Description

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a re-vamped and revised edition of the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in which Solid Snake must recover the stolen Metal Gear Ray from a group of terrorists bent on using its power for unthinkable reasons.

Along with the original espionage shooter comes a collection of 200 virtual reality (VR) missions. Missions range from killing certain targets and using particular weapons, as well as seeing the world of Solid Snake from different perspectives and styles, with first-person target modes and a variety mode including crazy characters of different shapes and sizes.

Also included are various alternative missions, ranging from the protagonist sneaking around and snapping photos of targets to bomb disposal, all out destruction, and more.

Alternate Titles

  • "MGS2S" -- Common abbreviation
  • "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition" -- PlayStation 3 / US PS Vita title
  • "Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition" -- Japanese PlayStation Vita PSN title

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User Reviews

The game that has IT ALL. Windows Dr. M. "Schadenfreude" Von Katze Bronze Star Contributing Member (588)
An Amazing (Cinematic?) Experience PlayStation 2 Nick Slavin (11)

The Press Says

Game Freaks 365 Xbox Apr 18, 2003 9.3 out of 10 93
IGN PlayStation 2 Mar 03, 2003 9.1 out of 10 91
Armchair Empire, The PlayStation 2 Mar 16, 2003 9 out of 10 90
HardGamers Xbox Feb 09, 2003 88 out of 100 88
Game Power Australia Windows Jun 03, 2003 8.5 out of 10 85
Game Informer Magazine PlayStation 2 Apr, 2003 8.5 out of 10 85
GameSpy PlayStation 2 Mar 03, 2003 82 out of 100 82
Jeuxvideo.com Windows Mar 24, 2003 16 out of 20 80
PC Action Windows Apr 09, 2003 80 out of 100 80
Computer Gaming World (CGW) Windows Aug, 2003 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars 50

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Trivia

The PC version is direct port of the XBOX version with no modifications. Even the tutorial refers to the XBOX controllers.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (69587), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (10795) and MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (53825)
 

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