PlayStation 2

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Substance is a re-vamped and re-vised edition of the original Metal Gear Solid 2- Son's of Liberty, in which Solid Snake must recover the stolen Metal Gear Ray from a group of terrorists bent on using its power for un-thinkable reasons. Along with the original espionage shooter comes a collection of 200 virtual reality (VR) missions. Missions range from killing certain targets and using particular weapons, as well as seeing the world of Solid Snake from different perspectives and styles, with 1st person target modes and a variety mode including crazy characters of different shapes and sizes. Also included are a range of alternative missions, that has you sneaking around and snapping photos o...

Genre: Action
Year: 2003
Developer: KCEJ
Publisher: Konami Corporation
Players: 1

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Achievements

170 achievements · 1915 total points

So It Begins... Hear Snake say his iconic line for the first time
0 pts
You Know What You're Doing Take away Olga's tricks before she can use them against you
3 pts
You Could Take Down an Elephant With That Thing! Defeat Olga
5 pts
I'm a Nomad Too Defeat Olga without taking damage or missing a shot on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Nothing More Than a Dog Collect Olga's dog tags
1 pts
That Can't Be Good For the Baby Get scolded for shooting someone who's unconscious, you monster
1 pts
Paint Dry 2: No More Mr. Ice Guy Overturn the fabled ice cup and wait for the wonders of technology to take their course
5 pts
You Broke My Window and My TV and Murdered Countless Williamses! Shatter the window, destroy the TV and kill at least 10 soldiers in the Tanker chapter
10 pts
My Spirit Will Be Watching You! Do glorious battle with Vulcan Raven and shoot him 9 times before he can hit you once
5 pts
Colonel, I'm Trying to Sneak Around, But I'm Dummy Thicc Defeat the soldiers in the tanker
5 pts
And the Clap of My Ass Cheeks Keeps Alerting the Guards Defeat the soldiers using only the M9 firing no more than 9 shots and using no rations on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
This Sucks! Change It! Play with the projector screen over and over again
3 pts
Hey! Does This Pole Still Work?? You gotta try this pole!
3 pts
Welcome to RA! Hope You're Having Fun!!!! Send Otacon 3 photos of someone you greatly admire
5 pts
No More Funny Business Send two different photos that rule to Otacon
5 pts
Sharing is Caring Send Otacon 6 sexy photos
5 pts
He'll Know Soon Enough Take a photo of Ocelot in the Tanker
5 pts
I Consider Myself 70% Film Take a good photo of Hideo Kojima's ghost
5 pts
I Was Thinking of Something in Photography Take every unique photo on the Tanker in one session
10 pts
They're Crap. Crap, Crap, Megacrap Deliver the photos to Otacon with at least five minutes remaining on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Snakes On a Boat Get the photos to Otacon and get off the Tanker!
10 pts
There's Writing On the Inside. 'Fisher Wuz Here'...? Find the Thermal Goggles before removing your oxygen mask
1 pts
The Name's Pliskin Meet Pliskin
5 pts
It Grows On You Give Pliskin something in return
5 pts
Aren't You Gonna Miss All This Great Stuff When You Retire? Meet Stillman
5 pts
Beat Boxing Quick, shoot the psycho in the box before he gets away!
2 pts
Nice Package! Get inside the Strut E Storage Room before going to Shell 2
1 pts
Omission and Arrogance Learn Stillman's secret
5 pts
Defusing a Bomb is Like Being in a Relationship Disarm the C4 on Struts A-F
5 pts
When You Give Into the Fear, The Darkness Comes Disarm the bomb at the bottom of Strut A
5 pts
Alright, Everyone... Chill! Disarm the bomb at the bottom of Strut A in under 100 seconds on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
There Are Other Ways to Die, Y'Know. You Don't Have to Get Shot Escape from Fortune
5 pts
SHUTUP! I HATE LOGIC! Fire 50 shots at Fortune with the SOCOM and escape without taking damage on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
I Had a Blast! Disarm the bomb on the Strut E Heliport in under 100 seconds on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Raiden, If You Shoot Him in the Face, It'll Hurt Defeat Fatman using lethal means and defuse his last bomb
5 pts
Laugh and Grow Fat Defeat Fatman using non-lethal means and defuse his last bomb
5 pts
Party Pooper Defeat Fatman before he can plant any more bombs on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
He Had Your Number Collect Stillman's dog tags
1 pts
This Is The End Attempt to eliminate the annoying parrot
1 pts
Cold-Hearted Get the parrot to chill out
1 pts
Now Say 'Help! They've Turned Me Into a Parrot!' Teach the parrot a new phrase
3 pts
Hey, I'm Pretty Classy Too, Ya Know Find Jennifer among the hostages
2 pts
He Ames to Please Find Ames
5 pts
I Have Poor Ame Without using the B.D.U. Ask hostages if they're Ames until Raiden stops caring then finally find Ames
10 pts
First You Need to Take a DOOMP Listen to Johnny in the Strut 1 core
3 pts
For What I Believed In Destroy the Harrier and confront Pliskin and the Colonel
5 pts
A Harrier Situation Than Ever Before Destroy the Harrier without Raiden or the chopper taking damage on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Leap of Faith Collect the AK Suppressor on the North side of the Shell 1-2 Connecting Bridge
2 pts
This Pisses Me Off Call the Colonel while taking a golden shower
2 pts
Kuwabara, Kuwabara Eavesdrop on Olga in the Shell 2 core
5 pts
What Are You Fighting For? Rescue President Johnson, then report to the Colonel and Snake
5 pts
I Need This Cheevo Like I Need a Hole in My Head Shoot Vamp directly in the hole in his head using a handgun
5 pts
THERE! ARE! FOUR! LIGHTS! Take away the source of Vamp's shadow powers
5 pts
Die, Monster! You Don't Belong in This World! Defeat Vamp using lethal means
5 pts
Mankind Ill Needs a Savior Such as You Defeat Vamp using non-lethal means
5 pts
What is a Man? A Miserable Little Pile of Secrets! Defeat Vamp without taking damage using only explosive weaponry on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Too Much Water. 7/10 Find the Night-Vision Goggles and Body Armor in the Shell 2 Core
5 pts
Kept You Waiting, Huh? Find Emma
5 pts
We've Managed to Avoid Drowning! Get Emma through the second flooded area without coming up for air or Raiden taking damage
10 pts
I Haired That Eavesdrop on Emma talking about Raiden then call her to clear some things up
2 pts
If It's Alright... Call Me Johnny Eavesdrop on Emma and Johnny
2 pts
I Always Kill What I Aim At Save Emma using a lethal weapon
5 pts
Let Me Linger in This World Just a Little Longer Save Emma using a non-lethal weapon
5 pts
Time to Play Sniper Get Emma all the way across the Oil Fence without letting her take damage or calling Snake for help
25 pts
Call Me Emma Get back to the Shell 1 Computer Room and infiltrate Arsenal Gear
5 pts
The Naked Truth Get your gear back!
5 pts
I Can't Bare to Look Get from the stomach to the colon without being seen
5 pts
A Legend is Just a Name to Exploit Collect Snake's dog tags
3 pts
I Am The Ghost Defeat the Arsenal Tengus
5 pts
60 Seconds of Practice Should Be All You Need to Deflect Bullets Defeat the Arsenal Tengus using only the H.F. blade and no rations on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Tools of the Government Destroy the Metal Gear RAYs
5 pts
You Were the Lightning in That Rain Destroy the Metal Gear RAYs without taking damage on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Don't Even Think About Using Autofire Or I'll Know Survive Solidus' stranglehold on European Extreme difficulty
25 pts
Yes. Thank You. Goodbye... Mr. President Defeat Solidus Snake using lethal means
10 pts
I'll Pick My Own Name Defeat Solidus Snake using non-lethal means
25 pts
My Sword is a Tool of Justice! Defeat Solidus Snake without taking damage on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Wise-Ass Say... Hear a cameo appearance from Mei Ling
5 pts
Jack's Off Today Call Otacon while Snake is..... oh dear God no
1 pts
What's the Elvish Word For Friend? Call the Colonel about the mysterious door
1 pts
Toilet Humor Call the Colonel while... indulging yourself twice in both bathrooms to make the Colonel question his life choices
1 pts
I Think It's Time For Jack to Let 'Er Rip! Call the Colonel while hanging out in the bathroom and enjoying some fine literature
1 pts
Show Me the Money! Take a memorable picture of a hostage, then call the Colonel to share
1 pts
Metal Gear Domestic I only wanted to save my game...
2 pts
Don't Get So Attached to Things Eliminate seagulls until you're scolded by your staff
1 pts
Ain't That a Kick in the Head Kick the crap out of the hostages until you're scolded for it
1 pts
Thank You For Smoking Call Rose while smoking
1 pts
Every Rose Has Its Thorn Call Rose to save after pissing her off
1 pts
Food for Thought Make dinner plans with Rose and talk to Pliskin about how much you love her cooking
1 pts
Emotional Baggage Report the crazy guy in the box to Pliskin and the Colonel
2 pts
Emotional Damage! Talk to Rose about the box
1 pts
She'll Never Betray You Talk to Pliskin about the box after having shot the guy in the box before
1 pts
Compliments of Snake Learn how much Snake thinks of Raiden from Otacon
1 pts
I Work Out! Raise Snake's grip strength to level 3
5 pts
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Raise Raiden's grip strength to level 3
5 pts
You're in Stealth Mode Here Complete the Tanker chapter without alerts, kills or weapons except when necessary on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
This is a Stealth Mission Defuse the bombs on Struts A-F without alerts, kills, or weapons except coolant on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Stealth is My Specialty Enter the Shell 1 Core, get the D. Mic and find Ames without alerts, kills, weapons or unnecessary B.D.U. on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Adventures In Babysitting Get Emma from Shell 2 Core B1 to the Oil Fence without alerts, kills or the M9 on Normal or higher difficulty
25 pts
Weapons and Equipment OSP Collect all weapons and equipment in the Plant chapter
10 pts
Don't Stop Retrievin' Collect all dog tags (2002) on Very Easy difficulty
10 pts
They Called It Puppy Love Collect all dog tags (2002) on Easy difficulty
10 pts
Howl I Live Without You? Collect all dog tags (2002) on Normal difficulty
10 pts
Anything is Pawsible Collect all dog tags (2002) on Hard difficulty
25 pts
One Ruff Day Collect all dog tags (2002) on Extreme difficulty
25 pts
Top Dog Collect all dog tags (2002) in the game
50 pts
Recruit Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on Very Easy or higher difficulty
1 pts
Rookie Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on Easy or higher difficulty
5 pts
Soldier Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Veteran Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on Hard or higher difficulty
25 pts
Green Beret Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on Extreme or higher difficulty
25 pts
Fox Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters on European Extreme difficulty
50 pts
Home in Time For Dinner Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters in 3:00:00
25 pts
Never Be Game Over Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with 0 continues used
25 pts
That Ninja Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with no more than 3 alerts
25 pts
Peace Walker Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with 0 persons killed
25 pts
Save Room for Rose's Dinner Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with 0 rations used
25 pts
Why Don't You Care About Our Relationship!? Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with no more than 8 saves
25 pts
The Trial to Survive Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with less than 10.5 life bars of damage taken
25 pts
Your Gun is a Last Resort Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters firing less than 700 shots
25 pts
No Mei Ling This Time Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with the radar turned off the entire game
25 pts
The Greatest Soldier of the 21st Century Complete the Tanker-Plant chapters with a Big Boss rank
100 pts
Ame True [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Get in contact with Ames
1 pts
Do I Know You From Somewhere? [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Find Jennifer on your first try
5 pts
Three's Company [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Find both Jennifer's identical twins before finding Jennifer herself
5 pts
She Was Da Bomb [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Locate and disarm the bomb
3 pts
I Won't Scatter Your Sorrow to the Heartless Sea [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after choosing to go after Fatman first and eliminating him
5 pts
Rubbing Our Nose in Bloody Battlefield Dirt [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after choosing to go after Fatman first and subduing him
5 pts
Something Went Wrong [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after meeting Jennifer but not disarming the bomb and eliminating Fatman
5 pts
I Went Wrong [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after meeting Jennifer but not disarming the bomb and subduing Fatman
5 pts
Killing Gets Easier the More You Do It [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after disarming the bomb and eliminating Fatman
10 pts
There's No Happiness to Be Found in Death [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story after disarming the bomb and subduing Fatman
25 pts
The Greatest Bomb Disposal Guy of the 21st Century [Snake Tales: A Wrongdoing] Complete the story with the best ending in under 0:45:00 with no alerts, kills, continues, saves or rations used
25 pts
But... I Haven't... [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Meet Emma and protect her from the attack without ever having killed anyone
10 pts
Do Me a Solid [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Find Emma in Strut F without ever having raised an unnecessary alert
10 pts
You Can't Protect Anyone! Not Even Yourself! [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Leave Emma behind in Strut E
5 pts
Ghost Her [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Get Emma out of Strut E without letting her take damage
10 pts
What If Everyone You Love is a Computer?? [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Complete the story with Emma safe but the disc destroyed
10 pts
Family Reunion [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Complete the story with Emma safe and the disc intact
25 pts
The Greatest Babysitter of the 21st Century [Snake Tales: Big Shell Evil] Complete the story in under 1:00:00 with no alerts, kills or continues, no more than 1 save and 1 ration used
25 pts
Rookie Eyes [Snake Tales: Confidential Legacy] Find Meryl on the bridge
3 pts
Jamais Vu [Snake Tales: Confidential Legacy] Survive your escape without ever having used a ration or killed anyone
10 pts
I Used to Love Her... [Snake Tales: Confidential Legacy] Complete the story after eliminating the boss
10 pts
Hatred Spawns Hatred [Snake Tales: Confidential Legacy] Complete the story after subduing the boss
25 pts
The Greatest Seaman of the 21st Century [Snake Tales: Confidential Legacy] Complete the story with the best ending in under 0:45:00 no alerts, kills, continues or rations used and no more than 1 save
25 pts
I Couldn't SEAL the Wounds [Snake Tales: Dead Man Whispers] Head to Strut B to aid the SEALs
3 pts
I'm Very Much Alive, and I Intend to Stay That Way! [Snake Tales: Dead Man Whispers] Find Captain O'Brien without ever having raised an alert
10 pts
Bloody Tears [Snake Tales: Dead Man Whispers] Complete the story after eliminating Vamp
10 pts
I Cannot Die, Yet I Cannot Live [Snake Tales: Dead Man Whispers] Complete the story after subduing Vamp
25 pts
The Greatest Vampire Hunter of the 21st Century [Snake Tales: Dead Man Whispers] Complete the story with the best ending in under 0:30:00 with no alerts, kills, continues, saves or rations used
25 pts
Something's Fishy About This... [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Get a picture of the Gurlugon and say hello to a familiar face
5 pts
How Do You Think It Tastes? [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Defeat the Gurlugon
5 pts
You're All Just a Bunch of Sadists [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Listen to Solidus explain everything before being thrown into the Hell he's created for you
5 pts
Tomorrow is the Day I See a Psychiatrist [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Escape Solidus' evil trap
5 pts
I'll Never Let Go! No Matter How Much I Want To! [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Remain in Solidus' trap until events start repeating in a horrific time loop
10 pts
Video Game Players, Huh? [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Defeat Solidus Snake and get things back to normal
25 pts
The Greatest Video Game Player of the 21st Century [Snake Tales: External Gazer] Complete the story in under 0:45:00 with no kills, continues, rations used, and no more than 1 alert and 2 saves
25 pts
I've Completed Over 300 Missions in VR Complete all of Raiden's VR & Alternative Missions
25 pts
I'm Like You. I Have No Name Complete all of Ninja Raiden's VR & Alternative Missions
10 pts
Oh Yes They Call Him 'The Streak!' Complete X Raiden's VR Mission
10 pts
Life Isn't Just About Passing On Your Genes Complete all of Snake's VR & Alternative Missions
25 pts
Don't Be Rough, Okay? Complete all of Pliskin's VR & Alternative Missions
25 pts
The Name's Snake. Solid Snake Complete all of Tuxedo Snake's VR & Alternative Missions
25 pts
Thanks to the VR Training I Did On Board the Discovery Complete all of MGS1 Snake's VR & Alternative Missions except hold up missions
25 pts
High-Tech Special Forces Unit Foxhound Complete Boss Survival as Snake
5 pts
So, You're the Boss Around Here Complete Boss Survival as Raiden
5 pts
You're a Hero, Aren't You? Complete Boss Survival as Snake without killing anyone and using no rations on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Jack the Ripper Complete Boss Survival as Raiden after killing everyone except Olga and using no rations on Normal or higher difficulty
10 pts
Bigger Boss Complete Boss Survival as Snake on Hard difficulty
25 pts
Little Boss Complete Boss Survival as Raiden on Hard difficulty
25 pts
You Are Above Even the Boss Complete Boss Survival on Hard difficulty in under 20:00
50 pts

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance frequently asked questions

How do I play Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance online with a friend?

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance have achievements?

Yes, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance has 170 achievements worth 1915 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.