I have read the other reviews for this "strategy guide", and I think I have to agree with them. There are some glaring omissions and mistakes in this book, such as only glossing over the scoring system, saying stage 14-2 has no card packs (it has one in a far corner), and not discussing the alternate endings (of which I have seen three). There is also no discussion of advanced techniques, and where there are sidebars on upping your play level, they usually state that the requirements are too strict, so just don't bother and have fun killing everything. Part of what makes this game great is trying to stick with the flavor of Metal Gear, trying to be stealthy and leave no dead, trying to emulate super-agent Snake as he should be, not to be bloodthirsty and carnage hungry. Despite the credits saying that the staff worked with Konami in making this guide, they forgot to mention that 4 of the 204 cards in the game are only available in the Japanese version. I could probably make a better guide myself, and am not happy, even having spent only $10 for this book.