Description

Metal Gear Solid is a sequel to Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. After the tragic confrontation with Big Boss, the hero, special agent Solid Snake, decided to retire and has since then lived in a secluded region in Alaska. But the US government recruits him once again for a dangerous mission. The members of Foxhound, a renegade special forces unit, threaten to use a devastating nuclear weapon if the government doesn't hand them the mortal remains of Big Boss, their former commander. Foxhound is now led by a talented, ambitious young man with the codename Liquid Snake. Knowing that the visual resemblance between this new terrorist mastermind and himself can not be coincidental, Solid Snake agrees to infiltrate the new Foxhound base, to destroy the unknown nuclear weapon, and to find the truth about his own identity.

The gameplay in Metal Gear Solid follows the prototype established in the two classic Metal Gear games. Solid Snake has a limited arsenal of weapons and cannot allow himself to pave his way to the goal by killing all the enemies. He has to stay unnoticed, to hide, to crawl, to wait for the right moment, to sneak, and to use various gadgets that will prevent him from alerting the enemy. The game utilizes traditional top-down view, but the graphics in this installment are real-time 3D.

Alternate Titles

  • "合金装备" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "MGS" -- Slang
  • "Hejin Zhuangbei" -- Chinese title

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User Reviews

A good barometer of what console gamers think serious gaming is. That is: Arcadish, overhyped, childish and with lots of cheese. PlayStation Zovni (9141)
The definitive PSX experience. PlayStation Anatole (52)
A rare classic. PlayStation DarkDove (67)
A game, a hero and the save the world plot get a hellava lot better. PlayStation Jason Lee (11)
This game lived up to the hype!! PlayStation Tarzan Dan (23)
It was more like a movie PlayStation Robert C (7)
The best game ever!! PlayStation daniel o neill (3)

The Press Says

Darkstation PlayStation Jun 12, 2002 10 out of 10 100
Cheat Code Central PlayStation Jan 01, 2005 10 out of 10 100
Power Unlimited PlayStation Dec, 1998 9.8 out of 10 98
IGN PlayStation Oct 21, 1998 9.8 out of 10 98
Game Vortex PlayStation Nov 12, 2000 98 out of 100 98
Super Play PlayStation Feb, 1999 96 out of 100 96
Kingdom of Desire PlayStation Jul 22, 2006 9.5 out of 10 95
Jeuxvideo.com PlayStation Mar 11, 1999 18 out of 20 90
Gamekult PlayStation Oct 30, 2000 9 out of 10 90
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) PlayStation Nov 27, 1998 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70

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Trivia

For the US release of Metal Gear Solid, McFarlane Toys was entrusted with the sculpting of an action figure line based on the game by Konami. Consisting of one series, the lineup includes: Solid Snake, Meryl Silverburgh, Ninja, Revolver Ocelot, Psycho Mantis, Sniper Wolf, Vulcan Raven, Liquid Snake and a limited edition Psycho Mantis repaint.

This series has been re-released several times (lately in double-packs) with enough success to hint at a possible new edition once Metal Gear Solid 2 gets released.


This entry was contributed by Kitsune Sniper (10460) and Grant McLellan (555)
 

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