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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

aka: MGS2S, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition

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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.

Spellings

  • 潜龙谍影2真实之影 - Chinese spelling
  • 메탈 기어 솔리드 2: 서브스탠스 - Korean spelling

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Title

Hideo Kojima was partially inspired to call this version of Metal Gear Solid 2 "Substance" by 70's British band Joy Division's greatest hits compilation CD entitled Substance 1977-1980.

Windows version

  • As of 2003, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance had the biggest installation size for a PC game. It takes up a whopping 7.17GB.
  • The PC version is direct port of the Xbox version with no modifications. Even the tutorial refers to the Xbox controllers.

Information also contributed by Stillman.

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  • JUNKER HQ
    This fansite is dedicated to the games produced and/or designed by <moby developer="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</moby> and contains all kinds of trivia, artwork, plot summaries, discussion forums and more.
  • Konami: Substance
    The official website.
  • Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site
    A fansite that contains information about the whole Metal Gear franchise, including galleries, interviews, downloadable content and discussion boards.

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  • MobyGames ID: 7715

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Game added by Kartanym.

PlayStation 2, Windows added by Corn Popper. Android added by GTramp. PlayStation 3, PS Vita added by MAT.

Additional contributors: MAT, Apogee IV, John Chaser, —-, Patrick Bregger, Rik Hideto, li zhen.

Game added November 9th, 2002. Last modified May 4th, 2023.