Metal Gear Solid

Video Game
1998
M

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Action Adventure Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart... Read allA crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.

Director
- Hideo Kojima
Writers
- Hideo Kojima
- Tomokazu Fukushima
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9.6/10

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Director
- Hideo Kojima
Writers
- Hideo Kojima
- Tomokazu Fukushima
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

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David Hayter

Solid Snake
(English version)
(voice)

Patric Zimmerman

Revolver Ocelot
(English version)
(voice)
(as Patric Laine)

Peter Lurie

Vulcan Raven
(English version)
(voice)
(as Chuck Farley)
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Akio Ôtsuka

Solid Snake
(voice)

Banjô Ginga

Liquid Snake
(voice)
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Kyôko Terase

Meryl Silverburgh
(voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Naomi Hunter
(voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hal Emmerich - Otacon
(voice)

Takeshi Aono

Roy Campbell
(voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Mei Ling
(voice)

Kaneto Shiozawa

Gray Fox
(voice)

Eiko Yamada

Nastasha Romanenko
(voice)

Kôji Totani

Revolver Ocelot
(voice)

Yukitoshi Hori

Vulcan Raven
(voice)

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Psycho Mantis
(voice)

Naoko Nakamura

Sniper Wolf
(voice)
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Masaharu Satô

Donald Anderson
(voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Kenneth Baker
(voice)

Director
- Hideo Kojima
Writers
- Hideo Kojima
- Tomokazu Fukushima
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Trivia
The production team came up with the principal designs of the game's areas by building miniatures out of Lego.

Goofs
If Snake gets a cold after escaping from the prison cell and calls Naomi, Snake will ask if Naomi can do something to cure it. Naomi replies that the nanomachines in Snake's blood don't carry antibiotics. The common cold is a virus, and antibiotics would be ineffective against it. Antibiotics work against bacterial infections.

Quotes
Solid Snake: A strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own.

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits (for both endings) there is a short conversation between Ocelot and the President of the United States. In the Meryl ending, we find out that he's Solidus Snake, the third clone of Big Boss.

Alternate versions
Japan's Metal Gear Solid Integral not only contains more VR Missions but it also contains a first person view feature in the game. This feature allows to walk and look around(but can't shoot your weapon) through Solid Snake's eyes in regular game mode. North America's Metal Gear Solid VR Missions has this feature but it's hidden within the game's coding. The only way to enable this feature on MGS VR Missions is using a cheating device (Gameshark).

Connections
Edited into Metal Gear Solid: Integral (1999)

Soundtracks
The Best Is Yet to Come
Written & produced by Rika Muranaka
Additional choral arrangement by David Downes
Words translated by Blathnaid Ni Chufaigh
Recorded at Beech Park Studio, Ireland
Engineered by Philip Begley
Lead vocal: Aoife Ni Fhearraigh (appears courtesy of Gae-Linn Records)
Chorus: Iarlaith Carter, Stephen Mailey, Eimear Noone, Meav Nt Mhaolchatha, John McNamara, Cathal Clinch, Rachel Talbot, Sinead Fay, Sylvia O'Brieniarlaith Carter, Ewan Cowley
Musicians: Declan Masterson (as Deelan Masterson) (low pipe, bouzouki), James Blennerhassett (double bass), John Fitzpatrick (fiddle), Noel Bridgeman (percussion), Rika Muranaka (keyboards)

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10/10

An epic masterpiece that plays exactly like a movie.

I have been a fan of the Metal Gear series since the first one on the NES. The third installment which shows up on the PlayStation is the best so far. The game plays exactly like a movie in every single way. The voice acting is superb, and the music is movie quality.

The story line does not disappoint. It is hard hitting and nothing is watered down. This is not a kid's game (about PG-13), yet stays away from unnecessary junk. Unlike most games, this game has moral points and touches on human tragedy. The cut scenes are amazing using the PSX's engine and very rarely using FMV.

My only complaint with the game is it is too easy to guess who the bad guy is. Other than that, this game will have you on the edge of your seat.

I have never done this, but I stood up and applauded for the game after I passed it. Hideo Kojima is brilliant and I would love to see him write/direct some movies.