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                     METAL GEAR SOLID: VR MISSIONS
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              Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions Variety Mode FAQ
                        For Playstation(tm) (US version)
                                 By: Brady
                             Started: 4/16/2001
                        E-Mail: Sexy316@mailcity.com
                                
                                
                      


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                                 DISCLAIMER
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	This FAQ was created for personal use, only. You may not use it
on your website, your magazine, Promotional CD, or anything else, unless 
you get my written consent BEFORE hand. You may not sell
this FAQ, or portions of this FAQ, to any person, or company. 
	The format i used for this guide was created by "A" Tadeo,
and i used it with his permission.
	The author of this FAQ, Brady, had tried his hardest to make
sure that all of the information contained in this FAQ is correct. 
However, there is no garantee.
	Feel free to print out this guide, or portions of this guide.
You may alter it to your needs, only if you don't distribute it that
way. You MAY distribute this FAQ to your friends, if there is no money
exchanged for it.
	
	Too construct my FAQ, i need to use the following resou to
complete the game, first:

-Yee Seng Fu's FAQ for the Japanese version.
-BJange's FAQ/Walkthrew for the American version.



                           
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                                  CONTENTS
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                     1.       Introduction                
                     2.       Techniques
                     3.       Walkthrew
 		         4.       Credits


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                          1. Introduction
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	Hi there. This guide has been created to assist you in completing 
the Variety mode of Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. This FAQ deals only
with the variety mode, and what you need to use for the variety mode.
	If you have made it this far in the game, then you know that the
Variety mode will be no walk in the part. I will try to make it easier
for you to complete it. However, I will not include ways to defeate the
level in the Time Trials. 
	In case you don't you, I figure that you need at lead %60 in the
VR Mission. 
	I have created this FAQ, because i have not seen a walkthrough 
that explains the method of clearing the Variety mode in depth. My FAQ, 
however, will do so.
	Now, without further ado, lets move on to the FAQ.
                      

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                          2. Techniques
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Here are a list of Techniques you should have mastered before attempting 
the Variety mode. These are advanced Techniques, you are expected to 
know everything else.

Leaning:       Hold the directional button towards the wall that you               
		   want to lean against. You can press the button to the    
		   left or right to move in that direction while leaning.

Quick Reload:  Tap R1 twice, and you will reload your weapon quickly.

Run & Shoot:   Hold the shoot button (default is Square) while holding      
               X. You will run while shooting


Wall Knock:    While leaning against the wall, tap the O button. You 	         
will knock on the wall. Note that this will get the          
               attention of the guard

 			    
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                          3. Walkthrew
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01: Choke and drag the guard to the slab of glass down the walkway,                   
    than kill him while standing on it. Be carful not to bump into the  
    guard when you go up to choke him. Head for the goal!

02: Choke the guard, the dragon him to the pit. Have you and the 
    guard facing the pit, and pushed right up to the pit. Drop him.
    DON'T KILL HIM. Now, push yourself as far away to from the pit 
    as you can, directly behind the guard. When he wakes up, punch
    him three or four times, and he will fall into the pit. Head for
    the goal!

03: Run forward. Don't worry about the guards, they won't see you. 
    Keep running forward until you see a group of 3 guards. First,
    position yourself directly behind the middle one. Punch him, and
    he will fall into the pit. Now, position yourself behind the 
    guard on the left. Punch him, and he will fall into the pit. 
    Do the same to the guard on the right. Now, go back to the 
    intersection. Position yourself directly in front of the PIT.
    The moment that the guard walks in front of you (don't worry,
    he won't see you) punch him. He will fall into the pit. Now,
    do the same to the guard directly right. Head for the goal!

04: This one may require some work. First, run around to the other
    side of the wall. Lean up against the wall, push left until you
    get in between the first two guards. Quickly place a C4. Next,
    Lean up against the wall until you get in between the next two
    guards. Place another C4. Do the same until your reach the end,
    Make your way away from the C4, and Detonate it. With any luck,
    you will kill each guard. If not, choke the life out of the 
    remaining ones. After you kill them all, head for the goal!

05: Run up, until you reach the intersection. There is two ways that 
    I have heard of to complete this mission, they are:

    #1. Make your way left, until you can't go anymore. As soon as the 
        guard stops to move, run and throw him out of the way. Head 
        for the goal!

    #2. As soon as the guards stop run... Run directly behind the guard
        in front of you. Make sure you don't hit him, though, but make
        sure you get as close as possible. Head quickly for the goal!

    Both of these ways may take a lot of practise to get right. I think
    that this is the hardest of all variety mode missions.

06. This mode is quite hard, unless you know what to look for. There 
    six guards, spread out around the map. They are placed in random 
    places. You can spot them, because you can see a faint shadow where
    the guard is standing, you can see that they cause the tile on the 
    floors and walls to change a different shape (so much for stealth),
    and you'll also see their breath from time to time. When you 
    spot one of the guards, make sure you stand far enough away, 
    because the radar cant show you how far they can see. Fire three
    shots when you see the laser on the guard. Make sure you conserve
    ammo for the last few guards. After your done killing them, head
    for the goal!

07. Use your stinger missiles to destroy each red crystal. Make sure
    destroy the ones that are closest to you first, because one hit 
    from them, and you are instantly annihilated. 

08. Head to the top floor, collecting the Diazepam along the way. Once
    at the top floor, fire at the crystals on the other platform. Be
    sure NOT to kill the guards, or it'll be game over for you. When
    you get to the last guard, you have to wait for the guard to wake 
    up, and move out of your way. Blast the last crystal, then head 
    down to the bottom floor, then head for the goal!
    (*NOTE*: The reason you cannot shoot at the crystals from the 
    bottom floor is that when you get to the last crystal, the last
    guard will still be in the way, even when he moves. :*NOTE*)

09. Just run trough this level shooting EVERY crystal. Its that simple.
    just make sure you conserve as much ammo as possible for the end. A
    After you destroy the last crystal, head for the goal!

10. This is a bit more easier. Just your FA-MAS to blow apart those 
    pesky crystals. Use Run & Shoot and quick reload (see section 2)
    for this level. After destroying the last crystal, head for the 
    goal!

11. Destroy 20 of the red crystals with your stinger missiles. Again,
    make sure you get them, before they get you, because they are 
    lethal. After you kill 20 of them, they will all blow up, and
    out comes the real challenge of this level! The U.F.O! Just fire
    away like mad at the U.F.O, and you should be ok. You don't
    have to lock on, just make sure your stingers are pointed at it.
    After you defeated the U.F.O, head for the goal!

12. In this level, you have to defeat a huge Soldier, before he kills 
    Meryl. You have to fire your stingers at its head, then it's 
    mid-section, and then, finally, its knee. It will fall down after
    it takes enough damage, Repeat. After it falls down 5 times,
    head for the goal!

13. This time, you have to fight 2 guards, before they kill Meryl. Just
    use the same strategy as above, but try to do it more quickly, 
    since your fighting two of the guards. Knock each of the guards
    down 5 times, then head for the goal!




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                          4. Credits
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-Kanomi, for the great game.
-CJayC, for his great website.
-Yee Seng Fu and BJange for their FAQs and Guides which helped me through the
  Variety mode the first time around
-My best friend Casey, for helping me getting to the Variety Mode.
-And of course, me!


Well, this marks the end of this guide, i it helped you!
If it didn't, then feel free to E-Mail me at Sexy316@mailcity.com,
with "MGS:VRMs Question" as the topic. I'll be more than happy
to help you, just please make sure your question isn't already answered,
and please allow at lead 4 days to get a reply. 




                                            :o)     FIN     (o:

