The Twin Snakes is a remake of the 1998 tactical espionage action game Metal Gear Solid.

The remake has the same story and dialogues as the original (although voice-overs were re-recorded for this release). The locations in the game also remained the same, but the graphics were updated to look equal in quality to contemporary games. Gameplay was also enhanced, featuring the additions that first appeared in Metal Gear Solid 2. Snake can now roll, hang from ledges, hide in lockers, drag guards' bodies away, as well as aim and shoot from first-person view. New weapons from Metal Gear Solid 2 (such as tranquilizer gun) are also present.

Another noticeable change is in the game's cutscenes. Directed by the Japanese action movie director Ryuhei Kitamura, the cutscenes have been re-worked, featuring dramatic techniques used in action movies, such as slow motion and other effects.

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Alternate Titles

"潜龙谍影：双蛇" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

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Soap opera with more kung-fu!	Unicorn Lynx (132767)
Good, but not as good as people make out…	Garland (14)
The most amazing Metal Gear to date!	Rufus Shinra (20)
Metal Gear Solid the way it should have been	WWWWolf (422)
The greatest remake of them all. "A great remake?" yes, Snake, a great remake....	MrBee (29)	unrated
One thing Konami's really good at.	MAT (46953)
An excellent update/remake of a great game.	elpolloesrojo (21)

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The Press Says

Gamezine	Mar 14, 2004	19 out of 20	95
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2004	9.5 out of 10	95
Next Level Gaming	Mar 18, 2004	94 out of 100	94
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2004	9.25 out of 10	92
N-Zone	May 11, 2004	90 out of 100	90
Game Vortex	2004	85 out of 100	85
IGN	Mar 08, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
GamePro (US)	Mar 18, 2004	4 out of 5	80
videogamer.com	Mar 14, 2005	7 out of 10	70
GameCola.net	Jul, 2005	6.4 out of 10	64

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Trivia

References

As much as this group effort by Nintendo, Konami and Silicon Knights was, it's no wonder this game has a commemorative feel. And those can be noticed as Easter eggs, such as:

If you have an Eternal Darkness file on your memory card, Psycho Mantis says something like "You like adventure games don't you? Do you like SILICON KNIGHTS games? Did you enjoy ETERNAL DARKNESS?" He also says something if you have a Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, a Super Smash Bros. Melee or a Super Mario Sunshine file on the memory card as well.
The GameCube + Wavebird controller with a GameCube setup screen on a TV at Otacon's office
The Yoshi and Mario action figures (shoot them for some nice surprises!)
Alexandra Roivas (from SK's Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem) is the centerfold for the adult magazines you can use to distract grunts, and there is an Eternal Darkness poster in a soldier's locker
The Silicon Knights website is on one computer's screen
On Psycho Mantis' room, the three pictures on the wall feature Hideo Kojima (MGS creator), Ryuhei Kitamura (movie director responsible for the Twin Snakes cutscenes) and Denis Dyack (president & producer from Silicon Knights)

Secrets

After defeating Sniper Wolf in the field, you can see the parachute Liquid used to escape the Hind tangled in a tree. Unless you look directly at it you will not trigger the codec conversation with Campbell.