ALERT! Our revamped walkthrough for Snake Eater will prove most useful on your mission to destroy the Shagohod, once and for all.
Boss: The End
This is an impressive battle that takes place over three maps. Snake is both the hunter and the
hunted against The End, a sniper that’s surprisingly adept for his apparent age. The End
doesn’t attempt to kill you but capture you. He’ll hit you with tranquilizer needles that
deplete Snake’s stamina. If you’re struck, check the cure section and use a knife to extract
the needle immediately. As you get low on stamina, eat food to replenish it. If your stamina
falls completely, you’re captured and return to a point earlier in the game.
Check the overhead map and note the circles. These are The End’s potential sniping spots. As stated, even though you’re being shot at you’re also the hunter. You’ll need to use several items in your inventory to effectively hunt down The End. First, thermal goggles can help you spot The End at his sniping location when you’re within range--you’ll be able to see his heat signature. Also, the thermal goggles can be used to see The End’s footprints when he moves from sniping spot to sniping spot. The directional mic can also be useful. You may be able to pick up on The End’s breathing and be able to determine the direction of his location.
When The End strikes with his weapon check the map again and spot the red "X" that denotes his location. Maneuver toward the location carefully and attempt to gain sight on your target with your sniper rifle or other weapon using first-person viewpoint. You’ll have to move throughout all three maps to keep up with the end. Plus it’s worth the effort to explore as you will likely need additional food to remain in the battle. Collect every food item found to keep your inventory full.
If you do get too close to The End and he spots you, he’ll toss a flashbang grenade to help him make an escape. When The End does leave a sniping post, use the thermal goggles to track his footprints and move toward possible sniping spots in that direction.
There’s an armory in Sokrovenno South on the western side. If you need additional ammunition, enter the armory and grab the supplies. It includes mk22, M37, sniper rifle, and XM16E1 ammunition.
This boss battle offers two possible hidden rewards. If you can eliminate The End using only the mk22--so you deplete The End’s stamina instead of his health--you can recover the Mosin Nagant, which is The End’s tranquilizer sniper rifle. Note that The End’s stamina depletes on its own during battle (though at a rather slow rate).
To recover The End’s hidden camouflage, you must "force" him to hand it over. You must sneak up on The End and point your weapon at him at close-range. Keep your weapon pointed at him until he finally gives up the moss camouflage.
Speaking of camouflage, check your face paint and uniform during the fight and try to remain as hidden as possible, especially if you want to get the jump on The End. Sneak around instead of running to remain out of his sight, especially if you know his current location and hope to get behind him.
I tried using the Yoshi guide on gamefaqs.com it was useful, but the Yoshis on the runway during the chase are hard to hit, as is the one at the end when you fight the boss. They are hard to see, let alone hit! I got all Yoshis yp to that point, and gave up, for me that kind of ruins the fun of the game.
I am tryng to get the "whale" rank and capture all 48 animals, but can only get 45-47, can anyone help?, I need to know what all the animals are and where to find them?
After playing This game for what seems like the 100th time i noticed there was a climbable tree in Svatagornja west that had a place at the top where you could stand or crouch on, but when i went and restarted the game it wasn't there anymore, if it was I couldn't find it, it seems that there are a few things that are like that, they are there and you notice them, but when you go back to see them later they arfe gone!
Does any one know what the best effective way to stamina kill volgin is?, I have tried the stun guns, there's not emough time and a combo of stun guns and stun grenades, and I only get him half way, then time runs out!
@PadamanI got it, but I still cant get the cold war camo, but oh well, the stealthcamo is far better than all !btw what did you use for the photo camo in granins office? and... where are the locations of that "legendary snake" the tsukinoko?
@JGlascock for tsukinoko granininy(sp?) gorki south at night. use mousetraps by the closest climbalbe tree to the entry. i'll send you the pic for the photo-camo tomorrow
Is the stealth camo unlockable on the 3ds version?, if so, how do you sneak past the scientists when leaving Granins office so they don't cause an alert to go, since the stealth camo is only unlockable with no alerts in the game.
2 more questions, about MGS 3d, how do you get the crocodile cap?, and has the GA-KO uniform been switched for the fruit uniform for 3ds, I could not find the GA-KO unifoem in the northeastern end of the swamp, only the fruit uniform. one last question, what are all the obtainable uniforms and face paints and weapons?
On MGs what is the radio frequency to find TheEnds location on the map/, also what is the set of numbers displayed by the floating figure in the cut scene right before you fight Volgin? (MGS for 3ds).
1 Like @JGlascock Little Late, But It Is Not A Codec Frequency, It Is The Konami code, Up Up Down down Left Right Left Right B A. And That Is the Sorrow With A Timer for the C3.
@Padaman @JGlascock do you have to put it on pause, a different screen or what, because if the game isnt paused, it just makes snake move up and down, switch his weapons, and items, and thats it, but I do have a tutorial on YouTube on how to find The End (JGlascock100 on youTube).
@JGlascock I Havent Exactly Tried It My Self, A Friend Of Mine Said It Worked And He Is Usually A Reliable Source Of Information. Have You Tried It?
@Padaman @JGlascock will this work on the 3ds?, if so I will try it, next run through, right now I have killed him early and heading to the Grannin lab on a Yoshi search run.
