Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

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

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Solid Snake
Liquid Snake
Meryl Silverburgh
Naomi Hunter
Hal Emmerich
Roy Campbell
Mei Ling
Ninja
Nastasha Romanenko
Revolver Ocelot
Vulcan Raven
Psycho Mantis
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Average score: 85% (based on 33 ratings)

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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 66 ratings with 6 reviews)

Metal Gear Solid the way it should have been

The Good
Basically, The Twin Snakes is the game Metal Gear Solid could have been if PlayStation was not so underpowered. I'm not saying original MGS was that bad; I played it on PC and it looked okay. But it was probably a good example of a gamemaker's vision exceeding the limitations of the hardware: The game had lots of engine-based cutscenes and you couldn't get enough detail out of the thing to make it really cool. That's not a problem in The Twin Snakes: Cutscenes really shine here.

I also like how MGS2 play mechanics have been added here - not that they really add much to the game, but they add stuff that counts.

The Bad
One of the things I liked was that the original cast had a chance to remake their lines. It really showed. Lines that were weakly delivered in the original are now great. Generally, this has succeeded well. Yet, this could have needed just a little bit more improvement in certain areas.

The remade music is good, though in certain cases it doesn't set the mood as perfectly as it did in the original. Okay, maybe it's just me, maybe I just have trouble adjusting. The new music isn't awfully wrong, anyway... Glad that some of the original tracks are still here, like the end music.

I kind of lament the lack of Integral/PC version stuff, like the VR missions. Now, the package just has the main game, which isn't replayable indefinitely, just in small doses once you're first done with it.

The Bottom Line
Basically, here we have Metal Gear Solid, one of the greatest stealth games ever. Er, make that cutscene-fest which actually has pretty darn good gameplay moments.

Then, on top of MGS, we get new cutscenes, new music, actual motion capture acting, new engine that looks just as good as MGS2, new cutscenes, lots of new game mechanics lifted from MGS2, and new cutscenes. Well, the new cutscenes are just re-thought-of cutscenes from the original, pretty well directed this time.

Does it work? Well, to be honest, it works pretty well, just not as well as it may sound on the paper first. But even ignoring small flaws that could have been averted, this still is a remake worth the Metal Gear Solid name.

GameCube · by WWWWolf (444) · 2006

One thing Konami's really good at.

The Good
A true meaning of a remake, you can expect as much extras and pushing to the limits as you got from Resident Evil remake. I suppose I would be nagging a lot if I wouldn't have this pretty little package called GC to be able to play this game. But then again, it would be pointless to say that big portion of why I got it was this game's title. I kid you not when I say this game is a point of envy for any MGS or such game style fan that lacks the GameCube.

For those that got into MGS universe from MGS2, this will be a great way to complete the story without folding back to outdated graphic of PSX version of Metal Gear Solid. Graphically this game is at least on the level of MGS2, so you can understand why there is no need for any pre-rendered cutscenes in this game. Speaking of cutscenes, they're plenty as well, and the direction of them is amazing, every detail is carefully thought through, adding a humorous hex or two on top of all that. Of course, if you saw that 27 mins VS trailer like I did, you pretty much spoiled 80% of the game for you (what can I do, I'm so feeble-minded when it comes to cinematics, someone please restrain me next time).

Gameplay is now enhanced to that of MGS2 (with a little less moves, I think), so you won't have any trouble shooting and aiming in first-person perspective like it was the situation with the original version. But again, there will be so many cutscenes and dialogues that you will barely have any time to test all the goods. And prepare to fight the bosses quite constantly, you'll be lucky if you run to a regular soldiers here and there, mostly during the warming up mission start.

The Bad
It would be unfair to pinpoint any small glitches on this game. It's so full of details and you can get some neat results if your mind's creative enough.

The Bottom Line
A neat touch to bring back the roots of MGS franchise up on the level of an action movie and to hold along with MGS2 and incoming MGS3. Meet the Snake's truest self, and immerse yourself in a story full of twists and intrigues to get a closer connection with the sequels. There is also neat very extensive briefing you can watch, as well as read about Snake's first missions... now those two would be great to see as remakes one date. It is really bad for those that do not have GameCube and cannot play this game, but it is even worse to won a GameCube and not have this game.

GameCube · by MAT (240759) · 2012

The greatest remake of them all. "A great remake?" yes, Snake, a great remake....

The Good
Ok, for this review i ASSUME you have played the original ps1 version or pc version. If not, read a review of them first...

Right, lets go! This game is absolutely fantastic. I enjoyed the story and the gameplay A LOT. Everything blended perfectly and was an absolute joy to play again and again.

You see, Metal Gear Solid is neither a film or a game, its a good mix of both. The gameplay is more of a "Fill the gap" between the next exciting chapter of story to behold. And the gameplay is a lot of fun. The stealth aspect is not entirely realistic or anything, it's not re-creating the world of a spy here. The whole game is crafted to show it's characters and story and levels. There is nothing stereotypical here at all. which is why the series is so popular.

Many games have tried and lead the story on their characters. some work well, some perfect it (final fantasy series) and have the player depend on the reaction of the character to take you through the rest of the game.

All the voice acting is great, some sound a little cliched, but it's all part of the Metal Gear Solid world. Much like Star Wars, you couldn't NOT have a funny moment or strange accent or two could you? Metal Gear takes everything with a pinch of salt. Reality takes a back seat for the first part, but to zip up the tension the plot becomes longer and more reality-serious featuring things about nuclear attacks (very relevant for today) and cloning (also very relevant for today). The story poses a lot of questions and the whole thing is taken out by this character Snake.

Snake is one great guy, he has a great depth, you love his voice but you also can't understand him sometimes. But, still it's almost as if he's a great friend of yours, stuck out here against all the odds. Oh, and the odds are obviously "It's either YOU alone save the world.. OR the world ends".

This game features almost exactly the same everything as the other game. But this time they didn't just port it over to the gamecube, they totally did it again! re-recorded the voices (which sounds better this time). And everything is pretty much the same, same story, same outfits, same weapons (with an exception of the m9 tranq gun). Everything is different though, its like looking at metal gear 1 via a dvd player and not traditional video tapes. All of the controls are better, the movement is better, the abilities are better, the music is really, really great and the cinematics are inspired art-forms or high-octane eye-candy! The cut-scenes are worth seeing by any old metal gear fan. They are all added and re-directed and there are a lot of very exciting scenes (some are totally astounding). Some though are a little over the top, Snake spends a lot of his time flipping around in the air and doing "Matrix" style stuff. But it's all good. Just remember you are in the world of metal gear again and you will be thoroughly treated.

The Bad
The new features are fantastic, sniping from first person with handguns etc and using lockers and dragging bodies in a variety of ways is all great fun and adds a lot to the gameplay. But it all seems a little pointless to have (except the first person shooting views). For example, why would you want to hide in a locker when you don't really need to? The game is structurely the same as it was when you couldn't do all this new stuff, the enemies patrol the same kind of areas etc.. so you can just get by without using the new abilities just fine. I would of love to seen some more use of new abilities here, especially using enemies as body shields and hiding in lockers. And maybe some more new locals too. And maybe a new boss to fight or an extended boss fight or something. SOMETHING which isn't directly converted.



The Bottom Line
This game is pretty much the same as the original version, but this is the version it SHOULD of been. The dated graphics are not up to class of the voice acting it had and the story which was being told. I found the old meal gear was like watching puppets act out a fantastic story. You just blurred the faces with your imagination and instantly the game became enjoyable... But this time the game impresses you throughout. I love all of the characters. This is so much more fun than getting a bunch of dvds and having a weekend in. The quality of this game and the story and everything is fantastic.

Ok, one of the only things which kind of bugs me about metal gear is the way Snake is the legendary hero, but seems pretty clueless to what is going on around him. He constantly asks questions about a question which was just answered.

But it's these reasons which bring a warm smile to my face and i think "oh yes, metal gear is back!"

GameCube · by MrBee (28) · 2005

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1001 Video Games

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

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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.

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The game has one of the longest trailers ever, it runs for 26 minutes and 40 seconds.

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  • Konami: Twin Snakes
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Game added March 10, 2004. Last modified January 8, 2024.