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Summary: Waste of money
Review: Ah, I bought this expecting MGS to be harder than it is. If you get stuck, fine, then use it, otherwise it'll take all the fun out of what is already an easy game to beat. My recommendation is to play the game first...then if you have trouble, buy it, or go online looking for walk throughs.
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Summary: Very Helpful even if your a Pro
Review: Awesome guide! Although most can probably finish the game on their own is easy mode, this sure helps at times. It also contains some very funny secrets that you can find in the game(like with the half naked girl posters :) Its worth the money.
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Summary: NOTHING SPECIAL
Review: EVERYTHING IN THIS GUIDE CAN BASICALLY BE LEARNED AS THE GAME IS PLAYED, IT'S JUST A WALK THROUGH, DON'T EXPECT TO FIND ANY CHEAT CODES OR EASTER EGGS, I SUGGEST THE GAMESHARK.COM VERSION WHICH IS JAM PACKED WITH STUFF AND EVEN INCLUDES 2 CD'S OF CODES AND DOWNLOADS
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Summary: Great!
Review: I have to say say than when I get stuck this helps me out a lot. Thanks Bradygames.
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Summary: an excellent guide if you play through on normal mode
Review: I was almost finished with Metal Gear Solid 2 when I stopped playing for almost a year. When I went to play again, I realized that I didn't remember the story that well and I didn't remember the layout of the area I was in. I decided to restart the game, but this time use a guide to make sure that I don't miss any items and to quickly get through the areas I had already played. Since this was the only guide available, I picked it up.Some reviews of this guide make mention that the guide is not actually needed to complete the game and that simply playing the game is all the strategy that one needs. That may very well be, but I don't think that applies in reviewing the guide. What matters is that the guide has all of the necessary information required to complete the game and not miss any items and that it includes tips on how to beat the bosses. This guide has all of that and is very valuable in completing the game. While many things can be discovered by trial and errors, this guide will get you through the game with no trouble (the only trouble may come in actually applying the strategies to beat a boss). The most valuable aspect of this guide comes in that it details on a map the patrol patterns of the guards. Knowing in advance how far a guard will patrol is very useful in planning your path though the level. If capturing the dog tags from the soldiers is important to you (and if you want the bonus items, it should be important), the guide provides useful strategies on how to get every dog tag in the game (on normal mode). I tried out some of them, and it worked just as the guide suggested. I wasn't that interested in collecting the dog tags my first time completing the game, so I didn't spend the time to collect them all. As far as I could tell, the strategies were spot on. One thing I should mention is that the strategies to get the dog tags and for beating the game apply to the normal difficulty setting. Since some things change on the higher difficulty levels, the guide is probably not as useful for mastering the game on the highest difficulty. Using this guide for the normal difficulty level, this is an excellent guide that will take you through the game and not spoil and story points. If you feel you need a guide for Metal Gear Solid 2, this one is well worth your money.
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Summary: an excellent guide if you play through on normal mode
Review: I was almost finished with Metal Gear Solid 2 when I stopped playing for almost a year. When I went to play again, I realized that I didn't remember the story that well and I didn't remember the layout of the area I was in. I decided to restart the game, but this time use a guide to make sure that I don't miss any items and to quickly get through the areas I had already played. Since this was the only guide available, I picked it up. Some reviews of this guide make mention that the guide is not actually needed to complete the game and that simply playing the game is all the strategy that one needs. That may very well be, but I don't think that applies in reviewing the guide. What matters is that the guide has all of the necessary information required to complete the game and not miss any items and that it includes tips on how to beat the bosses. This guide has all of that and is very valuable in completing the game. While many things can be discovered by trial and errors, this guide will get you through the game with no trouble (the only trouble may come in actually applying the strategies to beat a boss). The most valuable aspect of this guide comes in that it details on a map the patrol patterns of the guards. Knowing in advance how far a guard will patrol is very useful in planning your path though the level. If capturing the dog tags from the soldiers is important to you (and if you want the bonus items, it should be important), the guide provides useful strategies on how to get every dog tag in the game (on normal mode). I tried out some of them, and it worked just as the guide suggested. I wasn't that interested in collecting the dog tags my first time completing the game, so I didn't spend the time to collect them all. As far as I could tell, the strategies were spot on. One thing I should mention is that the strategies to get the dog tags and for beating the game apply to the normal difficulty setting. Since some things change on the higher difficulty levels, the guide is probably not as useful for mastering the game on the highest difficulty. Using this guide for the normal difficulty level, this is an excellent guide that will take you through the game and not spoil and story points. If you feel you need a guide for Metal Gear Solid 2, this one is well worth your money.
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Summary: Great collectors item and good for game info, too
Review: I'll be honest with you. This book is designed really well. It is one of two BradyGames books right now in the "Signature" series -- strategy guides that feature higher-quality paper, very well-designed walkthroughs, and an extra like a poster. Unlike other guides, you don't get lost in all the small text trying to figure out where you were reading when you last looked up from the book. The strategy actually goes guard-by-guard, so you can use it if you're stuck trying to get past a specific guard, or you can use it to walk you through the whole game. The reason I gave this guide four out of five stars is because it really only contains the minimum information you need to complete the game. Sure, there are blurbs about secrets and stuff, but I just didn't get the feeling that this was a book chock full of "insider's info" on MGS2.
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Summary: Great collectors item and good for game info, too
Review: I'll be honest with you. This book is designed really well. It is one of two BradyGames books right now in the "Signature" series -- strategy guides that feature higher-quality paper, very well-designed walkthroughs, and an extra like a poster. Unlike other guides, you don't get lost in all the small text trying to figure out where you were reading when you last looked up from the book. The strategy actually goes guard-by-guard, so you can use it if you're stuck trying to get past a specific guard, or you can use it to walk you through the whole game. The reason I gave this guide four out of five stars is because it really only contains the minimum information you need to complete the game. Sure, there are blurbs about secrets and stuff, but I just didn't get the feeling that this was a book chock full of "insider's info" on MGS2.
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Summary: AUTHORISEDCOLLECTION strategy guide is the BEST!
Review: If you want to play this game with a strategy guide, then your best option is to forget Bradygames and Prima, because authorisedcollection has a much much more detailed and thorough explanation of the game. I had a look at the reviews that 4 or 5 stars are put, they just didn't know what real strategy guide should look at. If you want to have the ranking of the legendary "Big Boss" in the game, go try authorisedcollection guide, otherwise you are just wasting your time playing this game. I'm not trying to offend Bradygames and Prima, but authorisedcollection series the best. If you are a Final Fantasy fan, go and compare guides from authorisedcollection and bradygames and you will know what I meant above.
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Summary: NOTHING SPECIAL
Review: The guide is good for those who would want to go through the game on the normal difficulty setting or lower. The guide has its ups and downs, but then again what guide doesn't. First of all, the guide has very detailed maps that pin-point the location of items show where guards are, and even labels their patrol route. Boss strategies are long and in-depth and will tell you what attacks they have, and the guide has exclusive bios of all the characters. The guide does its best not to spoil the plot and it does a good job. It doens't spoil a single plot twists. But there is one spoiler that it has (but its no biggie if you have a brain, this one is so obvious you'll see it coming TRUST ME) but its no plot-spoiler. The guide has an entire section dedicated to the sneaking aspect of the game. It covers all the basics and has a detailed items list and weapons list. The walkthrough is a real treat. Very detailed and doesn't leave any one area unexplored. The guide also gives a guard by guard strategy, and a dog tag collecting strategy along the way. For the faults? Well, the game only covers normal. When going through Hard and Extreme, it doesn't cover the extra bombs in the struts, and doesn't cover the extra C4 explosives before the harrier battle. The guide also leaves out some secrets. It doesn't tell you all the items you get for collecting dog tags. It only tells you the bandana and wig. It never mentions that 120 dog tags will get you stealth for the plant chapter or that 60 will get you stealth for the Tanker chapter. Overall the guide was satisfying until I wanted to know how to unlock more secrets and I began to notice that it didn't have that brief history section that it talked about on the back cover of the guide. Very good though and very well-explained procedure.
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