Metal Gear Solid

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Released Sep 3, 1998

By: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Konami

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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.

Genres: Adventure Shooter Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable
Themes: Action Science fiction Stealth Survival
Franchises: Metal Gear Metal Gear Solid
Collections: Metal Gear Metal Gear Solid
Game modes: Single player
Perspectives: Third person
Keywords: action-adventure anarchism anti-hero anti-villain artificial intelligence backtracking backwards compatibility bad parents betrayal boss fight breaking the fourth wall bromance building camera camera shift clone close quarters combat comic book comic book cutscene conspiracy cover system cyberpunk damsel in distress dark past death digital distribution dog dystopian elevator ambush espionage explosion false death fan service fixed camera gameplay twist helicopter heroic sacrifice hide and seek hiding infinite ammo interquel kojima lgbtq+male protagonist mech mercenary military mind control mission briefing modern military modern warfare motion blur multiple endings murder nanotechnology non-player character not-so-bad guys nuclear bomb nuclear war on-site procurement one-man army original soundtrack release otaku playstation network playstation tv support plot twist political political thriller presidential candidate profanity propaganda psone classics real-time combat recurring character reluctant hero rivaling factions satire save point second person perspective secret history secret past sequel by a different developer soldier stealth camouflage stealth kill surveillance camera tank telekinesis terrorists time trials torture tragic hero tragic villain traps unlockables vent crawling video game characters that play video games villain virus war veterans weapon modification
Languages: English · Interface, Audio, Subtitles French · Interface, Subtitles German · Interface, Subtitles Italian · Subtitles, Interface Japanese · Interface, Subtitles Spanish (Spain) · Interface, Subtitles
Age ratings: ACB MA 15+CERO C CLASS_IND 16 ESRB M GRAC 19+PEGI 18 USK 12

Complete release history (9)

PlayStation · Sep 3, 1998
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PlayStation · Oct 20, 1998
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PlayStation · Feb 22, 1999
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PlayStation 3 · Mar 21, 2008
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PlayStation Portable · Mar 21, 2008
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PlayStation 3 · Jun 18, 2009
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PlayStation Portable · Jun 18, 2009
North america · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Nov 19, 2009
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Nov 19, 2009
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB