****************************************************** * * * Game Title: Metal Slug4 * * * * Console: Arcade * * * * Author: Thanos rulzs * * * * 17th Aug 2002 * * * * Version 1.1 * * * ****************************************************** ----------------------*--------------*------------------------ | | Contents 1. Introduction 2. Legal notes 3. Game basics 4. Game walkthrough 5. Q & A and character info 6. Contact Info 7. Credits | | ----------------------*-------------------*--------------------- =================== Version History =================== Version 1.0 Started the guide, only done the weapons section with all info and thoughts about the weapons in MS4, will try to finish everything soon, any one want to donate boss strategy or anything else will be great. Birth of the guide. Whooo~~~,,, Version 1.1 Change the guide to game guide and only touch a bit of the FAQ, will update the FAQ soon and try to finish up the guide soon, only done the intro,legal notes,touch a bit on game basics,contact info and credits.A lot of parts are still on the works,tune in for more updates. ***********-End Of Version History-******************* Special Thanks to: - All metal slug players around the world - Also GameFaqs board members like Rolling skull,White Baby Amadeus,WYT and many others in the MS4 board for making the board alive and kicking:) -------------------- 1. Introduction -------------------- Hi, first of all, welcome to the guide. Take note that this guide is only for MS4 game walkthrough unoffical guide and I'm not invlove with the company Play more whatsoever and DO NOT email me about things associated with the company. The aim of the guide is bery clear as the guide speaks for itself of what it's purpose is. Although this guide is for only weapon and enemy guide, I still want to talk about the story line that is behind metal slug 4. The story is like this: In the year 2000X, the world trembles in the year of cyber terror crimes. Then, early reports of the new CPU virus via hit the net: " Code name White baby", this virus aim is to take over all the world's military computer system. The terror organization called itself Amadeus proclaims its capability to breach any security network using the "White baby" virus. After hearing the declaration, the international urgent countermeasure conference decides on two main objectives: First to strengthen countermeasures and secondly to take Amadeus down. With all combats works on the way, a commando unit is sent to take them down. In the meantime, it is rumourded that Amadeus is taking down all communications network. So Tarma and Eri are assigned to dispatch as bodyguards to the unit as well as to develop a vaccine to the virus while Marco, Fio and two new members, Nadia and Trevor are taking Amadeus down. Before they are dispatch, they are astonished by new satellite of survelliance pictures of Amadeus members including Reverse Moden!! This can be seen in the demo of the game. Finally, this game is a 1 or two player game with lots of action and strategy in order to complete the game. It is made by Playmore, a korean SNK company. Thanks for them for this great game and do look forward for more MS games!!:) I'm also looking for someone to co author the FAQ because I'm busy now and any one interested, feel free to contact me. ----------------------- 2. Legal Notes ----------------------- *************--********** Webmasters take note ************--*********** If you are planning to host this FAQ, plz email and ask me first.Or just link to gamefaqs where the faq of the game is,but not directly to it!! DO be polite in your email and always have a subject head on it. The following sites may host this FAQ: www.gamefaqs.com, *************--**********-****** Webmasters & readers take note ************--***********-****** This FAQ is a legal document of Thanos rulzs and no one should sell, copy, modify, plagiarize ,displaying on your website or have any selfish intentions of benefiting yourself. In short, you can't do anything to this FAQ unless you have my permission simply because the law is on my side. Do skip this section if you want, but READ it if you have any intention of putting it on your website. *************--********** Readers take note ************--*********** If you find the FAQ a bit too long, feel free to save it in your hard drive but do not plagiarize and modify this FAQ and claim it it's yours or alter it and then put it on some game websites and claim it as your work. Thank you:) -------------------- 3. Game Basics -------------------- This section is split into several parts for easy reading and do read the basic section before you start the game unless you play the MS series before, so feel free to skip it if you want.:) -------------------- Part 1: Controls --------------------- Joystick: Controls a character movements. Buttons: Button 1: Fire button Button 2: jump button Button 3: Throw grenades Button 4: Blow up the tank you are in, in other words, self destructing it. Escaping from slug: UP on joystick and jump button simultaneously Throwing your character's bomb from slug: Down on joystick and bomb button simultaneously ---------------------- Part 2 Weapons Guide ---------------------- Handgun: It's a weapon with you always unless you take a other weapon.Crouch and attack to speed up it's rate of firing.It's weakness is that it's not powerful in terms of damage,it can't shoot at any directions.But it's range of firing is good as well as it's speed is good also. Speed: 5/5 Damage:1/5 Range: 5/5 Ability: 2/5 Heavy machine gun: Symbol: H The most balance weapon of all the weapons. It can shoot at any range: down,up left,right.Also has a decent pack of ammo for you.Rate of speed of shooting is good although the damage of enemies is not powerful. One of my favourite when getting the shields because it helps to get badges fast.:) It's the only weapon that can shot at any direction provide you know hot to exceute this weapon well. Speed: 5/5 Damage:2/5 Range: 5/5 Ability: 4/5 Dual machine gun Symbol: 2H A new weapon introduced to MS 4. A nice weapon and I kind of like the weapon.It is almost to two heavy machine guns shooting time which means double the damage of a regular heavy machine gun. It's firing rate is also fast.It's weakness is that you can't shoot the weapon in angle at any direction or else it's a new gun which I'm quite impress with. Speed: 5/5 Damage:3/5 Range: 5/5 Ability: 3/5 Drop shot Symbol: D This weapon is quite weak but it's has a good in one aspect: The aftershock is like a regular grenade which helps you kill more enemies at once. But it has many weakness;the range,it also need a ground for the ammo to bounce and explode,direction is poor and it's speed meaning it takes a while for ammo to expode although you can shoot the ammos fast. The damage of this weapon is okay but a weapon I would avoid though. Speed: 4/5 Damage:3/5 Range: 2/5 Ability: 2/5 Flame Chop Symbol: F Very poweful weapon and it's has many advantages. It's damage is good as it's able to get multiple hits at a strong tank or boss with a single shot! Not quite as powerful and fast as shotgun but still a gun which is one of the best. Best of all,it's able to have a small range aftershock after one ammo is trigger to kill more enemies arriving later. But it's range isn't that good as well as it's rate of firing and direction of fire which is it's weakness. Speed: 2/5 Damage:5/5 Range: 2/5 Ability: 4/5 Iron lizard Symbol: I A nice weapon as once it's ammo is release and touches an enemy, an aftershock is created that kill more enemies as it's aftershock range is great. Quite a powerful gun as it's able to kill enemies fast and it's rate of firing is great too but it has many weakness: Direction of ammo is not goon as it always heading to the ground, it need a ground for ammo to travel. Speed: 4/5 Damage:3/5 Range: 4/5 Ability: 3/5 Shotgun Symbol: S A rather old weapon as it's been on every MS game as well as Flame chop. A very poweful weapon as it firing speed in releasing ammo is fast as well as it's rate of destroying is scary.It can kill most enemies with one shoot and the weapon kind of cute meaning when it's kill a enemy, an example is the enemy flies out of the screen when shot, Whoooo~~~~. But it also has weakness: Rate of firing is slow,range is not good and direction is also not good. Speed: 3/5 Damage:4/5 Range: 2/5 Ability: 5/5 Rocket Launcher: Symbol: R An old weapon that's been appearing in all MS games,the advantages of this weapon that when it hits an enemy, an aftershock is created and kill more enemies as well. This weapon also can shoot up and at directions except at 45 degree angles.Speed of shooting is okay but the weapon is not really damaging as it need some rounds to kill enemies.The disadvantage of this weapon is it's hard to shoot rapidly at an enemy and slow to take down powerful enemies. Speed: 3/5 Damage:3/5 Range: 4/5 Ability: 3/5 Enemy Chaser: Symbol: C This weapon is sort of a Rocket Launcher weapon but it can aim and home to enemies at any direction.One of the two weapons that can shoot at any direction but the weapon weak point is that you can't really predict where the ammo where to go as you just move any where to any enemies so it's kind of annoying. But it's speed of shooting is fast though the damage is not really strong. Unlike it's Rocket Launcher counterpart, an aftershock is not created when enemy is hit. Speed: 5/5 Damage:2/5 Range: 4/5 Ability: 3/5 Bomb: Symbol: A grenade pic This is given to you at every life and replenish as every stages as it starts. Powerful and it's able to create a vertical aftershock to hit enemies above the stairs or below.Works best at attacking bosses as well as attacking powerful enemies.But the range is not good though you can throw and dump all of them at a fast rate. Speed: 5/5 Damage:4/5 Range: 2/5 Ability: 4/5 Fire bomb: Symbol: A cracker pic When you get this, it's at stage 3 and 6.It can create a horizontal aftershock which increases range in destroying enemies.Quite a powerful grenade. But it need to hit the ground to be effective. An example is when a grunt with a shield can be kill with a bomb that hit him but fire will not hit him and hit the ground instead before it unleashes its ability. Speed: 5/5 Damage:4/5 Range: 3/5 Ability: 4/5 Storm: Symbol:Cloud pic This item helps you on attacks when ever you attack. It uses thunder to damage enemies but it's range of attack is poor as it is always near you and hit directly below of where it is. Take note that when you get ammo item,it increases your ammo count in your weapon. As mummy: Not much change As monkey: Not much change,for handgun,rate of firing is faster As zombie: When you use your grenade,your character spits out blood that almost hit the entire screen. Quite a powerful weapon but it's slow. Take note again I'm comparing in terms of weapon changes and not ability when you become a mummy or monkey or zombie. --------------------- Part 3: How to score --------------------- Want to know why some players get very high points after each round? Well,Playmore introduced a way of scoring high points is to grab emblem and when you get them attack aggressively to gain badges.At the end of each round,the badges you score will be added to your score provided you do not lose a life. Some of the scoring ways still retain,like keep your slug till the end of the round to have some bonus points or saving hostages till the end of the round(provided you do not lose a life) will tally and add up your score.The only point I don't understand is when at times I get the I get the emblem,I get one extra badge right away and sometimes I don't. There are different emblem called the metallish system to get and each of them represent the time combo for you to score: Green emblem: 30 seconds Red emblem: 8 seconds White emblem: 15 seconds Blue emblem: 10 seconds Highest possible you can score: 4 white badges = metallish ---------------------------------------- Ranking of the badges: White Red Green Blue ---------------------------------------- Note: In order to get higher badges,hit and attack more and after you get 4 badges of a certain color,it will advance to a different color badge until you get 4 white badges which is highest in the game. You also can get bonus points like getting the chicken,banana,apple etc. One cheap way to earn pts is that you let the chicken move around, let it lay eggs(good ones),let them hatch into chicks and wiat for them to grow up to become a chicken to gain more pts!!! -------------------- Part 4: Slugs -------------------- As you know, there are some new slugs added to the game,so without further ado,here's the guide of the slugs. Fork lift: Able to move around and most importanly,it's function is to raise you higher up or lower First found in: Stage 5 Bradley: Able to attack with fire weapon press and it's cannon shoots up then it goes to ground(kind of slow but effective for helicopters or flying objects) First found in: 2 Ton truck: You cannot use this truck at all but it makes a handly platform First found in: Stage 3 Walkmachine: Able to attack like a normal slug using vulcan cannon(it attack power is good)though it does not have any missle and it exposes you to enemy attacks First found in: Stage 4 Metal crow: Blue one is the only one you can get in. Able to attack like a normal slug and it has a good and strong point, it's cannon acts like enemy chaser and attacks where the enemies are. Bike: You can't drive it but you can control it.Fast and speedy with a grenade platform for two players. Normal slug: You can still use this slug and it attacking features like shooting and dumping cannons still there, but it has improve from the MS3,it is able to take damages better and all i can say,it's improve. Note: When your slug is damage,take the GaS to increase on it's life gauge of the slug, the life gauge is above your life status,you can't miss it.:) Or if you wanna take the gas,it's worth 1000pts. -------------------- Part 5: Enemy Guide -------------------- on the works............... --------------------- 4. Game walkthrough --------------------- on the works............... --------------------- 5. Q & A --------------------- on the works............... ------------------ 6.Contact Info ------------------ Any comments or strategies or anything I have left out, please drop me a mail at maxidestroyer@hotmail.com. You will be credited and please don't be annoyed when I don't reply because I quite busy at school at times. Thanks for reading this guide. And don't give stupid questions or I won't answer them. Once again, thank you for reading this guide. And also don't give your own routes but additional routes for ammos I will accept. You also can post at my forum at www.members4.boardhost.com/Thanos. Thank you and please be polite if you have posting on forum or emailing to me.Take note that I'm changing email soon and do if you want to contact me,drop me a mail and I'll give you my email address. Emails I will take: * Constructive criticisms * Boss strategies * Any things I miss out * Requesting the FAQ to put on certain website * Questions * Useful information Email I will not take: * Spam mails * Stupid questions * Useless information * Questions that's covered in the guide -------------------- 7. Credits -------------------- I will like to thank: * Myself * CjayC (for putting on his website,the first one to thank of course) * WYT(for the tips me on the bosses) * Playmore,the company which created the game * www.metalslug4.com(for story line and offical tank names) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This document is @copyright by Thanos rulzs maxidestroyer@hotmail.com