Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Boss Battles

Boss battles, everyone hates them. Some take brute force, others take cunning and wit. And others take 10 minutes online looking for the solution. I’m writing all of these about 4 days after I first beat the game (15 ish hours), so they aren’t too descript. So here they are, the boss battles, on Solid mode:

Warning: Contains Spoliers, kind of.

How to beat Laughing Octopus:

Easy. Equipped Rations + A4 / M60. Shoot her, throw grenades. Watch out for those little homing things. When her life’s low enough, she’ll start rolling around. Get on something high. There’s also a part where she disguises herself as Metal Gear Mk. II. Don’t go near it. You’ll explode (I learned that the hard way). At certain phases she goes stealth and you can barely see her. She’ll either be hiding in the outside halls against the wall, in front of the picture, on the ceiling, or in the MRI machine. For the first half, I ran around in the center shooting and retreating. Then spent the last part in a corner of the halls. After her exoskeleton is off, she goes all weird and tries to grab you. Kill her or knock her out with the Tranq. NOT killing her gets you a special face camo Laughing Octopus. That’s basically it.

How to beat Raging Raven:

This one was also pretty easy. Equipped Rations + M60 / A4. I ran to the top and just kept shooting at everything. You can hide in the center room when she and her drones start firing at you. I tried the RPG, didn’t work to well, didn’t use the Stinger but will try second time through. Human form same rules. Easy.

How to beat Crying Wolf:

Just like Sniper Wolf, but with extra enemies. Equppied Rations and DSR / P90 and also used the M14 and A4 a lot. First I ran to a truck to the right and hid under there and shot at her and the Haven Troops. You’re also kind of safe from her rage attack where she drops those grenades. After awhile (at about 1/4 her health) she stops going over there. I moved to the Structure to the left that goes up high. and stood in the back, got down and saw her on the hill. Shouldn’t take too long. When it’s in alert, Wolf will set up ahead of you, so I’d try to get their attention by throwing grenades 100 to 200 meters ahead of me. Then human form, kill or no kill.

Vamp:

(http://ace4xtreme.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/how-to-beat-vamp/

How to beat Metal Gear Ray:

Easy. Strafe, shoot, kick( R1 when not holding L1) ,and button actions, repeat. Actually took me a second time. Don’t let Ray get into a combo, Raytakes more life away. Pretty much just shoot him before he shoots you. Takes quick reaction time. Kind of.
How to beat Screaming Mantis:

This takes some time. First you’ll need to inject your self with the syringe to escape her control. When she attacks and you get caught, just use it again. If the Haven Zombies get close, roll to get away. Then you need to shoot the string holding her dolls, when their shot off, collect them. There will also be a part where she has Meryl attack you (deja vu, i.e. MGS). Use the tranq gun. Once you have the dolls, use one of them (can’t remember now, but you’ll figure it out) and shoot her. Shake the controller and it should all be over. Then human form, same ‘ol dance. Then the boss battles over, really, it is.

How to beat Liquid Ocelot/Liquid Snake/Young Ocelot/Whatever:

Just fight. There’ll be points where you can do button commands. You can also CQC/Counter him, timing has to be on. The more he’s hurt, the harder it gets (duh), so use L1 + X + Direc to dodge.

Is that it? I think it is.

How to get South American Disguise

Okay, so it’s my second time through and I want get the second disguise for south america. Problem is, all the cheat sites don’t specifically state how to get it in the first area of South America. First I tried killing everyone. Then tried waiting until the militia was all executed. Third (and an hour and a half later), I decided to free them all. Turns out, that’s how it’s done. They unlock a shed to the right of the start point. Inside there’s a disguise and a double barrel shotgun (and other stuff). So yeah, that’s how you get it.

Oh yeah, in both the levels with militia, help ‘em out.

How to Beat Vamp!

So on my third try, I finally got it. How does one beat Vamp in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Easy. Use the syringe! Get him in CQC (I used the knife.) But first I got all his health and psych down to the last sliver, then worked on the Syringe. After that, you fight gecko’s and after the last self-destruct one is destroyed, Raiden kills vamp. It was one of the worst boss battles I’ve ever faced.

[EDIT]

Equipped Rations + A4 / P90 / M60 / Tranq Gun / Shock Knife. This is how I beat him, get both Vamp’s LIFE and PSYCH down to the last sliver (not killing him, just so the meter is very very small). Of course you have to dodge those damn knives, I usually run around in the rubble when he does that. Once you have Vamps meters down you have to inject the syringe. Equip the Syringe + Shock knife. Get in the lift where you begin. Run around rolling and evading (L1 + X + “Left Stick Direction” works good). When you get the chance behind his back, you have to CQC him with R1 (don’t throw him down). Get him in the head lock and then the Icon will pop up (Triangle To Syringe). Snake’ll inject Vamp and that parts done!

The next part is to take out the GEKKOs with the Rail Gun. Shoot the ones with red lights. They’ll Self Destruct if you don’t and you’ll lose. Kill the others if they get to close. Once the last one is destroyed, it’ll cutscene. Don.

MGO Online Beta! But not for me.

Okay, first off let me say that I absolutely love the Metal Gear Solid Series (that means starting from the Solid, not the first two, I never played them). Second, I reserved and are still planning on getting the Special Edition MGS4. But as for the beta they promised us reserve-rs, they royally suck. So let me tell you how this went. I woke up the day of the DVD release, I didn’t expect a huge line but I wanted it down by class my first at 1:40. The guy told me to come back after 3:00, so I did just that. As soon as I got out at 2:55, I drove SAFELY back to my local GameStop, got my copy and darted—I mean SAFELY drove back to UNH. I showed my friend in class and watched the entire DVD all through class. Who needs Java anyway? But upon opening my package and looking at the code, I noticed something very strange. The code was 9 characters long. A normal key code for stuff is 12, 1234-5678-90ab., or a multiple of 4, I think. I said to my self, “That’s odd, well maybe it’s a konami thing.” Download day arrived and I go to put it in and it gives me an invalid code message, so I try all CAPS. No luck. I try filling the empty spaces with 0s. Nothing. I was royally (warning: expletive) pissed. I went on line and googled MGO Beta Code. And got a hit saying many codes were invalid, like 3000 or something. I emailed them and didn’t get a response from the first time. I find out May 2 that you can email their code to them and get a working one or something. I did that the next day, May 3. This was my response (with my included reply):

ME: “WHOA! I sent the email Saturday. I didn’t find out until Friday from a friend that I could email it you and you failed to email me back with instructions. I should be able to download it like whenever I want. I even reserved the special edition. This is how you treat your customers?”

On May 6, 2008, at 5:34 PM, MGO Beta Support wrote:

Dear Konami Customer,

Thank you for contacting Konami Support.

We regret to inform you that at this point it is no longer possible to use your unique voucher code to participate in the MGO Beta.

The Download period closed on Monday May the 5th.

Thank you for your interest in our products.

Regards,
Metal Gear Online Customer Support
mgobetasupport@konami.com

What is this malarkey? The first time I emailed them, they should have emailed me back saying I could send it in and they’d send a new one. But they didn’t. This poor customer service to the max, like HP customer support or Windows customer support, but, just, yeah, I can’t even find the words. How could they do that to one of their loyal fans, who’s been there from the Solid beginning. I’m still getting the game though, and I feel this’ll never get resolved, but If you are reading this Hideo, tell MGO support and Konami to get their acts straight. This is like the Rock Band / Guitar Hero 3 guitar debacle.

pce

Ace

Frisbee, it’s just a game?

To others, it is. Just a a way to have fun, get outside, and do some amazing stuff on the field. For me, it’s all about the catches. The dirtier and bloodier you are by that final point, the more fun you’ve had. Not too many people lay out, most just “slide.” How amateur. The proper dive consists of three parts: The lean, the reach, and the push. At least that’s how I do it. While running, one lets the top of their body lean forward. Then one stretches their catching hand out. Lastly, push off the ground with your feet, but don’t push off as if jumping up, use the ankle strength. As for Frisbee (always spelled with a capital “F”), there are some who take it seriously, even during recreational games. Don’t be offended, it’s just because they’re much more competitive. Don’t get me wrong, the competitive spirit makes for a fast pace, fun game. Just don’t let drops or wayward throws you or an other ruin the friendly game atmosphere. When you start always, enter with good spirits, and say “Good Luck, Have Fun.” That’s all.

Oh yeah. University of New Haven Frisbee Club is holding a Frisbee Tournament May 2. Contact me for info if you’re near by. (Just Google UNH).

pce, again

Ace