Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Tanker

Optimal Routes

Any%

• VE/Easy/Normal

1. Aft Deck -> east hatch
2. Deck B crew's quarters -> west stairs
3. Deck C crew's quarters -> north stairs
4. Deck D crew's quarters -> south stairs
5. Deck E the bridge -> west hatch
6. Navigational deck port side (Olga)
7. Navigational deck wing -> west hatch
8. Deck E the bridge -> south stairs
9. Deck D crew's quarters -> north stairs
10. Deck C crew's quarters -> west stairs
11. Deck B crew's quarters -> east door
12. Deck A crew's lounge -> downstairs east door
13. Engine room -> northwest hatch
14. Deck 2 port -> east hatch
15. Deck 2 starboard -> south exit
16. Deck 2 starboard (Soldiers)
17. Hold 1 -> northwest door
18. Hold 2 -> northwest door
19. Hold 3 -> computer

• Hard/Extreme/EE

1. Aft Deck -> west hatch
2. Deck A crew's quarters -> east door
3. Deck A crew's lounge -> upstairs east door
4. Deck B crew's quarters -> west stairs
5. Deck C crew's quarters -> north stairs
6. Deck D crew's quarters -> south stairs
7. Deck E the bridge -> west hatch
8. Navigational deck port side (Olga)
9. Navigational deck wing -> west hatch
10. Deck E the bridge -> south stairs
11. Deck D crew's quarters -> north stairs
12. Deck C crew's quarters -> west stairs
13. Deck B crew's quarters -> east door
14. Deck A crew's lounge -> downstairs east door
15. Engine room -> northwest hatch
16. Deck 2 port -> east hatch
17. Deck 2 starboard -> south exit
18. Deck 2 starboard (Soldiers)
19. Hold 1 -> northwest door
20. Hold 2 -> northwest door
21. Hold 3 -> computer

100%

• Extreme

1. Aft Deck -> west hatch
2. Deck A crew's quarters -> east door
3. Deck A crew's lounge -> upstairs east door
4. Deck B crew's quarters -> west stairs
5. Deck C crew's quarters -> north stairs
6. Deck D crew's quarters -> south stairs
7. Deck E the bridge -> west hatch
8. Navigational deck port side (Olga)
9. Navigational deck wing -> west hatch
10. Deck E the bridge -> west hatch
11. Navigational deck wing -> east hatch
12. Deck E the bridge -> south stairs
13. Deck D crew's quarters -> north stairs
14. Deck C crew's quarters -> west stairs
15. Deck B crew's quarters -> east door
16. Deck A crew's lounge -> west hatch
17. Deck A crew's quarters -> east hatch
18. Aft Deck -> west hatch
19. Deck A crew's quarters -> east door
20. Deck A crew's lounge -> downstairs east door
21. Engine room -> northwest hatch
22. Deck 2 port -> east hatch
23. Deck 2 starboard -> south exit
24. Deck 2 starboard (Soldiers)
25. Hold 1 -> upper northeast door
26. Hold 2 -> upper northeast door
27. Hold 3 -> southeast door
28. Hold 2 -> southwest door
29. Hold 1 -> northwest door
30. Hold 2 -> northwest door
31. Hold 3 -> computer

Tricks

• Projector avoidance

Methods of dealing with the projector:

1. Crawl under it (yeah, right).
2. Press Tr next to the box to turn the guards around, and use the other exit.
3. Equip a box to run underneath it.
4. Run past, very close to the southern line of marines.

• Hold 1/2 upper exits

You can make it to the upper exits with Lv.1 grip. You must have full Life.

• MARINES photo from distance

You can take the MARINES photo from the same location you would take the front-right photo from (near the computer). If you look closely you should be able to see the white logo on a circular area at the left side of Ray. Stay zoomed out and take a photo centred on the logo.