Games

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

2001•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureespionagemusic/dancefasttried & testedlightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, accessible shooter, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

1,043 ratings

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About This Game

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the espionage action game Metal Gear Solid. Much of the gameplay remains the same, as the game's protagonist has to sneak past guards, outsmart them using various gadgets and defeat the tricky boss enemies. The game expanded its predecessor's cover mechanic, with Solid Snake or Raiden able to take cover behind walls or objects and pop out to shoot at enemies, while the improved enemy AI allowed enemies to also take cover from the player. Metal Gear Solid 2 is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time, as well as a leading example of artistic expression in video games.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Two years after the events of the Shadow Moses Incident, Solid Snake and Otacon, working as Philanthropy, receive intelligence of a new type of Metal Gear being transported through the Hudson River. As Snake boards the tanker, it's seized by a group of Russian mercenaries led by Revolver Ocelot, intent on stealing the new Metal Gear. Fast-forward to the year 2009: the player takes control of Raiden, a rookie agent operating under the order of the Colonel, apparently a member of a reformed Foxhound unit. His initial assignment is to infiltrate the offshore clean-up facility Big Shell and rescue...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureEspionageMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

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Details

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher: Konami
Released: 13 November 2001
Series: Metal Gear
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 13h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
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Source: IGDB

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