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Metal Gear Solid

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3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Metal Gear Solid is probably the best game I've ever played. It's not just another action game, its got some really innovative stuff in it. The biggest thing about this game is the fact that you have to be stealthy. This isn't just another game full of mindless gunfights; if you charge into every enemy you see, you won't make it far. Also, MGS has one of the best video game stories ever, and it has great voice talents to back it up. The boss fights are cool too because a lot of them require some neat strategies. For those of you who are fans of first person shooters, don't worry, there's still plenty of weapons and gadgets in MGS. The only complaint I've ever heard about this game is that is's too short. That may be true, but Resident Evil 2 is even shorter and it didn't get critisism over it. Besides, you'll have to play through multiple times to see both endings and use the extras you get for beating the game. Basically, MGS has been setting the standard for games like Syphon Filter, and I think it always will.

The Metal Gear Solid series is one of the greatest series of video games ever made and this is where it all started.

From the story, to the graphics, and to the music and settings, this game will amaze you. The production values and quality of this game are tremendous.

And the gameplay?
Brilliant! As those Guiness guys would say...

The key to this game is stealth and not all out running and gunning. If you fight upwards of two guys at a time, you will die. Its pretty much that simple.

But to help you in your stealth mission is a boatload of cool gadgets that would make James Bond blush. You got silenced handguns and machine guns. Thermal goggles. Night vision goggles. Mine detectors. And the simple yet fun cardboard boxes.
Every item in this game has its own special and unique uses from ketchup to cigarettes.

And the best part of this game are the boss battles. Each boss is truly unique, memorable, and a joy to fight. You will have a blast from Psycho Mantis to the Ninja to the climatic battle vs the towering Metal Gear.

This game was voted as the greatest Playstation game of all time by both IGN and Gamespot and for good reason. It is simply one of the best games ever made and already a timeless classic.

When I heard there was to be a Metal Gear game released on the Playstation, I was happy. I had been a long time fan of the series from the very first game on the NES and even through the crappy Snake's Revenge. I didn't know if that next generation of gamers would know anything about the series, but I was hoping for a good game. My expectations were surpassed beyond anything I could have hoped for. Not only was Metal Gear Solid a good game, it was a great game. Metal Gear Solid is one of the best games (if not the best game) on the Playstation and it should take its place as one of the top games of all time.

While previous Metal Gear games had suggested that stealth was the way to go, and other games had used the concept, I had never seen stealth developed as well as it was in Metal Gear Solid. It was not only a good idea, it was the only way to go. You needed to avoid enemies (as best you could) to be able to make it through the game. When you killed an enemy, you had to do it in a way that nobody saw you or heard you. Metal Gear Solid is called a Tactical Espionage game, and it means just that. You are a spy and spies should not be seen or heard.

Like the other Metal Gear games, you play as Solid Snake (now the legendary Solid Snake). It is your mission to infiltrate the Shadow Moses Island in Alaska, rescue a hostage and see what is going on. From the moment that you begin the game, what you know is being tested and your place in the story is being escalated quickly. You are handed a lot of information about the plot and the reasons behind everything. This game has some very memorable scenes and memorable enemies. Overall, this is one of the best games on the system and I would recommend it to anybody.

Oh my gosh, this is the best game I've played and ever will play!!! And I am 1000% sure you will love playing it from start to finish! The people in the game are also very cool, even the bad guys!

You play the famous Solid Snake on a mission to rescue 2 hostedges and see if some wicked terrorists are capible of launching a Nuculor weapon. Or so it seems...

This is one pumped up game with romance, action and deciet.
A MAJOR Must Have!!!

Get ready, get set, and prepare yourself for what is arguably the greatest game ever made for any game console. You are Solid Snake, a former special forces agent who has spent the last few years retired in the Alaskan Wilderness. But you've been forced out of retirement by your former bosses and have been assigned the incredible task of infiltrating a military installation which has been taken control by agents of your former group "Fox Hound" and stop them from using a new and incredibly powerful weapon called "Metal Gear" in a plot to bring about the cold war and world domination.Along the way, you run into several twists and turns, not to mention a beautiful woman who is helping you along the way, and a mysterious ninja who seems very familiar. How will you combat this impossible situation? Not with guns or bombs or even a knife, but with a pack of cigarrettes, a tranciever to keep in contact with your allies, a pair of binoculars, and your most valuable weapon, a keen sense of stealth. Metal Gear Solid has it all; action, drama, comedy. The story itself is worth purchasing the game. If there were problems which I've found with MGS its that once you beat the game (Hint: There are two separate endings), when you play it a second time its never as fun or exciting as the first time. Also, both endings are somewhat anticlimatic. But thats the problem facing most all games. And with Metal Gear Solid, the challenge isn't so much finding out how its going to end, but its trying to stay alive long enough to even see the next plot twist.

Never have I played a game with a more cinematic feel than Metal Gear Solid. The storyline is fanastic, and the gameplay is excellent. Though sometimes you wish that there was a way to skip through some of the longer segments, especially the third or forth time through.

You can run up behind a guard and snap his neck or use his as a human bullet shield, draw a bead on a terrorist with the laser sight on your (hopefully silenced) pistol, or empty the clip on your assault rifle as you rush through a room. All in all, stealth as well as force is the way to go, as you are a single operative up against an army of genome soldiers. (Yes, you /can/ kill almost every soldier you come across, it's just harder. Much harder.)

So go ahead, toss a grenade into the tank that's trying to gun you down, take on a helicopter with a SAM launcher, and lure someone into the sights of a sniple rifle with the sound of a ricocheting bullet -- it's all there and all exciting. A really great game.

With one odd thing. You are /the/ black ops agent, best of the best: Solid Snake. You grab the highest quality equipment from hidden caches in the base and from the soldiers themselves. And one of the more useful pieces of this great, high tech arsenal is: a cardboard box. What's more, hiding in the box actually fools these elite genome soldiers, who will only question, "What's da box?" Ah, well, no one's perfect. :)

About eleven years ago, I played the original Metal Gear on the NES. LOVED IT! How could you not like a game with a super cool, super deadly commando who smokes as the hero? Of course, a few things were silly, like one man (you) being able to carry enough weapons and ammo to keep a platoon of Marines happy, and the sometimes terrible Japanese to American language translation. But the graphics, gameplay and plot were outstanding. the next game, Snake's Revenge was not that great, but hard-core Snake lovers may have found a few thrills therein. Years passed, and Snake seemed to have retired. But then, on the Playstation, came the greatist game I have ever played! Graphics were great,(almost film noirish), the Tom Clancyesque plot was wonderful, and I had fun doing bad things to the guards (snapping necks, blowing away with C-4 charges). All in all, A top notch game, worthy of anyone's time and effort. (Nice to see that Snake can still carry an arsenal of weapons and ammo after all these years).

The release of this game in 1998 influnced a lot of game developers that Stealth is more important than using brute force when facing lots of enemies.

Before this game was released, there was no game that was like it but Thanks to Mr. Kojima-san ressurecting Solid Snake to the Playstation, using it's 3D capabilities compared to the old 2D version of the previous games, the legendary mercenary lives again!

The Voice acting on the game are top-notch and gives realism to the situation which the REmake "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes" lacks.
The music suits every situation that you are in while playing the game and keeps you interested.

Ok, I have always considered this game as THE best game I have ever played and haven't posted a review but why now? I recently have purchased and finished Metal Gear Solid 2. I had such a high expectation for the sequel because the first one was such a GREAT game.
When there were hypes and information of MGS, i wasn't interested in it at all because i'm a old schooler, just into 2D games. However, when i had a chance to play a demo at Toy'R'Us, i knew i had to get this game for no matter what. So i ended up getting it the day it came out and was so amazed at the masterpiece.
Story line, game play, graphic, music, and fun factor.. all A-rated. The graphic was the best from that time where everything's based with color green. The amount of detail was almost insane to the point where you can literally see mice running around. The appearance of night vision/thermo goggle gave a whole new look. The music was there to really raise this game to another height because the strongest point of this game is its story line, presented through cut scenes. When these emotional/shocking cut scenes are coupled with A-rated music, it really brings out the emotion and shock very effectively. It really brought vibration function to a new standard and believe me, time to time it makes fun out of itself for being a game, which didn't kill the game but rather added more spice to the game. Each character, whether pro/antagonist, there were strong character development though it might be a short cut scene. However, it was more than GOOD enough, you could literally be sympathic with the characters. Still, my favorite character Psycho Mantis,, oh man,, you just gotta play and see ",,it feels nice,,"
The biggest difference between this game and the second one is that the first one knew when and where to put the cut scenes. The first one was very controlled yet it was just right for the gamers to really appreciate the story flow, whereas in the second one, it's just wasted use of ineffective cut scenes here and there, not to mention ridiculous codec dialogues (which literally not only stop from continuing its legacy, but killed it). Another biggest difference has to be the ending. The ending for the first one was really, REALLY rewarding, i absolutely had this sense of 'fulfilled, completed, satisfied, reward' You will know what i mean. The second one, umm,,, no comment.
Well, what can i say,, i could find no flaws from this very game (well, there's no such thing as 'perfect' game, there were little bit of flaw with A.I., but trust me, it's really nothing when you are being overwhelmed by this game). Like this editor from EGM said, this game is about experience. Absolutely, it is. I have played variety of games, import, domestic, and used to work as a game tester: when i have to pick one game for the best of the best, I PICK METAL GEAR SOLID WITHOUT ANY HEGITATION.
PLEASE, DO ME A FAVOR AND DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS GEM. ENJOY IT-

Metal Gear Solid is one of, if not the best game I have ever played. You can't find anything wrong with it. Everything is perfect. You can tell Konami spent a long time with every possible detail. Now, the story: You are Snake, a elite soldier. (Pretty basic.) You have been sent to a Nuclear Weopons Disposel Facility that has been taken over by terrorists. If their demands are not met, they will lanch a nuke.(Bacic as well. But what MGS does is plays this plot out perfectly) Your mission is to find out if the terrorists have nuclear launch capability. And if they do, stop them. There are also two hostages you must rescue. You carry a walkie talkie-type thing called a codec. With this, you can keep in touch with a vast number of characters. As you progress through the game, you battle cool bosses and find out everything is not what it appears to be. Prepare to be decieved and betrayed. The game contains many subplots giving you a "movie-like" feel to the game. Now for statistics (out of ten).Graphics: 9 overall very good, but just a few glitches like arms not entirely attaching to sholders.Sound: 10 the game's strongest point. Everything from footsteps to dialoge is excellent. Beautiful music rounds out this category. Control: 9.5 Everything in this game is easy accessable and simple to find. Aiming is excellent and items such as binoculars are easy to use. Enjoyability: 10 Through this entire game your heart will be pounding just to see what happens next. Not just an action game, Metal Gear Solid is truly the best Playstation has to offer.