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Hey what's up?! Today im bringing to you a review of a pretty old game
But it is very popular
I'm talking about the original Metal Gear Solid, wich came out for PS1...
Nintendo 64
And PC in 1998
And it would later be up for PS2
Included in Metal Gear Essential Collection
And then for PS3 and PSP trough Play Station Network
Before Metal Gear Solid came out
There were two precuels launched for the MSX2 and NES
Called Metal Gear in 1987
And Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake in 1990
Wich showed some
Important things in the story, but even like that it is posible to understand it from
Metal Gear Solid
As it from the 98, the graphics are terrible
They will even make you laugh
But on their time they were pretty acceptable
Later on there was a remake of the game called Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Wich unfortunatly it only came out for
Nintendo Game Cube
But my goal is to review the original, besides I haven't got
The oportunity to play Twin Snakes
Forgeting about the graphics, the reason why this game is so great its becouse o his
Revolutionary game dynamics, never seen before on his time
And even when some of them are a bit ilogical like hiding from
The enemies inside a cardboard box, and when you stop using it or gert discoverd on it
It dissapears just like that....
Even like so they're very funny and unique
Like really... when have you been able to do that in a videogame?..
Besides the game also has some serious dynimics
The game is basically based on stealth
If you only like playing "Rambo Style" killing everyone with a minigun
Definitely
This isn't the game for you
There will be action moments full of bullets though...
Maybe not with a minigun
That's the one Vulcan Raven will have, one of the multiple and challenging bosses
You will fight
But you'll be able to defend yourself with a SOCOM pistol with surpresor
Frag grenades, Flashback grenades and Chaff grenades
to temporarily neutraize electronic systems like surveilance cameras
C4 charges, Claymore mines....
A FAMAS Assault rifle
A PGS1 sniper rifle
Nikita remote controlled misiles
And a stinguer to kill the big ones... ¡OH YEAH!
Another thing that makes this game so unique is its incredible story
I don't want to give a lot of details becouse I would give to much spoilers of the story
Wich has a lot of unexpected and shoking twisting
But the basic is this: An outstanding soldier with the Solid Snake codename
Is sent by the Colonel Roy Campbell
To the nuclear weapons disposal facility
In Shadow Moses Island
Wich had been captured by next generation special forces
being led by six members of "Fox Hound"
Psycho Mantis
Sniper Wolf
Decoy Octopus
Vulca Raven (already been mentioned)
And their leader
Liquid Snake
Yes... that's right.. the big cheese has the same codename as you
Fox Hound is an elite special unit
Specialized on military and espionage tactics
The unit Solid Snake used to belong to...
And Colonel Campbell used to command...
The terroris took the DARPA chief Donal Anderson
And the ArmsTech Keneth baker as hostages
And they threat with launching a niclear strike if their demand is not done within 24 hours
Wich is to hand over the remaisn of "Big Boss"
If you played the precuels, you'll know who's Big Boss.. and if not
You'll discover who he was during the plot of this story
And why it isn't that simple to just give them the body
It is then when solid snake infiltrates to rescue the hostages
And find out if the terrorist are able to launch a nuclear strike
And he discovers the existance
Of a walking battletank
Similar to the battlewalkers in Star Wars and Battlefield 2142
Ony bigger, cooler...
And with a capacity to launch a a nuke
This weapon s called "Metal Gear"
It is why the game has this name
Yes... you guessed it
It is the duty of our hero snake to destroy Metal Gear
Besides having a great story, it's reinforced with a great voice acting
On the english version
With the awesoem voice of David Hayter as Solid Snake
And Cam Clarke
As Liquid Snake
Along with more excelent voices
How to forget the classic screaming for snake hen he dies and the game over screen...
Snake!.... SNAAAAAKE!!..
The game comes on a cinematic cutscenes, with lots of cutscenes
And dialog scenes
Specially the codec conversations
This results very interesting for those who like games
Looking like interactive movies, and for others who just want to play
It will be a litle tedious
Personally I enjoyed it very much, but if you don't
You can always skip the cutscenes in any moment
But you could miss important parts of the story, as well as
As wel las touching moments or instructions to follow
If that's not enough, the game has an excelent soundtrack
You know... that soundtrack you want to look for to hear it again and again
After finishing the game, it's worth it playing it again
Ending it trough certain time and dificulty
Will make you unluck items like stealth camouflage and more...
And if you still want more
The game Metal Gear Solid includes another gamemode called VR Missiosn or VR Training
They're small missiosn to challenge your performance
With stealth and use of weapons
We'll that's all for now, don't forget to give like comment
Sayonara!!