Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3)

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Hints & cheats

for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3)
Reviewed by: Kevin VanOrd
Review date: 06/13/08
Release date: 06/12/08

Secrets

No More Camo

Shake the Sixaxis controller to return Snake's Octocamo to its neutral (black and blue) pigmentation.

Inheritence

You carry over your Drebin points, weapons, ammunition, items, and special items from a previous game upon game clear. However, Snake will need to encounter Metal Gear II in the first stage to get his stuff back.

Be sure to save your cleared data upon game completion to track your items. Load the cleared data to reap your benefits.

Show Me Your Motions

When a character is introduced for the first time, press R2 to view that characters motion capture person instead of that person's voice actor.

Refill Psyche During Cut-scenes

If during a cut-scene something causes Snakes psyche gauge to decrease just press X rapidly to replenish it.

Cheaper Prices In Drebin's Store

Set the PS3 system date to a Wednesday or Sunday, and Drebin will have cheaper prices. Also, in Act 5 all prices are halfed.

Unlockables

Facepaint

Different face paint unlocked for in game use.

Code Result
Beat Act 2 Young Snake
Beat Act 3 Classic MGS Snake
Defeat the Battle Beauty (human form) Crying Wolf by non-lethal means. Crying Wolf
Defeat the Battle Beauty (human form) Screaming Mantis by non-lethal means. Screaming Mantis
Ram Colonel Campbell using the Metal Gear II during the intermission scene. Roy Campbell
Ram Dr. Emmerich using the Metal Gear II during the intermission scene. Otacon
Ram Sunny using the Metal Gear II during the intermission scene. Raiden Mask A
Ram Dr. Naomi Hunter using the Metal Gear II during the intermission scene. Raiden Mask B
Purchase and keep more than 60 different weapons. Drebin
Earn the Big Boss emblem on a single-player session Big Boss's
Defeat the Battle Beauty (human form) Raging Raven by non-lethal means. Raging Raven
Defeat the Battle Beauty (human form) Laughing Octopus by non-lethal means. Laughing Octopus
Defeat the Battle Beauty Laughing Octopus (the overall battle, no specifics involved). FaceCamo

Costumes

Code Result
Get 51 continues or more in a single playthrough to unlock this octocamo. Corpse Camo
Middle East in the Militia Safe House Middle East Militia Disguise
South America (Cove Valley Village) South American Rebel Disguise
Obtain the Assassin emblem Altair
Clear the game once Suit
Start Eastern Europe level Civilian Disguise

Bonus Weapons

Code Result
Beat Crying Wolf Rail Gun
Beat Raging Raven MGL-140 Grenade Launcer
Beat Screaming Mantis Mantis and Sorrow Dolls
Found in the first area of Act 4 Mk. 23 Handgun
Earn the Big Boss emblem on a single-player session Patriot Future Assault Weapon
Earn the Fox Hound emblem on a single-player session Thor 45-70
Earn the Fox emblem on a single-player session Desert Eagle, Long Barrel
Earn the Hound emblem on a single-player session World War I Pistol
Clear the single-player game once Race (Ricochet) Gun
Collect the five statues (those of the four Battle Beauties and the Frog Soldier/Haven Troopers in stage 1) using non-lethal means on their respective idols Solar Gun
Log more than 10 hours of Metal Gear Online play time on the same profile as your Metal Gear 4 game. You purchase this from Drebin Scanning Plug S
In the Nomad vehicle during the mission intermission; you can unlock a special photo by picking up this item in stage 4 instead of earlier Digital Camera
Complete a single-player session without instigating a single alert (caution is okay, but not alert). You can do this on any difficulty Stealth Item
Complete a single-player session without killing anyone (including bosses). You can do this on any difficulty Bandanna

iPod Tunes

Snake's iPod can download specific tunes throughout the course of the game. Some songs have an additional "secret" effect when it is played in the game.

Code Result
Play at least one game of Metal Gear Online. You must start the match with at least two players Subsistence (increase Snake's accuracy)
Stage 4 Shadow Moses, Nuclear Warhead Storage B2. Input 13462 into Otacon's lab computer Policenaughts Ending (cause soldiers held by Snake to fall asleep on touch)
Stage 2 South America, Confinement Facility. Island in the south-eastern quadrant Rock Me (increases Snake's amount of life recovered from items and other means)
Stage 2 South America, Vista Mansion. Between the east wall and a cargo container Sailor (increases Snake's amount of life recovered from items and other means)
A random gift from a militia or rebel soldier if Snake gives them a healing item Show Time (cause soldiers held by Snake to scream in terror)
Unlocked by earning all 40 game clear emblems Snake Eater (increase the life recovery rate of Snake through items and other actions)
Stage 4 Shadow Moses, Nuclear Warhead Storage B2. Input 78925 into Otacon's lab computer Opening - Old L.A. 2040 (increase Snake's accuracy)
Stage 2 South America, Cove Valley Village. Inside the fire ravaged house Fury, The (cause soldiers held by Snake to go enraged)
A random gift from a militia or rebel soldier if Snake gives them a healing item MGS 4 Love Theme / Action (cause soldiers held by Snake to weep like a little girl)
Stage 4 Shadow Moses, Canyon. Before leaving the canyon area, examine the rocky walls for a hole hiding this item Flowing Destiny (cause soldiers held by Snake to weep like a little girl)
Stage 3 Europe, Midtown Bio-hazard (cause soldiers held by Snake to scream in terror)
Earn the Big Boss emblem Big Boss (increase stun damage and increases Snake's accuracy when played)
Stage 4 Shadow Moses, Tank Hangar. After power is restored, backtrack to the upper catwalk and explore all rooms Beyond the Bounds (increases stun damage done by Snake from non-lethal weapons)
Act 2, Mission Briefing, upstairs in the Nomad Boktai 2 Theme
Act 2, Marketplace Bon Dance
Act 1, Mission Briefing Inorino Uta
Act 1, Advent Palace Level 3 Warning
Act 4, Mission Briefing, upstairs in the Nomad Lunar Knights Main Theme
Act 4, Warhead Storage Building B2 Metal Gear 20 Years History: Part 2
Act 2, South America Confinement Facility. In room with beds inside the house Metal Gear 20 Years History: Part 3
Act 5, Under hatch to the left at the beginning of area Metal Gear Solid Main Theme (The Document Remix)
Act 3, Midtown N Sector On Alert
Act 3, Midtown, hold-up PMC. One Night in Neo Kobe City (Causes soldiers held by Snake to laugh)
Act 3, Mission Briefing, upstairs in the Nomad Shin Bokura no Taiyou Theme
Act 3, Midtown S Sector Test Subject's Duality
Act 4, Snow Field. Just before the "Disc Change" Codec scene. The Best Is Yet To Come
Act 3, Echo's Beacon The Essence of Vince
Act 2, in the Cave Valley Village in badly burned building The Fury
Act 1, Millennium Park Theme of Solid Snake
Act 1, Militia Safehouse. Just before seeing the unmanned flying-bomber on the table Theme Of Tara
Act 4, Tank Hanger. Upper floor ventilation shaft. Warhead Storage
Act 4, Casting Facility North Yell (Dead Cell)
Act 1, Urban Ruins before cutscene Zanzibarland Breeze
Frisk the restance fighter in Easter Europe. Bio Hazard

Completion Unlockables

Code Result
Clear the single-player game once New combat vests
Complete the single-player mode once (and saving the cleared data). The Boss Extreme difficulty

New Ammo

After finishing the game once, and getting back to drebin you can buy:

Code Result
Finish game once Emotive ammo (laughter)

Unlockable Emblems

Unlocking emblems gives you various bonus content.

Code Result
Be admired by 25 friendly soldiers Hawk Emblem
Crawl on the ground for a total of 1 hour Inch Worm Emblem
Get 10 combat highs Hog Emblem
Pick up 400 dropped weapons Hyena Emblem
Collect all 69 weapons Little Gray Emblem
Spend a total of 2.5 hours crouching Lobster Emblem
Look at 100 Playboy pages Rabbit Emblem
Hold up 50 enemies Gibbon Emblem
Complete the game after 30 cumulative hours of play Giant Panda Emblem
Get 150 headshots Eagle Emblem
Dive or roll 200 times Frog Emblem
Press against walls for a total of 1 hour Gecko Emblem
Give friendly soldiers 50 items Blue Bird Emblem
Use the Scanning Plug S or Syringe on 50 enemies Bee Emblem
Choke 100 enemies to death Bear Emblem
Shake 50 enemies for items Ant Emblem
Beat the game with 50+ knife kills, 50+ CQC holds, and 25 or less alerts. Assassin's Emblem
Beat the game on the highest difficulty with no deaths, no alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit, no bandanna items, in under 5 hours. Big Boss Emblem
Beat the game on hard or higher w/ no deaths, 3 or less alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit, no bandanna items, in under 5.5 hours. Fox Hound Emblem
Beat the game on normal or higher w/ no deaths, 5 or less alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit, no bandanna items, in under 6 hours. Fox Emblem
Beat the game on hard or higher w/ no deaths, 3 or less alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit, no bandanna items, in under 6.5 hours. Hound Emblem
Finish the game with no alerts activated, no continues, no rations, noodles or regains used and in under 5 hours Mantis
Beat the game with no continues and no rations, regains, or noodles used Wolf
Beat the game without killing asingle person (Gekkos and Dwarf Gekkos dont count). Pigeon
Beat the game in under 5 hours Raven
Beat the game without activating any alert phases. Octopus
Spend more than 60 minutes inside the drum can or card board box (this can be done throughout the game, not all at once) Tortoise
Use more than 50 recovery items Pig
Activate over 100 alerts Cow
Have over 400 kills Crocodile
Perform over 100 rolls Scarab
Get less than 75 alert Phases, less than 250 kills, and less than 25 continues. Scorpion
Get less than 75 alert phases, over 250 kills, and less than 25 continues. Tarantula
Get less than 75 alert phases, less than 250 kills, and over 25 continues. Centipede
Get less than 75 alert phases, over 250 kills, and over 25 continues. Spider
Get over 75 alert phases, less than 250 kills, and less than 25 continues. Jaguar
Get over 75 alert phases, over 250 kills, and less than 25 coninues. Panther
Get over 75 alert phases, less than 250 kills, and over 25 continues. Leopard
Get over 75 alert phases, over 250 kills, and over 25 continues. Puma
Get over 150 alert phases, over 500 kills, over 50 continues, use over 50 recovery items and finish the game in over 35 hours. Chicken
Flick through 100 Playboy pages Rabbit

Dolls/Statues

You need to unlock 5 dolls before you can adquire the solar gun.
Defeat the Frog Soldiers, Laughing Octopus, Raging Raven, Crying Wolf and Screaming Matis with Non-Lethal weapons. (During their beast form, not beauty). After defeating them grab the doll before killing their beauty form. Except on the frogs because they don't have a beauty form.

Code Result
At the garage at the end of the battle Frog Soldier Doll/Statue
On a bed in a little room Laughing Beast Doll/Statue
On the upper floor on a corner Raging Raven Doll/Statue
In a side of a bulding just where you start after killing her beast form Crying Wolf Doll/Statue
On the corridor where you started Screaming Mantis Doll/Statue

Codes

Otacon's extra passwords

Put these in instead of the code Otacon tells you to at Shadow Moses. You will get the Access Denied scene but afterwards you will get the bonus.

Code Result
13462 iPod song
78925 iPod song
14893 100,000 DP

Passwords

Extras Screen Passwords

These passwords are entered at the Extras screen under Password after beating the game once on any difficulty. The items will be made available upon loading your save game or starting a new game (in which case you will gain access to them when you meet up with Metal Gear Mk. II; iPod songs are immediately available.)

Code Result
deskyhstyl Unlocks the Desert Eagle Long Barrel
dntkkhktmm Drebin Facecamo
jmsotsynrn Type 17 Pistol
aottrykmyn Altair Costume
mekakorkkk Unlock Mk. 23 handgun (SOCOM from MGS1)
george Unlocks "Gekko" iPod Song
thomas Unlocks "Desperate Chase" iPod Song
theodore Unlocks "Midnight Shadow" iPod Song
abraham Unlocks "Mobs Alive" iPod Song
mnsoymsyhn Unlocks "Mosin Nagant"
1aytmmymhk Unlocks 1911 Pistol
mgo2play Unlocks "Subsistence Action" iPod Song
tshsniammr Unlocks Thor .45-70
pkhhnwhsjt Unlocks Patriot
skynytktjp Unlocks Scanning Plug S

Easter Eggs

Beauty and the Beast Photoshoot

While fighting the second form of any B&B unit stall for 3 minutes. After that the whole area around Snake and the beast will go white. If you have obtained the camera already once you pull it out the Beast will pose for you.