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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance -- FAQ/Walkthrough
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Written by : El Greco
Created : March 2, 2003
Version : 3.00
Updated : January 3, 2007
E-mail : REMOVED
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I completely overhauled the Sons of Liberty walkthrough and reformatted some
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If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or contributions to
make then you can e-mail me at the address provided below.  I will only
accept questions, comments, suggestions, and contributions if they
abide by the guidelines outlined below.  I do not think that I am
asking much by doing that, but if you do have a problem with that then
I ask you just not send me anything at all.
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SUBJECT LINE : Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
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01)  Contents
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-  Navigating the Guide  -
To find the place in the walkthrough that you would like to use you can use
your internet browser's Search function.  All you have to do is highlight the
section you would like to go to (e.g. "5.1  Controls" for the Controls
section), press CTRL+C, CTRL+F (this will bring up the Search function), and
then press CTRL+V and ENTER.  This should immediately bring you to the desired
section.
6.1 : Covers gameplay from the entire Tanker Chapter
6.2 : Covers gameplay from the beginning of the Plant Chapter to the entrance
of Strut C, before meeting Stillman.
6.3 : Covers gameplay from the point when Raiden meets up with Stillman in
Strut C to the end of the Fatman battle.
6.4 : Covers gameplay from the beginning of the search for Ames to the exit of
the hall in Shell 1 Core.
6.5 : Covers gameplay from the beginning of the journey to Shell 2 to rescue
the President until the point at which all of the cut-scenes with the
President have been completed.
6.6 : Covers gameplay from the start of your quest to rescue Emma to the end
of the events in the Big Shell.
6.7 : Covers gameplay inside Arsenal Gear and Lower Manhattan.
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01)  Contents
02)  Introduction
03)  Previous Story
04)  Characters
05)  Game Overview
5.1  Controls
5.2  Basic Actions
5.3  In-Game Information
5.4  Other Things
5.5  Substance Features
06)  Sons of Liberty
6.1  Tanker Chapter
6.2  Infiltration
6.3  Bomb Disposal
6.4  Contacting Ames
6.5  Presidential Rescue
6.6  Emma and the Virus
6.7  Arsenal Gear
07)  Missions
7.1  Raiden
7.2  Ninja Raiden
7.3  Raiden X
7.4  Snake
7.5  Pliskin
7.6  Tuxedo Snake
7.7  MGS1 Snake
08)  Snake Tales
8.1  A Wrongdoing
8.2  Big Shell Evil
8.3  Confidential Legacy
8.4  Dead Man Whispers
8.5  External Gazer
09)  Appendices
9.1  Weapons
9.2  Items
9.3  Special Items
9.4  Dog Tags
9.5  Bosses
9.6  Skateboarding
9.7  Quote Book
9.8  Frequently Asked Questions
9.9  Plot Summary
9.10 Easter Eggs, Secrets, Fun Stuff
10)  Conclusion
10.1  Contact Information
10.2  Credits
10.3  Conclusion
10.4  Legal Notice
10.5  Version History
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02)  Introduction
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is basically the expansion of Metal Gear Solid
2: Sons of Liberty.  It features the original game of MGS2 plus a whole
shitload of extras piled on top of it.  Included in the game besides the
original game is about 500 VR/Alternative missons, 5 Snake Tales, a Casting
Theatre (see "Features"), a feature called Boss Survival (see "Features"), and
a new difficulty level caled European-Extreme.  There are a few more minor
extras such as new 2-5 second cinematics in new places, some altered dialogue,
and crappy little skateboarding mini-game that really isn't worth your time,
unless of course you enjoy skateboarding games.
This is my first FAQ.  I will provide the details necessary for completing the
game.  This FAQ only covers one way to do things, there are lots of other ways
to beat this game, and I have just written what I felt was the best and
easiest way to go about things.
This will cover the "Sons of Liberty" game, the VR missions (except weapon
mode which is very straight forward), Alternate Missions, Snake Tales, Dog
Tags, and Bosses.  This is intended for the completion of the game, nothing
more than that.  Occasionally I will throw in some fun things to do, or some
alternative strategies.
You do not always have to go by the guide that I have written.  If you prefer
to go another route or do a little exploring then by all means, do so.  The
game play was made very open ended so have fun sometimes.  You don't have to
tranquilize the guards all the time, choke them, punch them, kill them, and
flip them if you want to.  However, be careful, if you are caught, you will
have to fight your way out.  So, tread softly.
If you are having trouble with this game go to the Missions part of this game.
The VR/Alternative Missions will definitely help your game play, and they are
a good source of fun.  The SPECIAL menu contains a  "Basic Moves" section so
refer to this if you see anything that appears unfamiliar in this guide.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the game, want to suggest
some strategies for a part in the game, or wish to point out any errors that I
have made in the FAQ.  If you submit a strategy I will be glad to put in my
guide and I will give you credit.  I hope this is helpful.
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03)  Previous Story
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*  Metal Gear - The Outer Heaven Uprising
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The year is 1995. Deep in South Africa, 200km north of Garzburg, Outer Heaven-
an armed fortress nation, established by the legendary mercenary. He was
feared in combat by both his friends and foes as a hero and a lunatic. The
"Western" nations have found that a weapon of mas destruction capable of
rewritting war history is under development at Outer Heaven. They have called
upon the high-tech special forces unit FOX-HOUND to take care of the
situation.  In response to this order, Big Boss, the commander-in-chief of
FOX-HOUND, sent Gray Fox, the man with the code name "Fox" which is given to
the best member of the unit "Operation intrude N313"
After a few days, his last message being "Metal Gear..." Gray Fox was missing
in action. Taking the situation seriously, the top men of the "West" again
called for FOX-HOUND. Big Boss selected Solid Snake, who had recently joined
FOX-HOUND, as the agent and entrusted everything to him.
Successfully making a solo infiltration to Outer Heaven, Snake got in touch
with local resistance members Schneider, Diane and Jennifer. With their
co-operation, Snake suceeded in rescueing Gray Fox. Gray Fox laid out the
terrifying facts about "Metal Gear" Metal Gear was the development name of a
nuclear warhead-equiped two-legged walking tank. It can walk through over the
toughtest terrains that would stop normal tanks. It can conduct local warfare
by itself with unique weapons like its vulcan-cannon and anti-tank missiles.
It was indeed a new type of weapon that can conduct a nuclear attack against
any place on the face of the Earth from any l and surface...
With Metal Gear, Outer Heaven was trying to establish its military superiority
over the entire world. In order to destroy Metal Gear, Snake rescued Metal
Gear's chief engineer Dr. Pettrovich and his daughter, Elen, who was taken
hostage to force her father to continue with his development. Snake hears from
Dr. Pettrovich how to destroy Metal Gear.
However, as Snake approached the heart of Outer Heaven and Metal Gear, well
designed traps are set all around Snake- as if his actions are being leaked
to the enemy...
In the midst of the escalating battle, the leader of the resistance,
Schneider, fell into the hands of the enemy, and Snake himself was injured
through the deadly battles with Outer Heaven's best mercenaries. But Snakes
indomitable spirit lead him to the 100th floor basement of the secret base
where Metal Gear was developed. Evading the powerful defense system that wipes
out all intruders, Snake ultimately succeeded in destroying Metal Gear.
Snake tried to escape from Outer Heaven upon completing the mission. However,
during the escape he was comfronted by one man- FOX-HOUND's commander-in-chief
Big Boss. Big Boss laughed at the astounded Snake and told him the truth
behind his mission. While serving as commander-in-chief of FOX-HOUND Big Boss
also ran a mercenary dispatch company utilizing his connections and capitals
from his own years as a merc. He was planning on to build this company a
larger military establishment, and he built Outer Heaven as its base. His
purpose for sending the rookie Snake was to cause information confusion
amongst the west. However, Big Boss miscalculated. He never thought Solid
Snake would make it this far...
Having lost Metal Gear, Big Boss activated the self-destruct system of the
underground base. While the countdown to destruction continued, his screamed
echoed in the emptiness
"YOU HAVE GONE TO FAR. TOO FAR!!!"
On the 100th floor basement, the battle between the 2 men commenced- free of
idealogy and politics. The armed fortress nation Outer Heaven collapsed. The
impenetrabe fortress made from the best military technology and occupied by
the toughest mercenaries burned in flames. Behind him, the flames reached
skyward, as Outer Heaven fell leaving Solid Snake all alone...
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*  Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - The Zanzibar Land Disturbance
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1999, the world was facing an energy crisis. It was obvious that the petroleum
would run out faster than what was expected. However, the development of an
alternative energy resource is far from completion. The price of petroleum has
skyrocketed and the world economy in confusion. The 21st century was expected
to be one of chaos. One mans invention changed the entire situation. A Czech
genius and biologist, Dr. Kio Marv, invented OILIX, a microorganism that
refines petroleum to product a highly purified form of petroleum. The world
was filled with hope upon the discovery of this messiah to solve the energy
crisis, but at the same time the world entered a time of tension regarding
this new algae.
Just when the whole worlds attention was drawn to OILIX and Dr. Marv, he was
abducted by someone and disapeared. Nations begun investigations immediatly
anda name soon appeared...'Zanzibar Land'...
Zanzibar Land was a democraticmilitary regime that suddently appeared in
central Asia in 1997. When their uprising took place, the CIS Army, formed
around Russia, sent in a suppressive unit immediatly. Zanzibar Land resisted
by gathering a band of Mercenaries from nations around the world and
fortifying most of its land. As a result, the CIS Army was repeatedly
defeated, and Zanzibar Land declared its independence. Due to the active role
mercenaries played, this war was called the 'Mercenaries War' and Zanzibar
Land was referred to as an armed fortress nation. A military nation with a
group of strong mercenaries, surrounded by a tough fortress.
According to the latest information, Zanzibar suppoedly was armed
with Nuclear Weapons. The whole scenario was crystal clear. By obtaining OILIX
in addition to nuclear weapons, Zanzibar Land was trying to establishits
economoic and military superiority over the entire world. Concerned about the
situation, the United States of America ordered Roy Campbell,
Commander-in-Chief of high tech special forces unit FOX-HOUND, to rescue Dr.
Marv. Campbell was a former member of FOX-HOUND. He brought back Solid Snake,
the man who single handedly brought down the armed fortress nation of Outer
Heaven 4 years ago, and asked Snake to bring back Dr. Marv and OILIX.
Successfully infiltrating Zanzibar Land and with help from CIA
angent Horry and others, Snake was able to go deep into the fortress and meet
again with Dr. Pettrovich, the chief engineer of Metal Gear from Outer Heaven.
He too was abducted to Zanzibar Land and forced to develop another Metal Gear.
He told to surprised Snake an even more shocking fact. Big Boss, the man Snake
had defeated at Outer Heaven, turned out to be the General Commander of
Zanzibar Land.
Snake rescued Dr. Pettrovich in co-operation with Natasha, Dr. Marv's guard
and former Czech International Secret Police agent, and then headed for the
confinement facility deep in the fortress to save Dr. Marv. When Pettrovich
and Natasha crossed the narrow suspension bridge over the deep valley, a
missile blew the bridge away. Natasha flew into the air because of the
explosion. While unable to do anything to save Natasha, Snake started hearing
a well-known voice "Hey Snake, we're good buddies. I can let you go. Just
leave this place at once!" Gray Fox. Snake saw Gray Fox controlling Metal
Gear. The best soldier in FOX-HOUND who, after the fall of Outer Heaven,
disappeared as if he followed BigBoss. Losing Natasha infront of his eyes and
letting Pettrovich get taken away, Snake screamed "Fox! I will not give up!"
After a series of deadly battles with mercenaries, Snake finally made it to
Dr. Marv's confinement facility. However, he arrived to late. He saw Dr.
Marv's corpse and Pettrovich, who could do nothing but just stand there.
Pettrovich told Snake that Dr. Marv could not withstand the repeated tortures
because of heart problems. Snake then recieved an emergency call from Horry.
The information she supplied was very shocking. Pettrovich had been
voluntarily visiting Zanzibar Land to develop Metal Gear. The abduction of Dr.
Marv was conducted under the the directions of Pettrovich himself. After the
truth came out, Pettrovich attacked Snake, but Snake easily put an end to him
and obtained the structual plan of OILIX.
While trying to escape, Snake was confronted by Metal Gear again, controlled
by Gray Fox. The tremendous battle took place in the underground base. Snake
finally succeeded in destroying Metal Gear. However, Gray Fox did not submit
and challened Snake to the final battle. In the midst of a minefield, Snake
and Fox fought without any weapons. A fist-to-fist duel involving no hatred or
murderous intent. During that moment of purity the 2 were bound by forces
transcending words and emotions. Snake won the tough but pure battle against
Gray Fox. However, there was still someone else. Snake had to fight Big Boss.
Just like 4 years ago at Outer Heaven Big Boss was waiting for Snake.   "One
who has experienced the tension of battle can never leave the battlefield.
I'm the one giving you something to live for, and that is war" Snake was
infuriated at the arrogant Big Boss "There is only one battle I have to fight.
To free myself from you, to shatter the nightmare...Big Boss, I will kill
you!"
With the structual plan of Oilix, Snake and Horry escaped from Zanzibar Land
on a rescue helicopter. Snake once again saved the world.  However, there was
no smile on his face. Big Boss's last words kept ringing in his head "Whoever
wins, out battle does not end. There loser is freed from the battlefield, the
winner must remain there and the survivor must live his life as the warrior
until he dies" Snake then disappeared into the whitelands of Alaska...alone...
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*  Courtesy of Grant Gordon (futuresuperstar)
- Author of "Metal Gear Sold: Dawn of the Concealed"
Several years had passed since the legendary Solid Snake had killed
Big Boss, the greatest soldier in the world, at Zanzibar Land.  On
Snake's last mission, he had infiltrated an enemy fortress and put
down a threat posed by Big Boss and his band of rogue soldiers.  Snake
also destroyed Metal Gear, a walking bipedal tank, which eliminated
the threat that Big Boss proposed.  Following his successful mission
and eerie new innovation that Big Boss was potentially his own father,
Snake retired to Alaska.
Several years later in 2005, while asleep at his home, Snake heard a
noise coming from outside his cabin.  Snake quietly made his way to
the window and looked outside.  In the darkness, he could see several
heavily armed soldiers advancing on his cabin.  Snake got his gun from
a cupboard and was prepared to take out the intruders.  However, the
soldiers had Snake surrounded and forced him to surrender.  He was
then taken away by the soldiers to an Ohio Class Submarine, the USS
Discovery.  Snake was at that time strip searched and confined in a
small room.
After several minutes of waiting in the cold room, the door finally
opened and in walked a man from his past, Roy Campbell.  Campbell
informed Snake of the situation they were in. FOXHOUND, Snake's former
unit, along with members of the Next Generation Special Forces unit,
had seized control of a nuclear disposal facility on Shadow Moses
Island.  They had taken hostages and demanded the remains of Big Boss,
or else they would launch a nuclear weapon.  Snake was reluctant to go
back into battle, but after much persuasion, as well as Campbell
showing him the leader of FOXHOUND, a man known as Liquid Snake who
had the same codename as Solid Snake, he agreed to take the mission.
Snake infiltrated Shadow Moses Island and began his mission.  Soon
after the start of the operation, Snake discovered that a new model of
Metal Gear was secretly in development on the base.  Also, something
was apparently amidst.  Snake attempted to rescue the high profile
hostages on the island, ArmsTech President, Kenneth Baker, and DARPA
Chief, Donald Anderson.  However, both times the men died from an
apparent heart attack.  Snake then located Metal Gear's chief
engineer, Hal Emmerich.  However, Emmerich was being attacked by a
cyborg ninja, who Snake had seen in an earlier battle. Snake and the
Ninja commenced in battle in the labs with Snake managing to defeat
the fearsome opponent.  During the battle, the ninja seemed as if he
knew Snake from somewhere.  After the battle, the Ninja gave a large
hint as to who he was before running off. Shocked, Snake informed
Campbell that the Ninja was none other than Grey Fox, an old war buddy
of Snake's, and Dr. Naomi Hunter, assistant to Snake's mission,
commented that Dr. Clark, her predecessor, might have had something to
do with it.  However, Fox had died back in Zanzibar, Snake's previous
mission, and Clark had died in a lab incident years before.  Campbell
said that it was impossible for the ninja to be Grey Fox, but Snake
was convinced.  He then returned to the mission and located Emmerich,
who told Snake a bit about Metal Gear and its location in an
Underground Base several miles to the north.  Snake also met Roy
Campbell's niece, Meryl Silverburgh, who was stationed at the facility
before its takeover.  At this point, Snake began to fall for Meryl,
and Meryl felt the same way about Snake.  Meryl gave Snake a PAL card
which could stop Metal Gear's launch by overriding the detonation code
sequence, but there was only one card when three cards were needed.
Meryl and Snake traveled toward Metal Gear's location, but were
separated when Meryl was injured by gunfire from FOXHOUND's sniper,
Sniper Wolf.  Meryl was captured and soon Snake himself was captured
and confined as well.
Snake was then submitted to grueling torture from Liquid's right-hand
man, Revolver Ocelot.  Ocelot told Snake if he submitted to the
torture, then Meryl would be killed.  Snake suffered through the
severe torture and eventually escaped with help from Otacon (Hal
Emmerich's alternative name).  Snake continued on his mission and
eventually made his way to Metal Gear's underground base.  However,
during his time there were several disturbing twists that took place.
Master McDonnell Miller, a previous mission analyst for Snake at
Zanzibar who was also assigned to this mission, informed Snake that
Naomi Hunter, another member of Snake's support who was in charge of
monitoring Snake's vital signs, was actually a traitor, possibly
working for the enemy.  Miller dug around some more and found of a new
assassination weapon, which Snake may have been injected with.  The
weapon targets only specific victims and kills them in a manner, which
simulates a heart attack.  This weapon, called FoxDie, was uncovered
as the reason for the ArmsTech President and the DARPA chief's deaths.
Colonel Campbell found out about this and placed Naomi under arrest
after finding she was sending coded transmissions to the base.
Later on, Naomi managed to get away from Campbell and the others and
contacted Snake.  Naomi told Snake that she was actually Frank
Jaeger's (Grey Fox) adopted sister.  Snake was shocked at discovering
this.  She then confirmed that she had injected Snake with the FoxDie
virus, but it was not her decision, it was part of the mission.  Naomi
was then placed back under arrest before she could explain more.
Snake demanded to know what was going on but Campbell was
unresponsive.  Snake then continued to Metal Gear's chamber.  There he
found the secret to deactivating Metal Gear.  Apparently the PAL card
he had acted as all three keys and Snake needed to warm and cool the
keys in order to change them into the desired key.  Snake did so and
activated all three keys.  However, instead of deactivating Metal
Gear, the walking battle tank was actually activated due to Snake's
actions.  It seemed Snake had been set-up all along.  He then got a
call from Miller.  He told Snake that he had been useful as a pawn and
his purpose was now over.  He then revealed himself to be none other
than ... Snake's brother, Liquid Snake.  Campbell informed Snake that
Master Miller had been found dead in his home, and that Liquid had
assumed his identity for the mission.  Apparently, the DARPA chief had
died prior to Snake contacting him, and the man that Snake tried to
free was actually a terrorist member in disguise who was further
assuring Snake that the only way to disarm Metal Gear was to use the
PAL keys, but he simply wanted Snake to input the keys to activate
Metal Gear.  The keys acted as a reversible action.  If the code for
the nuclear weapon had been inputted, the keys would disengage Metal
Gear.  If the code had not been inputted, it would activate Metal
Gear.  Liquid explained how Snake was used to activate Metal Gear for
them, because the terrorists hadn't been able to figure out the launch
code ... so they turned to using Snake.  It's also explained that
FoxDie killed the terrorist, not the DARPA chief, which is why he died
when Snake attempted to rescue him after telling him that he had to
disengage Metal Gear.
Snake rushed out of the control room after Liquid and confronted him
in front of Metal Gear.  The two talked a bit about Liquid's
intentions, and Snake learned that he was indeed a clone of Big Boss,
his supposed father, and Liquid was the second clone.  Snake retained
all of the recessive soldier genes while Liquid had received all of
the dominant ones.  However, Liquid believed the reverse, thinking
that he had been the recessive clone.  Before Snake could react,
Liquid jumped into Metal Gear's cockpit and activated the monstrous
weapon.  To his horror, Snake watched as Metal Gear sprung to life.
Just as in the past, Snake battled Metal Gear.
As Snake began to fall to the enormous death machine, Liquid attempted
to crush him under Metal Gear's weight.  Just before he had the
chance, Grey Fox reappeared and saved Snake at the last moment.  The
two had one last conversation and for his last act as Snake's friend
he destroyed the Radome, Metal Gear REX's (the codename for Metal
Gear) radar.  Fox was soon after killed for a final time by Metal
Gear.  Snake was consumed with rage for the death of his friend and
finished off Metal Gear with a final missile into the vehicle's
cockpit.  Metal Gear exploded in a brilliant light.  The force of the
explosion sent Snake flying into a nearby wall, knocking him
unconscious.  Before he went under, Snake heard what sounded like
footsteps nearing him.
When Snake came to, he found himself tied up on top of the wreckage of
Metal Gear with Liquid Snake standing in wait in front of him.  Liquid
and Snake chatted for a bit.  Liquid told him that they didn't have
long before the end.  Snake asked if he meant FoxDie, but Liquid told
him that he was referring to a missile attack which the Pentagon had
issued.  Snake contacted the Colonel who confirmed Liquid's story.
Campbell told Snake that he would help him out, to repay him for all
the lies.  He said he would issue an order to stop the launch which
would disrupt the chain of command and give him time to escape.  This
plan would not unfold however, as Campbell was placed under arrest by
the Secretary of Defense, Jim Houseman, who had orchestrated the Metal
Gear project and was trying to cover up the incident.  Houseman said
they had a lot of catching up to do and broke contact, but not after
informing Snake that the entire purpose of the mission was for Snake
to spread FoxDie to all of the terrorists to kill them.  Then Snake
would die, and the government would steal Metal Gear instead of
destroying it.  Metal Gear, having been destroyed, was of little use
to the government now, so they decided to nuke the place to cover up
any evidence of what really happened there.
Liquid then showed Snake a little surprise of his.  Behind him, Meryl
was laying unconscious.
Next to her was a small nuclear bomb with a timer.  Liquid said she
would be the sacrifice for their final battle. He then untied Snake
and prepared for the fight.  Liquid activated the timer and so the
battle begun. Snake and Liquid began a battle, filled with hate for
each other and what they represented.  The battle ended with Liquid
being knocked from the top of Metal Gear to his apparent death.  Snake
then deactivated the nuke and untied Meryl who was thankfully still
alive.  The two conversed a bit before Snake got a call from Otacon.
He said he would stay behind and open a path for the two of them to
escape. Snake thanked him, and he and Meryl descended from Metal Gear
and started off to their escape.
Meryl and Snake jumped into a nearby jeep and rushed toward the exit
of the facility, gunning down any guards along the way.  However,
their escape would not go unhindered, as Liquid Snake, who was somehow
still alive, chased after the two.  The two rushed toward the exit and
the chase ended with a crash just at the end of the tunnel.  Snake and
Meryl were alright, however they were both trapped under the jeep.
Though, the same was not true for Liquid, who stumbled forward, fueled
only by his hate for Snake.  Liquid raised his gun and trained its
sights on the two.  Before he could fire, Liquid was attacked by the
FoxDie virus and collapsed to the ground dead.
The two freed themselves from underneath the wreckage.  The Colonel
contacted Snake and told him the bombing had been called off, as the
Secretary of Defense was acting alone, and the entire incident was his
doing.  He then informed him that that there was a snowmobile nearby
which could take them to Fox Island where an evacuation chopper
awaited.  Naomi then spoke with Snake, telling him that she didn't
know when or if FoxDie would kill Snake.  He would later find out that
Naomi had programmed the virus to strike at a random time.  Meryl and
Snake then departed from Shadow Moses and disappeared into the Alaskan
wilderness.
After the operation, Meryl and Snake most likely had a relationship.
Snake was then contacted by Otacon, who survived the Shadow Moses
incident.  Otacon told Snake of how Ocelot, the sole terrorist
survivor, had sold Metal Gear's data on the black market and many
countries would now develop their own versions of Metal Gear.  Otacon
told Snake that he could make a difference and convinced him to join
him in forming a new group, Philanthropy, an anti-Metal Gear
organization officially recognized by the United Nations.  For the
next two years or so, Otacon and Snake destroyed dozens of rogue Metal
Gears, with nothing significant taking place.
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Following the Shadow Moses incident Ocelot leaked the top-secret
specifications for Metal Gear to the public, via the black market.  Now every
group, state,  and dot-com has their own version of Metal Gear, Metal Gear is
no longer a secret weapon.  It has become one of the most common and
effective weapons on the battlefield of the day.  Our hero, Solid Snake,
recieves intelligence that the United States Marine Corps is planning to test
out their new version of Metal Gear.  Snake, having spent all of his days as
a mercenary working on eliminating Metal Gear, decides that he has to find out
more on this new Metal Gear.  Witht he help of his new accomplice, Otacon
(aka Hal Emmerich, a scientist from Shadow Moses), he infiltrates the
transport for the new Metal Gear.  The transport has been disguised as an oil
tanker descending the Hudson River, on its way out to sea.  Snake must
discover the purpose behind this new incarnation of Metal Gear and if
necessary he must destroy it.
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*  Plant Chapter
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Following the terrorist incident aboard an oil tanker in the Lower New York
Harbour, the government has established an offshore clean-up facility
designated as the "Big Shell".  The purpose of the Big Shell is to clean up
the spilled oil from the incident two years ago and restore stability to the
local ecosystem.  Now, terrorists have seized the Big Shell and captured 30
hostages and the President of the United States, who was taking an inspection
tour that day.  The terrorists are demading that the government pay them the
sum of $30 billion or else they will blow the Big Shell out of the water.  The
newly reformed FOXHOUND has chosen their newest recruit, Raiden, to attempt a
rescue mission.  Raiden must rescue the President and the other hostages and
disarm the terrorists by any means necessary.  Raiden must also disarm the
numerous C4 bombs that the terrorists have placed around the Big Shell.
Raiden successfully infiltrates the Deep Sea Dock of the Big Shell and begins
his first actual mission.
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04)  Characters
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*  Solid Snake
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The legendary hero who has thrice saved the world from the menace of Metal
Gear in the past, Solid Snake is an infiltration expert who always completes
his mission no matter how difficult the odds.  Originally a member of
FOXHOUND, now a member of the NGO Philanthropy, an anti-Metal Gear group.
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*  Raiden
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A member of the special forces unit FOX-HOUND, Raiden has no experience in
real-life combat situations, but his skills as a soldier have been honed to
the highest levels through VR simulation training.  The infiltration of the
Big Shell is his first actual mission.
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05)  Game Overview
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S T E A L T H   G A M E
infiltrate and avoid detection
STEAL
vt.{stole stolen} to perform an action in a silent, secretive manner.
vi. to proceed secretively, to sneak to move silently.
n. stealth the act of moving silently and secretly.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a tactical espionage game.
The player must single-handedly infiltrate a facility under enemy control and
carry out a covert operation.
If an enemy soldier spots the player, the soldier will call his comrades and
attack.  Since the player doesn't stand much of a chance when vastly
outnumbered in battle, unnecessary conflict should be avoided whenever possible.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is composed of the original game, Metal Gear
Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, a Missions pack featuring new stages to play, five
additional playable stories called Snake Tales and a special skateboarding
mode.
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*  5.1  Controls
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==  BASIC CONTROLS  ==
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X.............................Crouch
Square........................Shoot
Circle........................Punch
Triangle......................Action Button
R1............................First Person View (FPV)
R2............................Bring up weapons menu
L1............................Auto-Aim
L2............................Bring up Item Menu
Start.........................Pause game (Big Shell-Map)
Select........................Activate Codec
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==  EXTENDED CONTROLS  ==
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|  -crouch
X                   |  -crawl
|  -roll
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|  -fire weapons
SQUARE              |  -choking guards
|  -flip guards
|  -jump out shot
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|  -hand to hand combat
CIRCLE              |  -knock on wall
|  -confirmation button
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|  -hanging mode
TRIANGLE            |  -Action Button
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R1                  |  -First Person View mode
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|  -activate weapons menu
R2                  |  -tactical reload
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R3                  |  -control HF Blade
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|  -HF Blade-block
L1                  |  -auto-aim
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L2                  |  -activate items menu
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L3                  |  -move character
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START               |  -pause game
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|  -activate codec
SELECT              |  -deactivate codec
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First Person View Attack
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This allows you to attack enemies while in the first person view.  This makes
shooting at enemies far away a lot easier.  You can shoot handguns, assault
rifles, use the HF Blade, and use fist attacks with the first person view.
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Throw
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When you are rushing through an area or running through a group of guards and
you have run out of ammo you can flip a guard by pressing the weapon button
while moving and without a weapon equipped.  This will cause your character to
grab the guard around the waist and toss him over his shoulder.  On the easier
difficulties this will knock out a guard.
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Corner View
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Flatten yourself against the wall near a corner to enter Corner View.  This
will allow you to see things that are behind the corner without exposing
yourself to the enemy.
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Climb Up Objects
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Press the action button in front of any waist high object to climb on top of
it.
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Roll Forward
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Press X while running to do a forward flip or a diving somersault.  This will
allow you to clear certain gaps, or move over metal grating quickly without
making a lot of noise.
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Dragging Enemies
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To grab an enemy around the neck walk up to him and stop.  Then unequip your
weapon if you have one equipped and press the weapon button.  This will enable
you to maneuver enemies to another area that is more secluded for purposes such
as getting his Dog Tag.  While he is in this chokehold he will squirm to try
and get out of your grip.  You can make him stop for a moment if you quickly
tap the weapon button again.
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Hanging
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Stand facing any waist high railing and press the action button to hop over the
railing.  When your character is hanging he will not be spotted by enemy
sentries unless he is hanging right above them.  You can shimmy in either
direction while hanging on a ledge.  Use the right analog stick, the
directional pad, or the L2 and R2 buttons to move.
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Cardboard Box
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Ah, yes.  The famous cardboard box gag from MGS.  You can equip any box in your
inventory and your character will duck inside it.  This will fool enemy
sentries unless they see you move or they see you get into it.  You can also
alert their suspicion by using the box near boxes that are not of the same type
for example using the box used for storing oranges in a pile of boxes that
house electronic supplies.
You can also move around in a cardboard box.  This is useful for dodging enemy
fire, is a kind of ducked run.  You can press the R1 button to press your
face up against the small opening that serves as a handle to see what is going
on outside the box.  You can press the L2 and R2 buttons to look in either
direction.
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Chokehold
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Without your weapon equipped come up behind a guard and press the weapon button.
Your character will now grab him around the neck to temporarily immobilize him.
Once he is in the choke hold you can either snap his neck, knock him out, or
leave him.  To snap his neck rapidly press the weapon button to snap his neck,
you will hear a quite distinct, and disturbingly pleasing, "SNAP!"  If you
prefer not to take his life you can press the weapon button about 9 or ten
times to cause him to lose consciousness.
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Peek Around Corner
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When in corner view use the shoulder buttons L2 and R2 to peek around the
corner to get a better view of the area.  You can use the right analog stick
now to move the camera around to see more detail.
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Step Sideways
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While in FPV you can use the shoulder buttons L2 and R2 to strafe or step
sideways in either direction.  This will allow you hide he hind corners and
step out quickly to shoot in the First Person.
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Knock On Wall
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While leaning up against a wall push Circle to knock on the wall with your fist
or your gun.  This will alert the guard and cause him to come and investigate.
This will provide you with an open opportunity to sneak past him if you have
utilized this correctly.
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Rolling Attack
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To knock over a guard quickly or a group of guards run up to him and push X to
make your character to a flip or a roll.  This will knock him over for a moment
and he will remain on the ground for a second, this will allow you to escape or
attack him while he is recovering.
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Book
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This is basically a porn magazine that can be laid on the ground to
conveniently distract a guard.  Lay the Book on the in or near the guards
patrol route so that it will catch his attention.  He will stop his patrol and
start browsing through it.  This will allow you to sneak past unnoticed.
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Quick Change
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To quickly unequip a weapon or quickly equip it press the R2 button for the
weapons and the L2 button for the items.  Quickly unequipping and then
equipping will automatically reload your gun.
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Jump Out Shot
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While in corner view press the weapon button to have your character jump out
quickly and shoot and then quickly hide back behind the corner.  You can use
this during several boss battles and this is very useful for shootouts with
attack teams.  You can use this to get in a quick shot at a guard with the M9,
as long as you get a hit you can wait until the drugs take effect.  And, there
is no risk of him seeing you after you shoot him.  You can throw grenade type
weapons while peeking around the corner.
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Hold-Up
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This is how you get dog tags and items such as rations and bandages from guards
Sneak up behind a guard with a handgun equipped and press the weapon button.
If you did this correctly your character will say "Freeze!".  The guard will
put up his arms and now he is under your control.  Press L1 to keep a bead on
him while you move around to the front.  Now you can go into FPV and wave your
gun at his head or his groin, this will cause him to panic and he will now
start to drop items for you, such as ammo, bandages, and dog tags.  When you
are done you can dispatch him with the SOCOM or USP, or if you're in a friendly
mood the M9.
Occasionally you will run into a guard that does not want to give up his dog
tag.  He will say something like, "If you're going to shoot then shoot."  Now
you get to torture him.  Pump a round into a limb with your SOCOM or USP, or
you can fire a bullet past his head (with a lethal weapon).  Now, this will
frighten him and he will now give up items for you.
On an additional note, do not unequip your weapon in front of a guard that has
not been properly "disposed of".  he will pull out his AK and attack you, then
he will run away and call in reinforcements.  Also, do not stand in front of
him for too long without your gun pointed at him or he will do the same thing
as a mentioned before.  One more thing, if you try to hold up and Arsenal Tengu
or an attack team guard they will mock surrender and then attack you very
suddenly.
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Aim and Move
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Press down L1 which is the lock on button to shoot while moving.  Useful for
escaping attack teams while at the same time killing them.
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Shake Out Item
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When an enemy is knocked out or killed then you can pick up the body by
pressing the weapon button and your character will pick him up.  You can lift