Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)

User Rating:

9.8/10   

Director:

Hideo Kojima

Writers:

Hideo Kojima (written by) &
Tomokazu Fukushima (written by)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Tactical Espionage Action

Plot:

A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility with...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Nuclear Weapons | Hostage | Metal Gear | Raven

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

MGS (short title)
Metal Gear 3 (Japan) (working title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (original rating) | UK:15 | USA:M | Australia:MA

Company:

Konami Computer Entertainment

Trivia:

The Japanese version included a hidden message from Kojima during the Psycho Mantis battle that could only be unlocked with a memory card containing Snatcher and Policenauts save data.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Liquid's monologue on genetic engineering is scientifically comprehensible, however the technical terminology is misused. For example, when discussing phenotypes, it would be correct to discuss dominant and recessive traits, rather than dominant and recessive genes as Liquid does. "Analogue cloning" and "digital cloning" are not real scientific terms, however this is excusable given the game's science-fictional setting.

Quotes:

Solid Snake: It's easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' - Making of the Hollywood Game (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Best Is Yet to Come

An experience unlike anything in this world

I began playing this game not know any of the previous story line or what to expect, but 13+ hours later I was in amazement with one man's vison and how well it was placed in a 2 Disc game. This game is unlike anything you will ever experience and there is always something to discover. I've played this game more than a dozen times and everytime I discover something new. If you own a PlayStation or a PlayStation 2 you MUST try this game, if you don't you'll be missing out on something that revolutionized gaming around the world. This game isn't considered the best PS game for nothing.