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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Was it worth all the hype??, December 10, 2001
By A Customer
alright people, i have played and finished this game in 16 hours non-stop in the NORMAL difficulty setting, here's is what i think..being a hardcore MGS fan i had waited for this games arrival ever since the end of the first Metal Gear Solid, and after beating the game finally i could say that i am very excited but very disappointed at the same time. the graphics and gameplay are dope, giving the surcimstances i don't think it could be any better, there is an insane amount of detail in the game, from tidbits like flies buzzing over your head to the incredible AI of the enemy, you can either go extremely tactical like me, or just dive in guns blazing and shoot every moving thing in sight, although that tends to give you a little more than you can handle it's still loads of fun, and with a truck load of new equipment and weapons, your task couldn't be easier, but don't let that fool you, this is still a tactical espionage game, and being foolish would leave you bleeding on the floor. you can hang from platforms, hide in lockers, hide dead enemies in lockers, shoot in first person view, grab enemies in a choke hold and break their necks, or you could just take them hostage and use them as human shields while retreating from a barrage of bullets being fired at you, which really pumps up the realism, although the number of cut-scenes do get a little annoying after a while (some are 10 minutes long), if you're like me and love the whole story thing it's good enough, plus it gives you the break to do other things like go to the bathroom or get something to drink, although the whole thing starts to turn into a soap opera later on in the game, especially in the plant chapter, the game starts to act funny toward the end too, which really get's you confused. that's another thing, the plant chapter, although letting you play another character than Solid Snake adds alot to the development of the games story line, it kinda made me sad, i was hoping to play with Solid Snake all the way through, but oh well, it's still as good, it gives you a different point of view to the game. over all this game is one of the best in the world, but the thing that dissapointed me the most was the ending, i tend to get my self really cought with the story when i'm playing, trying to really feel the game, and when the game suddenly finishes leaving you hanging in the air, it's not that good anymore, especially when you have your hopes high for taking on Liquid Snake again, i guess it's in a way giving you a hint on a third installment of the MGS series, but still, i wanted to get that sucker. so was it worth the hype?, i would guess so, as long as you don't get your self completely cought up with the story line, you're gonna have a lot of fun with this, the gameplay itself is waaaaay worth the money. Pros:
-Beautiful graphics.
-Awsome sountrack.
-Insane realism.
-Gripping story line.
-A pretty good replay value. Cons:
-Large amounts of long cut-scenes tend to get annoying.
-Some of the conversations in the game makes you think you're playing a soap opera.
-The ending sucks.
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