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 Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
       Mystery Mode FAQ
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By: Jerome Kwek
Email: jerome@fantasysquare.com

Version 1.1 (Created on 27 November 2002)

-=[Table Of Contents]=-

1. Disclaimer
2. Introduction
3. Version History 
4. Mysteries
   -> Level 1 - "Broken Camera"
   -> Level 2 - "Socks"
   -> Level 3 - "Popsicle"
   -> Level 4 - "Nearsighted"
   -> Level 5 - "The Gateway"
   -> Level 6 - "The Dying Message"
   -> Level 7 - "Footprints"
   -> Level 8 - "A Feeble Man"
   -> Level 9 - "Disguise"
   -> Level 10 - "Sealed Room"
5. Credits
6. Last Words


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 1. Disclaimer
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This Mystery Mode Guide is created by me, Jerome Kwek. None of this 
list should be ripped off, "borrowed" or used without the permission of 
the author. Distributing it to any other websites (whether Metal Gear 
Solid sites or not), without the permission of the author, and/or 
claiming it is your work is not allowed too. This guide can only be 
found in GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com) and not any other websites 
till date. If you find any websites using this guide, please inform me.


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 2. Introduction
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This guide is for Metal Gear Solid: VR Mission's Mystery Mode. In this 
guide, there will be help for the different levels of Mystery Mode. On 
this guide, each level of the mode will have a Game Description, a 
Suspicious Item, the Difficulty rating of the level and the solution on 
how to beat the level.

If you have been wondering, "Where is this Mystery Mode thing?", it is 
under Special Mode, the last option in the mode selection screen. And 
if you were asking how or what must you do to get the option unlocked, 
you got to complete about 70% of the game, and the Mystery Mode will 
show.

On with the guide...


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 3. Version History
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Version 1.0: - The initial guide, started with a blank page and ended     
               up with this. All level of Mystery Mode included. 

Version 1.1: - Edited some spelling mistakes errors.


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 4. Mysteries
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[Level 1 - "Broken Camera"] 
Game Description: Catch and escort the criminal to the goal! The 
soldier who banged into the camera is the criminal.
Suspicious Item: Broken camera on the ground

Difficulty: 1

At the start of the game, walk a little straight and you will see a 
broken camera on the floor. Then walk up to the "criminal panel" to 
choose who you think is the criminal. Obviously, only a big man could 
knock down a camera from such height. If you want inspect the three 
men, and you'll see the big man with a bruise on his head. So grab the 
big man (I wonder how can Snake grab such a big man) and drag him to 
the goal.


[Level 2 - "Socks"]
Game Description: Someone has taken the criminal's mask.
Suspicious Item: Mask and a sock.

Difficulty: 1

This one is not too difficult too. Walk up a little and you will see a 
sock on the ground. Then, go look for a man with the other sock, on his 
head! It will look a bit pink on the man's head. Grab him and bring him 
to the goal.


[Level 3 - "Popsicle"]
Game Description: It seems like the enemy was having a popsicle.
Suspicious Item: A blue popsicle on the ground

Difficulty: 2

The third level gets a little harder. What you should do is press the 
inspect button (The default button is Triangle button) to see which of 
the man does not have smoke coming out of his mouth. Grab him and bring 
him to the goal.


[Level 4 - "Nearsighted"]
Game Description: Too nearsighted to even see the wall.
Suspicious Item: A pair of spectacles

Difficulty: 3

The description has tells everything. The criminal is a nearsighted 
person. So what you got to do is do a test on the three men. Press the 
down button on the D-Pad and the grab button together to slam the man.  
The man who gets hit by walking to the wall is the criminal. This may 
take a few tries because you might have thrown the man wrongly. After 
that, grab him and bring him to the goal.


[Level 5 - "The Gateway"]
Game Description: Capture the fleeing criminal!
Suspicious Item: None

Difficulty: 4

The criminal will start running before you appear. Don't worry, he will 
stop if you are slower than he is. Start by running (chasing the 
criminal) up, left, then up again, up, right up the stairs, down the 
stairs (switching places with the another man), by this time, you can 
try slamming either men (You should remember who the criminal is). Grab 
him and drag him to the goal.


[Level 6 - "The Dying Message"]
Game Description: Johnny!? Was the criminal the guard for the solitary 
confinement cell?
Suspicious Item: The word 'Johnny' on the ground.

Difficulty: 2

This level is quite tricky. Go up to the three men and do a punch, 
punch, kick combo (pressing circle button thrice). The man with a 
different pattern will be the criminal, Johnny. Grab him and bring him 
to the goal.


[Level 7 - "Footprints"]
Game Description: Capture the criminal by tracking the footprints.
Suspicious Item: None

Difficulty: 5

If you thought following footprints was easy, think again! In this 
level there are three pairs of footprints for you to follow. Follow the 
footprint from the beginning, by crawling (pressing to X button to 
squat and D-Pad buttons to crawl) so your footprints won't appear too. 
It will lead you to the criminal. Grab him and bring him to the goal.


[Level 8 - "A Feeble Man"]
Game Description: Observe the suspects well. Because the real criminals 
tends to be nervous and jittery.
Suspicious Item: None

Difficulty: 2

This level is extremely easy, only if you know the trick. All you got 
to do is to inspect each suspect (by pressing the triangle button). If 
you hear a very fast heartbeat sound, the criminal is obvious. Grab him 
and bring him to the goal.


[Level 9 - "Disguise"]
Game Description: The criminal has a bad eye sight. So bad that he even 
mistook Snake for someone else...
Suspicious Item: Spectacles

Difficulty: 2

Again, this one is easy if you know the trick. With Snake, go all the 
way to the right and you will find a small path. Walk in and take the 
'Hairpiece', Snake will put in on and you will look like Liquid. Next, 
walk up to each man, facing him. The criminal is the one who gives you 
a salute. Grab him and bring him to the goal.


[Level 10 - "Sealed Room"]
Game Description: Investigate the room and solve the mystery of "a 
murder behind closed doors."
Suspicious Item: None

Difficulty: 1

At the start of the game, you can enter the room by doing the punch, 
punch, kick combo. If you want, you can investigate the room for these 
items (they don't do much, though):

Near the entrance:
Broken Vase 
Broken Chair
Rifle near the dead man's body
Old Grandfather clock
TV showing the dead body
Liquid Snake's Portrait

On/Around the desk:
Gasmask (Looks like Phsyco Mantis's mask) of a pot of plant 
Phone near the desk (Behind the desk)
Smashed monitor
A box of "Solid-Pizza"
Penknife and an initial, T.K., on the desk
A bottle of medicine and a glass
An idol of an animal (Probably lion)

Behind the desk, the bookshelf:
"Metal Gear Solid" Case 
Trophy and a potted plant 

On/Around the carpet:
A sword
Tiger Skin
A key on the ground (Near the tiger skin)

On/Around the fireplace:
A photograph
A Mask 
Small potted plant (Beside the fireplace)


At about 3 minutes, the old grandfather clock would start to sound. You 
may find your time running out, but don't panic, just wait for it to 
time out and you will discover that you have just completed the 
mission! The man was actually lying on a bottle of tomato ketchup!


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 5. Credits
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-> Firstly, I would like to thank God for giving me life and hands. 
   Why? If I had no life or hands, there would not be any guides I am      
   writing today.

-> Konami!! The great game-making/producing company for producing this    
   great game! It inspired me to write this guide.

-> GameFAQs, for hosting this little guide of mine.

-> My parents for helping God in giving me life. Like before, if I had    
   no life, there would be no guides.

-> My brother, who insisted on helping to play the whole mystery mode   
   over again.

-> You, yes, YOU!! Thank you for reading my guide, and I hope it was   
   useful for you.


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 6. Last Words
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Well, this is the end of my first written guide for GameFAQs... I hoped 
it serve a purpose in your gaming through the Mystery Mode of Metal 
Gear Solid: VR Missions. If you had found any errors or would like to 
add something new in the guide, feel free to send me an email. 

Thank you again for reading!!


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