Metal Slug XX
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The Paths of Fate
Find all the paths.
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How to unlock the The Paths of Fate achievement in Metal Slug XX - Definitive Guide
Cheese Touch
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There's three paths you probably missed while playing through normally. Once you've played through the full game, just use the level select option to pick which level you'd like to play. The achievement unlocks as soon as you find the last path - you don't need to finish the level. You can use any difficulty (I used easy to make it go faster) and die/continue as much as you want.
1) In level 1 there you'll come to a talk in front of a box of TNT. Instead of going past it, crouch under that ledge and drop down. I finished the level and beat the last boss, but I'm not sure if that's necessary.
2) In level 5, you'll go parachute down a few levels and enter a teleport tube, then drop down some more. When you get to the very bottom of this second part, run to the left instead of exiting to the right. It looks like a solid wall but it's really a secret passage. Follow this to a teleporter tube and take the tube. I'm not sure if you have to follow the level to the end and fight the last boss, but I did just to make sure it saved and counted.
3) Play level 5 again and take the secret passage. This time, instead of taking the teleport tube, jump over it and exit to the left. Be careful with the jump timing - you have to jump right before the tube or you'll land on it and enter it. This will bring you to the alien base. For me, the achievement unlocked here.
1) In level 1 there you'll come to a talk in front of a box of TNT. Instead of going past it, crouch under that ledge and drop down. I finished the level and beat the last boss, but I'm not sure if that's necessary.
2) In level 5, you'll go parachute down a few levels and enter a teleport tube, then drop down some more. When you get to the very bottom of this second part, run to the left instead of exiting to the right. It looks like a solid wall but it's really a secret passage. Follow this to a teleporter tube and take the tube. I'm not sure if you have to follow the level to the end and fight the last boss, but I did just to make sure it saved and counted.
3) Play level 5 again and take the secret passage. This time, instead of taking the teleport tube, jump over it and exit to the left. Be careful with the jump timing - you have to jump right before the tube or you'll land on it and enter it. This will bring you to the alien base. For me, the achievement unlocked here.
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For those confused about the Mission 1 secret path. It is in the second section of the stage. Once you come to a tank in front of a giant TNT barrel, while standing on the platform below it, walk forward to drop below into the secret path. This is to clarify as there is a typo in the explanation.
By Styles Plural on 03 Jul 2021 06:52
You dont need to follow the level to the end! I got it in the moment i entered the last secret path!
By Evil Kenivl on 03 Jun 2010 09:57
Dat Boi Treezy
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I'd like to share these three videos which pin-point exactly where these paths are located. I know Cheese Touch already has a top solution up for this achievement, but after you read his text guide, put your new found knowledge together with these videos to make this achievement even easier! 
Mission One
Mission Five - Part One
Mission Five - Part Two
Mission One
Mission Five - Part One
Mission Five - Part Two
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Great Guide Dat Boi Treezy thanks for your help 
By GS13 ERGO PROXY on 22 Apr 2015 13:17
Thanks for the post! Was quite refreshing to watch these videos again after so long. 
It's been a while. Wish I had this kind of free time again to make more videos!
It's been a while. Wish I had this kind of free time again to make more videos!
By Dat Boi Treezy on 22 Apr 2015 21:57
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Although it sounds hard to find all the different paths through the levels, it only applies to a few. With the level select feature you can just go back and find the next path after you have completed the level.
In the first mission, there are two routes you can take. When you get to the area with the tank you will see a barrel of TNT and some rubble, you can blow it up and continue to the right. Or crouch down and walk underneath the platform with the tank on to fall into a new area.
In the fifth mission, there are three routes you can take. At the end of the second area (with all the parachuting) you can either continue to the right, or go left through the wall into a secret passage that ends in a teleportation tube. You can also jump over this tube to get to the secret alien base.
In the first mission, there are two routes you can take. When you get to the area with the tank you will see a barrel of TNT and some rubble, you can blow it up and continue to the right. Or crouch down and walk underneath the platform with the tank on to fall into a new area.
In the fifth mission, there are three routes you can take. At the end of the second area (with all the parachuting) you can either continue to the right, or go left through the wall into a secret passage that ends in a teleportation tube. You can also jump over this tube to get to the secret alien base.
