Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker: Prima Official Essential Guide (Prima Essential Guides)

very easy to follow and detailed guide however the paper quality is very thin and can easily rip while turning so be very careful when flipping the pages. i like the spiral bound due to not losing which page you left off. there are a total of 224 pages. the guide is about the size of your average book.
again, there is nothing wrong with the guide as far as content is concerned but the quality is poor and i've only had this for 2 days and the last 3 pages have been partially detached from the spiral. the pictures are poor quality as well and printed as if from your basic home ink jet printer.
if this guide was on prima's standard edition large bound, it would easily get 5 stars.
the guide gives you a lethal approach as well as the preferred non-lethal approach on every mission. the benefit of non-lethal is that you earn heroism points thereby skilled soldiers volunteering to join MSF.

content 5 stars
quality 2 stars

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I buy this guide because I love this game a lot. However, I found myself surfing the internet for answers even though I have this book in my hand.

There is a nice walkthrough for the main ops and you could complete the story mission with the help from the guide. However, the guide only gives you answers for some the secrets. This game is deep but the guide is not as detail. For example, the guide does not tell you how to achieve S rank in mission and it does not show you the sequence to unlock all the extra ops. There is also no explanation about battle cries or hints of where all the S rank soliders are.

So I would say I am a little disappointed with the content of this guide.

First, a general gripe: I bought this guide because the manual that came with the game was almost totally useless, and I was sure there was stuff going on (particularly the MSF metagame) that I was missing. I was totally right. More and more these days the instruction manual for video games is sadly becoming an optional component. For a game with as much depth as MGS:PW, that's a real problem.

Ok - with that off my chest, I will say that this book is very useful, even if you aren't trying to 'cheat' - ie, use the walkthroughs to beat levels. The basic information on how the game works is invaluable for those who really want to get the most out of this game. Considering the amazon price of this book is lower than most guides, it's a good deal in this respect.

The guide was obviously designed to be portable, to kind of go with you wherever your PSP goes. The only problem is, the paper IS very thin and flimsy, and you can shred this book quickly if you're not...Read more