All of the following criteria must be met in order to nab that Big Boss Emblem
at the end of the game. There are as follows:
-Game must be completed on The Boss Extreme difficulty
-Game must be completed in under 5 hours
-There can be no kills earned
-There can be no alerts earned
-No healing items must be used
-You cannot use a continue
-You cannot use Special items (Bandanna, Stealth)
Yeah, it's a tall order, but we can do it. The biggest concerns are the alerts
and the time limit. 5 hours may sound like a lot of time, and it is, but you
always want to practice getting through areas faster than you can. If something
happens and you need to spend an extra 10-15 seconds in an area than you might
normally have had to, ok, no big deal. You'll have the leeway to expend these
small intervals, but do not make it a habit because all of it will add up in the
end and it could hurt you.
Before You Begin
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There are a few things you can do to prepare first, and it would be in your best
interest to do so. First and foremost, you need to have The Boss Extreme
difficulty unlocked. Kinda hard to do this without it. Simply put, just beat the
game on any other difficulty to unlock it. Outside of that however, you should
come in with the Middle Eastern Rebel Disguise, a FaceCamo that isn't one of
Snake's faces, and Chaff Grenades. I put these as prerequisites. Another is
optional, but still highly recommended. That is the Solar Gun. I'll go over how
to get them all next.
Middle Eastern Rebel Disguise
-Where Found: Act 1 - Militia Safehouse
-Location: After the room where the two rebels are inspecting the damaged wing
of the flying enemy. Go down the hall and enter the right corridor to find a
room with a bunch of lockers and an RPG-7 lying on the ground. The disguise is
in one of the lockers.
FaceCamo
-Where Found: Act 1, 2, 3, 4 Mission Briefings, other, etc
-Location: It's up to you how you want to do this. Head to the FaceCamo (fccm)
section under Unlockables for more details. Having a FaceCamo that isn't one of
Snake's faces will help you in Act 3.
Chaff Grenades
-Where Found: Acts 2, 3, and 4
-Location: Confinement Facility (Act 2), Marketplace (Act 2), Midtown Central
Sector (Act 3), Heliport (Act 4). In the Confinement Facility, it's in a small
closet in the main facility. At the Marketplace, you can find them in the very
last stall on the left, before the exit (guarded by a Gekko). In the sewers of
Midtown Central Sector, find a ladder leading up, and they will be in the corner
near there. At the Heliport, they're found on the helipad. Collect as many of
these beforehand as you can. The only ones you can really get without going out
of your way (and thus using up more time) during the BBE are the ones in the
Marketplace and the ones on the Heliport. Try to have 6 Chaff Grenades at the
very least before you start.
Solar Gun
-How to Obtain: To get the Solar Gun, you need to beat the game having all five
of the boss Statues. What are those you ask? Well, in short, you can find them
after you have defeated the FROGs in Act 1 and each of the B&B Corps' Beast
forms by non-lethal means. This means blue weapons. After that, you can find the
statue laying around in the immediate area. For the B&B Corps, it's important to
note that with the exception of Crying Wolf, you have to grab the statue during
the Beauty form, or else you'll miss it. Get all five and you'll earn the Solar
Gun when you beat the game. For much more information and strategies, head to
the non-lethal boss strategies.
Besides these though, there are a multitude of other weapons you'll be using in
the game to help you get by. The main weapon you'll be using is the Mk. 2, and
85% of the time, you can get by with it, so I'm not making these other weapons
requirements although a few (and I'll list which after) I strongly recommend.
The weapons you'll see being used in this guide include:
List of Non-lethal weapons used for general purposes:
-Mosin Nagant
-M870 (V-Ring ammo)
-Twin Barrel (V-Ring ammo)
-Stun Grenades
-MGL-140 (Stun Grenade ammo)
List of Lethal weapons used for Beast forms of B&B Corps and Unmanned enemies:
-Rail Gun (Used against all B&B members and Gekkos)
-M82A2 (backup for the Rail Gun)
-P90 (Raven's minions during the Bike Chase)
So obviously, if you've played through the game a couple times, you should try
and get a few of these weapons to help you with this. All of them are easy to
get. Most are either bought from Drebin or can be found along the way, or are
dropped by bosses. You'll definitely have the Rail Gun, so we won't worry about
that, but some others I really suggest you have are the M82A2, Twin Barrel, and
some Stun Grenades. Stun Grenades are easy to find and you can buy them before
you start your BBE. The Twin Barrel can be found in the beginning of Act 2, at
the Cove Valley Village area. From where you start on the hill, there are two
buildings next to Snake. The Twin Barrel is in the right building, which is also
the location of the South American Rebel Disguise, which you can get, but you
won't need. The M82A2 you can buy from Drebin.
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