MGS games are the only games I buy guides for because there is so much great stuff you can miss, and this guide shows you ALL of it. I have gotten much more out of this amazing game, from the in-depth cqc guide to the item and weapon locations, to finding out secret bonuses and the frog locations. From a lot of the stuff I would say that the writers may have worked in coordination with the Konami developers. The presentation is flawless, with a clear and detailed index, big maps and extensive strategies for everything from boss fights to Snake-vs-Monkey strategies. Brady games also released an official guide, but I don't think it could be much better than this. P.S. watch out for Metal Gear Solid 3: Sustinence, which is going to be released around christmas and has MSG3 plus loads of extras, like MSG2: Substance.