Metal Gear Solid - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

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Head to the left and go through the door.  Then head up through the next door
and collect more ammo.  Head back to the lift room and head to the right.  When
you get near the door the room shakes.  When you enter the area where Metal
Gear should be you will find that it is gone.  Head up the main drive at the
top of the screen and carry on up until you see the door on the right hand
side.  Go through here and then up through the next door.  Prepare for your
next boss fight.

Viper - The room is made up of Vipers main weapon, a laser grid.  All the small
pillars you see are where the lasers are emitted from.  Viper activates the
laser grid and it forms random grids, so sometimes you can run halfway across
the screen and others you may only be able to move a couple of paces.  Also he
activates explosives in the floor.  You will see them and then have a couple of
seconds to get away from it before they blow up.  Basically make your way
around to Viper, avoiding both the lasers and the explosives and shoot at
Viper.  He soon goes down.

Additional Hint: I haven't yet had a chance to check this but apparently you
can actually crawl under the lasers that appear.

So you have destroyed the mercenary leader, that's it then?

Not quite there is one job left for you to do!

Stage 12 - Destroy Metal Gear Part 3
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At last you have to face the might Metal Gear.

Collect all the ammo in this room and then head up.  You will be on a main
drive.  There is plenty of ammo here as well so collect it all, as you are
going to need it.  When you get to the top, but before you enter equip your
bulletproof vest and the C4.  Get ready to phase the final boss.

Metal Gear Phase 1.

You have now met up with the cause of all these problems, the General and the
Metal Gear.  But before you can do any damage to the body you need to cripple
it.  So you need to take out the feet.  You can use either the C4 or the mines.
 The mines are a bit dangerous (I did more damage to myself than I did to the
metal gear) so instead use the C4.  You will start running down the screen.  As
you run down you will see a shadow, which represents one of Metal Gears feat. 
It will move around the screen but then fix in one position.  This is roughly
the area that you want to plant the C4.  When the foot lands detonate the C4. 
It will take six hits to destroy.  Get into a pattern and it will go down
easily.

Metal Gear Phase 2.

Now that the metal gear is crippled you have to take out the rest of it.  Well
it can't move so it must be easy.  Well not quite.  Before the battle starts
you are shown three points of Metal Gear.  The first point are twin guns, the
second post are gun posts and the last point launches missiles.  At the
beginning you only need to worry about the guns.  These are the only firing
points.  After a
while two drones appear and move all over the screen.  Don't worry to much
about these as they only take pot shots at you.

The key to defeating Metal Gear is taking care of things in order.  You need to
destroy the gun posts first.  The gun posts are the second target you are shown
and there is one either side of Metal Gear.  You can only damage the gun post
when it is active, i.e. firing at you.  To do this hit the machine gun with a
grenade (first target you are shown) and the gun post will retaliate by raising
and taking several shots at you.  Use either grenades or nikita missiles on it.
 Eventually it will go down, so start on the opposite side.  When both are
destroyed the missile barrage will start.  Whenever you hit the machine guns
the missiles will launch at you.  You should move to an open area where you can
dodge the missiles.  There are usually around 6-8 missiles per barrage.  Just
keep focusing on the machine gun (only choose one) after a while, when Metal
Gears energy reaches about 1/4, all of the other attacks will stop and Metal
Gear will start attacking with a flame thrower from the mouth area.  Just dodge
the flames, which attack in a three streams, and lob grenades at the mouth
area.  Eventually Metal Gear will go down.  It will be close, especially seeing
as it will take nearly all of your grenades and nikita missiles to take it
down.

Congratulations you have defeated Metal Gear and the game!  Well not quite, but
stage 12 is now complete.

Stage 13 - Black Arts Viper, the Final Showdown.
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After the Generals confession you will then be met by Viper, who isn't as dead
as you first thought.  He actually isn't as difficult to defeat as his earlier
incarnation.

You have 90 seconds to kill him.  The only problem is that every time you hit
him he uses a flash grenade and disappears.  The trick is this; if you are on
the left hand side of the lift when you shoot him he will use the flash grenade
and then head to the right hand side of the lift.  Use your assault rifle and
he should be no problem, especially after beating Metal Gear.

Congratulations, you have just beaten Metal Gear Solid.  Don't turn off until
after the credits have run, you will get a new game mode.

Section 5 - Special Stage Information
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Upon completion of the main game you will be given access to Special Stage
missions.  Basically this is advanced VR training using the maps of the various
stages to perform different tasks.  Below is a list of what the special stage
missions are.

Stage 01
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Mission 1:  Complete stage 1 in 45 seconds
Mission 2:  Locate 4 hidden fox hound emblems
Mission 3:  Complete the mission in reverse order

Stage 02
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Mission 01 - Clear stage without being spotted.
Mission 02 - All the guards are on red alert, meet their attacks head on.
Mission 03 - Meet Mei Ling at the front of the main gates to Gualades

Stage 03
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Mission 01 - Complete the stage in less than 2500 metres (1 step = 1 metre)
Mission 02 - Locate all the fox-hound patches
Mission 03 - Complete level without taking any damage

Stage 04
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Mission 01 - Complete the stage in under 470 seconds
Mission 02 - Complete the stage without being spotted
Mission 03 - There is a bomb attached to you.  It will detonate if you stand
still for more than 1 second.  Complete the stage without detonating the bomb.

Stage 05
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Mission 01 - Complete the stage in less than 2500 metres (1 step = 1 metre)
Mission 02 - Complete level without taking any damage
Mission 03 - Clear all 14 sorting units

Stage 06
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Mission 01 - Complete the stage in under 470 seconds
Mission 02 - Complete the stage without being spotted
Mission 03 - The level is haunted by ghosts.  Destroy all the ghosts on the
level.  The only way to spot the ghosts is by not wearing night vision or
infrared goggles.

Stage 07
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Mission 01 - Complete the stage in under 70 seconds
Mission 02 - Complete the stage without taking any damage
Mission 03 - Survive 60 seconds against the barrage of field artillery

Stage 08
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Mission 01 - Clear stage in under 750 seconds
Mission 02 - Locate all the fox-hound patches
Mission 03 - Defeat Bison using only landmines

Stage 09
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Mission 01 - Clear the stage without being discovered
Mission 02 - Destroy the powerplant using an alternative method.  Follow
Campbell's instructions.
Mission 03 - Destroy the powerplant using an alternative method.  Follow
Campbell's instructions.

Stage 10
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Mission 01 - Clear stage in under 180 seconds
Mission 02 - There is a bomb attached to you.  You can not stand still for more
than one second.
Mission 03 - Try something different from what Snake experienced (Donkey Kong
Level)

Stage 11
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Mission 01 - Complete stage in less than 2500 metres
Mission 02 - Complete stage with out being spotted
Mission 03 - Beat Viper using only grenades

Stage 12
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Mission 01 - Complete stage in less than 250 seconds
Mission 02 - Complete stage in less than 600 metres
Mission 03 - Destroy Metal Gear using only C4

Stage 13
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Mission 01 - Defeat Viper without taking any damage
Mission 02 - There is a bomb attached to you.  You can not stand still for more
than one second.
Mission 03 - Defeat Viper using only grenades

Section 6 - Contact Information
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