.
- Raiden A - Stun Sunny with the MK.II during Act Three's mission briefing.
- Raiden B - Stun Naomi with the MK.II during Act Three's mission briefing.
- Screaming Beauty - Defeating Screaming Beauty using non-lethal tactics.
Note: For any of the FaceCamos that are earned during the various Mission
Briefing scenes, you have to watch the entire sequence to earn the FaceCamo.
If you skip any of the cinematics, it won't register and you won't gain
whatever FaceCamo you're trying to get.
005.4 - Dolls
Dolls are sort of trophies the player can collect throughout the game. Some
of the dolls are collectables used to unlock items, while others can be
equipped and used as an actual weapon during the game.
- Haven Trooper - Complete the Advent Palace portion of Act One using non-
lethal methods. Afterwards, the doll will be in the underground parking
garage where the Rat Patrol parts with Snake. Remember that if you shoot a
Haven Trooper while they're hanging from the ceiling and fall down, it will
register as a kill.
- Laughing Octopus - Defeat Laughing Octopus using non-lethal tactics.
Afterwards, the doll will be on one of the beds in the lab during the Beauty
fight.
- Raging Raven - Defeat Raging Raven using non-lethal tactics. Afterwards,
the doll will be on the highest floor of the tower during the Beauty fight.
- Crying Wolf - Defeat Crying Wolf using non-lethal tactics. Afterwards, the
doll will be against the wall behind where Snake begins during the Beauty
fight.
- Screaming Mantis - Defeat Screaming Mantis using non-lethal tactics. After
hitting the Psycho Mantis doll with non-lethal rounds and picking it up,
finish off Screaming Mantis and her Beauty form, and then head to the north
exit to find the doll.
- Psycho Mantis - Shoot the doll hanging from Screaming Mantis' right hand to
force her to drop it. This must be completed to defeat the boss. Equipping
the Psycho Mantis doll allows Snake to control enemies' actions the way
Screaming Mantis does.
- The Sorrow - Shoot the other doll hanging from the string in Screaming
Mantis' left hand and force her to drop it. The Sorrow doll allows Snake to
control dead soldiers when equipped, and it allows you to see ghosts in Act
Four while the camera is equipped.
NOTE: While the Psycho Mantis and Sorrow dolls are actual items, the four
Beast dolls and the Haven Trooper doll serve another purpose. If all five are
collected, Snake will earn the Solar Gun, which knocks enemies unconscious
and causes them to drop items. It's also a pretty effective weapon against
Vamp. As the name implies, sunlight charges the Solar Gun - talk about a
great use for solar energy!
005.5 - Weapons
Along with items such as the stealth camo and bandana, Snake can earn some
new weapons to play with.
- 1911 Custom -
What It Is: The 1911 is Naked Snake's main pistol from Snake Eater, and from
its basic stats it appears to be an upgraded Operator, with slightly higher
stability, reload, and locking capabilities. However, the 1911 can only be
unlocked by entering a password in the extras section, which so far hasn't
been revealed by Konami or cracked by anyone and made public.
How It's Earned: Enter a currently unknown password in the extras section. If
you don't want to wait, start making random guesses...
- Desert Eagle (Long Barrel) -
What It Is: Throughout the game, Meryl uses this monster of a weapon, which
has enough power to knock any enemy down when hit in the torso. As a bonus,
it has a scope, though obviously the weapon loses some of its stopping power
when attacking from a distance.
How It's Earned: Earn the Fox emblem (see details in the Emblem section).
- Patriot -
What It Is: This is the very same Patriot The Boss gave Big Boss at the end
of Metal Gear Solid 3, and it's still just as devastating. Though it's
technically considered a submachine gun, this baby is the most powerful rifle
you'll find and has infinite ammo. This means that not only will you never
run out of ammo, you won't even have to reload it.
How It's Earned: Unfortunately, the Patriot isn't an easy weapon to obtain.
In order to get your hands on it, you have to earn the Big Boss emblem, which
is the toughest emblem to earn.
- Race Gun -
What It Is: The Race Gun is basically an upgraded version of the Single
Action Army revolver from Snake Eater. It isn't terribly powerful, but the
bullets can ricochet around walls to hit enemies you normally wouldn't be
able to.
How It's Earned: Finish the game once on any difficulty.
- Socom (Mk.23) -
What It Is: Snake's old handgun from his first stint at Shadow Moses. When
aimed for the first time, Snake will say, "Just like old times..." and you'll
earn a thousand Drebin Points.
How It's Earned: Find this weapon under the truck at the helipad in Shadow
Moses.
- Solar Gun -
What It Is: When fully charged by sunlight, the Solar Gun will cause any
enemy to immediately fall unconscious and drop any items they're carrying. As
a bonus, it's also an effective weapon to use against Vamp.
How It's Earned: Pick up all four Beast dolls and the Haven Trooper doll you
can collect throughout the game (see the Dolls section for details).
- Tanegashima -
What It Is: At first glance, the Tanegashima doesn't look like much of a
bargain. Not only is it a mediocre rifle at best with an ungodly reload time,
but it costs a whopping one million Drebin Points. However, when fired
outside, the Tanegashima has a thirty-percent chance of immediately
eliminating every enemy in the area by summoning a devastating tornado, which
causes them to drop any weapons and items they're carrying.
How It's Earned: As mentioned, after completing the game once, the
Tanegashima will be available at Drebin's shop for one million Drebin Points.
Of course, you're better off waiting for the war price discount in Act Five
or the twenty percent discount Drebin gives you on Sundays and Wednesdays.
- Thor .45-70 -
What It Is: A wise man once said, "Six bullets - more than enough to kill
anything that moves" regarding a certain revolver. Clearly, however, this man
never came across the Thor, which only requires a single shot to wipe out an
enemy. Don't be fooled, the Thor may look like a pistol, but this is a
cleverly disguised shotgun that also has a quick reload time to boot.
How It's Earned: In order to obtain the Thor, you'll have to earn the Fox
Hound emblem. Not quite as difficult as the Patriot, but still a pain.
- Type 17 -
What It Is: If the Thor is a shotgun in disguise, the Type 17 is an incognito
machine gun, with a rapid rate of fire.
How It's Earned: Snag the Hound emblem to earn this weapon.
006.0 - iPod Songs
A new addition to the Metal Gear series is the ability to listen to music on
Snake's iPod. Though perhaps not on your personal playlist (or maybe they
are, who knows), you can find dozens of different tracks from the previous
Metal Gear titles, including tunes from the MSX games.
- Takin' on the Shagohod -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Backyard Blues -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Sea Breeze -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Calling to the Night -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Oishii Chuhan Seikatsu -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
What It Does: While fighting the Beauties, playing this song will cause them
to start dancing. Sunny will also be dancing if you pause the game and look
at the onboard camera.
- Metal Gear 20 Years History (Part I) -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Metal Gear 20 Years History (Part II) -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Who Am I Really? -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Test Subject Burns -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- MGS4 Integral Podcast 01 -
Where It's Found: You begin with this track.
- Inori no Uta -
Where It's Found: Watch the first mission briefing cinematic and take control
of the MK.II. The song is in the kitchen.
- Show Time -
Where It's Found: After earning the respect from the rebels, offer them items
by equipping it and pressing Triangle near them. Sometimes they'll give you a
song in exchange.
What It Does: Grab a soldier and put them in a CQC chokehold - the soldier
will start screaming.
- MGS4 Love Theme (Action Version) -
Where It's Found: After earning the respect from the rebels, offer them items
by equipping it and pressing Triangle near them. Sometimes they'll give you a
song in exchange.
What It Does: While in a CQC chokehold, PMCs will start crying.
- MPO + Theme -
Where It's Found: After earning the respect from the rebels, offer them items
by equipping it and pressing Triangle near them. Sometimes they'll give you a
song in exchange.
What It Does: PMCs will start laughing while in a CQC chokehold.
- Destiny's Call - Break the Fortress -
Where It's Found: After earning the respect from the rebels, offer them items
by equipping it and pressing Triangle near them. Sometimes they'll give you a
song in exchange.
What It Does: While playing, PMCs will go into a fit of rage while in a CQC
chokehold.
- Theme of Tara -
Where It's Found: Inside the militia headquarters in Act One.
- Zanzibar Breeze -
Where It's Found: Found in the Urban Ruins, Act One.
- Level 3 Warning -
Where It's Found: Advent Palace, Act One
- Theme of Solid Snake -
Where It's Found: Millennium Park, Act One
- Boktai 2 Theme -
Where It's Found: Watch the Act Two mission briefing cinematic and take
control of the MK.II. The song is in the kitchen.
- The Fury -
Where It's Found: Cove Valley Village, Act Two
What It Does: While playing, PMCs will go into a fit of rage while in a CQC
chokehold.
- Rock Me, Baby -
Where It's Found: Inside the Confinement Facility storage container in Act
Two
What It Does: While prone, the rate of life recovery increases.
- Metal Gear 20 Years History (Part III) -
Where It's Found: Inside the Confinement Facility storage container in Act
Two.
- Sailor -
Where It's Found: Vista Mansion, behind some crates in the northeast corner,
Act Two.
What It Does: While lying down, the rate of life regeneration will increase.
- Bon Dance -
Where It's Found: The marketplace against the wall near some shops in Act
Two.
What It Does: PMCs will start laughing while in a CQC chokehold.
- Sin Bokura no Taiyou Theme -
Where It's Found: Watch the Act Three mission briefing cinematic and take
control of the MK.II. The song is in the kitchen.
- Test Subjects Duality -
Where It's Found: In Midtown South, Act Three
- Bio Hazard -
Where It's Found: Hold up a resistance member and search him.
What It Does: Captured soldiers will begin screaming while in a CQC
chokehold.
- One Night in Neo Kobe City -
Where It's Found: Hold up a resistance member and search him.
What It Does: PMCs will start laughing while in a CQC chokehold.
- On Alert -
Where It's Found: In Midtown North, Act Three
- The Essence of Vince -
Where It's Found: Echo's Beacon, on the rooftop in the corner while fighting
Raging Raven.
- Lunar Knights Main Theme -
Where It's Found: Watch the Act Four mission briefing cinematic and take
control of the MK.II. The song is in the kitchen.
- Warhead Storage -
Where It's Found: In the Shadow Moses Tank Hanger, on the catwalk above the
entrance to the canyon in Act Four.
- Beyond the Bounds -
Where It's Found: In the Tank Hanger after Otacon uses the MK.III to open the
door in the Warhead Storage Building in Act Four.
What It Does: Increases stun damage.
- Flowing Destiny -
Where It's Found: In the Canyon, Act Four - watch out for the Gekkos.
What It Does: While in a CQC chokehold, PMCs will start crying.
- Policenauts End Title -
Where It's Found: In Otacon's office, enter the code "13462" when prompted in
Act Four.
What It Does: While in a CQC chokehold, soldiers will fall asleep.
- Old LA 2040 -
Where It's Found: In Otacon's office, enter the code "78925" when prompted in
Act Four.
What It Does: While using a sniper rifle, Snake's hands won't shake.
- Metal Gear 20 Years History (Part IV) -
Where It's Found: Found in the offices of the B2 basement of the Nuclear
Warhead Storage Facility in Act Four.
- The Best Is Yet To Come -
Where It's Found: In the snowfield near the communications tower where you
fight Crying Wolf, Act Four.
- Yell Dead Cell -
Where It's Found: In the Casting Facility North, Act Four.
- Metal Gear Solid Theme (Remix) -
Where It's Found: Outer Haven's bow, Act Five
- Subsistence Action -
Where It's Found: Play Metal Gear Online.
What It Does: While in a CQC chokehold, PMCs will go into a fit of rage, and
your hands won't shake while using a sniper rifle.
- Big Boss -
Where It's Found: Earn the Big Boss emblem (see the Emblems section for more
details).
What It Does: While playing, PMC soldiers will scream while in a CQC
chokehold, your stun damage will increase, and your hands won't shake while
looking through a scope.
- Snake Eater -
Where It's Found: Earn all forty emblems (see the Emblems section for more
details).
What It Does: While playing, your stun damage will increase, PMCs will fall
asleep while in a CQC chokehold, your hands won't shake while using a sniper
rifle, and the rate of life recovery while lying down is increased. It's
tough to earn, but it's worth it.
007.0 - The Ghosts of Shadow Moses
In the original Metal Gear Solid, the player could use the digital camera to
find ghostly images of the developers throughout the game. These ghosts
couldn't be seen by the naked eye, but they would show up in the photo album
after taking a picture of them.
A similar Easter Egg is included in Guns of the Patriots, and now you can use
the camera to find thirty images of both the developers and a few familiar
characters from the original Metal Gear Solid. These ghosts are exclusively
located in Act Four, and can be found in nearly every area you pass through.
There is no reward for photographing all thirty ghosts other than being a
neat little secret.
Before attempting to find the ghosts, you must at least have the Digital
Camera to take photos - you can find it during the mission briefing sequences
next to Sunny's desk. It's highly recommended that you also have the Sorrow
Doll and some Chaff Grenades, though. The Sorrow Doll, when equipped along
with the camera, allows the player to see any ghosts before taking a picture,
and Chaff Grenades will allow you to search areas infested with Scarabs for
ghosts without having to worry about being seen.
007.1 - Heliport
- Nishimura -
Description: The profile of a man wearing glasses.
Where It's Found: Stand on the far side of the actual helipad and look
towards the facility - the ghost is just above the box of chaff grenades in
the middle of the helipad.
- Shigeno -
Description: The man with hair covering his left eye.
Where It's Found: East of the main entrance is a surveillance camera and a
staircase leading up to the catwalk above. Stand on the snow or the staircase
and focus the lens under the surveillance camera to find the ghost.
- Genome Soldier I -
Description: The full body of a genome soldier dressed in a heavy white
outfit to stay warm outside in a blizzard.
Where It's Found: There are several munitions warehouses on the west side of
the heliport. Head inside the southern-most warehouse and look between the
two crates against the south wall - the soldier will be hovering inside
there.
- Muraoka -
Description: A nondescript man's face staring straight ahead.
Where It's Found: From the south side of the helipad, walk towards the
elevator so that you're as close as possible but can still see over the
fence. Look towards the top left corner of the elevator near the steel beams
to find the ghost. Muraoka is one of the toughest ghosts to photograph
because the ghost's gray complexion blends in with the snowstorm swirling
around behind it. Use the elevator as a background and wait for the wind to
die to down to get a clear shot.
- Tanaka -
Description: A somewhat chubby man's face staring straight ahead.
Where It's Found: Stand on the helipad and face the northwest corner, where
the second surveillance camera and the first floor ventilation shaft are. The
ghost can be found just under the camera.
007.2 - Tank Hanger and Canyon
- Master Miller -
Description: The face of Master Miller.
Where It's Found: Crawl through the ventilation shaft on the first floor -
the one where Tanaka's ghost can be found - and look where the two vents
intersect just inside the facility.
- Genome Soldier II -
Description: A regular genome soldier, dressed in the plain olive drab and
talking into a radio.
Where It's Found: Enter the tank hanger and face the northwest side of the
tank parked inside. You probably want to toss a chaff grenade here to
temporarily knock out the Scarabs.
- Decoy Octopus -
Description: Decoy Octopus' real face, not disguised as the DARPA Chief.
Where It's Found: Stand in front of the elevator on the first floor and look
up in the top left corner to find him. As with the previous ghost, make sure
the Scarabs are indisposed or take the photo before they spot you.
- The DARPA Chief -
Description: The face of the DARPA Chief.
Where It's Found: Crouch down and walk under the partially open door that
leads to the canyon, and then face the southeast corner to find the Chief's
face hovering near the ceiling. The ghost is located near the first door that
connects the tank hanger to the corridor with the Scarabs on the ceiling, not
the one that connects the corridor with the canyon itself.
- Kobayashi -
Description: A man that's in the middle of screaming.
Where It's Found: As you enter the canyon, look to the west to find two large
rocks in the ground. Stand just north of here and aim the camera at the rock
closest to you - if you use the rock as a backdrop you should be able to spot
the ghost.
- Vulcan Raven -
Description: The grinning face of Vulcan Raven.
Where It's Found: Stand near the entrance to the Nuclear Warhead Storage
Building and hug the west wall. Now slowly walk southwest with the camera
equipped until you see Vulcan Raven's face where the rock wall juts out.
- Korekado -
Description: A man with a thin beard and extremely bright eyes staring
straight ahead.
Where It's Found: Stand near the entrance to the Nuclear Warhead Storage
Building and look towards the east. There are some pipes that you can crawl
under and a large tank, and the ghost is hanging around just above the pipes.
Face the rock wall to see him better.
007.3 - Nuclear Warhead Storage Building
007.31 - Nuclear Warhead Storage Building: First Floor
- Makimura -
Description: A man that looks like he's just been surprised by something,
with his mouth wide open and eyes like saucers.
Where It's Found: After crawling under the first door, there's a narrow
catwalk on the west side of the first room. At the very end is a window that
looks into the room with all of the warheads - the ghost is sitting in front
of the window. If you can't see him, back up a little.
- Genome Soldier III -
Description: A genome soldier dressed wearing a HAZMAT suit and a gasmask.
Where It's Found: In the southwest corner of the main room are two nuclear
missiles next to the staircase. Stand at the base of the stairs and look at
the tip of the nearest warhead to spot the ghost.
007.32 - Nuclear Warhead Storage Building: Second Floor
- Matsuhana -
Description: A man that's screaming, with his hands on his face in a "Home
Alone" way.
Where It's Found: The hallway just before Otacon's office where Grey Fox
killed a handful of soldiers is shaped like the letter "L". The ghost is
located in the inner corner of the "L" and can be seen from both sides.
- Kenneth Baker, ArmsTech President -
Description: The face of Kenneth Baker.
Where It's Found: In Otacon's office, look at the super computers against the
wall near the locker where Otacon was hiding in the original game. Baker's
face can clearly be seen against the wall.
- Hideo Kojima -
Description: The face of the man himself, Hideo Kojima.
Where It's Found: In Otacon's office, look against the wall where Snake
inputs the password to find a Policenauts poster. Hideo's face can be found
near the top left corner of this poster.
- Takabe -
Description: A bearded man's face staring straight ahead, though the face is
tilted slightly to the left.
Where It's Found: In Otacon's office, stand in between the two cubicles and
face the one farthest from the Policenauts poster - and therefore nearest the
exit. Takabe's face is in front of the computer on the desk.
- Shimizu -
Description: A girl with hair partially covering her face.
Where It's Found: Leave Otacon's office and destroy the Gekko that crashes
through the ceiling. Stand underneath the hole that was created and take a
photo of the ghost.
007.4 - Snowfield and Communications Tower
Note: The ghosts in the snowfield can be found during or after the fight with
Crying Wolf. It's much easier to find them afterwards since you don't have to
worry about being attacked, so it's recommended to finish her off first.
- Sniper Wolf -
Description: The face of Sniper Wolf.
Where It's Found: After defeating Crying Beauty, you're supposed to enter the
munitions warehouse you're standing in front of to continue down to the
Casting Facility. Instead, look to the munitions warehouse east of the one
you can enter and look near the top of the doorway.
- Sato -
Description: A man covering the lower half of his face with his hands.
Where It's Found: Head east from the exit that leads to the Casting Facility
until you find the wreckage of the Hind D. Stand south of the wreck and focus
on the cockpit to see the ghost.
- Shinkawa -
Description: A nondescript man looking slightly to the right.
Where It's Found: Stand near the collection of storage containers near the
southwest corner of the southern communications tower. Focus the camera above
the area that juts out and has a ladder attached to the north side of it.
- Nakamura -
Description: A man with a beard standing in between two cartoon characters
reminiscent of the Three Stooges.
Where It's Found: From the southern communications tower, jump down into the
area where Snake and Meryl first encountered Sniper Wolf and follow that to
the end where the mines were. Stand back and look up by the railings to find
the ghosts.
007.5 - Casting Facility
007.51 - Casting Facility South
- Hirano -
Description: A bald man sucking on his thumb.
Where It's Found: Near the north side of this area is an old furnace that's
partially collapsed. Stand to the south of the furnace and look between the
two towers.
007.52 - Casting Facility North
- Sasaki -
Description: A bald man with a very thick moustache.
Where It's Found: Climb onto the conveyor belt and crawl north until you
reach an area that you can only crawl under. Be about twenty feet south of
the obstruction and look on the right side to see the ghost. Make sure to lie
prone to avoid being spotted by the patrolling Gekko or any of the Scarabs.
007.6 - Underground Base
- Kaneda -
Description: The head and upper body of a woman with both arms raised,
showing her palms.
Where It's Found: In the first hallway of the base, you have to run down some
stairs and crawl through a grate to reach the main area from the original
game. At the bottom of the stairs, turn around and look back up.
- Negishi -
Description: A frowning man looking up and to the left.
Where It's Found: Crawl through the broken grate to reach a familiar area
from the original Metal Gear Solid that's filled with ravens and Scarabs.
Destroy the two Scarabs and stand on the catwalk that connects the two sides.
Now look over the edge towards the sewer and focus the camera on the spot
where the water falls over the side to find the ghost.
007.7 - Underground Supply Tunnel
Note: The final three ghosts can only be photographed during the boss fight
with Vamp. This can be pretty annoying because while you're trying to zoom in
on a ghost, Vamp will run and knock you down. Your best bet is to "kill" him
and use the few seconds of free time to snap the photo.
- Kimura -
Description: The upper body of a woman with one arm raised.
Where It's Found: Stand in the far corner behind Rex to view the back right
side of its head. Hug the wall and look up to find this ghost. This is one of
the most difficult ghosts to photograph because it may take some searching to
pinpoint, so keep an eye on where Vamp is to avoid taking damage.
- Grey Fox, Frank Jaeger -
Description: The profile of Grey Fox wearing his cybernetic helmet.
Where It's Found: Stand in front of Rex and look under its right foot, where
Fox sacrificed himself to save Snake.
- Liquid Snake -
Description: The face of Liquid Snake.
Where It's Found: Look up from where you begin the Vamp fight and focus on
the camera lens on Rex's cockpit.
III - Walkthrough
000.0 - Prologue: Ground Zero
Objectives:
- Infiltrate the city without being killed by the Gekkos.
When you jump from the truck, lie prone and crawl under it to find a ration.
Otacon will be giving you some info about the new camera, so play around with
it and head over to the southeast where the main city is. There's another
truck blocking your path, so crawl underneath it to initiate a cinematic.
Afterwards, find the AK lying on the ground next to the fallen solider, and
Otacon will tell you how to equip it. Do so, and walk down the street to
witness some more fighting before the Gekkos crash the party.
You have two main goals here - reach the next checkpoint and avoid the
Gekkos. These things aren't nearly as tough as the other models of metal
gears Snake's encountered in the series, but their machine guns and kicks
will really hurt, so always keep your distance and don't bother trying to
fight them. Fortunately, the soldiers will all be so focused on being
slaughtered by the Gekkos that they won't pay any attention to you. When the
cinematic ends, Otacon tells you to head north, but there's a Gekko standing
directly in front of Snake, so ignore his advice for the moment and run
around the other side of the building to the south. From here, follow the
western-most street north and use the buildings as cover. If a Gekko spots
you, immediately run in the opposite direction or duck into the nearest
building and lay low. Continue this strategy of running to the various
buildings to reach the checkpoint at the end.
001.0 - Act One: Liquid Sun
Objectives:
- Locate the Metal Gear MK.II.
- Meet your contacts, the Rat Patrol.
- Find and eliminate Liquid Ocelot.
001.1 - Northwest Sector
After Snake's first personal encounter with the new Metal Gear, save your
game if you'd like and watch the prologue that begins with Snake in a
graveyard, an allusion to the end of Metal Gear Solid 3. When all of that is
through and the game returns to the present day, Otacon will give Snake some
briefing on the OctoCamo and tell him to find the MK.II, directly north of
Snake's current position.
The first and most obvious thing to do is to put this fancy OctoCamo to good
use. Lie prone and allow it to blend in with the stone, and crawl into the
main street. Things are a bit quieter here, so don't worry about franticly
running in circles like before. There are only two soldiers to begin with,
but as you make your way down the street a tank will pull up and another
battle group will file out. Still, your situation has dramatically improved
from ten minutes ago.
Hang back for a moment and wait for the troops to start attacking. When some
of the rebels begin their strike, crawl down the street and enter the
building in the southwest corner. Inside you'll find a petro bomb, and in a
small room just down the hall you'll become reacquainted with your old
friend, the cardboard box. Leave through the same way you entered and crawl
across the street to the east side. From here, use the shadows to make your
way north and avoid the soldiers that patrol back here, and enter the ruins
near the tank - the doorway is behind a wrecked car that will conceal you
from the PMCs. A dead guy will fall from the second story, and just behind
him is a small room with a pair of fallen soldiers and an open window. Make
sure the two PMCs stationed outside aren't looking through the window, and
run to the destroyed wall and crawl through the small hole, but don't go all
the way through. A rebel will appear near the exit, begging for his life,
before one or two PMCs execute him. As they walk away, crawl up to the dead
rebel and look around to make sure another PMC isn't running up to join the
others, which doesn't always happen, before following the PMCs.
This area is one long path, but the southern side has a small, enclosed area
on its west side you can hide in. If the PMC has walked most of the way down,
swing the camera around so that it's looking down the corridor and watch the
soldier walk down it. When he passes by you, slip behind him and use the
boxes and crates at the end for cover. If you're quick enough, however, you
can just sneak up to the soldier and knock him out with a CQC throw or your
knife. There are a few soldiers patrolling the streets, so wait for them to
pass by before crossing the street and entering the building to the north.
001.2 - Red Zone
Walk up the stairs that are near the entrance of this area, and Otacon will
chime in that pressing the X-button while running will cause Snake to perform
a rolling dodge, which can be used to pass over small gaps. Conveniently,
there's a small gap that you need to cross over just ahead, so roll over it
and hide behind the boxes in the next room. There's a soldier just ahead, but
fortunately he has his back to you. Equip your knife, sneak up behind him,
and either stab or shock him. Pick up his weapon, which Otacon will tell you
has an ID lock that prevents you from using it, and jump over the broken wall
to drop down to the next floor. There are enemies patrolling the streets
below that can spot you, so lie prone and crawl north along this floor. At
the end, pick up the ration and jump down to the streets. Pick up the
compress in the corner of this area, and head north. There are a few soldiers
standing around who have the potential to give you trouble, but the
checkpoint is in the room right next to you. Enter the building via the large
crack in the wall to trigger the cinematic.
Good old Otacon comes through here, and he sets you up with several neat
items, including the Metal Gear MK.II, the Solid Eye, the Operator pistol,
and the Mk.2 tranquilizer gun. After checking out all of your new gear, climb
up the ladder in this room and walk along what's left of the second floor.
While this is happening, an explosive round will hit the building near some
crates. However, you can use these crates and the rubble to cross the street
and reach the building on the other side. There are two soldiers here around
the corner, so head to the left from the debris bridge and sneak up behind
them. Pick up the ammo lying on the ground, and knock them out with a pair of
CQC throw-downs.
Now, the next checkpoint is inside the rebel base, and there are two
different ways to get there. On one hand, you can simply sneak inside and try
to avoid getting in between the rebels and PMCs, but you'll probably be seen
and the base is fairly well guarded. If, however, you fight with the rebels
and help them win the battle, you'll gain their trust and earn free access to
the base. As a bonus, the base is filled with tons of goodies to pick up, so
this guide will outline the latter.
You have a decent vantage point from the roof here, so eliminate as many PMCs
as you can find. Afterwards, look to your south - the second floor of the
building here contains an RPG-7, which you'll need to destroy the PMC tanks.
Return to the room where the MK.II was and exit through the door into the
streets. The building south of the one we need to enter has a stairway inside
of it, so use it to reach the second floor and climb onto some crates to
cross over to the next rooftop. Once you've shimmied across the narrow board,
drop down to the right and pick up the RPG and packet of instant noodles.
Properly equipped to handle the tanks, stand in the alley perpendicular to
the Stryker and launch a rocket at it. When it explodes, head over to the
northeast corner where the rebels are mounting their front - since you've
killed some of the PMCs and destroyed the tank, they'll consider you enough
of an ally not to attack you for now. In a small room near the entrance to
the next area is another RPG, so pick it up and run over to the second and
final tank farther down the street. Destroy it, and finish clearing out any
remaining PMCs. When the rebels cry out, "We did it!" the battle is over and
you've won their trust. Enter the rebel's safe house in the northeast corner.
001.3 - Militia Safe House
It's pitch black here, and Otacon suggests switching the Solid Eye to its
night vision mode. Sounds like a plan, so do that and explore the base. If
you helped the rebels in the previous area, the troops here will love you,
and won't give you any trouble, so run around and pick up all of the weapons
and items you can find. If they still consider you an enemy, however, you'll
have to take it slow and peak around corners using the Solid Eye, but you can
always return to the Red Zone and help them if you'd like. Alternatively, if
you don't feel like killing every single PMC but don't want the hassle of
sneaking through the base (if you were attempting to score the Big Boss
emblem, for example), you can simply take out a few PMCs. That way, the
rebels will consider you an ally, but will still be wary. To get around this,
when one of the rebels stops you, give them a ration or other health item to
win them over.
Near the end you'll find a few rooms with wounded and dead soldiers with
quite a bit of ammo lying around, as well as a new song for your iPod - the
Theme of Tara. Continue on, past the room with the scientists examining the
mechanical wing, to find several rooms with RPG rounds, among others. This
room also has the Middle East militia costume, which you'll find in one of
the lockers against the wall. At the end, head upstairs to the city.
001.4 - Urban Ruins
The cinematic prior to this area introduces you to one of the most important
side-characters in the game. Drebin is an arms dealer (or gun launderer, as
he calls himself) who takes weapons from fallen PMCs, removes the ID locks
from them, and sells them to rebels for a profit. He extends the same offer
to Snake, and is even willing to work on a barter system since Snake doesn't
carry cash on him. Whenever Snake picks up a weapon that he already has, he
will keep the ammo but the MK.II will deliver the weapon itself to Drebin,
which will earn Snake Drebin Points - or "DP" for short. After collecting
enough points, Snake can call on Drebin to unlock weapons for him, purchase
new ones, and buy additional ammo and modifications. As an interesting note,
Drebin reduces all of his prices by twenty percent on Sundays and Wednesdays,
so if you're looking to make some pricey purchases you may want to wait a few
days or reset the calendar on your PS3. As a final gesture of friendship,
Drebin also gives you the M4 Custom, an excellent machine gun, entirely for
free. What a guy.
When you finally take control of Snake, turn around and pick up the RPG ammo
at the end of the alley behind you. Now head south and collect the rest of
the ammo lying around here. Run up the two flights of stairs and drop down to
the ledge on the west and the rubble between the two buildings to find
another RPG and a Dot Sight, which you can sell to Drebin for a nice bounty
or use on one of your weapons. Afterwards, enter through the large crack in
the wall and crawl underneath the partially destroyed floor. If you're having
trouble figuring out where to go, turn on the Solid Eye's night vision and
follow the footsteps left behind.
At the north end you'll come across two soldiers holed up and shooting out
the window. Stand around for a minute and watch them get killed, and collect
all of the ammo lying around before following the path east. When you're
finally able to stand back up, continue on until the floor above you
collapses, which allows you to reach the new area beyond that. To reach the
checkpoint, lean against the wall, shimmy across the narrow ledge, and then
slide down to the lower level to the west. Follow this area to the end, where
you'll find a flight of stairs across from you. Turn around and pick up the
iPod song under the broken floor, and jump down to the stairs.
001.5 - Downtown
Oh Johnny, you and your bowel problems...
The game not-so-subtlety tells you to use the tattered oil drum to pass
through the next area, and you can use the drum by holding down X to tip it
over and roll around inside of it. Just be warned that if you roll for too
long, Snake will get sick and have to stop, leaving himself wide open for
anyone that decides to attack. However, this isn't a very effective strategy,
so don't bother with the oil drum.
Turn around and check out the ruins behind you to find a ration, and then
follow the street down on the west side until you come across the entrance to
a back street. The rebels in these side streets won't bother you if you
helped them out in the Red Zone, so don't worry about being sneaky here.
About one block down you'll encounter some rebels attempting to fight a
sniper, and Otacon suggests trying to find another route. Once again, Otacon
is the master strategist, so hug the south wall and enter the narrow
alleyway. In the middle is a small gap between buildings that Snake can just
fit through, so wedge in between and continue on the other side. Snake will
encounter some soldiers here preparing for another fight with the PMCs, but
don't follow after them. Instead, go in the opposite direction until you
reach a split. Both paths lead back out into the main street, but one is in
front of the tank and the other behind it, so take the latter to avoid being
slaughtered.
Sneak behind the Stryker and cross the street to the south side. Enter the
next alley near the van and crawl beneath the building to find some stun
grenades. Afterwards, return to the main street - the rebels are in a heavy
gunfight with the PMCs, who have tanks, snipers, and aircrafts dropping bombs
overhead. It sounds honorable to stick around to help, but play it safe and
avoid as much fighting as possible.
Since the PMCs are more focused on the rebels, lie prone and crawl along the
left side of the street and head towards the checkpoint. The PMCs won't give
you any trouble, but watch out for the explosive barrel near the wrecked car,
which will be shot and explode when you go near it. To avoid being
incinerated, either destroy the barrel ahead of time or back up when you see
stray bullets begin to hit it. Afterwards, continue crawling through the
streets and enter the building at the end.
001.6 - Advent Palace
Thankfully, the Palace is completely deserted for the time being, so the only
things you have to worry about here are traps - claymore mines and sleeping
gas bombs. To solve this conundrum, use the Solid Eye to spot the claymores
and sleeping gas bombs planted around the four floors - most notably on the
stairs - and crawl to pick them up or use the MK.II to disarm them. The
Palace has a myriad of items, including tons of ammo, health items, and a new
iPod song. It would be extremely time consuming to list every item location,
and since you have free reign of the building you should explore every nook
for extra goodies. Additionally, be sure to collect the sleeping gas mines,
as they come in handy later on in the game.
Once you reach the roof, pick up the items in the bar and enter the hallway
to initiate a cinematic that introduces your informants, the Rat Patrol,
whose members include Meryl from the original Metal Gear Solid and the
lovable goofball, Johnny, also known as Akiba. After Meryl and Snake go over
the mission details with a rant at the expense of Colonel Campbell thrown in,
Liquid's Haven Troopers drop in to crash the party. Snake, along with Meryl
and the rest of the Rat Patol, have to shoot their way out of the Palace.
This battle is the first time you're really in a position where you
absolutely must fight, and depending on how many alerts you've accidentally
set off, you may or may not be very handy with a weapon at this point.
Fortunately, Meryl and her team - with the exception of Akiba - are actually
somewhat competent, so you can rely on them to handle their share of the
enemies that attack.
When the fight begins, equip your M4 or MK2 and hide behind the bar as the
Troopers attack. These ladies are pretty tough, and they have a nasty habit
of throwing grenades far too often, but you'll most likely be safe if you
keep your distance. The key here is that Haven Troopers have body armor
protects their torso, so you can save a lot of time and ammo by going
exclusively for headshots. Be sure to avoid friendly fire if one of Meryl's
team walks in front of you, and do your best to take out the troops with
headshots. Alternatively, you can hide in the hallway and equip the MK.II,
which can go outside and stun the Haven Troopers fairly quickly as they
appear. This is a great strategy to use if you're going for a no kill or Big
Boss emblem run, since it keeps Snake alive, uses non-lethal tactics, and
doesn't rely on the Rat Patrol, who have nasty habits of getting killed on
the higher difficulties.
After the roof is clear, follow the team down to the third floor, where
another battle groups attacks, jumping around the ceiling and coming at you
from both sides of the room. Stay near the team and take as many as you can
out, but don't go crazy trying to kill every last one. As before, you can
enter the restaurant/bar area and equip the MK.II to run around and zap any
enemies you can find - you'll have to go behind the bar and through the
kitchen to reach the combat zone. When Meryl's team pushes on into the next
room, follow after them regardless of how many enemies are still hanging
around, Ed will stick around near the doorway and watch for any stragglers.
In the bar area, you'll be dealing with more of the same, except now the
enemy attacks are more centralized. Jonathan and Ed will hold off the enemies
that come from behind, and you and Meryl should deal with the troopers that
attack from the window and door ahead of you. Johnny, of course, will hide in
the corner and be of little use to anyone. The MK.II is a bit more difficult
to use, as the Haven Troopers will notice it more and shoot or kick it, but
it's still an effective non-lethal alternative. Eventually, the attacks will
subside and the team will continue along the balcony and down to the second
floor. Be sure to keep up with them and not get left behind, and find a good
hiding spot near the balcony. The soldiers here attack from the second and
third floor now, so watch out for attacks coming from above. The positive is
that none of the enemies get close to you, so you can stay where you are and
fight without having to stop and look behind you every few seconds.
Meryl will head over to the bathrooms and stop near a cracked wall with laser
tripwires on the other side. Stay near her and fight the Haven Troopers that
attack. One of them will throw a stun grenade, and Akiba will be knocked out.
Otacon will ring in to let Snake know about this, and it's your job to wake
him up, which you can do by crouching near him and pressing the action
button. When Johnny's awake and all of the enemies are out of action, follow
the team through the broken wall and watch Johnny display a surprising moment
of competency as he disarms the laser trap. Follow the team down the hole to
the first floor, and stand in one of the two doorways behind the bar and wait
for the next gunfight to begin. A tank will burst through the wall near the
far side of the bar, and dozens of Haven Troopers will appear. Use the bar
for cover and pick off the troopers one by one alongside Meryl. With only a
few enemies remaining, Meryl leaves you to finish the job, so clear the area
of the stragglers and follow her through to the elevator. A cinematic will
play as each member jumps down the shaft, and afterwards the only thing left
to do is follow after them and walk into the final area.
The final cinematic in the Palace shows the Rat Patrol quickly working
together to eliminate a Haven Trooper ambush. Afterwards, Meryl will explain
a bit more about the nanomachines, and she'll give Snake the location of
Liquid's base before leaving. When the codec conversation between Snake and
Otacon ends, grab the P90's dropped by the Troopers before climbing up the
debris and over the crates at the top to reach the city again.
001.7 - Crescent Meridian
Enter the streets and watch as a tank appears to bring more pain to the
battle. Crawl across the street and enter the small, enclosed area on the
right that has a ladder against the wall. Climb up and walk across the narrow
ledge to find a perfect vantage point being occupied by a soldier. A bomb
will shortly go off and kill him, so take his place and pick off the PMC
soldiers you can see, but remain prone to avoid drawing attention to
yourself. The tank will eventually explode if you aren't quick enough to get
rid of the PMCs, and with a bit of help from Snake, the rebels will take the
streets and declare victory. You can explore this area to find health items
before continuing.
The celebration is short-lived, however, as a second skirmish begins just
down the street. Crawl forward with the rest of the rebels, but only focus on
the two PMCs behind some sandbags under an overhang to the west. Behind them
is a ladder, and when you've taken them out, climb up and follow it around to
the next block. Jump down and watch the cinematic that follows, which
introduces the Beauty and the Beast Corp.
001.8 - Millennium Park
After the Beauties wreck havoc and slaughter the soldiers, lie prone on the
southern sidewalk and crawl down the street to the west. There's a pair of
PMCs here, but they're only focused on the northern half of the street, so
you can sneak right past them. As you approach the barricades, cross over to
the northern side of the street and crawl to the end, where you'll find
sandbag barricades with unmanned mounted machine guns. Shoot the soldiers
guarding the entrance to the park, including the one on top of the tank, and
head inside. Hide in the grass as you scope out the area and wait for the PMC
to the south to pass by. Afterwards, crawl north and hide behind the stack of
lumber until the second of the two PMCs patrolling the park walks south into
the circle. When he's out of the way, run around the east side of the lumber
and slip in between the wall and the small shed to avoid him.
Leave this area through the west entrance and hug the east wall as you make
your way northwest. There are a few soldiers hanging around here, but as long
as you're patient and use the Solid Eye's radar you can avoid them - and if
not, take them out with a shot from your Mk2 or another silenced weapon. As
you approach the entrance to Liquid's headquarters from the east, you'll come
across a PMC that you'll probably have to take out, and another that walks
north and south near the checkpoint. Wait for the latter to begin heading
south, and walk over to the doorway to finish the first Act. As a side note,
if you're spotted here, you're best bet is to simply run to the checkpoint.
002.0 - Act Two: Solid Sun
Objectives:
- Rescue Naomi Hunter.
002.0 - Mission Briefing
During the prologue leading up to Act Two, take control of MK.II by pressing
Square and explore the aircraft. Since you begin on the lower deck, pick up
the battery near the helicopter and a camera by Sunny's desk. Afterwards,
climb up the stairs to find a packet of instant noodles and a new song for
your iPod.
002.1 - Cove Valley Village
There are two ways to go about this area depending on whether or not you're
interested in rescuing the captured rebels. If you aren't, then this
section's a breeze, as you can simply crawl down the path and hug the west
wall to reach the exit without running into any PMCs. If you are looking to
take part in a rescue mission, then you have to get your hands a little
dirty. Lie prone at the edge of the cliff you begin on and aim your Mk2 at
the nearest soldier, who's walking towards you on the east side of the
building. Knock him out with a tranquilizer dart, and wait for one of his
buddies to find him. When they come over to investigate, knock him out as
well. Repeat this strategy two more times, totaling four soldiers, before
taking out the two actually guarding the POWs. The final PMC is hiding in the
building just in front of you, but in order to gain the rebels as allies they
have to see you fighting the PMCs, so jump down and take out the final PMC
near the fence. When they're all asleep, you can run around and pick up all
of the items dropped by the soldiers and stored in the buildings, including
the South American costume inside the previously locked building to the
south, which the rebels will explore after being rescued.
As a bonus, the rebels will pick up weapons and head for the battle about to
occur at the power station, which is where you have to end up anyway. Keep in
mind that the rebels will have a tough time staying alive without some help,
so if you want to benefit from their presence be sure to lend them a hand.
Fortunately, the Cove Valley isn't terribly well guarded, so you shouldn't
have a problem nailing one or two PMCs with tranquilizer darts and letting
the rebels take care of the rest. Of course, if you aren't interested in the
skirmish between the two armies, you can continue crawling along the sides,
climbing up the rock walls, and knocking out the PMCs that get in your way.
Near the entrance to the power station, you'll come up to the base of a hill
with a log at the top. Crawl up and hide there, and wait for the PMCs to
shout out, "We've got company!" Don't worry, they aren't talking about you -
regardless of how you played the previous area, some rebels will show up and
begin fighting, so use your log as cover and wait for the PMCs to move away
from the exit. Use your Solid Eye to locate enemy positions, and knock them
out with a quick headshot if they get too close to your hiding spot. If you
didn't rescue the POWs in the beginning, the rebels will be suspicious of
you, but you can solve that by giving them a hand in the fight at hand. Crawl
past the rebels and any remaining PMCs, and leave the Village.
002.2 - Power Station
As you appear near the power station, Raiden will call via codec and give you
bits of information. When he's finished, head down the path, past the rebels,
and crawl north until you pass by a small area to the east that dips in. Now
look up above - two PMC snipers are hiding there waiting to gun down all of
the rebels one by one. Take them out, and continue north to where the actual
battle is taking place.
The rebels are hopelessly outgunned, and the mounted machine guns and snipers
initially make this battle an absolute bloodbath. To avoid being wiped out,
head east, past a large rock and a log, and up and around a hill that leads
back to the Cove Village. Pick up the ration near some debris, and crawl back
down to the eastern side of the power station. Some rebels will be attacking
from this side, so give them a hand eliminating any threats in the area
before entering the inner compound through the gate between the brick wall
and the chain link fence. Take out the two PMCs here, and enter the computer
room to find some C4 and a ration under the table. If you wait around long
enough, the rebels will destroy the control panel in the main room - it's the
only machine that appears white if you wear your night vision - or you can
speed things up and do it yourself. After the battle is all but over, leave
the compound and head northwest towards the tank to meet up with Drebin
again, who gives you some information on the Beauty and the Beast Corp and
the System.
When Drebin leaves, the rebels will have officially won the battle if you
destroyed the control panel, and you can go back and loot any of the previous
areas for items you missed on you first run, since the rebels now control all
of it. Afterwards, you'll notice that there are two exits from the power
station. Take the southern of the northwest paths to find some helpful items
such as a pack of instant noodles, the XM8, and the Javelin before continuing
on towards the checkpoint. When the path forks, take the easier northwest
route to reach the confinement facility.
002.3 - Confinement Facility
The area east of here is in the midst of a heavy gunfight, but this region
you're in is relatively quiet, with only a few guards patrolling the area.
Tanks will drive down the street to engage the rebels, however, so stay on
the rock formation and off of the road. Keep your eyes open for a PMC hiding
on this path, though, and take him out with a quick CQC throw before he can
sound an alert. Follow the rock path north until you reach a small
encampment, which contains a few soldiers and two captured rebel POWs. If you
want to rescue them, you'll have to take out the handful of PMCs guarding the
area, including the sniper in the watchtower to the north. Reserve the
soldier actually guarding the two rebels for last since his back is always
facing you, making him an easy target for a CQC throw. Before leaving, check
under the main building for some items and inside for the VSS - a silenced
sniper rifle - before heading through the mineshaft in the northeast corner.
002.4 - Vista Mansion
Feel free to make any number of jokes at the expense of Bill Gates or
Microsoft, as Vista Mansion is the site of a PMC battle that Snake,
unfortunately, must pass through the reach the research lab where Naomi is
being held. However, the entrance to the mansion is blocked off by a large
gate, so hug the rock wall and follow this path east. Below, rebels will
engage the PMCs, but just ignore the firefight and head to the street. As you
approach the gate, a rebel bulldozer crashes through it before being
destroyed by PMCs. Otacon warns you to protect the bulldozer, but I've never
had a problem with it surviving long enough, so just focus on staying alive
while the rebels do their work. As a side note, the destruction of the gate
means that the rebels have won the battle they were fighting in the
Confinement Facility, so you can go back and pick up some neat weapons,
including the FIM-92A, chaff grenades, and M870 Custom, and items like
instant noodles, ammo, and a song for your iPod.
Back at Vista Mansion, enter through the now-destroyed gate and follow the
east wall behind the tents until you reach some storage crates in the
northeast corner. Slip in between the wall and the crates for an iPod song,
and then head for the stairs in the rear entrance to the mansion. Once
inside, head through the door on the right and follow the hallway west until
you reach a staircase. Before going upstairs, however, lay low near the
potted plants and wait for the two soldiers to run down and enter the battle.
Once they've left the room, climb up the stairs and leave the bedroom through
the east door partially concealed by shadows, and check out the northern end
of the building. Pick up the ammo here before jumping down through the
skylight. Follow this underground tunnel around to find a ladder at the end
that leads to Naomi's research lab.
002.5 - Research Lab
After performing some tests on our hero and giving him some information
regarding FoxDie, Naomi is kidnapped and Snake is left to handle the Haven
Troopers that attack. The level begins in a caution phase, and you'll be
spotted and go into an alert if you hold your ground and fight. Instead, run
south and hide under the bed in the other room and wait for the two Troopers
to appear. Knock them out with shots from the Mk.2 - be sure to hit them
quickly, or else they begin to search the lab and won't be in view for quite
some time. When they've both fallen unconscious, two more Troopers crash
through one of the east windows and appear in the doorway to the right of the
bed, so keep your crosshairs pointed there and blast them when they show up
and come into view. Four more Troopers appear in teams of two from the east
room, so repeat the same strategy to knock them out of action.
Alternatively, there's a much quicker strategy you can employ if you picked
up the four sleeping gas mines in the Advent Palace. As soon as you take
control of Snake, plant a mine in the main room with all of the equipment and
crawl through the room with the bed and into the hallway on the right. After
the first two Haven Troopers enter and set off the mine, plant the remaining
three mines along the hallway and into the room adjacent to the main area. As
each of the teams of Haven Troopers crash through the windows, they'll set
off each of the sleeping gas mines in order and be knocked out, saving you
the time of waiting for them to come to you.
When all eight Troopers are incapacitated, the caution disappears. Crawl out
from under the bed and begin collecting as many items as you can. When
Laughing Octopus screams out Snake's name, the boss fight will begin.
Boss: Laughing Octopus
The first thing to remember when fighting Octopus is that you can't beat her
in a straight-out gunfight. Her armor is way too tough to penetrate, and
she'll mow you do before you even get two shots in since she uses her
tentacles to deflect your bullets. Instead, you'll have to use quick attacks
and catch her by surprise when she's hiding.
When the level begins, Snake is about a foot in front of Octopus, who's about
to whip out her machine gun and unload on him. To prevent an untimely death,
quickly run out of the room through the west door and use the wall for cover.
While she's shooting, switch your weapon to either a shotgun (with non-lethal
V-Ring ammo if you want the Octopus doll) or machine gun and equip the Solid
Eye. After she stops, peak out and fire off a few rounds. If you get a hit,
Octopus will crawl up into a ball, release an ink cloud, and disappear. She
leaves behind several tracking bombs, however, so get out of the area and
wait for them to explode.
From here, Octopus may take one of two strategies. In the more aggressive of
the two, she'll crash through any of the windows surrounding the research lab
to catch Snake off guard. To avoid this, never enter the outer hallway until
you're positive Octopus is hiding somewhere and not coming out to attack.
For the more defensive of the two, Octopus will find a place to hide and use
her own version of the OctoCamo to blend in. You can still roughly see her
outline, and the Solid Eye's night vision does help a little, but the easiest
way to track her is by waiting for Octopus to call out and find her icon on
the radar. From there, you can locate her general position and figure out
where's she's hiding. If you're really having trouble, Otacon will chime in
when you get close to her and give you a hint that varies in helpfulness.
Make sure to thoroughly check every area, however, because Octopus can hide
against walls, on the ceilings, in front of paintings, in boxes, and just
about any other spot you can imagine.
Those are her two basic strategies, but Octopus has a few other tricks to
complicate this fight. Besides her P90 machine gun and tracking bombs,
Octopus can use her tentacles to grab you, which can be devastating to your
life gauge. Later on, when she rolls up into a ball, she may charge at you
instead of disappearing, and this attack is also pretty painful and knocks
away a considerable amount of life. All in all, her attacks mean that should
always keep your distance from Laughing Octopus, preferably having a wall
between the two of you. Later on when she begins to use her rolling attack,
you may want to consider standing on any of the tables, beds, or boxes if you
aren't sure where she is, or if you are sure that she's in the middle of
using the attack.
Her final trick isn't very difficult to exploit, and in reality you'll
probably be hoping she uses it more often than she does. In an attempt to
confuse you, Octopus will disguise herself as a fallen Haven Trooper, Naomi,
or even the MK.II and lie around and wait for you to come close - in
particular, the MK.II will attempt to lure you down a hallway and trick you
into stepping on a claymore. Don't be fooled, blast her while she's
vulnerable for free hits.
As long as you remain on the defense and only attack Octopus when she leaves
herself open, you should be able to knock her life down to zero. Remember -
patience is the key. When Laughing Octopus is killed, she becomes Laughing
Beauty.
Boss: Laughing Beauty
As with all of the Beauties, Octopus slowly stumbles around and attempts to
grab you. If she does, her bear hug will cause some damage until you're able
to wiggle free, so be sure to keep your distance. When you shoot at her,
Octopus and the other Beauties have a nasty habit of being able to dodge some
of your shots, but don't be discouraged - simply continue aiming for her
chest and you'll eventually get your hits in.
If you defeat Laughing Beauty using non-lethal tactics, you'll earn the
Laughing Beauty FaceCamo. Also, if you defeat Octopus using non-lethal
tactics, you'll earn the Laughing Octopus doll, which can be found on the bed
during the Beauty fight. Keep in mind that you can only obtain the doll
during this fight, so grab it before defeating her the second time.
NOTE: Although it's not required in any way, it's highly recommended that you
defeat Laughing Beauty using non-lethal tactics. It takes the same amount of
time and effort to use the Mk2 as it does any lethal alternative, and the
Laughing Beauty FaceCamo comes in handy in the next act.
002.6 - Mountain Trail
The goal now is to track the soldiers that took Naomi, and Raiden calls to
give you some tips. He goes in depth about picking up scents and observing
animals, but all you really need to focus on is using the Solid Eye's night
vision to see the footprints. Of course, when all else fails, you can also
just go by trail-and-error to find the right way to go.
When you begin, head southwest and pick up the ration lying on some grass
just off the path. Continue following the footprints until the path diverges
- take the northern one to find a soldier standing in front of a river. Use a
CQC throw to knock him out, and pick up his weapon and the fore grip B lying
on the ground. Return to the main area and follow the trail that goes
northwest. Cross the bridge and wait for the soldier to walk past you - when
he does, sneak up behind him and take him out. Follow the northwest path he
was standing in front of to find some noodles, but watch out for the claymore
planted near it. Noodles in hand, return to the path and take the other
northwest path. There's a soldier patrolling here, so make sure to crawl and
shoot him before he spots you. There are some stun grenades and a PSS handgun
around the shack here, so pick them up before continuing to track Naomi on
the east trail.
As you enter the next area, stop at the entrance and look for the sniper
directly in front of you. Eliminate him before he can spot you, and follow
the southern route to find the ruins of a building guarded by a pair of
soldiers. Knock them out with your Mk2, and pick up the ammo and RPG behind
the building itself. Afterwards, return to the area with the sniper and take
the east path, but stop before entering the open area. Lie prone near the
rock, and swing the camera around to find a soldier crouched near some boxes
- take him out and continue down the path until you reach the riverside.
Otacon will comment on how Naomi's footprints have disappeared, and an audio
flashback of Campbell's bizarre alien abduction in Sons of Liberty will play
in Snake's mind as you walk across the crop circles. Continue along this path
until it diverges into three different routes - north, south, and west. The
west path has two Haven Troopers and leads back to the river, and the south
route is optional but has some items being guarded by a Haven Trooper. After
collecting your items, continue tracking Naomi along the northeast path, but
turn off your Solid Eye from here. As Raiden mentioned earlier, the Solid
Eye's humming sound will alert enemies of your presence, and the Haven
Troopers here will become suspicious and come to investigate if you leave it
on. As you follow this path, taking out the Haven Troopers that get in your
way, there's an open area with a large tree stump in the center. Hidden
behind the tree stump is a soldier planting a claymore mine there, so wait
for him to finish up and leave before crawling down the northern route to
find some noodles, a ration, and a cement block in the ground with all of the
developers' handprints and signatures in it.
Afterwards, return to the tree stump and head northeast. As you follow this
path, knock out the Haven Troopers and normal soldiers you come across, but
occasionally flip on your night vision to spot any claymores planted in the
area - particularly around the spot where you find Naomi's shoes. Also in
this area is muna, an extremely helpful item that speeds up the rate you
recovery psyche, so be sure to grab that as well. As the path continues to
split, keep sticking to the western-most route until it begins to curve
around to the north. Follow it around and knock out the soldier patrolling
here - Otacon will call in observe that there are a lot more footprints,
which he interprets to mean that you're getting close. He happens to be
correct, because there's an entrance to a mine in this area that leads to the
heliport where Naomi was taken. Run inside to escape from this hellhole of a
maze.
002.7 - Stryker Escape
Good old Drebin shows up just in time to rescue Snake and Naomi, and his
Stryker tank plows through the areas you just visited to escape. Snake climbs
onto the roof to protect the tank from any enemies that attack, and while
this is going on you have unlimited ammo for all of your weapons and access
to the tank's mounted machine gun. Your best bet is to stick to the tank's
gun, however, since it's a great deal more powerful and you don't have to
worry about reloading. The one exception is if you're going for a non-lethal
game, in which case you'll have to use a shotgun with V-Ring ammo to take out
the soldiers and switch to the turret to destroy the Gekkos.
The first stop is at Vista Mansion, but there aren't too many real threats
here so take this opportunity to get accustomed to the gun and how it
handles. Slaughter all of the enemies that get near the tank, but if one
happens to climb on and gets too close to the turret to kill you'll have to
stop shooting and use a CQC throw to knock him out. Some advanced soldiers
wearing power suits appear from the front gate that causes Drebin to sound
concerned, but they won't give you any trouble. You can't knock them out with
V-Ring ammo, so you're just have to ignore them. With the area clear, Drebin
continues down to the Confinement Facility.
This is where the fun really begins, because now you have to fight an
onslaught of Gekkos that, unlike the advanced soldiers, can actually do some
damage and take more than a few hits to go down. You still should only use
the mounted turret and focus about ninety-nine percent of your energy on
taking out the Gekkos. With the final one percent, be sure to look behind and
around you when you catch a break in case any zombie-soldiers are able to
climb onto the tank. If you can kill them before they grab Snake, you'll be
able to continue fighting without having to stop and equip the mounted gun
again. As long as you mind your surroundings and shoot the soldiers before
they get close to the tank, though, you'll be fine. When the last of the
Gekkos are destroyed, Drebin drives down the road, plowing through enemies on
the way to the Power Station.
When Drebin stops, Otacon will tell you to "do something about that gate" but
your first priority should be to destroy the tank driving around here. It
only takes a few seconds of shooting to blow it up, and afterwards you can
focus on the gate without having to worry about too much resistance aside
from the mob of zombie-soldiers hanging around. After both sides of the gate
are junk, you'll continue towards the market as more Gekkos arrive to stop
you. Unlike before, you aren't required to destroy them all and Drebin
continues to drive, so do your best to shoot as many of them as you can to
hold them at bay. The Gekkos also don't really ram the tank as they did
before, so the Stryker shouldn't take nearly as much damage as it did the
last time - if any.
002.8 - Marketplace
Whew, well that was exciting. As a reward for surviving the tank scene, you
get to watch a much less whiney cyborg Raiden absolutely manhandle a group of
Gekkos, which is, needless to say, pretty damn cool. Afterwards, you still
have to escape from the marketplace while it's being leveled by Gekkos.
If your life gauge is low, hang around here and allow yourself to recuperate.
When you're ready, head to the left under a stone overhang behind the first
series of shops. There are Gekkos everywhere, but there are also a lot of
civilians running around, so don't bother trying to fight them. Instead, if
you have any chaff grenades, now would be the time to use them - the
scrambled computers in the Gekkos gives you an extra second to dodge by them,
which should be enough if you time it correctly.
Leave the overhang and head east, but don't take the alleyway even though it
appears to be safe - a Gekko will crash through and block your path if you
try. Hug the north wall of the market and roll past the Gekko standing on the
corner of the street. Jump over the fence to continue past the debris, and
pick up an M72A3 rocket launcher in a dead-end just after the alleyway. Wait
here until the Gekko in the street rams through the stalls to the east,
clearing a path for you in the process, and follow after it. Duck into a
small inlet on the south side of the street before the point where the Gekko
stops, and allow it to walk back west. Dodge past it and make a mad dash for
the exit. A single Gekko is blocking your path, but you can roll past it and
trigger the cinematic before it actually makes contact with you.
After that extremely hectic scene, the game gives you one more reward - the
scene shown in one of the trailers where Raiden fights Vamp. Awesome. And so
concludes Act Two.
003.0 - Act Three: Third Sun
Objectives:
- Tail a resistance member to their headquarters in Midtown North.
- Protect the van carrying the corpse of Big Boss.
003.0 - Mission Briefing
As before, you can take control of the MK.II and explore the aircraft.
Another iPod song and battery are located in the same places they were
before, so be sure to pick them up while the cinematics are playing.
003.1 - Basic Strategies
The majority of this act is spent tailing a resistance member to their
hideout, and there are two different routes they'll take depending on whether
you're playing on Big Boss Hard or any of the easier difficulties. Both
strategies are outlined here, so skip to whichever one you're looking for.
Before getting into an actual walkthrough, however, there are a few tips to
help you get through the streets without bringing too much attention to
yourself:
- First and foremost, if you have the Laughing Beauty or any other non-Snake
FaceCamo at this point, you can use it here and the PMCs won't pay any
attention to you. This makes things infinitely easier, and you can simply run
around and focus on protecting the resistance member rather than hiding from
the PMCs as well. However, if you have a weapon equipped and run (since Snake
keeps his hands in his pockets while walking) or do anything suspicious like
roll, lie prone, or kill someone, the PMCs will put whatever face your
wearing on their blacklist and attack it as well.
However, this walkthrough will take the most difficult route and assume that
the player does not have any other FaceCamos besides the Young Snake one.
- Ditch the civilian outfit you start with. Sure, it looks cool and the Young
Snake face camo is nostalgic, but it doesn't help you in any way. Because of
the curfew the city is under, PMCs will go into an alert if they spot you
wearing civilian clothes or the OctoCamo, and the trench coat does little to
blend in with the environment. On the other hand, the OctoCamo and FaceCamo
will score you anywhere from 75-99% invisibility while prone.
- Keep your distance from the resistance member you're using as a mark, about
a block if possible. After all, you have the radar to keep track of him and
he doesn't move terribly fast, so you shouldn't have any problems keeping up
with him. The reason you should hang back is if you run into any PMC trouble
that requires you to hide. If you're too close, you might spook the
resistance member and cause him to run away, or worse, get arrested. If you
stay far enough away, you'll have plenty of room to sneak around without
alerting anyone.
- Also, ignore the signal interceptor. Even Otacon mentions you can use the
Solid Eye's radar instead, and it's a lot easier to find a resistance member
as well as keep track of the PMCs when combined with the Solid Eye's night
vision.
- Don't attack PMC soldiers if you can help it. Occasionally, the resistance
member you're tracking will run into a road that's blocked off and stop - or
even be arrested - and Otacon will tell you to rescue him. Don't, more often
than not it isn't worth the risk and you can always find another resistance
member to replace him. If you absolutely must engage in a fight, use a
silenced weapon. I highly recommend sticking to the Mk2 since an unconscious
soldier won't cause the soldiers to call for backup the way a dead one will.
003.2 - Big Boss Hard
If you haven't discovered by now, compared to the other difficulties, Big
Boss Hard is, well... harder. As such, Act Three is a little more complicated
than the others, as the resistance member you end up tailing takes a much
longer route that goes through areas they won't in the easier difficulties.
003.21 - Midtown South Sector
Walk down the street a little until a cinematic plays showing a suspicious
looking character walking around. That's your resistance member, so hide
behind the parked van and wait for him to cross the street heading east.
There aren't any enemies around here, so use this time to figure out how you
plan on tracking this guy and anything else you may want to do. Meanwhile,
the resistance member is taking an unnecessarily long route but continues
east until he hits the edge of the city and turns north.
At the end of this block, your resistance member starts going west, but runs
into trouble when he spots a soldier standing at the end of the block. Otacon
tells you to give him a hand, but again, it's not worth it. Stay behind the
building and wait until the resistance member gives up and turns around to
find another route. Lean against the wall and watch as he runs past you, down
the next street south of the one he planned on going down, and up a flight of
stairs, which takes him right over the street - and PMCs - he was initially
trying to get past. At the end, he jumps onto a roof and heads west, which
leads to a ladder. After he climbs down, he'll spot a soldier patrolling the
street, so wait at the top of the ladder until he decides to take another
route. Give him enough time to get far enough away, and then follow suit.
Following this change of plans, the resistance member walks north, up a short
flight of stairs, and enters the park. As he starts to walk north, hide
behind the east statue he passes by. After running into more PMC resistance,
the resistance member runs back south, but stops by the west statue for a
bathroom break. When he's... finished, he'll head north again. This time he
climbs over the grassy hill and tries to sneak behind the two guards, but
thinks twice and decides against it. Instead, he makes the much more
intelligent decision to hurl a grenade in the park, much to Otacon's
surprise. A caution will be instated, but it isn't too difficult to lay low.
Meanwhile, you resistance member has left the park and is currently north of
the park admiring a poster of a young, pretty Japanese girl. When the caution
ends, he runs down the street and hides in one of the park's stairways while
a patrol vehicle passes by. Snake has to follow his lead, but you can just
lie prone by the wall for an easy 90% camo index and avoid the patrol. The
rest of this area should be smooth sailing without any PMCs in the way, so
tail the resistance member to Midtown Central.
003.22 - Midtown Central Sector
Crawl down the street and peak around the corner to find your friend the
resistance member gawking at another poster, the pervert. Stay out of sight
for a moment and wait for him to leave, return for a second look, and leave
again, and then follow him into the main area.
This area is extremely annoying, because you have a helicopter searchlight to
worry about on top of the PMCs - all why trying to keep track of the
resistance member. The key to making it through this area is remembering that
even though the actual searchlight may not shine on you, being within a few
feet of it will still cause the troops to go into a high alert. To avoid
this, watch as the resistance member sneaks by the soldiers, and allow the
searchlight to make a full pass before even getting close to where it's
looking. When you do make your move, be quick about it and head for the river
by taking the stairs on the west side of the square.
From the stairs, look over to the river and find your resistance member,
who's wading across to the other side to avoid another searchlight. This one
isn't as difficult to avoid, however, so allow it to make a pass to see where
it goes and follow after the resistance member, using the bridge overhang as
cover for when the searchlight passes by. There aren't any more threats in
this area, so follow the resistance member down the riverbank and into the
Northwest Sector.
003.23 - Midtown Northwest Sector
Lie down and crawl towards the resistance member as he climbs out of the
water. Hide in the shadows underneath the bridge and wait for the searchlight
to go away before heading up the stairs and taking a left to follow after the
resistance member. Unfortunately for everyone, while attempting to sneak past
some soldiers, the resistance member alerts them to his presence and is
arrested, so you'll have to eliminate the PMCs if you want to continue. The
Mk2 is the easiest way to do this, since you only have to hit them a single
time and simply wait until they fall down. If you use a lethal weapon,
there's a chance they'll escape and call for backup, and that's the opposite
of what we want. Alternatively, you can crouch in the corner or behind a car
and send out the MK.II to do your dirty work and stun the two guards.
When the resistance member is a free man and has gotten over the shock of
having been rescued, he'll continue down the street and leave through the
Northeast Sector exit. Since the enemies in this area are all unconscious,
follow after him.
003.24 - Midtown Northeast Sector
Drop down to the ground and track the resistance member as he walks down the
street and around the corner. He'll stop in front of a building and hide
behind some columns to avoid being seen by the PMCs, so follow his lead and
do the same to prevent sounding an alert. After passing by the soldiers
patrolling the area, head to Midtown North through the exit the resistance
member takes. Whew, finally an area that was nice and short for a change...
003.25 - Midtown North Sector
Hang back by the dumpsters and such when the resistance member enters the
courtyard on the west side of the alley. In a few seconds, he'll reemerge in
one of the green PMC uniforms, which allows him to walk past any of the
soldiers undetected. Unfortunately you don't have this luxury, so Snake still
has to remain hidden to avoid causing a scene.
As the resistance member walks down the main road to the northeast, take the
alleyway that heads to the west and follow the southern road in that
direction until you come across a white truck near a side street with three
soldiers standing guard at the other side. This street connects the one the
resistance member is on and he'll join the three PMCs on their patrol, so
hang around here until they get around to it.
When they finally do reach your hiding spot, the resistance member and
another PMC will head west until he comes up to a white van parked near the
truck. At this point, your resistance member will leave his partners and
cross the street to slip down an alley. Follow him, but stay in the alley
lying prone - another patrol car will drive by, and while the resistance
member will be unaffected, you'll be left with the proverbial check as the
PMCs hunt you down. When the vehicle passes by, crawl along the sidewalk,
stopping whenever you hear another vehicle coming, until you see the
resistance member duck into a dead end. After getting rid of his PMC uniform,
your resistance member will walk to the end of the street and reach the
resistance headquarters. Chase after him to end this sequence.
003.3 - Solid Normal, Naked Normal, Liquid Easy
The route the resistance member takes on the lower difficulties is much
easier to follow and skips over a few areas. There are also fewer soldiers
and vehicles patrolling the streets, which makes things much less
frustrating. Astute readers may notice that parts of this section are
identical to the ones described in Big Boss Hard, and that's because they are
and I was too lazy to rewrite them.
003.31 - Midtown South Sector
Walk down the street a little until a cinematic plays showing a suspicious
looking character walking around. That's your resistance member, so hide
behind the parked van and wait for him to cross the street heading east.
There aren't any enemies around here, so use this time to figure out how you
plan on tracking this guy and anything else you may want to do. Meanwhile,
the resistance member is taking an unnecessarily long route but continues
east until he hits the edge of the city and turns north.
At the end of this block, your resistance member starts going west, but runs
into trouble when he spots a soldier standing at the end of the block. Otacon
tells you to give him a hand, but again, it's not worth it. Stay behind the
building and wait until the resistance member gives up and turns around to
find another route. Lean against the wall and watch as he runs past you, down
the next street south of the one he planned on going down, and up a flight of
stairs, which takes him right over the street - and PMC - he was initially
trying to get through. At the end, he jumps onto a roof and heads west, which
leads to a ladder. After he climbs down, he'll spot a soldier patrolling the
street, so wait at the top of the ladder until he decides to take another
route. Give him enough time to get far enough away, and then follow suit.
Following this change of plans, the resistance member walks north, up a short
flight of stairs, and enters the park. As he starts to walk north, hide
behind the east statue he passes by. After running into more PMC resistance,
the resistance member runs back south, but stops by the west statue for a
bathroom break. When he's... finished, he'll head north again. This time he
climbs over the grassy hill and tries to sneak behind the two guards, but
thinks twice and decides against it. Instead, he makes the much more
intelligent decision to hurl a grenade in the park, much to Otacon's
surprise. A caution will be instated, but it isn't too difficult to lay low.
Meanwhile, you resistance member has left the park and is currently north of
the park admiring a poster of a young, pretty Japanese girl. When the caution
ends, he runs down the street and hides in one of the park's stairways while
a patrol vehicle passes by. Snake has to follow his lead, but you can just
lie prone by the wall for an easy 90% camo index and avoid the patrol. The
rest of this area should be smooth sailing without any PMCs in the way, so
tail the resistance member north to the next area.
003.32 - Midtown Northeast Sector
Take a left and head west to find your resistance member again - he's hiding
behind a mailbox near the crosswalk. Wait for him to cross the street and
turn the corner, and then sneak after him. There's a helicopter with a
searchlight in this area, but if you stay flush against the building's walls
and crawl along the sidewalk you should be fine. The resistance member will
make a break for his next hiding place, but don't panic and chase after him.
Again, you still have him on your radar, and in the time he takes to stop and
make sure the coast is clear you can catch up.
As the resistance member is heading north, you'll want to be sitting by the
car to the south. In trying to sneak behind two guards, he ends up kicking a
can and alerting them to his presence. The two PMCs arrest him and lead him
back south, so you'll have to rescue him if you want to continue. Using your
Mk.2, quickly fire off two rounds and knock the two of them out before they
get anywhere - the positive to using the tranquilizer gun is that you simply
need to hit them anywhere in one hit, and they won't call for backup if you
don't land a headshot.
Having just been freed, the resistance member will do one of two things. If
you're lucky, he'll run up the stairs and hide there before continuing
towards the hideout. If not, he'll run back to the main area and be caught by
all of the guards patrolling there. Should he be arrested again, don't bother
saving him - not only doesn't he deserve it, but another resistance member
will arrive shortly to replace him. From here, follow the resistance member
northwest and head through to the next area.
003.33 - Midtown North Sector
Hang back by the dumpsters and such when the resistance member enters the
courtyard on the west side of the alley. In a few seconds, he'll reemerge in
one of the green PMC uniforms, which allows him to walk past any of the
soldiers undetected. Unfortunately you don't have this luxury, so Snake still
has to remain hidden to avoid causing a scene.
As the resistance member walks down the main road to the northeast, take the
alleyway that heads to the west and follow the southern road in that
direction until you come across a white truck near a side street with three
soldiers standing guard at the other side. This street connects the one the
resistance member is on and he'll join the three PMCs on their patrol, so
hang here until they get around to it.
When they finally do reach your hiding spot, the resistance member and two
PMCs will head west until he comes up to a white van parked near the truck.
At this point, your resistance member will leave his partners and cross the
street to slip down an alley. Follow him, but stay in the alley lying prone -
another patrol car will drive by, and while the resistance member will be
unaffected, you'll be left with the proverbial check as the PMCs hunt you
down. When the vehicle passes by, crawl along the sidewalk, stopping whenever
you hear another vehicle coming, until you see the resistance member duck
into a dead end. After getting rid of his PMC uniform, your resistance member
will walk to the end of the street and reach the resistance headquarters.
003.4 - Motorcycle Chase
This section is either extremely fun or devastatingly difficult depending on
if you're going for a no-kill game to earn any of the better rankings.
Remember that you can switch to auto-aiming by pressing the Square button,
and you can hide behind EVA by pressing Triangle.
If you aren't going for a non-lethal game, play this section the same way you
did the tank scene at the end of Act Two. Any weapons you can use have
unlimited ammo during this sequence, so pick a machine gun with a large clip,
hold L1 and R1 down, and shoot anything that moves - besides the black van,
of course. In the later parts of the scene, focus more on the Haven Troopers
than on Raging Raven since the Troopers are more likely to wipe the floor
with you, but overall you shouldn't have too much trouble staying alive
through to the boss fight.
Non-lethal games are a bit trickier, and this is much more difficult than the
scene in Act Two, as most of the threats you had to be concerned about were
machines. The motorcycle chase is the opposite - Raging Raven's sliders are
the least of your worries, whereas the Haven Troopers and patrol vehicles
that roam the streets will quickly knock down your life gauge if left
unchecked. At the same time, your wimpy Mk2 doesn't nearly shoot quick enough
to be effective, and the only shotgun you can equip is the Twin Barrel, which
must be reloaded after every shot. Because neither of those weapons are very
good for crowd control, you'll want to have your Stun Grenades equipped for
when the motorcycle stops or large groups of Haven Troopers get together as
well.
With the non-lethal run, this is all about limiting the damage rather than
clearing every area. In particular, you'll want to focus on the three patrol
vehicles that show up after Raging Raven appears, as they can easily take
away half of your life on The Boss Extreme and Big Boss Hard. If you can take
cover behind EVA and shoot the gunners without getting hit, you'll stand a
good chance of making it through in one piece even if your Twin Barrel is
only able to take out one in every five or six Haven Troopers.
The reward for surviving the motorcycle sequence is a fairly arduous battle
with Raging Raven. Wonderful.
003.5 - Echo's Beacon
Boss: Raging Raven
Raging Raven is a fairly annoying boss to fight because you spend the
majority of the time sitting around waiting for an opportunity to attack. The
tower the battle takes place in has four or five stories, but you'll want to
stay exclusively on the highest level at all times. Since you begin on the
ground floor, this means immediately running up - after you've picked up any
items you can find, of course. Otherwise, Raven will crash through the walls
and throw quick attacks that inflict quite a bit of damage, and there aren't
very many great places to hide and consistently avoid her since she attacks
from all directions.
Once at the top, equip any rifle with a scope, I recommend the M14 or SVD,
and crouch down just inside of the doorway that leads outside. Raging Raven
and her Sliders will be flying around, and it's extremely difficult to pick
them off since they're constantly moving, but it gets easier once you figure
out how far ahead you have to shoot to register a hit. If Raging Raven is out
of sight, start destroying a few of the Sliders. Raven will get angry and
eventually make her appearance.
After sitting around for a few minutes without being able to get a clear
shot, you may be tempted to venture outside and be more aggressive. However,
doing this will prove to be fatal, as before you get a chance to pinpoint
Raven's location she'll launch missiles and knock you around - possibly
completely off the tower. It's a real pain, but you're much more likely to
come out in one piece if you stay in the doorway - there's only one direction
attacks can come from, and you can use the inside of the room as cover. When
Raven appears in front of you, quickly take aim and shoot her out of the air
before ducking back inside and avoiding her attack.
Finally, if you call Otacon, he'll figure out that Raven's weapon will
overheat if she uses it too much, that she forgets to let it cool down when
she gets angry, and that she gets angry when Snake destroys her Sliders. If
you're willing to use the extra ammo, considering take shots at the Sliders
and send Raven into a blind rage, causing her to lose the use of her weapon
for a short time. When this happens, Raven will set down on a rooftop, giving
you an easy shot.
Boss: Raging Beauty
This boss is identical to the previous Beauty, so there isn't much else to
say that hasn't already been said. Like Octopus before her, Raven will lumber
over to you and attempt to grab you, but she's easy enough to avoid simply by
backing up. Be sure not to back yourself into a corner and fire your Mk2 or
another weapon to take her down. Raven and the other Beauties have a nasty
habit of being able to dodge some of your shots, but don't be discouraged -
simply continue aiming for her chest and you'll eventually get your hits in.
After defeating the Raging Beauty, Snake will earn Raven's MGL-140 grenade
launcher and the Raging Beauty FaceCamo if you defeated her using non-lethal
tactics. Fortunately, the boss battle marks the end of Act Three, so you
don't have to worry about chasing after anyone like in the previous act. If
you defeating Raging Raven using non-lethal tactics, her doll will be located
at the top of the tower, so be sure to grab it before finishing off Raging
Beauty.
004.0 - Act Four: Twin Suns
Objectives:
- Locate Metal Gear Rex in the underground base of Shadow Moses.
- Escape from the base.
004.0 - Heliport (1998)
It turns out that one of Snake's flashbacks is actually playable, so you get
to take control of Solid Snake from his MGS1 days. From behind the storage
container, run to the right and hide behind the second container on the snowy
hill. A genome soldier will walk by and looking around, so wait here until he
continues down the row before making your way to the actual building. Wait
for the surveillance camera to look away before stepping in front of it,
because Snake will pause and exclaim, "A surveillance camera!?" while it
continues to survey the area in front of it.
Afterwards, run up the stairs near the camera and lean against the left wall
to see if the other genome soldier is in the area. If he is, wait on the
staircase until he heads back to the left side of the building - otherwise,
make a break for the ventilation shaft on the ground and crawl through. Once
inside the Shadow Moses facility, the flashback will end and Otacon will wake
Snake up.
004.1 - Snowfield and Heliport
As Old Snake in 2008, check the area you begin in for some ammo before
heading west through the narrow neck of the area. As you appear in the second
half of the snowfield, turn on the Solid Eye's night vision to see what's
going on - Snake is standing on a ridge above the main area where a Gekko is
patrolling. Pick up the ammo at the end and slide down the bank and lie prone
to avoid being seen. Crawl along the northern wall, but keep an eye on where
the Gekko is, as it turns around and backtracks a few times. At the exit,
wait for the Gekko to begin heading east and leave through the bottleneck
area as a familiar Metal Gear theme, The Best Is Yet To Come, begins to play
in the background.
This path leads to the heliport as it appears in modern times - ruins, long
abandoned and left to freeze over. There aren't any enemies here, so feel
free to look around, picking up any items you can find. In particular, there
are still chaff grenades on the helipad, which may actually come in handy
later on, and a ration behind the storage containers against the east wall.
However, there are some new items as well, including various grenades and RPG
ammo in the storage sheds on the west side of the heliport. You can also
check out the familiar areas like the elevator for some audio flashbacks,
which score you a thousand Drebin Points each. Lastly, your old weapon, the
Mk.23, is under the truck just in front of the main entrance.
Otacon mentions that the front door of the tank hanger is open, but a true
Metal Gear Solid fan knows that the second floor ventilation shaft is the
only real way to enter Shadow Moses. Besides, you'll avoid a great deal of
grief if you do, so take the extra second to climb the stairs and crawl
around - you even get to listen the introduction of "MacDonald Miller" from
the original game.
004.2 - Tank Hanger and Canyon
Once inside, crawl to the right and follow this path all the way to the end -
you can stop and look out the handful of grates you pass by if you'd like,
and you'll find another song for your iPod at the end. The ladder that allows
you to climb down has long been destroyed, but Snake can slide out and hang
from the vent. Make sure the catwalk here is clear and drop down.
The genome soldiers previously patrolling the tank hanger during your last
visit have been replaced by Scarabs - god-awful little creatures that jump
around and shoot at you. They normally wouldn't be a problem, as you saw EVA
deal with a few of them earlier, but Scarabs roam in packs - dozens in a
single area. You're free to check out the adjacent rooms in the hanger to
find some items, but it really isn't worth the trouble. Besides, the canyon
entrance is directly below you, so hop over the railing, drop down, and sneak
out of here before a Scarab spots you.
In the canyon, Grey Fox's introduction will play in Snake's mind, and you can
check out the southeast corner for some RPG rounds and 5.56 x 45mm ammo. The
area initially appears to be empty, but upon closer inspection you'll see two
dormant Gekkos - one on either side of the canyon - though on the higher
difficulties they're both active. If you begin to get too close to one,
Otacon will comment on how he thinks the drives must be shot, but if you get
any closer the machine will spring to life and start patrolling the area, so
be careful. If you remain prone you'll be camouflaged enough to avoid being
seen, so grab the items and head inside the nuclear storage facility.
004.3 - Nuclear Warhead Storage Building
Fortunately, this facility is deserted of both humans and machines, and as a
bonus you can use your weapons here without any pesky Russian women getting
on your case. Otacon will call and tell you to head through the door at the
far north end, and the two will reminisce about using the secret passage in
the commander's office. On your way to the back, jump in the back of the
truck and pick up the FIM-92A missile launcher, as well as any of the other
boxes of ammo lying around. Afterwards, head over to the door and attempt to
open it using the switch on the right, only to discover that it's locked.
Otacon will call again and suggest that you go to his old office and login
there to open the door and check the records of what's been going on at the
base lately. He also gives you the password to his computer - 48273.
Climb up the stairs to the second floor and head over to the elevator. Otacon
will ring in to say he powered the generator, so it should be enough to let
you ride it. Everything turns out to work smoothly for a change, because the
elevator comes up and brings Snake down to the B2 basement without any
problems. When you step out, Otacon suggests that you head down the main
hallway, but you can use the side office instead to find some items. About
halfway through Snake and Otacon will discuss destroying the electrified
floor's switchboard with the Nikita missile launcher, and Otacon will make a
comment about how it looks like the switchboard could still be activated if
the current was turned back on. Hmm, sounds like a tidbit of information
worth remembering.
At the end of the offices, pick up the iPod song and crawl under the desk to
reach the main hallway. From here, head east down the corridor where Grey Fox
slaughtered the soldiers to reach Otacon's office. As with most of the other
rooms, this one is empty but has plenty of items to pick up, but first Otacon
asks you to enter the password he gave Snake earlier. If you can't remember
it and are somehow too lazy to scroll up two paragraphs, it's "48273". Not
that it really matters, since even if you get it wrong Otacon will remember
for you - but only after cracking a joke about Snake's memory. However, there
are a few tricks here - entering the codes "78925" or "13462" will score you
new iPod songs, and the code "14893" will earn you one hundred thousand
Drebin Points!
Once the cinematic ends, Otacon will tell you that the door should be
unlocked and to return to the first floor. Do that, but grab all of the ammo
and health items in the office first. As Snake just begins to step on the
electrified floor, a Gekko will crash through the ceiling and begin
patrolling the area. If only there was a way to turn the floor's current back
on...
Hang back in the non-electrified hallway and activate the MK.III. Send it
across the hallway and under the desk leading into the offices where the
switchboard is after the Gekkos walks up the main hallway. Once there, press
the action button and the MK.III will activate the current, destroying the
Gekko. Afterwards, you can casually walk down the hall and take the elevator
back up. Of course, if you don't want to use the MK.III for whatever reason,
Snake can always crawl under the desk and simply avoid the Gekko - just be
sure to wait for it to be at the far end of the hallway before calling the
elevator down.
Back in the warhead room, jump over the railing and drop down to the first
floor. The MK.III will begin opening the door, but another Gekko will appear
- having taken the elevator, no less - to search for you. The amount of time
it takes to open the door varies between difficulties, but Snake must
distract the Gekko and protect the MK.III for however long the timer reads.
This is actually pretty easy to do, and there are ways to do so with and
without raising an alert. Before the Gekko shows up, if you plant several C4
charges in the far corner of the room opposite of the MK.III, you can set
them off whenever the Gekko gets close to the door to distract it. Not only
will you draw its attention away from the MK.III, but the Gekko will go over
to the spot where the C4 went off to investigate, running off thirty seconds
to a full minute each time. Just remember to space the C4 charges far enough
apart that detonating one won't take the others with it (thanks to Ricky
Williams for this idea).
Alternatively, if you don't mind going into an alert and don't feel like
buying C4 from Drebin, run over to the southwest corner and find a machine
gun with ammo you don't use very often. From here, shoot the Gekko to draw
its attention to Snake and away from the MK.III, and simply run circles
around the warheads until time expires. Should the Gekko get bored and wander
over to the north door, shoot it some more and lead it back. At the end, you
can knock its legs away to give you enough time to escape.
As a side note, when playing a speed run, if you're using a save file that's
already completed the game once, you can use the rail gun to immediately
destroy the Gekko. After it explodes, the MK.III will automatically finish
opening the door, so you can finish this area in about seven seconds instead
of the three to five minutes it would take otherwise.
004.4 - Snowfield and Communications Tower
Before going anywhere, lie down and allow your life gauge and psyche to
rejuvenate. You'll also want to unequip the Solid Eye to recharge its battery
and pick up the items sitting on the platform and inside the storage shed
here. Afterwards, head jump down to the snowfield below to fight the boss,
Crying Wolf.
Boss: Crying Wolf
As soon as you take control again, you're going to want to figure out what's
going on, so find a place to hide. There's a truck parked just north of the
fallen tree, so run over and crawl under that - there's also a ration sitting
there. Now that you're safe for the time being, let's figure out how to
approach this boss.
There are a few key issues that make this fight incredibly unbalanced, and
not in Snake's favor. For one, there's a blizzard going on, making visibility
all but zero without the Solid Eye's night vision. On top of that, you also
have to deal with a team of Haven Troopers patrolling the area along with
Crying Wolf herself - and unlike the Troopers in the research lab before
Laughing Octopus, new Haven Troopers arrive to replace any of the ones you
eliminate.
And then there's the actual boss you're fighting. Crying Wolf is wearing
armor that prevents body heat from escaping, so you can only see small parts
of her body using the Solid Eye's night vision. She also takes on a few
characteristics of wolves, so she's extremely quick and can track you by your
scent if Snake is downwind. If she finds Snake out in the open, she'll pounce
on him and shoot her rail gun.
The obvious strategy here is to stay safely under the truck and shoot at
Crying Wolf when she shows up. While this does work to an extent, it's
extraordinarily time consuming since it may take Crying Wolf several minutes
to wander into range. She may not even show up at all, and you'll just waste
time and effort trying to take her out this way. As long as you keep the
night vision on and stay upwind, you'll stand a good chance of catching
Crying Wolf by surprise. If you can't find her, figure out which way the wind
is blowing and make sure you aren't downwind, and if you are, move. That will
accomplish two goals - searching the area for Crying Wolf and not dying. As
for the Haven Troopers, ignore them unless they pick a fight with you, in
which case quickly blast them and try not to lose sight of Wolf.
As for actually attacking, you only want to fight this battle at a distance.
Once you get within pouncing range, the advantage goes to Crying Wolf, so use
a long-range weapon with a scope to fight. You'll want to make every shot
count anyway, since you can only inflict damage by hitting her exposed body,
which only appears when she's preparing to fire the rail gun. However,
actually finding Crying Wolf is about three-quarters of the battle, so once
you've figured out where she is you'll have an easier time hunting her down
each time after.
With this in mind, Crying Wolf is always somewhere on the opposite side of
the Communications Tower in the beginning, so head in that direction and try
to find her. As you pass the Towers, crawl and use the camera to search every
possible area to find Wolf before she finds you. Once you've spotted her,
check to make sure there aren't any Haven Troopers who will hear your shot,
and pick her off with the SVD or Mosin Nagant. Afterwards, when she runs
away, you'll have a general idea of where she is, so it's much easier to
track her down.
At its very core, this battle is still sniper against sniper. The only
difference is that your opponent is much larger and has a more powerful
weapon. Still, this fight is all about anticipating your enemy's next move
and thinking strategically to avoid leaving yourself vulnerable.
Once you've taken down Crying Wolf, she becomes Crying Beauty.
Boss: Crying Beauty
As with all of the Beauties, Wolf slowly stumbles around and attempts to grab
you. If she does, her bear hug will cause some damage until you're able to
wiggle free, so be sure to keep your distance as always. By now you should be
a pro at taking these ladies down, so whatever you've been doing, do it
again.
004.5 - Blast Furnace and Casting Facility
Luckily, the blast furnace has long been turned off so you don't have to
worry about being burned or warming any keys, but there are quite a few
Scarabs in here that will give you problems.
From the entrance to the blast furnace, head west along the first catwalk and
hug the wall to shimmy across the narrow ledge. Once on the other side, run
down the stairs and check the door in the northeast corner. It's locked, of
course, but Otacon tells you that the other exit here - the one in the
northwest corner - should be accessible. Turn around and head back up to the
third floor, and then drop down from the catwalk to the ground level,
avoiding the Scarabs in the process. Open the elevator and take it down to
the B5 basement. If you're having trouble, use a chaff grenade to throw them
off.
Once inside the casting facility, stay inside the elevator to avoid being
seen by the Gekko. When it turns around, follow the south wall east and make
your way straight up, but cross back over to the western side of the room
before entering the northern portion of the casting facility - just be aware
of where the Gekko is while you're doing this. On more difficult games,
there's a second Gekko on the east side, but it shouldn't change the way you
play this section.
In the northern half, not only are there more Gekkos, but now there are teams
of Scarabs patrolling the area, which complicates things even more. Stay on
the west side of the facility and slowly make your way north, using the
various mechanical equipment lying around as cover from the Gekkos. Near the
end on this side are three Scarabs patrolling around a small strip, one you
need to pass by to reach the exit. Wait for them to finish scanning the west
wall and being rolling to the other end, and quickly run across and dive
behind a large piece of equipment with a ration between it and the wall. From
here, all that's left to do is cross back over to the eastern side without
being seen by the Gekko in the center. Wait for it to walk south and climb
onto the conveyor belts, but make sure the Scarabs on the other side don't
see you either. When they're facing away, jump down and run to the exit.
Climb down the ladder and exit through the door leading to the underground
base.
004.6 - Underground Base and Supply Tunnel
Run to the end of the hallway and crawl through the broken gate to reach the
room on the other side. This room should look familiar, but now it's invested
with more Scarabs and ravens. There's a single Scarab that rolls along the
catwalk, so follow well behind and wait for it to investigate the right side
away from the entrance to Rex's holding area. Once the coast is clear, run up
and duck under the Gekko on the wall to avoid being seen. Keep in mind that
the door leading to the elevator won't open if you're in an alert phase, and
there's an endless swarm of Scarabs if you are. If the scene is quiet, enter
the underground base and prepare to fight Liquid's second-in-command, Vamp.
Boss: Vamp
This battle is actually a lot easier than when Raiden and Vamp went at it in
the Big Shell. However, this fight has a gimmick, but we'll get to that
later.
Vamp's attacks are pretty standard by now - he's extremely agile and loves to
throw knives at you. Besides that, Vamp also has a powerful melee combo that
he'll use after leaping or running up to you. Overall, though, this battle
isn't too tough, mainly because Vamp doesn't bother dodging your gunshots
anymore. In fact, as he's charging at you, use the opportunity to unload an
entire clip on him and knock away large chunks of his life at a time.
Of course, it's hard to imagine Vamp kicking the bucket so easily, but this
time he doesn't revive in a cinematic. Instead, as Otacon is celebrating,
Vamp gets back up and starts fighting again, leaving Snake to try and figure
out a way to stop him for good.
If you remember back to Act Two, Naomi told Snake that Vamp is immortal
because his nanomachines are designed to immediately repair any injury he
receives. Therefore, logically, if there was a way to suppress his
nanomachines, Vamp wouldn't be able to regenerate. If only Snake was carrying
an item that suppressed nanomachines...
Luckily, Snake happens to have an item that serves just that purpose - the
syringes Naomi gave him that he's been jabbing into his neck for the past
three acts. Equip the syringes as an item and begin fighting Vamp again, only
this time your goal is to get close enough to put him in a CQC choke hold,
whether this means "killing" Vamp and waiting for him to get up or charging
him after he knocks Snake to the ground. Either way, once he's in Snake's
grip, pump him full of the stuff. Vamp's life gauge will plummet to zero, and
this part of the boss fight ends.
NOTE: If you're going for a no-kill game, using lethal weapons on Vamp won't
count as a kill since using the syringe is what actually does him in. And if
you want to get technical about it, Snake isn't even the one who finally
kills Vamp anyway.
Boss: Suicide Gekkos
Raiden shows up to settle the score with Vamp once and for all, and it's up
to Snake to keep the kamikaze Gekkos from detonating themselves and killing
everyone. Fortunately, Crying Wolf's rail gun packs enough of a punch to
destroy a Gekko in a single shot, but only once it's been fully charged. To
charge the rail gun, hold R1 while in aiming mode and wait for the tiny meter
below the weapon icon to reach one hundred percent. Once it does, find the
nearest Gekko and destroy it. To avoid taking damage, stay under Rex near the
corner, but move away when Otacon says, "They're coming from above - watch
out Snake!" because a Gekko will attempt to sneak up from behind you there.
You have to destroy about twenty Gekkos, but this isn't very difficult to
accomplish. Again, as long as you use Rex for cover the majority of the Gekko
attacks will miss you completely. When Raiden finishes off Vamp for good, the
battle ends.
004.7 - Escape from the Underground Base
Snake has been in this situation before - escaping from the underground base
beneath Shadow Moses before everything explodes around him. What's different
this time around is that before, Snake wasn't piloting Metal Gear Rex. Oh
baby...
For the first time in the series' history, the protagonist finally gets to
control a Metal Gear, and you've got the best of the best with Rex.
Rex has three attacks you can use - the Gatling gun, AT missiles, and the FE
Laser that are used like any other weapon - as well as a charge by pressing X
and a kicking combo that can be used by pressing R1 when not aiming.
The Gekkos really don't stand a chance against Rex, but this area can become
problematic because the Gekkos explode after being destroyed. While the
machine gun rounds will gradually reduce Rex's life gauge, being near a Gekko
when it explodes will knock chunks of life away. To avoid this, you have two
options - either use the machine gun to destroy the Gekkos from a distance
and wait until after they explode to continue, or rapidly charge through them
and get past before they explode. Both strategies will work fine, so pick
whichever you'd like to get through.
Overall, Rex is durable enough to take the Gekkos on, and five minutes is
actually more than enough time to reach the end. In fact, you may even want
to consider sticking around for a while killing the endless swarm of Gekkos
to earn more Drebin Points. When either time or Rex's life gauge is expiring,
head for the exit and prepare for the final battle in this act.
Boss: Metal Gear Ray
And I bet you thought it wasn't going to get any more exciting than crashing
through hundreds of Gekkos in Rex, didn't you?
It turns out that even though Ray was designed to wipe the floor with other
Metal Gears, it doesn't really stand a chance against Rex. Along with the
Gatling gun and melee attacks, you also have access to Rex's FE Laser and AT
Missiles, which you can use by cycling through your items using R2.
Personally, I find it easiest just to stick to Rex's kicking combo followed
by a special attack you can use by pressing Triangle when you're near Ray.
However, keep the missiles equipped to stop Ray from charging at you and use
the Gatling gun to destroy Ray's missiles, so you'll end up mixing and
matching to find what works for a given situation. I would advise not using
the FE Laser at all, though, because it takes too long to charge up and you
leave yourself open to attack.
On the other hand, Ray has also kept most of its attacks from Sons of
Liberty, including the water cannon and the hailstorm of missiles. It only
attempts to use these attacks, however, when you give Ray enough time and
space to stop fighting. If you continue to attack it, you'll reduce Ray's
arsenal of attacks to simply charging and tackling Rex.
The key to winning this battle is to stay as close to Ray as possible.
Ocelot's Ray is much more agile than the lumbering Rex, but if you can keep
the distance between the two Metal Gears at a minimum, that advantage goes
right out the window. Rex also has an advantage due to all of the buildings
and machinery in the port, which prevents Ray from attacking at long ranges.
Ray's charging combo can cause quite a bit of damage, but as mentioned
before, you can either dodge out of the way or use the AT missiles to stop it
from connecting.
Overall, though this is easily one of the most memorable boss battles in the
game, it isn't a very difficult one. Enjoy beating up on Ray and admire the
animations, and prepare for the fifth and final act.
005.0 - Act Five: Old Sun
Objectives:
- Reach GW's server and upload FoxAlive.
- Defeat Liquid Ocelot.
005.1 - Ship's Bow
This area seems pretty insane at first, but it really isn't that bad. A
caution is automatically instated as soon as you take control, and dozens of
Haven Troopers and Gekkos are aggressively patrolling both levels. The key to
getting through this area in one piece is to remain cool and, despite your
possible first inclination to panic and shoot everything in sight, stick to
stealth.
When you take control, equip the Mk2 and crawl to the eastern side of the
ship, which is the left in this case since you're facing south. Crawl down
the path here and shoot the two Haven Troopers that begin walking towards
you. If you can, aim for the one behind the other to avoid her partner from
getting suspicious. Once they've both been knocked out, continue down the
side of the ship. Another pair of Haven Troopers jump down from the second
floor in front of you, so take them out as well.
Keep heading down this path until you reach the two Haven Troopers' bodies.
Another Trooper will begin walking in Snake's direction, and they may become
suspicious if they see the bodies lying around. Quickly knock her out with a
headshot, and wait here for a moment. Two more Troopers are patrolling this
area, but you can wait for them to walk away and sneak by. As you approach
your last victim's body, another Haven Trooper be show up farther down -
knock her out, too.
Here's where the trouble can begin if you slip up. A Gekko is roaming around
the south end of the bow - directly in front of the porthole you need to
enter. We can worry about that later, however, as the task at the moment is
to simply reach the exit first. There are some crates and a large cylindrical
tank labeled "R1" in front of you, so stand up and hug the tank to squeeze
between them and avoid entering the main area where the Gekko is. Once on the
other side, begin crawling south again, but keep an eye on your radar for any
hostile blips. Two more Haven Troopers will jump down from the second floor,
so keep your Mk2 on hand and take them out.
From here it's a straight run to the exit, but there's a catch. The door you
need to go through is airtight, and you have to turn the handle several times
before it opens. This can create problems if you've set off an alert, as you
probably won't have the time to open it before being attacked.
With this in mind, crawl around the corner and hide behind a crate east of
the door. A second Gekko will jump down directly in front of the door, but
Mei Ling comes through when it counts, and one of her ship's canons hits the
Gekko, destroying it. With that out of the way, wait for the remaining Gekko
to walk away, and then quickly run over and open the door. Once inside, grab
all of the items and enter the elevator.
005.2 - Command Center
Grab the ammo around in the first room before heading through the door and
triggering the cinematic. When you regain control, eliminate any Haven
Troopers you can see, but at the same time make your way out of the center
circle. Otacon tells you to protect Meryl, but none of the Haven Troopers
even give her a second thought so don't bother with it. Besides, it's
impossible to stay next to her because enemies attack from all directions and
on both the first and second floors.
Instead, run to the highest level behind the last row of computers and hide
in the entrance to this area, where you'll benefit from the cover it provides
on top of preventing anyone from shooting you in the back. From here, look
down stairway to your left and use the Solid Eye to keep an eye on the Haven
Troopers' positions. As they run up the stairs to meet you, knock them out
with the Mk2. Occasionally one of the Haven Troopers will come at you from
the side, but you should be able to see this on the radar and be prepared for
it.
Following the first wave of attacks, more Troopers will appear on the balcony
above and attack from a distance, so continue to remain crouched in the
doorway and pick them off one by one with the SVD or Mosin Nagant. The
Troopers here mainly stand around, taking cover behind the glass railing, so
this should end up being the easiest part of the fight.
When the Haven Troopers on the balcony are wiped out, another small team puts
up one final stand against you, jumping down from the second floor. Make sure
you have full health and psyche, and knock them out and get ready for the
boss.
Boss: Screaming Mantis
Fans of the original Metal Gear Solid should find this boss familiar, as it's
basically a watered down version of Psycho Mantis. Screaming Mantis, however,
only uses her powers to control people's action, so you don't have to worry
about dodging objects or having to switch controller ports to prevent Mantis
from reading your mind.
That being said, this fight is still a gimmick, so once you figure out how to
attack it doesn't prove to be much of a challenge.
When you first take control, Meryl and some Haven Troopers will be under
Mantis' control, so run from the center area and use the computers for cover.
If you attempt to shoot her, you'll notice that the crosshairs won't focus on
Mantis. Give Otacon a call - as before, the good doctor reasons his way to an
epiphany. Assuming Mantis doesn't actually have telekinetic powers, she must
be doing something to manipulate people's nanomachines to control them, so
you'll need something that suppresses nanomachines if you want to make this
more than a one-sided fight. With that in mind, equip your syringes and jab
yourself in the neck with one and you'll see the strings around your body
disappear.
Now you can actually begin fighting her, but before you do, let's even up the
sides a bit. Stand near one of the columns at the top of the stairs, equip
the Solid Eye's night vision, and pick off the six or seven Haven Troopers
and Meryl with your Mk2 or Mosin Nagant. Now that Mantis' goons are out of
the way, let's focus on the boss herself.
Once again, however, you have to pause for a minute, because none of your
attacks appear to be doing any damage. However, if any of your stray shots
happen to hit her Psycho Mantis doll hanging on her right side, you'll notice
that she hunches over in pain. Any sign of pain is a good sign, so focus all
of your shots at that doll. Since Mantis doesn't attack for herself, she'll
attempt to revive some of the Haven Troopers and send them your way, but for
the time being they aren't too aggressive. Strafe around the computers and
continue shooting the Mantis doll until the mid-battle cinematic plays. As a
side note, the amount of times you have to hit the Psycho Mantis doll is set,
so using the RPG-7 isn't any more effective than using a pistol. Personally,
I find the M4 to be the easiest weapon to use.
After three or four hits to her doll, Meryl gets dragged back into the
equation, and unlike the Haven Troopers, you should actually care about
keeping her alive. Screaming Mantis will use Meryl as a human shield while
having her shoot at you, so when she floats by you, put Meryl in a CQC hold
and inject her with one of your syringes. This will release her from Mantis'
control and get her out of the way, allowing you to fight without worrying
about accidentally killing an ally. Without having Meryl as a distraction,
knock out any Haven Troopers that have been taken over again before
continuing to attack her Psycho Mantis doll. Following another half-dozen
hits, another short cinematic will play.
Screaming Mantis takes another leaf out of Psycho Mantis' book and orders
Meryl to commit suicide. If you're close by, you can run up and inject her
with another syringe, but otherwise stay behind cover and shoot her with the
Mk2. Without Meryl, Mantis finally throws everything she has at Snake,
aggressively ordering her Haven Trooper pawns to attack, and uses others as
human shields for the doll. This still isn't too much of a problem, since
most of the Troopers should still be knocked out. Knock out any of the ones
that aren't, and continue shooting the doll. Mantis may also throw her
spinning blades at you, which can do quite a bit of damage. You'll know to
prepare for this attack when Mantis says, "Take this!", but instead of trying
to avoid them, do everything possible to hit the Psycho Mantis doll, which
will stop the attack.
After six or so more hits, the doll it will break from the string and fall to
the ground, so immediately run over and grab it. As a side note, if you'd
like a bonus item, shoot the Sorrow doll on Mantis' left side until it falls
down as well. The Sorrow doll acts the same way as the Mantis one, but now
you have control over dead guys. Sweet.
Psycho Mantis doll in hand, give Screaming Mantis a dose of her own medicine
and fire a nanomachine-controlling blast her way - you can do this by
equipping the doll from the weapons menu and using it like any other weapon.
Once Snake has her under his control, the game will tell you to shake the
controller to fling Screaming Mantis around. Make sure to use long, overly
dramatic shakes to inflict damage, and continue this until she kicks the
bucket.
Boss: Screaming Beauty
Yawn - these are getting a little tedious, aren't they? As with the others,
Screaming Beauty will drudge over in her zombie state and attempt to grab
you. Don't let her, and shoot her with the Mk.2 to knock her out. Just be
glad there are only four of them...
Also, if you defeated Screaming Mantis using non-lethal tactics, her doll can
be found in the north corridor on the lower level of the computer room. To
register a non-lethal kill, you must hit the doll with the Mk2 or another
non-lethal weapon - using the Mantis doll on Screaming Mantis herself has no
effect whatsoever.
005.3 - Missile Hangar
The missile hanger is void of any soldiers, but instead they've been replaced
by Scarabs - an infinite number of them. If you have any chaff grenades, use
them here to confuse the little monsters - you'll only need one to make it
through. Besides that, however, don't spend a considerable amount of time
fighting. Run roll down the catwalk and through the army of Scarabs, only
stopping to shoot if one of them knocks you down.
After pushing through the final line of Scarabs, Snake must trudge through
the corridor that's blasting radiation. At first, Snake simply walks down the
hall, but eventually his weakened body begins to break down and he's reduced
to crawling to the end. There's a time limit here, though not displayed, so
tap Triangle as quickly as you can to inch forward and reach the door at the
end. This tapping sequence isn't as bad as the torture scenes in the original
Metal Gear Solid or Sons of Liberty, so you only need to tap fast enough to
keep the Triangle-button icon from appearing on the screen. As you get closer
to the exit, you will have to tap faster to keep Snake going, however.
Once you reach the exit, a cinematic will play showing the MK.III uploading
FoxAlive, and eventually you'll face the final challenge, the big boss man
himself, Liquid Ocelot.
005.4 - Ship Exterior
Boss: Liquid Ocelot
True to the character, Liquid just refuses to bite the dust, and this battle
is broken up into four different versions. The main idea is pretty much the
same, though, and involves fighting Liquid one-on-one with only your CQC
abilities as a weapon.
In terms of fighting, Snake has two attacks - his normal punching combo and a
stronger punch that will knock Liquid down in one hit. To perform the regular
combo, simply press R1. To use Snake's strong attack, hold L1 and press R1.
As a bonus, holding L1 will also block some of Liquid's weaker punches.
- Round One: Liquid Snake -
This portion of the fight is a mirror of the fight on top of Rex in the
original Metal Gear Solid - Snake and Liquid even move and control the same
as they did in the 1998 version. Liquid mainly uses his headbutting attack,
but he also has a pretty good punching combo you have to watch out for. When
it comes to offensive, stay just far enough way to avoid Liquid's charge, and
then quickly lunge forward and strike with a strong punch before he can
recover. Avoid getting stuck in the corner, and use the columns sticking out
of the ship for protection if you need to escape from Liquid. If you get too
close to Liquid, use the regular combo to prevent him from attacking - you
may also potentially land a few hits as a bonus. The weak punches may not do
much damage, but the roundhouse kick that ends the combo certainly does.
With only about an eighth of his life remaining, Liquid Snake transforms in
Liquid Ocelot, and it's time for Round Two.
- Round Two: Liquid Ocelot -
The rejuvenated Ocelot is easily the most difficult of the four variations,
and he now has a lunging punch that's absolutely devastating if it connects.
The key in this round is avoiding Ocelot's lunging punch. As mentioned, it
destroys you, and you may not be able to keep up with Ocelot long enough to
drain his life gauge if you fall far behind early on. However, you'll always
know when Ocelot is preparing to use his lunging punch, as he dramatically
winds up and shouts, "Take this!"
However, attacking becomes pretty obvious. Liquid Ocelot leaves himself wide
open after he throws everything at you in his lunging punch. When you see him
winding up, back up or dodge out of the way and wait for him to finish his
attack. Afterwards, charge forward to catch him off guard and throw a strong
punch to knock him down. Keep this up and remain on the defense - only
attacking when the opportunity arises - to win this round.
- Round Three: Revolver Ocelot -
Realizing he's on the receiving end of a beatdown, Ocelot shakes away the
last remnants of Liquid and resorts to using the CQC he picked up from Big
Boss back in the sixties. Here, Ocelot has an unblockable CQC combo that ends
with a head smash, and even though he'll probably get more hits in and it
will look like you're getting destroyed, most of his attacks inflict minimal
damage. His only attack that you should watch out for involves putting Snake
in a headlock and choking him, but the only time I've ever been caught in one
is when he blocked my strong punch. Fortunately, it's not nearly as painful
as his lunging punch.
Offensively, Snake finally evens the odds by using his own CQC abilities.
With this in mind, although it's been faithful to you up to this point,
abandon the strong punch in this round - it still does the most damage, but
it's too slow and, as mentioned above, Ocelot will probably counter it with a
CQC attack.
You'll want to be more aggressive here, actively going after Ocelot instead
of waiting for him to come to you. Don't be foolish, of course, since blindly
running up and swinging your fists will only end with Snake on his back, but
stay close to Ocelot and attack whenever you can. Your weak punching combo is
effective enough to deal out enough damage to Ocelot without having to use
the strong punch, and if you land a few hits, press Triangle to finish Ocelot
off with an animated CQC attack that does a good amount of damage to boot.
After the second round and Ocelot's lunging punch, this round should be a
walk in the park.
- Round Four: Geriatric Ocelot -
This isn't really a fight, but you still have to finish Ocelot off. Both of
you move extremely slowly, but you don't have to worry about running around
to avoid attacks either. Just get close enough to throw a punch and press R1
to watch a cinematic of Snake hitting Ocelot, which seems to be fairly
painful for both parties. If you stand around for too long, Ocelot will also
attack in the same way, and if you attack from afar you'll get to watch Snake
flailing around. Ocelot doesn't have a life gauge, but it doesn't take too
many hits before he finally gives up and croaks - maybe five. Well, he stops
fighting, anyway - Metal Gear characters have a nasty habit of not dying, so
I'll hold off on declaring Ocelot deceased just yet.
With Ocelot out of the picture and the Patriots eliminated, so ends Metal
Gear Solid 4 - and possibly the series. Congratulations on completing the
game, but make sure to stick around and watch all of the credits. As always,
there are several plot twists that are thrown at you right at the end, and in
particular, an old comrade from the past drops in to visit Snake - and I was
just saying something about characters not dying, wasn't I?
There aren't any playable sections remaining, so to avoid spoilers this is
where this guide will end. My suggestion is to grab a drink, get comfortable,
and sit back to watch the grand finale. Thanks for reading, and hopefully you
found this guide as helpful as possible.