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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Hideo Kojima (written by) &
Tomokazu Fukushima (written by)
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Genre:
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Tactical Espionage Action more
Plot:
A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility with... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
2nd only to Final Fantasy VII! A masterpiece! more (73 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Akio Ôtsuka ... Solid Snake (voice: Japanese version)
Banjô Ginga ... Liquid Snake (voice: Japanese version)
Kyôko Terase ... Meryl Silverburgh (voice: Japanese version)
Hiromi Tsuru ... Naomi Hunter (voice: Japanese version)
Hideyuki Tanaka ... Hal Emmerich - Otacon (voice: Japanese version)
Takeshi Aono ... Roy Campbell (voice: Japanese version)
Houko Kuwashima ... Mei Ling (voice: Japanese version)
Kaneto Shiozawa ... Gray Fox (voice: Japanese version)
Eiko Yamada ... Nastasha Romanenko (voice: Japanese version)
Kôji Totani ... Revolver Ocelot (voice: Japanese version)
Yukitoshi Hori ... Vulcan Raven (voice: Japanese version)
Kazuyuki Sogabe ... Psycho Mantis (voice: Japanese version)
Naoko Nakamura ... Sniper Wolf / Computer (voice: Japanese version)
Masaharu Satô ... Donald Anderson (voice: Japanese version)
Yuzuru Fujimoto ... Kenneth Baker (voice: Japanese version)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
MGS (short title)
Metal Gear 3 (Japan) (working title)
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Certification:
Australia:M (original rating) | USA:M | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
If you reach the last stall of the women's bathroom in less than five seconds after Meryl runs into the bathroom, she won't be wearing any pants in the next scene. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Naomi calls Snake and says "Campbell and the others are busy right now, I'm using a different codec" but she isn't using a different codec, because the frequency she is on is Campbell's 140.85. more
Quotes:
Sniper Wolf: [as she is dying] I was born on a battlefield. Raised on a battlefield. Gunfire, sirens and screams... they were my lullabies... Hunted like dogs, day after day... driven from our ragged shelters... That... was my life. Each morning, I'd wake up... and find a few more of my family or friends dead beside me. I'd stare at the morning sun...
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Movie Connections:
References Gradius (1985) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
The Best Is Yet to Come more

FAQ

Who is Ocelot talking to at the end of the game?
What is Outer Heaven?
Baker said Meryl's frequency can be found on the back of the CD case. What's he talking about?
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
2nd only to Final Fantasy VII! A masterpiece!, 30 December 2001
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Author: watto124 from Savannah

This is one fabulous game. A truly sensational experience that is very hard to rationalize. It's no game. Metal Gear Solid is work of art that entertains, makes you think, educates, touches, and really has some poignant things to say about life in-general. I know what you're thinking: a video game? C'mon! But it's the truth! Not only does this undertaking concieve some very memorable characters with some very top-notch voice-acting, it contains, above all, an unrelenting, twist-filled world of a story that will fundamentally change the way you think of games. And in there, you also get a great gameplay style that is so fun, you'll be sitting there for hours on end fiddling with your weapons, setting up traps for, and playing tricks on guards. It is literally a blast and it never lets up. The drama and emotional impact of he story can only be heightened by equally good music, and MGS delivers the goods here as well. If only MGS2's music was as good as this (sorry Harry Gregson-Williams, but your score SUCKED). Anyway, the locations and sets are interesting and exotic and unforgettable. The boss-fights are varied and fun, with a weapon specifically designed for each boss that adds depth and a sense of eclectiveness to the battles. I loved that. You also have strong relationships with the people you meet and the people you fight and it adds and makes it special. The game also spurts a great amount of extras and side items and "quests" that add even more replayability to the game. Thankfully the story doesn't go into the deep end and go nuts on you. It is a very compelling and satisfying one. 3 words, ok? Play, this, game! Thank you Hideo Kojima. 10/10!!

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