Metal Gear Solid: Substance Cheats
How to use these cheats
Button names refer to the Xbox controller — A, B, X, Y, the LB/RB bumpers, LT/RT triggers and the D-pad. Unless told otherwise, enter codes from the pause or options menu, or while playing. Some cheats disable achievements for that save — keep a separate save before you start.
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- Unlockables & collectibles12
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance unlocks nearly everything through its VR missions, plus one famous name-entry code that opens the lot.
Unlock all VR missions and characters: Start a new Missions file and enter UUDDLRLRBA as your name. Every character and mission is unlocked immediately.
| Unlockable | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Boss Survival mode | Complete both the Tanker and Plant missions on any difficulty. |
| Casting Theatre | Complete both the Tanker and Plant missions on any difficulty. |
| Extreme and European Extreme difficulties | Complete the game once. |
| Photograph mode | Complete Bomb Disposal, Hold-Up and Eliminate in the alternative missions. |
| Ninja Raiden | Complete 50% of the VR missions as Raiden. |
| Pliskin | Complete 50% of the VR missions as Snake. |
| Raiden X | Complete 100% of the VR missions as Raiden and Ninja Raiden. |
| Tuxedo Snake | Complete 100% of the VR missions as Pliskin. |
| MGS1 Snake | Complete 100% of the VR missions as Snake, Pliskin, Tuxedo Snake, Raiden, Ninja Raiden and Raiden X. |
| Stealth camouflage and bandanna | Complete the Tanker chapter three times on three different difficulties on one save file and collect every dog tag. |
| Stealth camouflage and wig | Complete the Plant chapter three times on three different difficulties on one save file and collect every dog tag. |
| Sunglasses for Snake and Raiden | Complete the game twice. |
Bugs in your rations: Crawl through the little sea mites on the floor and they latch onto your character and eat through your rations. To shake one off, open the item select menu and quickly flick back and forth past the rations.
Quick reset: Hold LT + RT and press Start + Back during gameplay to reset the game.