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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PlayStation 2)

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for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PlayStation 2)
Reviewed by: Greg Kasavin
Review date: 11/13/01
Release date: 11/12/01

Secrets

Easily cross minefields.

If you don't have the mine dector, but would like to cross a minefield with receiving damage, just go over to the area where you believe mines are and crawl over the area. Not only will you be unharmed, but you'll also obtain any claymore mines that you crawl over!

Hostages in Shell 1 Core B1 Hold

During the Ames search mission, the hostages change depending on the time Raiden meets Ninja after the Fatman battle and the internal clock of the PS2 console.
0:00AM ~ 0:59AM -> all Jennifer
1:00PM ~ 1:59PM -> all old man
10:00PM ~ 10:59PM -> all old lady

Strengthen Yourself

Do 100 pull-ups while hanging from a ledge (press the R2 and L2 buttons to do a pull-up) and your grip strength meter will increase.

Happy Birthday!

At the first node you log into in the Plant Episode, you're given a chance to input your name, birthday, bloodtype and nationality. If your birthday matches with the same date thats set in your PS2 (most likely you set it to the correct day) you'll be greeted by a Happy Birthday logo with a matching Birthday cake.

Radar Girl on the Big Shell

As you wait for snake in the Arsenal Gear corridor, a video will start playing on your radar- DO NOT answer your codec to see the whole video.

Snake's Dogtag

After Snake Gives you the High Frequency Blade and Equipment, knock him out and shake him to get his dogtag.

Transportation With Boxes

Take a cardboard box to Strut E: Parcel Room. Get in the box, and jump onto the conveyor belt, in the top right-hand corner of the room. You will be transported to a different area, based on the box you used. Try them all, and see where you go!

Revenge of the Seagulls

If you shot enough seagulls with any gun, they'll come and either crap on you or come right up and peck you! Similer to the chickens in Zelda.

Useless Secret: L2 Start Menu

On the title menu hit L2 and the screen flashes now.

Halt timer in tanker mission

During the tanker mission, while the timer is running, you can temporarily stop it by knocking out one of the two guards running the cameras on the platforms in Hold No. 3.

dog tag information

use the BINOCULARS to identify the names of the person on the dog tag.the name will appear above the enemy.

Taking Vamp's best attack away from him

When Vamp's health gets low, he begins to periodically unleash a shadow attack that will prevent you from being able to move; however, if you shoot out the four lights in the room, Vamp will be unable to use the attack.

Dazing a guard

When a guard spots you, either an '!' or '?' will appear above his head, depending on the distance between you and him. If you shoot this before it dissappears (It's really tricky), the the guard will become dazed for a while and some white bubbles float around his head, giving you a chance to run.

Unlockables

Extreme Difficulty Mode

Beat the game once and the Extreme difficulty level will be unlocked.

Code Result
Beat the game once and the Extreme difficulty level will be unlocked. Extreme Difficulty Mode

Alternate title screen.

Beat the game once and the title screen will change.

Code Result
Beat the game once and the title screen will change. Alternate title screen.

Digital Camera

Beat the game and load the same game. you should have the camera in your inventory

Code Result
Beat the game and load the same game. you should have the camera in your inventory Digital Camera

Special Unlockables

Code Result
Beat the game. Select Tanker. Get over 30 dog tags. Bandana (gives you infinite ammo)
Beat the game. Select "Tanker". Get more than 60 dog tags. Stealth Camo
Beat the game with 120 dog tags. Stealth Camo #2
Grip yourself over behind the caged fence when you start with Raiden. Shaver
Beat the game with 150 dog tags. Orange Wig (infinite grip)
Collect all the dog tags. Blue Wig (gives you infinite 02)
Beat normal mode with more than 100 dog tags Brown Wig (unlimited ammo for Raiden)

Unlocking grip levels

When you are hanging from a ledge, a Grip Gauge appears on screen. By doing a ton of pull-ups (press L2 and R2 simultanously), you can increase the Grip Gauge and increase the alotted time that you are able to hang from a rail.

Code Result
Do 100 Pull-ups after unlocking Grip Gauge Level 2 Grip Gauge Level 3
Do 100 Pull-ups Grip Gauge Level 2

Unlockable Ending Rankings

Every difficulty setting has unique unlockable rankings that may be unlocked depending on your performance throughout the game. Below are the possible unlockable rankings and the requirements to unlock them.

Code Result
Tanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, 3hrs or less Swallow - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Tanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, Tanker-Plant: 3hrs or less Falcon - Normal Difficulty
Tanker: 5+ hours, Plant: 25+ Hours, Tanker-Plant: 30+ Hours Koala - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Tanker: 1 alert, Plant: 2 alerts, Tanker-Plant: 3 alerts Flying Squirrel - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Tanker: 50+ Alerts, Plant: 200+ alerts, Tanker-Plant: 250+ alerts Cow - All Difficulty Levels
Tanker: 50+ Clearing Escapes, Plant: 100+ clearing escapes, Tanker-Plant: 150+ Clearing Escapes Gazelle - All Difficulty Levels
No Enemies Killed Pigeon - All Difficulty Levels
Tanker: 50+ Enemies killed, Plant: 200+ Enemies killed, Tanker-Plant: 250+ Enemies killed Piranha - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
31 Rations used Pig - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Tanker: 25+ saves, Plant: 75+ saves, Tanker-Plant: 100 + saves Cat - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Beat the game with a Sea Louce in your inventory Sea Louce - All Difficulty Levels
Radar: off, 250+ alerts, 250+ kills, 60+ continues, 31+ rations used, 100+ saves Chicken - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty
Radar off, under 3hr clear, Damage: under 10.5, Shots Fired: under 700, under 3 alerts, 0 kills, 0 continues, 0 rations, 0-8 saves, no special items Big Boss - Extreme Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)
Under 3hr clear, under 3 alerts, 0 kills, 0 escapes, 0 continues, 0-3 rations, no special items Fox - Extreme Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)

Boss Survival & Others (PAL Only)

After completing the Full Game(Tanker & Plant) you can unlock some special features, but only in the PAL version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Code Result
Complete the game once(Tanker & Plant) Boss Survival

Easter Eggs

Camera Control in Cut-Scenes

During a cut-scene, you can press R1 to zoom in, and use the right analog stick to move the camera around.

Codec Craziness

While watching any Codec conversation, move the left & right analog sticks and the character's faces will move. Press on one of the sticks, and the faces will zoom in close. Press the R1 or R2 button while Snake or Raiden is listening to someone, and you can hear their thoughts! Some of the guys' secret attitudes toward the other characters are quite funny!

Pants-less Marines

Enter Hold 1 or 2 on the ship (right after the first boss fight...the Hold rooms are where the Marines are listening to the Commander give his speech). Once inside of either one of the first 2 Hold rooms, creep past the Marines, and look back at them from the north end of the room, so you can see their faces. In each Hold room (or at least one of them), you should spot a few Marines without any pants on (don't worry, they still have some white boxer shorts, though).

Not really a trick, but a cool Easter Egg nonetheless. =)

Hideo Kojima Dog Tag Information

When first playing as Raiden, enter the name ''Hideo Kojima'' into the first node. It will automatically put in Hideo Kojima's blood type, birthday, sex, and nationality.

Konami Code Solid

At the clear code screen, quickly press Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, X, O. You will then hear Snake yell to confirm the code. It does nothing, it's just funny.

Metal Gear Posters

In the shell 1 core, go to B2. In the main computer area, there are posters of previous Metal Gear games and other games by Hideo Kojima.

Control Projector

In Tanker Hold #2, press the button by the projector in the back to change the screen that the image is on. Do it enough and a picture of a woman will appear.

Yoji Shinkawa Dog Tag Info

When first playing as Raiden in the plant chapter, enter the name Yoji Shinkawa into the first node. It will automatically put in all of his statistics.

Toy of Raven

You remember Raven from MGS. well in tanker when you first enter you see a shadow of Raven but you find its just a toy. shoot the toy and it will fire balls at you.

The Shaver

If you get the shaver at the beginning of the plant chapter (by jumping over the rail and going into the enclosed area with the space suit within) you will give it to pliskin when you first meet him. Doing this will have Snake clean shaven at the end of the game. This is vice versa as well if you want a "rugged" Snake do not pick up the shaver!

Computer Room Cameo

While in the Computer Room, look at the walls in First Person mode. You'll see the photo of Charlie's Angels that happened to appear on the cover of FHM magazine.

Faster pull-ups

You can do pull-ups a lot faster by doing a drop catch. A drop catch is when you are hanging from a ledge, and then drop down, catching the ledge below. A drop catch is a total of 10 pull-ups!

Control the title screen background.

All you have to do is move the right analog stick and the background will move in the direction that the analog stick was moved. It also will change the color of the background. It is useless but it is fun.