MGS4: Essential Items and Weapons for Big Boss Rank
Prepare yourself as best as possible for your climb to the maximum rank in Metal Gear Solid 4. This guide lists the essential tools and armaments to unlock to simplify your run on Extreme difficulty.
Checking Mission Briefings
Open the main menu before starting your adventure and select the first mission briefing.During the briefings, you can check the camera for hidden items, ammo, and special interactions before diving into the action.
Using the OctoCamo Camouflage Rating
Use your camouflage rating to see how well you blend in with your surroundings.The higher your camouflage rating, the more likely you are to be detected by enemies, even using the noise of battle to mask Snake's movements.
Managing Stress and Psyche
Keep track of Old Snake's stress and psyche bars during combat and extreme environmental situations.Eat rations, use back pain tablets, and listen to music on your iPod to regain your combat effectiveness.
Unlock Weapons and Bonuses with Drebin's Shop
Collect weapons in the field and sell duplicates to earn Drebin Points.Take advantage of discounts on certain days of the week to purchase advanced arsenals or unlock special items like the Tanegashima Pistol.
Take advantage of Extra Ops
Don't limit yourself to main story missions alone.Play Extra Ops to unlock valuable recruits for Mother Base, weapon blueprints, and essential resources to streamline later chapters.
Don't Skip the Briefing Tapes
Always listen to the briefing tapes before tackling missions.These audio files contain in-depth narration, character development, and context from Mother Base, enriching the gameplay experience.
Use the Fulton System
Rescue every unconscious enemy soldier using the Fulton System.Captured soldiers upgrade Mother Base teams and unlock new development options and better weapons.
Experience the Box Sprint
Equip the cardboard box and repeatedly press the R1 button to quickly move across the map.This technique is extremely useful for gaining high ranks and repositioning during boss fights.
Play in Co-op Mode
Tackle missions and boss battles with other players in co-op mode.Co-op allows you to divide tasks, synchronize attacks, and overcome complex challenges much more easily.
Play VR Training First
Play VR Training before beginning the main adventure.This mode offers thirty stages to learn basic movements and gameplay mechanics, helping you become familiar with the controls.
Choose Easy difficulty
Set the difficulty to Easy if you're playing the game for the first time.Metal Gear Solid features complex controls, and in this mode, enemies see and hear Snake from closer ranges, shots deal less damage, and rations are more powerful and easier to find.
Use the Codec for Hints
Use the Codec by pressing the Select button to listen in on conversations and uncover in-game clues.This tool helps you when you encounter difficulties in combat or at story intersections.
Move While Shooting
Hold down the fire button while simultaneously pressing and holding the crouch or crawl button.This combination allows Snake to move freely while holding his weapon.
Use Thermal Items and Armor
Equip thermal goggles to spot traps, explosives, and camouflaged enemies.Equip body armor to reduce damage taken from enemies and bosses during combat.
Exploit melee combat
Perform punch-kick combos by triple-tapping the attack button.Get close to enemies to apply a choke hold and put them to sleep by repeatedly tapping the action button.
Use the Close Quarters Combat system
Use the Close Quarters Combat system to grab enemies, interrogate them, throttle them, or use them as human shields.CQC allows you to manage close-quarters combat without wasting ammo.
Create special nameplates by entering staff names
Enter the names of the Konami development team during the special mission name entry screen to automatically unlock associated birthdays, nationalities, and blood types, or reveal iconic character nameplates by knocking Snake out on the difficulty setting and shaking his body.
Unlock special abilities by completing specific sections
Collect soldier nameplates throughout the adventure to unlock unique equipment.Complete the tanker section by collecting forty-six tags to unlock the infinite ammo bandana, collect seventy-six tags to get the stealth camo, or reach two hundred and eighteen tags with Raiden to unlock infinite grip and oxygen.
Use photos to make people angryOtacon
Send photos taken of Commander Scott Dolph or Hideo Kojima's ghostly apparition to Otacon via codec during the Oil Tanker chapter to trigger his hilarious reactions of annoyance and embarrassment.
Unlock Mei Ling's Secret Calls
Save your game at least thirteen times in the Oil Tanker chapter to unlock Mei Ling's hilarious radio calls, ready to correct proverbs and scold the player on their saves.
Check the secret stats on the failure screen
Decode the random text displayed in the bottom corner of the mission failure screen to read precise progress data, such as ammo consumption, enemies killed, and the total number of alarms activated.
