Metal Gear Solid follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists, and stop them from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting was used throughout the entire game.
Metal Gear Solid was very well received, shipping more than six million copies, and scoring an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website Metacritic. It is recognized by many critics as one of the best and most important games of all time, and heralded as the game which made the stealth genre popular. The commercial success of the title prompted the release of an expanded version for the PlayStation and PC, titled Metal Gear Solid: Integral, and a remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes was later released for the Nintendo GameCube. The game has also spawned numerous sequels, prequels and spin-offs, including several games, a radio drama, comics, and novels.
Metal Gear Solid Game Series [View Metal Gear Solid Full Game Series]
- Metal Gear Solid VR Missions
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Limited Metal Edition
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Slipcase Edition
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)
Much has been said about this landmark game; it brought cinematic style to video games in ways that had never been done before, it was innovative in innumerable ways (though a lot of the “innovation” had already been done by Kojima years earlier in Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake), and so many other exciting and memorable things. The only thing that holds this back from being a 10 for me is that the graphics DO NOT hold up and some of the voice acting is a bit hammy, but regardless, so much else about this game is beyond measure in terms of its impact and importance for the evolution of gaming in general that it deserves every single accolade thrown at it and then some. Amazing to say the least.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 9
Pacing- 8
Characters- 8
Originality- 9
Linearity- 10
Length- 9
Epicness- 9
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 8
Display- 8
Music- 9
Sound FX- 9
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 8
Innovation- 9
Replayability- 9
- Original characters
- Intriguing history
- Equipment
- Original Gameplay
- Control not desirable
This was one of my most favorite games until ever! I love all the characters and how they connect, also it is important for understanding the history of FOX. The main game.
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