Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GameCube)

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Description

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.

Screenshots

Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: GameCube
• Enhanced remakes / remasters
• Gameplay feature: Torture
• Metal Gear series
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• Protagonist: Mullet haircut

User Reviews

The greatest remake of them all. "A great remake?" yes, Snake, a great remake....	MrBee (29)	unrated
Good, but not as good as people make out…	Garland (14)
The most amazing Metal Gear to date!	Rufus Shinra (23)
Metal Gear Solid the way it should have been	WWWWolf (452)
One thing Konami's really good at.	MAT (222188)
An excellent update/remake of a great game.	elpolloesrojo (24)

Critic Reviews

Super Play (Sweden)	Mar, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2004	9.25 out of 10	92
Nintendojo	2004	9.1 out of 10	91
GotNext	Aug 04, 2004		90
Gaming Target	Mar 22, 2004	8.4 out of 10	84
GameSpy	Mar 09, 2004		80
GamePro (US)	Mar 18, 2004	4 out of 5	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 30, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Games TM	Mar 25, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Diehard GameFan	Mar 22, 2004	6.1 out of 10	61

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
please help	1	xgmx (1) Oct 01, 2007

Trivia

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.

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.

Trailer

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

Awards

• Golden Joystick Awards
• 2004 - Runner up to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as GameCube Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Alan Smithee, Jiguryo, piltdown man and Tiago Jacques

Related Web Sites

• JUNKER HQ (This fansite is dedicated to the games produced and/or designed by Hideo Kojima and contains all kinds of trivia, artwork, plot summaries, discussion forums and more.)
• Konami: Twin Snakes (The official site.)
• 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.)