Mission 5
The final "proper" mission of Metal Slug Advance has you attacking the enemy's base with a air attack. Once inside you will have to survive in a maze or rooms and corridors until you find the boss.
WHERE IS DEMON GOD
Part 1 - Slug Flyer depot
Well, this part is simple. Just jump into the Slug Flyer right in front of you and you will automatically take off and go onto the next part. And yes, if you jump into the water, you will die. Actually, if you have not got Card 085 Washout yet, I would recommend getting it now by simply jumping into the water, then selecting go back to camp, and you will get the card.
Part 2 Route 1a - The sky
You'll now be in a sky battle. Enemy planes will come on screen and attack you by launching missiles at you, avoid or shoot them. When you shoot at these planes they usually go to the top left or bottom left side of the screen where you cannot hit them and then launch missiles at you, move around and they will move so you can start shooting them again. After wasting a few of these enemies, a few enemy troops with rocket launchers will fall parachute down, shoot them down before they have the chance to shoot at you. Then you will face more enemy planes, and after destroying a few more of these a small enemy helicopter will appear, destroy it to end this part of the level.
Part 2 Route 1b - Landing strip
[1] You can still use the Slug Flyer for all of this part of the mission
until you reach the end of this part or it gets destroyed. Go to the right and
you will see a spiked enemy tank, destroy it and keep going right. You'll now be
at a platform, and you can either go above it or below. On the below level there
is another spiked tank, on the top there are a few enemy soldiers and a super
grenade weapon. Kill the enemies then destroy the box on the platform to reveal
an Enemy Chaser, collect it.
[2] Continue to the right and eventually you will come across a few
rocket launcher enemies and a homing missile launcher, take out the soldiers
first then destroy the launcher. You can destroy the missiles the launcher sends
at you by the way. After the first one is gone, go a bit more to the right and
there is another one, blow it up.
[3] Keep going right and you will meet a enemy tank and a few soldiers,
destroy them all quickly and use a couple of missiles on the tank if you wish.
Keep going right and you will see a platform above you with two enemy tanks on
it and a gas power up in between them. Take out the tanks then get the
gas, then continue right. There will be a homing missile launcher at one
point, and then after that a few enemy troops who need to be taken out. Keep
going right until the screen locks.
[4] At this point enemy troops will parachute down with rocket launchers.
My advice is to get out of the Slug Flyer (if you still have it) as on foot you
have more room to move. Shoot down the soldiers, and once the screen lets you
move again, get back in the Slug Flyer (again, if you have it that is) move up
and shoot the box and collect the grenade power up.
[5] Keep going right and eventually the screen will lock once more as an
enemy tank and small helicopter appear. Destroy the tank first and then take out
the helicopter. Once they have both been dealt with, the screen will unlock and
you can move onto the next section. Please skip the next section on route 2 and
go to PART 3.
Part 2 Route 2a - The towers
To get on this route, you must let the Slug Flyer be destroyed or simply press L
while on Route1a. You will be parachuting
downward and you will face multiple
enemies who try to shoot you. If they do hit you, your descent will quicken for
a brief moment. Shoot down the soldiers and collect some weapons as weapons such
as the Shotgun and Heavy Machine Gun are on offer here, and grab
the food items if you're low on health. Also look
out for an enemy tank at the near bottom of this section, as well as a few
homing missile launchers. One other thing to watch out for are lightning rod
type things. When they are flashing blue, don't go down the middle, just move to
the side and you won't get hurt. When you reach the bottom of the level, you
will be on foot again and need to proceed right to end this part of the mission
and move onto the next.
Part 2 Route 2b - Enemy docks
[1] You will now appear on the enemy docks. Proceed right and you will
see an enemy tank and a few soldiers, if you have the Shotgun from the last
section still these will not pose a problem. In the box next to the tank is a
Super Grenade. Continue right and some enemy planes will appear and launch a
missile each at you, either shoot the missiles or avoid them. Watch out for
enemy troops in this section who attack you.
[2] Continue right until the screen locks. Enemy soldiers will now appear
with rocket launchers, an
d a few will parachute from the sky. Kill them before
any of them can fire off a shot, and then move right when the screen unlocks. In
the box you see there is another Super Grenade. Jump across a few
platforms but watch out for divers who jump out of the water, who will throw a
missile at you unless you kill them before they have a chance to do so. Keep
going right and eventually you will see a spiked enemy tank, shoot at it with
the Super Grenade to destroy it quickly.
[3] Continue right and another spiked tank will appear, as well as tied
up prisoner (075). Destroy the tank and then save the prisoner, who will
give you a fish. Jump to the next platform but watch out for enemy planes
and soldiers. Rumi, who is a supply girl in most of the Metal Slug games,
will be there. Shoot at her to make a hole in her backpack and some food items
will drop out. After three have fallen out, she will run off and you can go onto
the next section. Rumi will not count on your prisoner rescue list.
Part 3 - The entrance
After the second part of route 1 or 2, you will arrive inside the enemy base.
This is where it gets confusing, mainly because there are many routes in this
part of the mission. What I am going to do is offer three ways of going through
the mission. Basically, you'll have to play through this mission three times to
get everything, so each time you do choose a different route. If you find this a
little confusing, here's a greyscale image map
that shows where every path leads.
Move right and you will see a box and beyond it are a few enemy soldiers who try to attack you, including one soldier on a platform above you. Throw a couple of grenades to deal with them. A tank will also roll on, destroy it with a few grenades. On the platform above the tank there is a box with a rocket launcher weapon inside. Collect it and then go onward and you will see a few more enemy troops, kill them and then you can either go up or down.
Route 1
Go UP.
You'll now be in some kind of gym. In front of you are two enemies, one with a
shield and one with a sniper rifle. Toss a grenade to kill both of them. Move
slightly forward and four enemy soldiers will drop down and start throwing
grenades, kill them quickly. After they are all dead, shoot at the punching bag
on the left (it has an X on it) and prisoner (072) will drop out, save
him for some canned food.
After doing this move right and you will see another box with a rocket launcher
soldier on it. Kill him then jump over the box and go next to another rocket
launcher soldier, kill him then take out the other soldier above you. Once again
you can either go up or down, go UP.
In this small room an enemy tank will approach you, shoot it (you should still
have some Rocket Launcher ammo left) and then free the prisoner you can see
behind where the tank was. This is prisoner (065) and he will give you a
turkey. Another tank will appear from the left and a enemy soldier will
drop down, destroy them both. Now go to the left of the screen, and look up at
the box and barrel above you. Shoot at the box first and prisoner (064)
will drop down, he has a Laser Shot for you. Now shoot at the barrel and
Card 055 Dungeon will drop down. Exit this room and go DOWN.
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From here, just keep moving right taking out enemy troops as they come. The
Laser Shot should make short work of them. You can get yourself a Super
Grenade if you want, it's in the box on the platform you see as soon as you
enter this section, but I would stick with the Laser Shot.
When you get to a flight of metal stairs, look up at the camera above you. Shoot
at it and Card 006 Black Hound will drop down, be sure to collect
it. After doing so climb the stairs and continue right, a spiked tank will come
into view. Destroy it with the laser shot, then move right until you go into
another room.
Shoot the two soldiers you see as soon as you enter this room. The screen will
lock as more soldiers drop down above you, kill them. A couple more firework
throwing soldiers will come on, duck to avoid their attack and kill them both.
On the map in the background there are two blinking dots. Shoot at the first one
and Card 019 H.Machn Gun+ will drop down. Shoot at the other blinking dot
and prisoner (068) will drop down, who has a Heavy Machine Gun to
give you. The screen will be unlocked at this point, so you can go right onto
the next section.
You will now be in another room. There are two pictures in this room, one with
an X on it and one with a picture of General Morden. Shoot at the one with the X
to get prisoner (069) who will give you Card 021 L.Shot+. Shoot at
the book case at the right of the screen to destroy it and reveal a hidden
passage way, but first a few enemy soldiers will come out, kill them and then
move right to the next part of the mission.
In this small room there is an enemy spiked tank in front of you. Shoot at it
with the heavy machine gun or maybe toss a few grenades to destroy it quickly.
Once destroyed, the remains of the tank will stay there, shoot at the ground
where the tank is to reveal Card 023 F.Shot+, collect it, then move on to
the next room.
In this room you will have to make your way down a small slope until the ground
becomes level again. Some soldiers will appear from no where and leap about
trying to knife you, avoid their attacks and shoot them. When you see a box,
shoot at the left side of it to reveal prisoner (070) who will give you
an ammunition clip. Jump over that box and a few more troops will
attack you, kill them, then shoot at the left side of the next box you see to
reveal a fish, which is great if you aren't at full health at this point.
Jump over this box and continue right to go to the boss of this mission.
Route 2
Go DOWN.
The start of this room seems to be some kind of kitchen or dining hall. Move
right and kill the enemies as you go. Beware of the snipers who usually duck and
fire. When you see a lot of boxes with a soldier on top, look a bit to the left.
There is a large table with four chairs. One of the chairs has no backing. Move
to that one, aim up and shoot and prisoner (067) will drop down, save him
for some grenades. Now jump over the boxes and kill a few soldiers, and
you'll see an enemy tank. Move beneath it and then shoot it from below, be
carefully to avoid it's shots but most of the time you are out of it's range.
You can now either go up or down. Go down.
In this small room there is a spiked tank and a prisoner behind it. Destroy the
tank with some grenades, then free prisoner (066) who has Card 012 F.S.
Clip. Now shoot at the crates above you until one of them makes a noise like
it is getting hit. Card 038 Hyper Cannon will drop down and fall on you.
Keep shooting and then Card 035 L.4 Armor will drop down, collect that
too. Then go back out the way you came, then go UP.
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In this room, keep moving right and kill as many soldiers as you can. At one
point, the screen will lock and you will have to fight a few soldiers and a
tank, use grenades on the tank. Keep moving right and you have another choice:
either up or down. Go DOWN.
In this shower room you will first see two enemy soldiers talking, you can kill
them before they see you. Once they are dead, more soldiers will drop down, kill
them as well. When they have all been killed, one lone soldier will appear at
the left of the screen and throw a firework at you, sometimes you can kill him
before he has a chance to do anything if you are quick enough. Once he is dead,
go to the shower nearest to the right of the screen, aim up and shoot until
prisoner (061) appears who has a Drop Shot for you. Leave this room
and take the room UP above you.
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Move right in this larger room and take out any enemy soldiers that appear. When
you get to a flight of stairs, climb them and then stop at the top, aim up and
shoot at the camera above you to get an Iron Lizard to fall down, take it
or leave it. Move right and the screen will lock as a tall enemy tank appears,
destroy it and watch out for enemy troops above you. Once the tank and troops
are gone, the screen will unlock and you can move right again. Keep going right
until you see a platform and a tank. Quickly jump up on the platform, then jump
up to the left and move left until you see a box, shoot it to get Card 039
Thruster+. Now go back the way you came until you see the tank again,
destroy it, then go DOWN.*****
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Move right and shoot the box for a Heavy Machine Gun. Keep moving right
killing enemy troops until the screen locks. At this point lots of those bomb
rolling enemies will appear, kill them until no more show up, then the screen
will unlock and you can move right again. Shoot the fuse box for Card 030
Demon God and climb the stairs; you'll see a tank
that you will need to destroy, then keep going right and down the large steps.
Shoot the box for some canned food. You'll see another tank, but you can
avoid it if you want and go right to proceed to the next section.
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The box in front of you has a turkey inside it. I would save it and use the lift
to get back up here and collect it after you have fought Allen Jr. Jump off the
ledge and hold left to land on the platform with the prisoner tied up on it.
This is prisoner (071) who has a Heavy Machine Gun for you. Go
left and jump to the platform with the box on it and shoot it to get some
fire bombs, but collect them quickly or the tank underneath this platform
will shoot you. Now drop a level to the same level as the tank and move right
and shoot the other box for a Laser Shot. I'd actually save this for the
proper boss, so like the turkey leave their boxes untouched and come back
later to collect them.
Now drop down another few levels and move left. The screen will lock and Allen
Jr will appear to fight you. He moves around quickly and will try to shoot you
with his heavy machine gun. Don't get close to him or he will slash you. If that
wasn't enough he has an infinite supply of grenades to throw at you. Just keep
jumping around and shooting and he will fall, but then get back up. He will now
try to cut you apart with his sword, so use the same tactics as before to kill
him proper. Once he is dead, you will get Card 077 Allen Jr. The screen
will now unlock, move to the right and take the lift up to collect the turkey
and laser, then go back down and go right to face the boss of this mission.
Route 3
For this route, follow route 2 up to the point where I put *****. Instead of going down this time, go UP.
You will appear in a large room, go right and jump between the two boxes you can
see. Shoot at the left side of the second one for a turkey. Now jump over
the second box and you'll see a large box on the wall, shoot at it and Card
040 A.P. Cannon will fall out. Now climb the two sets of stairs, at the top
of the second set is a tank, move close to it and destroy it as it cannot hurt
you in this position. Go onward until you have a choice; you can either go up or
down. Go DOWN.
In this toilet room, there are four blue soldiers who all act surprised when you
come in and you can shoot them before they even have time to lob their grenades.
After doing this a few more soldiers will drop down above you, so be alert. Once
they are all dead, shoot at the left urinal in the room to reveal prisoner
(062) who will give you a fish, then go to the third toilet, aim up
and shoot and prisoner (063) will drop down, save him to get Card 009
R.L. Clip. Exit this room and go UP.
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As soon as you enter this room, there is a camera right above you. Shoot at it
and Card 031 Flak Jacket will drop down. Continue right and you will have
a lot of platforms to jump with enemies on motorbikes to avoid, but they aren't
that hard to
avoid. There also many enemy troops around this section, make sure to kill them
as they can get in your way as you jump around. When you are at the top you will
see a Metal Slug, get in it and continue forward to the next area.
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When you enter this area, kill the two soldiers then shoot at the camera and
Card 073 Fio will fall down. Collect it and then continue right up some
stairs, at some point the screen will lock and a large enemy sub will drop down.
Shoot at it but watch out for grenade tossing troops from behind you. After the
sub is destroyed, the screen will unlock so move right and go up more stairs
until you see a spiked tank. Destroy it and the move right to the next area.
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Go right to a funny set of metal slabs and enemy troops will attack you. It can
be hard to not take a hit here but try to take all the enemies out quickly.
Proceed right and you will pass some jail cells, keep going right and eventually
another spiked tank will come into view, with two tied up prisoners above it.
Destroy the tank and then free the prisoners. Prisoner (073) has a Rocket
Launcher for you, whilst prisoner (074) has a fish. After saving
both of them, go right to end this section and go onto the boss of this mission.
Part 4 - Boss
Cabracan is the final boss of Metal Slug Advance and is, at it's most
basic, a big brown ball. It only has one weak spot, which is the red circle in
the centre of it. When you first enter this boss stage, you will drop to the
bottom with some platforms.
Jump up the platforms and then start shooting the red part. After a few seconds
the red part will shield itself and the Cabracan will launch some droids at you
which fire lock on shots at you. Shoot them to destroy them. When you destroy
the second one, it will drop a Heavy Machine Gun for you but it vanishes
quickly so collect it as quickly as possible.
The next weapon the Cabracan has is to fire blue balls from underneath it which
rise upward. Duck in either the bottom left or bottom right of the screen and
they will not hit you.
Now the Cabracan will fire a super laser, stay in the bottom left or right
corner to avoid it. The laser fires in the middle and brings down all the
platforms. The Cabracan will now move down and start firing bouncing blue lasers
everywhere, but you can start shooting the red part again. Move carefully whilst
shooting the red part. After a while the Cabracan will rise up out of range, but
then the platforms will drop again. Jump up them and this process of Cabracan
attacks will keep repeating.
Once you have done enough damage, the Cabracan will have flames all over it and
use more droids at you when it launches them. It also gains a new attack where
it fires blue lasers in a circle, stand directly underneath the Cabracan and you
should not be hurt by them. Keep blasting the red part and eventually the
Cabracan will fall and you will have completed the game.
On hard mode, the droids move faster. Also, the blue bouncing lasers move MUCH
faster when the Cabracan is on fire and are very, very difficult to avoid. One
other thing is that the blue balls which rise upward have more chance of hitting
you if you are not in the bottom left or right corners, as they cover more of
the arena than usual.
To destroy this thing quickly, you will certainly need the Black Hound, Hyper
Cannon, Hyper Vulcan, Thruster+, L.5 Armor and perhaps the A.P. cards before
attempting to fight this boss. As soon as the boss fight starts, jump up to the
top left of the screen, then hold down the B button whilst jumping and firing
shells at the Cabracan. Once you have no shells left, hold down so you can throw
grenades from the slug by pressing R. A few grenades will destroy it quickly.
Basically, to get the card this boss has to die before it has a chance to fire
its platform destroying super laser.
