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Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection

by Konami
PlayStation2 Mature
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)

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  • Great Value with 3 Games at one value price.
  • Final chance to get fully immersed in the Metal Gear Solid Universe before the release of MGS 4.
  • Includes Directors Cut of Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance.
  • Includes Directors Cut of Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence.
  • Special re-designed packaging artwork from renowned artist Shinkawa.

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  • ASIN: B001383L36
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches ; 6.4 ounces
  • Media: Video Game
  • Release Date: March 18, 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,752 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Since its inception, the Metal Gear franchise has been one of the most successful game series on any console receiving worldwide recognition and praise. The franchise that pioneered the stealth action genre is back with Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection includes three classic Metal Gear games:

Metal Gear Solid

  • Lightly armed and facing an army of foes, Snake must avoid firefights in order to survive.
  • If Snake is discovered, he can utilize advanced weaponry, ranging from silenced pistols to ground-to-air missiles.
  • Enemies react to sight and sound.
  • State-of-the-art graphics: Textures, transparencies, models and explosions.
  • Suspenseful, gripping story with multiple endings for a truly cinematic experience.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
  • 350+ VR missions and 150+ alternative missions.
  • Play through 5 "Snake Tales" levels involving Solid Snake.
  • Skateboarding mode lets you explore the Big Shell as Raiden or Snake.
  • Utilize stealth and infiltration methods, such as diving somersaults, hanging from ledges and using disguises.
  • Fully interactive environments- bullets pierce steam pipes, smoke reveals laser beams and wet shoes leave footprints.
  • Powerful musical score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Armageddon, The Rock)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
  • Relive history as the cold war and geo-political landscape change.
  • Outsmart enemies with camouflage, close-quarters combat, stalking, interrogating, climbing, hunting and treating injuries.
  • Pit yourself against an environment where traps catch enemies and prey, threats lurk in the shadows, and noise alert predators.
  • Epic musical score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Armageddon, The Rock) and immersive Dolby Prologic II surround sound.

Product Description

Since its inception, the Metal Gear franchise has been one of the most successful game series on any console receiving worldwide recognition and praise. The franchise that pioneered the stealth action genre is back with Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 for the very first time in one collectible package.

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88 of 90 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars as a collectors item, just about there March 21, 2008
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
As far as value goes, this is superb. These games are really worth so much more than other games on the market as far as production value and depth go. They are absolutely timeless. Content-wise, this is certainly five stars.

You may be interested to know about this set however...

The games are not individually shrink wrapped. In fact, the shrink wrap didn't even cover the whole box set and there's an opening on the side which the games "bindings" are. I could almost slip out the games without messing with the shrink wrap at all.

Also, the first game is on a ps1 disc and you need a ps1 memory card or ps3 to save like A. Pintor said. "Metal Gear Solid" is still on 2 discs so the set is 4 discs total.

All the discs are black with white font. So they match as a set but look different than the original released version discs.

Each game has a pretty meaty manual as well that match the front and back of their respective game case.

yup, if you're missing just one game in this series, its worth picking up the set.
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60 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essentially Awesome May 16, 2008
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
The Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection is a great way to play all that has come before the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4 is released.

I have heard alot of griping because the second disc from Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence is NOT included. Though I was a bit peeved about this at first, I do own an original copy of Subsistence which included the original versions of Metal Gear 1 and 2 from the Japanese MSX and I can understand Konami's decision in this regard.

The main draw of the 2nd disc of Persistence was Metal Gear Online. The serves have long been shut down and it would be pointless to release a game you can't even play any longer.

I've also heard much griping about Metal Gear Solid (1) being on two CD-ROM discs instead of a DVD-ROM. Use some logic here folks: Konami is giving you Three games for under $30. The original Metal Gear Solid is quite expensive and/or hard to find anymore. Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance is rather pricey for the PS2 version (the inferior Xbox version is fairly easy to find cheap). And even though the Persistence disc (disc 2) of Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence is not included, all the changes made to the game (camera angles, etc.) ARE included on the disc.

For those new to the series or wanting to pick up the games again since they no longer have them, $10 a piece is pretty damn cheap! For those collector's out there like me, you are getting all three games with beautiful new artwork, Metal Gear Solid in a very nice DVD amaray-style case (yes!) and a cool slipcase to house it all.

If you are playing Metal Gear Solid (one) on a PS2, you will need a PSOne memory card as per usual with all PSOne games. It works just fine on a PS3 (any model) and you can set up a virtual memory card.

If you are playing Metal Gear Solid 2 on a PS2, you are good to go. If you are planning on playing it on a PS3, make sure you have either the 20, 60 or 80-gig models as the 40-gig model isn't backwards compatible.

If you are playing Metal Gear Solid 3 on a PS2, you are good to go as well. Again, you have to have a 20, 60 or 80-gig PS3 model (backwards compatible with PS2 software) to play it on the PS3.

I highly recommend this series to anyone. At $30, it's a bargain price. I would also recommend the Devil May Cry collection for $30 and the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy for $30. Tremendous deals, you are getting NINE games that originally cost over $450 for less than $90 now. That's an 80% discount folks!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Deal of the Century! March 24, 2008
By JR
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
I have been a fan of the MGS series since I bought a Playstation 2 seven years ago. I applaud Konami for releasing this box set. This presents newbies the chance to catch up with the story just in time for the PS3 release of Metal Gear Solid 4. For $30 this is a steal. All 3 games are well worth the price of admission. You simply can't go wrong with this deal.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the greatest games that were ever created!
Nothing to complain about with this product. You'll probably be hard pressed to find many of these new any more, but if you do than this is the seller and place to get it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Todd W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Got it for a gift
I got this for a gift for someone else and they just loved it and I loved the price and since this was hard to find in the stores this was a great find
Published 2 months ago by Kathyle
5.0 out of 5 stars everything that i needed is in it
The name of the product is the perfect definition for it, you get exactly the essential dose of metal gear solid, I loved it
Published 3 months ago by Manuel Fdo. Pińeros
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift
Bought for a christmas gift, got it very quickly. Don't know anything about the game, but the receiptant was very happy.
Published 4 months ago by Doris Benitez
4.0 out of 5 stars Iffy but ok for gift for grown boys
I got this for my son and his friends and really didnt like the language and some of the other 'mature' materials that were in it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Chanindra
5.0 out of 5 stars Product quality is good
Product quality is good .. is according to the price paid .. recommend this product is just what I needed..all ok
Published 5 months ago by sokabaru
5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome
I am a big fan of MGS and this was a great item to buy because it includes MGS 1, 2, and 3
Published 5 months ago by D. Meek
4.0 out of 5 stars About 80% of what it should be
I first encountered the Metal Gear Solid series at a friend's house. After some time spent playing MGS4, I decided that I wanted to have a look into the series, because the story... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tom Pokénutter
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Collection!
This a amazing collection for a true fan of MGS. Is the more easy way to get the MGS1 from psone (very expensive in this days) MGS2 is the Substance version, with all extras. Read more
Published 7 months ago by HMSG
3.0 out of 5 stars Beware
Ok don't get me wrong here I love the metal gear series BUT i bought this new from lakeplacegames and I was planning on having a mint copy of it but when I revived it there was a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dakota
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will this be released for ps3!?!?
that would be 2, 3, and peace walker. not portable ops, and it's on the 360 as well.
Jun 23, 2011 by Bradley Michael |  See all 3 posts
ps2 slim won't read ps1 memory card at all....help!
I know this a very old post but for any one reading this, I found out the reason. PS2 Slim models 75000 and above have a blockade on them to keep third party memory cards off the system. The problem with this is it's not perfect and can sometimes block sony official memory cards and allow you... Read more
Nov 29, 2010 by Nik.B. |  See all 2 posts
MGS2 and MGS3 won't play Be the first to reply
MGS 1 Remastered :(
Yeah it's remastered, but it's also different in some bad ways too. A lot of the voice actors have changed and the controls are different. Depending on which console you choose you play it on, you'll really be getting two very different experiences.
Dec 12, 2009 by Dylan Bias |  See all 3 posts
Is it out of print again?
it might just be in extremely high demand, like Wii. I mean really; 3 of the best games ever made in one $30 package is a deal on par with the Orange Box.

Plus MGS4 recently came out, and seeing as this is a must have for those who havent already played the preceding games in the series, a... Read more
Nov 16, 2008 by Chase S. |  See all 4 posts
Get it cheaper.
Eer its 29.99 with Free Shipping from Amazon direct!
May 5, 2009 by K. L. Miller |  See all 3 posts
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