Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid
by Konami

Metal Gear Solid
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Product Summary

Brand: Konami
Release Date: 1999-02-15
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Konami
Product features:
  • Lightly Armed and facing an army of foes, Snake must avoid firefights in order to survive.
  • If Snake can locate them he can utilize advanced hardware, ranging from silenced pistols to ground-to-air missiles.
  • Enemies react to sight and sound - so stay quiet and stay in the shadows.
  • State-of-the-art graphics, textures, transparencies, models & explosions.
  • Taut, gripping story with multiple endings - a truly cinematic experience.

Video Game Reviews of Metal Gear Solid

Customer Review: was this meant to be a satire of video games?
Summary: 1 Stars

I rue the day this title came out for Playstation. It was considered so original, it influenced many, many stealth-type games that followed it. Too many.

There were two things I hated about it:

1. Too difficult. You get awfully sick of hearing "Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!" every 10 seconds. There should have been a way to ratchet down the difficulty even further for 'tards like me.

2. Way too many cutscenes! I've never seen anything like it. There's one cut scene that goes on for like 30 minutes. And they're all so silly. And you're pretty much forced to watch them or you won't be able to understand what's going on. In fact, I would say that most of your time in this game will be spent watching cutscenes. It's not so much a video game as a movie in which you are occasionally allowed to press buttons.

Description of Metal Gear Solid

You are Solid Snake, a superspy who's half James Bond, half Snake Plissken, and you are mean. Your mission isn't terribly new (infiltrate a terrorist base and blow everything up), but the gameplay is: your numerous enemies are watching for you, and you are encouraged to sneak rather than simply charge in. Every level brings new challenges. You fight snipers, invisible ninjas, psychic warriors, and even an M-1 tank! As the father of the modern spy game genre, this game is an instant classic.

Your allies and superiors speak to you via a cool, implanted radio, monitoring your progress, offering tips--but failing to give you the full story. The combination of a mysterious and engaging plot and high in-game tension makes this a thrilling ride. Campy humor also abounds as you rescue beautiful women, verbally spar with your allies, and blow up enemies in the bathroom. A user-friendly control interface allows for sniping, hiding, crawling, and running, and the graphics leave nothing to be desired. If you like espionage, spy movies, or just want to own and play a piece of gaming history, then this is a must have. Metal Gear Solid is one of the all-time greats. Game tip: Secretly attach plastic explosives behind an enemy, sneak out of the room, and see what happens. --Allen Stewart

Pros:

  • Story well-integrated into gameplay
  • Stealth favored over brute force
  • Challenging puzzles
Cons:
  • Puzzles can be frustrating
  • Torture scene too intense for younger gamers

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