Metal Gear Solid
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Metal Gear Solid

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

1998•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionanimalsdetectiveespionagehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalpoliticalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agedeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive shooter: fast-moving and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Metal Gear Solid takes place in an alternate history in which the Cold War continued into the 1990s, ending at some point near the end of the 20th century. Coming out of retirement, special agent Solid Snake is called back into the line of duty to take on rogue members of Foxhound, a crack government anti-terrorist squad threatening to launch nuclear-weapons on the White House unless they receive their $1 billion ransom. With only 24 hours to sabotage Foxhound's threat, Snake must infiltrate enemy lines, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans. The demons of his past will...

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionAnimalsDetectiveEspionageHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalPoliticalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareHelicopterCyberpunkMechKojimaMurderVirusDystopian

Details

Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher
Konami
Released
3 September 1998
Series
Metal Gear
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
22h rushed, 12h normally
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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