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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

1998
Action, Adventure
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.

Expansions:

Metal Gear Solid: Integral

Franchise:

Metal Gear

Genres:

Action, Adventure, Stealth

Platforms:

Windows, PS Vita, PS3, PSP, PlayStation, PS Now

Developers:

Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Digital Dialect

Publishers:

Konami, Microsoft
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Metal Gear Solid

1998
Action, Adventure
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Avg Percentile 70.44% from 356 total ratings
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 14 Jan 2018
100
100th
There I was it was sixth grade, we were all asked by the teacher privately what our new computer passwords will be for the new programs. "Deepthroat". I learned a lot that day.
Rated 14 Jan 2018
ocelotOcelot
Rated 13 Jan 2018
90
96th
20 years after the fact, it lacks the subversiveness of latter installments in the series, but it retains what made it so appealing upon release: it's a really fun, pulpy experience, filled with plot twists and turns that overcome the extremely dated gameplay. the PS1, as a console, has not aged particularly well. Metal Gear Solid is as perfectly preserved as a game built on CDs and polygonal textures can get. and at this point, it's playable history.
Rated 13 Jan 2018
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 04 Feb 2018
98
96th
Insane. When Psycho Mantis turned off my TV and told me what games I had played on the memory card in my Grandmother's basement, my brother and I looked at each other, horrified, and had thought we had slipped inside a Black Mirror. I hid in lockers and inside boxes, terrified. I blindly attacked Revolver Ocelot with all the bravery I had. Here is the game that introduced video game Semiotics, expanded the form into our physical world, and we are all the better for it.
Rated 04 Feb 2018
obdurateObdurate
Rated 13 Jan 2018
100
99th
I'm a Metal Gear fanboy so any flaws this has (such as the gameplay being a little outdated, but still fun) doesn't matter because at the time this was the greatest game ever, and is still one of the greatest games ever, only beaten by some other MGS games. The story is probably the best of each individual game, it brought us Shadow Moses which became so integral to Snakes' character, the music was awesome, the bosses are incredibly memorable, and the stealth is fun.
Rated 13 Jan 2018
skeebosribshackSkeebosRibShack
Rated 08 Jan 2025
70
50th
its a work of art but playing it is not so great
Rated 08 Jan 2025
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 10 Jul 2020
90
94th
hurt me more!
Rated 10 Jul 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 21 Oct 2019
20
16th
I don't like this game. I used to when it first came out but now the controls are terrible and the fact it has stealth in this turns me off even more. Most notable thing in this game is a ! mark appeared over the enemies heads when they saw you. First time I had ever seen that in a video game.
Rated 21 Oct 2019
jerkyJerky
Rated 21 Oct 2019
85
64th
The most fun you can have crawling around in a cardboard box. Snaaaaaaaaaaaake!!!!!!!
Rated 21 Oct 2019
howabehowabe
Rated 05 Oct 2019
70
71st
I'm not a Stealth person, and the engine shows its age, but a really compelling script and solid voice acting kept me drawn in.
Rated 05 Oct 2019
vv238vv238
Rated 21 Oct 2018
79
84th
A game unlike any other in terms of sheer spectacle and commitment. It often sacrifices gameplay for its over-the-top storytelling but this only makes the ride all the more fun. Only Hideo Kojima could make something this bizarre and have it work, in spite of it's own bad gameplay.
Rated 21 Oct 2018
laochlaoch
Rated 21 Feb 2018
90
82nd
Hurricane Katrina was a false flag. It was an elaborate ruse orchestrated by the Sears Administration to divert the public's attention away from Shadow Moses.
Rated 21 Feb 2018
daigoroDaigoro
Rated 04 Feb 2018
8
84th
A landmark in video game history. The controls take some getting used to but you will be greatly rewarded. The story still holds up, arguably even better than later instalments.
Rated 04 Feb 2018
ytadelYtadel
Rated 28 Jan 2018
8
92nd
Whatever else the Metal Gear series does this will always be THE iconic entry, a great mix of stealth and moody settings and action and a story that balances on the perfect edge between goofball anime and military thriller. Solid Snake is one of the ultimate video game protagonists ever.
Rated 28 Jan 2018
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 17 Jan 2018
87
92nd
Has fantastic gameplay, an amazing atmosphere, and some of the most memorable characters in video game history. The writing could be overly grandiose and hammy at times, but I've always considered this to be the best written game in the series. I adore MGS for what it achieved, but I wish that the game capitalized on its mechanics more. We get a lot of cool boss battles and set pieces, but the game pushes narrative before gameplay which I think it suffers for sometimes.
Rated 17 Jan 2018
sirsassSirSass
Rated 15 Jan 2018
90
93rd
The Konami logo and the game over screen gets a 100.
Rated 15 Jan 2018
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 15 Jan 2018
90
90th
The usual benefit of stealth missions in games is simply to break up the monotony of all-out action, but they're usually the least memorable or fun parts of the game. Metal Gear flips that on its head and somehow made stealth exciting. One of the few single player games I've ever truly loved.
Rated 15 Jan 2018
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 15 Jan 2018
92
95th
Amazingly fun and original. The stealth mechanics and voice acting are stellar.
Rated 15 Jan 2018
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 14 Jan 2018
100
100th
Perfection. From the second that Konami logo appeared with the music it completely had me. Nothing, not even later MGS instalments, have replicated it for sheer style and atmosphere. Unique even within its own franchise I love it to death.
Rated 14 Jan 2018
bownBown
Rated 13 Jan 2018
80
47th
Gameplay doesn't hold up at all - imagine trying to go back to this style of camera now, my god - but a goddamn well-told story with just enough camp without going overboard and some genuinely excellent twists.
Rated 13 Jan 2018
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