Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition (PlayStation 3)

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All Outfits and Missions

Enter the "Missions" subscreen from the menu and you will be prompted to enter a name if this is your first time entering. Enter the following code as your name (UUDDLRLRBA) to unlock every mission and several outfits. Be wary though, you can't use any new character in story mode, only in "Missions" mode.

Alternate title screen.

Beat the game once and the title screen will change.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Digital Camera

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

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.

RankingHow to unlock
Bat - Normal DifficultyTanker: 1 alert, Plant: 2 alerts, Tanker-Plant: 3 alerts.
Big Boss - Extreme Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)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.
Capybara - Normal DifficultyTanker: 5+ hours, Plant: 25+ Hours, Tanker-Plant: 30+ Hours.
Cat - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyTanker: 25+ saves, Plant: 75+ saves, Tanker-Plant: 100 + saves.
Chicken - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyRadar: off, 250+ alerts, 250+ kills, 60+ continues, 31+ rations used, 100+ saves.
Cow - All Difficulty LevelsTanker: 50+ Alerts, Plant: 200+ alerts, Tanker-Plant: 250+ alerts.
Deer - Normal DifficultyTanker: 25+ saves, Plant: 75+ saves, Tanker-Plant: 100 + saves.
Doberman - Hard Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)Under 3hr clear, under 3 alerts, 0 kills, 0 escapes, 0 continues, 0-3 rations, no special items.
Doberman - Normal Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)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.
Eagle - Extreme DifficultyTanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, Tanker-Plant: 3hrs or less.
Elephant - Normal Difficulty31 Rations used.
Falcon - Normal DifficultyTanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, Tanker-Plant: 3hrs or less.
Flying Fox - Hard DifficultyTanker: 1 alert, Plant: 2 alerts, Tanker-Plant: 3 alerts.
Flying Squirrel - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyTanker: 1 alert, Plant: 2 alerts, Tanker-Plant: 3 alerts.
Fox - Extreme Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)Under 3hr clear, under 3 alerts, 0 kills, 0 escapes, 0 continues, 0-3 rations, no special items.
Fox - Hard Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)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.
Gazelle - All Difficulty LevelsTanker: 50+ Clearing Escapes, Plant: 100+ clearing escapes, Tanker-Plant: 150+ Clearing Escapes.
Giant Panda - Extreme DifficultyTanker: 5+ hours, Plant: 25+ Hours, Tanker-Plant: 30+ Hours.
Hawk - Hard DifficultyTanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, Tanker-Plant: 3hrs or less.
Hippopotamus - Extreme DifficultyTanker: 25+ saves, Plant: 75+ saves, Tanker-Plant: 100 + saves.
Hound - Easy Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)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.
Hound - Normal Difficulty (Tanker-Plant)Under 3hr clear, under 3 alerts, 0 kills, 0 escapes, 0 continues, 0-3 rations, no special items.
Jaws - Hard DifficultyTanker: 50+ Enemies killed, Plant: 200+ Enemies killed, Tanker-Plant: 250+ Enemies killed.
Koala - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyTanker: 5+ hours, Plant: 25+ Hours, Tanker-Plant: 30+ Hours.
Mammoth - Hard Difficulty31 Rations used.
Mouse - Normal DifficultyRadar: off, 250+ alerts, 250+ kills, 60+ continues, 31+ rations used, 100+ saves.
Night Owl - Extreme DifficultyTanker: 1 alert, Plant: 2 alerts, Tanker-Plant: 3 alerts.
Orca - Extreme DifficultyTanker: 50+ Enemies killed, Plant: 200+ Enemies killed, Tanker-Plant: 250+ Enemies killed.
Ostrich - Extreme DifficultyRadar: off, 250+ alerts, 250+ kills, 60+ continues, 31+ rations used, 100+ saves.
Pig - Very Easy/Easy Difficulty31 Rations used.
Pigeon - All Difficulty LevelsNo Enemies Killed.
Piranha - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyTanker: 50+ Enemies killed, Plant: 200+ Enemies killed, Tanker-Plant: 250+ Enemies killed.
Rabbit - Hard DifficultyRadar: off, 250+ alerts, 250+ kills, 60+ continues, 31+ rations used, 100+ saves.
Sea Louce - All Difficulty LevelsBeat the game with a Sea Louce in your inventory.
Shark - Normal DifficultyTanker: 50+ Enemies killed, Plant: 200+ Enemies killed, Tanker-Plant: 250+ Enemies killed.
Sloth - Hard DifficultyTanker: 5+ hours, Plant: 25+ Hours, Tanker-Plant: 30+ Hours.
Swallow - Very Easy/Easy DifficultyTanker: 18 minutes or less, Plant: 2hrs 45 min or less, 3hrs or less.
Whale - Extreme Difficulty31 Rations used.
Zebra - Hard DifficultyTanker: 25+ saves, Plant: 75+ saves, Tanker-Plant: 100 + saves.

Extreme Difficulty Mode

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

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.

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.

LevelHow to unlock
Grip Gauge Level 2Do 100 Pull-ups.
Grip Gauge Level 3Do 100 Pull-ups after unlocking Grip Gauge Level 2.

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.

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).

Special Unlockables


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

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.

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.

Various Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.

TrophyHow to unlock
A Cut Above (Gold)Beat the Tanker and Plant chapters on any difficulty.
Animal Control (Bronze)Collect a dog tag.
Another Snake Bites the Dust (Bronze)Defeat Solidus Snake.
Beagle (Bronze)Get the brown wig.
Bohemian Candidate (Bronze)Meet President James Johnson.
Bomb Squad (Bronze)Learn how to defuse C4 bombs from Peter Stillman.
Bronze Photo Finish (Bronze)Acquire the digital camera.
Bye Bye Big Brother (Bronze)Destroy 15 cameras.
Complete Stealth (Gold)Clear the game without entering alert mode (not including events where alert mode is mandatory).
Don't Taze Me, Bro (Bronze)Tranquilize 100 enemies.
Down in Smoke (Bronze)Disorient an enemy with a cloud of smoke from a fire extinguisher.
Extremely Solid (Platinum)Collect all trophies.
Great Dane (Gold)Collect all dog tags.
Hurt Locker (Bronze)Put an enemy in a locker.
I Think You Need a Hug, E (Bronze)Find Emma Emmerich.
In It to Win It (Silver)Place first in 50 different VR/Alternative missions.
Johnny on the Spot (Bronze)Hear Johnny's bowel noises in two locations.
Kissing Booth (Bronze)Kiss a poster in a locker.
Lights Out (Bronze)Defeat Olga Gurlukovich.
Love Hurts (Bronze)Watch Rose kill Raiden on a rooftop.
Moving Day (Silver)Collect all boxes.
No Boss of Mine (Silver)Complete Boss Survival.
No Ray, José (Bronze)Defeat Metal Gear RAY.
No-Fly Zone (Bronze)Destroy the AV-88 Harrier II.
Nothing Personal (Bronze)Break the neck of 30 enemies.
Party's Over (Bronze)Defeat Fatman.
Piece of Cake (Bronze)Complete a VR or Alternative mission.
Poodle (Bronze)Get the Tanker stealth suit.
Rent Money (Bronze)Beat 30 enemies unconscious.
Sexting (Bronze)Send Otacon a picture of the marine with no pants.
Sharing Is Caring (Bronze)Befriend Olga Gurlukovich.
Shiba Inu (Bronze)Get the Plant stealth suit.
Silence is Golden (Bronze)Shoot 10 enemy radios.
Snake Beater (Bronze)Get caught by Otacon stimulating yourself.
Spaghetti Cinema (Bronze)Meet Revolver.
St. Bernard (Bronze)Get the orange wig.
Steamed (Bronze)Kill 5 enemies with pipe steam.
Steel Grip (Bronze)Attain grip level 3.
Tell Me a Tale (Silver)Complete all Snake Tales.
Thanks, Ames (Bronze)Learn the location of the president.
To Catch a Predator (Bronze)Lure a guard with a girlie magazine.
Vamp Eyer (Bronze)Catch a glimpse of Vamp standing in the streets of New York during the end cinematic.
Vampire Slayer (Bronze)Defeat Vamp.
Virtually Impossible (Gold)Complete all VR and Alternative missions.
Who Ya Gonna Call? (Silver)Take a clear photograph of the ghost image in Hold No. 2.
Yorkie (Bronze)Get the bandana.

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.