Chapter 0: Prolouge The game starts out with an interview with David Hayter who does the voice of Snake and an infomercial. Followed by a cutscene of Old Snake riding in a truck full of militia. ~Middle East Ground Zero~ The first task is to crawl under the truck to the left. After another cutscene, move towards one of the fallen soldiers and pick up a weapon. There will be a brief description of it. Press X to continue and move foward. The fighting continues until some Irvings arrive on the scene. Let the Metal Gear run past you then head north. As Snake takes a breather, some blood will drip onto him. Press L1 to look up and see an Irving attack him. Snake manages to get away from the Irvings eventually by camoflauging. There is even a box that says, No Place for Hideo written on it. After the Irvings leave, Snake hops down and picks up a gun and that ends the Prologue. Save your game. Three days earlier... Snake is at a graveyard, press X to see a flashback of his old self. Otacon shows up and says Snake may have Werner's syndrome as the cause of his rapid aging but tests prove negative. Snake knows he has a year at best to live at the rate of his aging. Press X to see a flash of Naomi. ~~~ Chapter 1: Liquid Sun ~Middle East Red Zone: NW Sector~ Contact Otacon on the Codec and he tells you to meet him at a rendezvous point. Try to get there without being sighted or attacking anyone since neither side is the enemy until they see you. Start off by using the Triangle button on the dead bodies to take their items and weapons. One has a ration and the other one has ammo. Once you move to where you see two brown clad soldiers, there is a ration located inside of the building by where the stairs used to be. Enter the crawlspace. There is an arsenal compress inside. Once out of the other side, a tank arrives. Wait for the soldiers to move ahead and go inside an opening to the right. Wait for the soldiers to die first and get their stuff before you crawl underneath the wreckage. Another soldier is shot dead as he begs for his life. Wait for the other guy to leave then stay towards the left side while you stay hidden. There is a crawlspace over by the ration. Now the next few steps are crucial. Wait for the enemy to pass by before heading towards the next area called the Red Zone. When you are almost there, move quietly towards it when it is safe by crawling. ~Middle East Red Zone~ When you enter, avoid the soldiers by going to the right. There is a staircase but don't go up just yet. Underneath it is a Cardboard Box and a Compressor. Go up the stairs. To get past the guard, unarm yourself and turn into a box and make a small scene so the guard can investigate. When he lifts the box, press R1 to throw him to the ground and knock him out. Stay along the top and drop down at the end. In case, you didn't figure it out by yourself, you can roll over small gaps by pressing the Crawl button as you run. Once you have dropped down. Wait for the coast to be clear and head to the rendezvous point to meet the Metal Gear MkII. As you get closer, PMCs will approach. Hide inside the trashcan until they pass by and don't move. Once you are clear, you are then homefree. You can also get there without confrontation if you move fast enough. Once you got your weapons, head for the Militia safehouse. Get there silently by using your Mk2 Pistol to knock out the PMCs. Move through the building on the right and when you exit, you'll be in Militia territory. Go to the far end to get a RPG-7 before enter the hole that is the Militia Safehouse. ~Middle East Militia Safehouse~ You are told to use Night Vision but you can see just fine without it. If you get spotted, stay still until they allow you to pass to avoid any unnecessary fighting. You'll eventually meet up with Drebin. Don't forget to pick up all the weapons and items including a Theme of Tara in an alcove. ~Middle East Urban Ruins~ You might have a hard time with this level, there are no enemies to encounter at least so there is no need to be cautions. Tune in next time for the strategy to get out of this area if you haven't done so yourself. Oh and BTW, you'll get an oil drum in the next area. Update: Actually, you can use your Snake Eye's night vision mode to follow the footprints to the next area. There is one spot where you will have to crawl against a wall or dangle from the ledge and pull yourself up at the end. ~Middle East Downtown~ Move forward and make a right the first chance you get. Make another right and follow the Milita down the right side and hang a left as soon as you can. It's better to squeeze through the small gap by pressing the /\ button and head to the area that leads behind two PMCs. Just sneak past them and stay in creeping mode as you stay along the right side and duck into the alley. Wait for the PMC group to pass into another area and just head to the end of the road. Put one PMC to sleep quickly and hide from two others. Make your way to a crawlspace across the street and go inside. Once out, wait for the PMC airstrike to stop then head for the door marked on the radar. ~Middle East / Advent Palace~ Don't worry about any enemies to fight. The place is however, filled with lots of sleeping gas bombs and claymore. It's a good idea to crawl up the stairs to add them to your arsenal should you pass by them. Some paths are blocked but the object is to reach the rooftop. To get there, go up to the third floor, but you can get an item from the fourth floor though it's blocked once up there. Get the item, and go back down to the third floor. You want to get to the area that is northeast on the map and go up those stairs. Once at the roof, watch out for the sleeping gas bomb in the entrace and move forward to the next are --Cutscene-- Snake reunites with Meryl Silverburgh. She has her own team now. She's a little distraught over seeing how old Snake has gotten. After all, she and Snake were an item in the first game. She had cut off all ties to the past after Snake had left her. The reunion is cut short when a group called the FROGS show up and start attacking the Rat Patrol. --End Cutsecne-- Expecting a perfect stealth run? Well the good news is that this exchange with the Rat Patrol and the FROGS will not endanger your stealth record. The Mk2 is a good weapon for those who want to avoid any killing. Now for the bad news. If Meryl or any of her comrades die then game over. You have to help them get to the bottom floor safely. It's going to be a real gunfight so be sure you protect yourself as well as your comrades until you reach the second floor as Johnny gets laid out. Use the /\ button to wake him up using the same method you used to take weapons and items from dead bodies. Enter the hole in the wall and wait for Johnny to take care of the infared beams. There is a shitload of ammo and items to get. Head to the bottom floor. Take out the last of the FROGS and enter the basement. Get all the goods and go up the hill to exit into.. ~Middle East / Crescent Meridian~ Go forward and make to quick rights. Make your a way to a gap in the building and go left. Lay down so your Octocamo is the same as the ground then while the PMCs and militia are battling, stay along the right side where the militia are battling from. You can walk past the front of the dumpster without alerting the PMCs. Just make your way to a burned car. There is a ladder you need to reach. Have your MK2 ready to take out two PMCs if necessary. You want to crawl your way to the ladder. If you lack the guts, find a safe spot and take out the two PMCs and climb the ladder. Crawl your way across the top area and drop down to go to.. ~Middle East / Millenium Park~ You are almost down with Act 1. Keep an eye out on the PMCs' routes as you move forward till you can't no more. When you get to a part when a PMC will stop moving. Stay still until he moves away. Get into a small gap in the buildings and crawl through. There is a broken wall. Carefully crawl your way up the stairs and wait for the PMC to look out the window and knock him out with a Mk2 round. Get into the door and enter the hole in the floor carefully. Cautiously exit out the building and as you make your way to the radar point, there are a few avenues you have when heading for the point without being seen. The best suggestion is to take out the PMCs from a safe spot. If you are good at head shots then you can easily take them out when there is more than one in the area as one will check on the other and leaves himself prone to getting hit. Once you reached the left door. ~~~ Chapter 2: Solid Sun ~South America: Cove Valley Village~ Shoot the 4 PMCs with the Mk 2. Pistol and get ready to shoot a PMC coming out of the house to attack the hostages. For better results, buy a MOSIN and use that instead. Headshots come easier and put the enemy to sleep immediately. When the hostages stage a revolt, travel alongside them and pick off any PMCs that they come across if they themselves haven't killed the PMCs. They will thank you for helping them and compliment you too. Colonel will interrupt you with a Codec call along with his new wife, Rosemary. Colonel sure is a womani- zing peice of shit. LOL! Continue the support till you reach.. ~South America: Power Station~ Snake gets a mystery call about snipers in this area. There are two of them on the right side. It's best to move along the left side and shoot the PMCs firing from ahead of you with the MOSIN or long range rifle if you feel like killing. As you make your way forward, crawl carefully and watch your radar so when you see it is blue it is safer to crawl. When it is not blue, then take out any of the PMCs you see without getting spotted. At the sandbags, ignore the PMCs on the opposite side and make your way to the very left to meet up with Drebin. You can also attempt to shut down the power station for the rebels. When you get closer, switch to your Mk II. to make quiet shots. Disable a PMC and crawl alongside the brick wall slowly not to alert the PMCs. Crawl your way to small space on the left side that takes you to the opposite side of the building. Put the PMC outside to sleep and let the rebel forces disable the Power Station for you. Then you are free to go to the next area. After you meet with Drebin, the next area is totally safe to explore since the Power Station is shut down. ~South America: Confinement Facility~ This starts as low patrol area. The tank passes by. Stay on the high road and disable a PMC then mave your way towards a house. Saving the hostages is only optional. Disable nearby PMCs then head to.. ~South America: Vista Mansion~ Stay low as you move forward. The rebels will start an assault. Now you can go a little bit faster and wait for a cutscene of the rebels bringing in a dozer to knock down the gate. Make your way into the mansion safely and stand between the two plants very still until the PMCs go downstairs and leave then go up the stairs. Go inside the two doors. Make sure the coast is clear on the roof then drop down where there is a skylight. Keep moving inside the tunnel to reach... ~South America: Research Lab~ You start off in Caution Mode after the scene with Naomi (who is also sad to see what Snake has become. She had told Snake the reason for his rapid aging which is him being a clone.) Hide under the bed and shoot all PMC ladies with your Mk2 pistol to ward off the caution. Shake em down for items and weapons then move through the outside to trigger a boss fight with Laughing Octopus. Boss Fight: Laughing Octopus She is a real tricky bitch who likes to play hide and seek. Too bad that hide and seek is no match for your night vision. We used the RPG-7 from a distance for best results. Her main attack is a P90 machine gun attack which can you can avoid by taking cover. When she curls into a ball early into the fight, then she will disappear in a puff of smoke and send three missiles at you. You can destroy these easily with your shots. When low on energy, she will start to mimic other items. First is the Otacon MG2 model, then she mimics a dead body, then she mimics Naomi. You aren't too stupid for that shit. If she rolls into a ball later in the fight or you lose sight of her, get onto high ground because this move really fucks you up or outright kill you if it connects. Once she is out of her armor, use your MK2 pistol on her waist to finish her off. As long as she is in her armor, deadly force won't harm your no-kill strategy. ~South America: Research Lab~ Use the Night vision to follow the footprints to the bridge. Disable the lone PMC in the area and take the path to the right. There is a sniper ahead waiting for someone to pass by. The Mosin will take care of him. Crawl underneath where he was and before you pass a rock, stop because there is a nearby PMC. Crawl very carefully then shoot him with a MkII pistol. Cross the river and go down the left path then at the split turn around and take the right path. The solid eye will give you away. Let it to do so to attract the PMC then disable her as she approaches. Do it to the other one too. Be sur you are prone when doing this. Knock out the PMC planting Claymore. There is a dead end that has a black plate with hands all over. Lay on it for the hand camo.Go back and go through the path on the far side. Disable a sniper at the end of the trail. Move to the tree and go left. Make another left and curve into the tunnel. ~South America: Marketplace~ You fight on top of Drebin's tank. You roll through different places before you reach the marketplace itself. Use non-lethal CQC tactics on the soldiers until Drebin moves out. Arm the machine gun on the tank and shoot at only the Geckos. In the next area, concentrate only on shooting the green gates until they are blown off then it's just a tst of survival from hear on out until you are in the actual marketplace. Raiden appears and takes care of a few Geckos. Geckos are running amok. You got to make a run for it. Take cover and lay down in the shade to regain health. Go into the alley first and send the Metal Gear MkII around the corner to get the M72A3. Then double back and knock down the Gecko first then hit it again to put it in agony. Try to avoid another Gecko as you run down the straight path to safety. However, there is a Gecko at the end. To get past it, do a diving roll that carries you over its sweeping foot and too the right. This concludes the second chapter. Watch the incredible cutscene of Vamp vs Raiden. ~~~ Chapter 3: Third Sun ~Eastern Europe: Midtown~ You are in civilian clothing. Your mission is to gain access to the resistance base undetected. The first thing you must do is find a resistance member and follow him from a safe distance so neither he nor the PMCs can see you. If he spots you, he will either run away or shoot at you. If you lose his trail, you can use your Snake Eye and make note of his footprints to recover his trail. In this first area, he will make 6 different stops before heading to the next area which depends on which difficulty mode is set. On Big Boss Hard, he will go to the west and on anything below that, he'll go north. Be sure to pick off any PMCs who might obstruct the resistance members progress. On Big Boss Hard mode, you'll go through 2 extra areas areas as you follow the resistance member but you'll basically know what to in these parts until you reach the rendezvous points. Just remember in the last section, the resistance member will be disguised as a PMC member. ~Eastern Europe: Church Courtyard~ You'll meet up with EVA (aka Big Mama), your surrogate mother. You'll be riding through a series of areas on the back of her motorcycle. You will have infinite ammo for the ride as you shoot down enemies in your path. In the third area, Raging Raven will appear and send out her sliders at you. You can kill these guys for Drebin Points. You may not be able to defeat her during the motorcycle scene but for MGS3 fans who remember this part (about killing THE END early or at least taking off some of his life before the fight), a similar situation works here as any damage done to Raging Raven will linger on to the actual boss fight. ~Eastern Europe: Echo's Bacon~ ----- Boss Fight: Raging Raven Once you are fighting Raging Raven, make your way to the top of the building to make this fight easier. Kill the sliders and piss her off. Once she is pissed off then she is easier to deal with since she won't use many attacks. When she says she is overheating, she will fly to the top of a nearby building to calm herself down. Use whatever lethal weapons you want on her beast form. When she down to human form, you can choose to kill her or use non-lethal means. The latter will net you the face camo for Raging Raven Doll. ----- Chapter 4: Twin Sun - Shadow Moses I'll finish this next time so I'll skip to the end fight. ----- Chapter 5: Old Sun ~Outer Haven: Ship Exterior~ ----- Boss Fight: Liquid Ocelot The Ocelot fight consists of for rounds. The first round is basically a rope-a- dope strategy. Block or dodge Ocelot's attacks and retaliate with your attacks. Don't rely much on CQC moves. If Ocelot taunts, press Triangle to regain some health. Round 2 is pretty much the same as Round 1 except Ocelot's dash punch is more deadly and does a lot of damage even if blocked (though not as much on blocks). Same strategy applies. If ya'll haven't noticed, Round 1 and 2 are similar to the fist fight between Solid and Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 1. Round 3 has Ocelot trying to get in close for a headbutt or a headlock. For the headlock, use the onscreen prompt to escape. For fun, let him keep you in the headlock and he'll kiss you on the cheek. You basically keep punching at him as he approaches. Round 4 is all downhill for you. Just keep punching your way to victory.
