Can’t find your way off of the Tanker? Having trouble getting through the plant? Or are you just sick of running around naked trying to figure out what to do next?
Here’s a premier strategy guide for Konami’s masterpiece Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Unlockable: Getting Dog Tags
Most of the normal guards in the game have Dog Tags that contain the names of the game’s development team and those that won Konami’s contest. To collect the Dog Tags you must hold up the guard and then make him shake and give it up by pointing your gun at his head or crotch. Dog Tags can be collected for each of the game’s four difficulty levels.
Hint: Get the Camera Earlier in the Game
To obtain the camera without beating the game first, simply head to the distribution facility and go downstairs to find the black-and-white Zone of the Enders box. Now go back upstairs and hop onto the platform with the three lights on it. Using the box, get onto the conveyer belt. Wait through the ride, and once it brings you into the room, get off and you’ll see an item box on the floor. That’s the digital camera.
Hint: Make Yourself Stronger
Anytime you find yourself hanging from a bar or edge, you can press the R2 and L2 buttons to make the character do a pull-up. After you do 100 of them, your grip strength will be raised one level.
Hint: Daze the Guards
Even the stealthy sometimes get caught. When this happens, a blue exclamation point will appear above the guard’s head. If you shoot the blue punctuation mark, you’ll knock the guard out temporarily.
