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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

  • Video Game
  • 20012001
  • MM
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
8.7K
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty
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Two years after the death of Solid Snake, a rookie FOX-HOUND agent, on his first mission, infiltrates an offshore decontamination facility to rescue the President.Two years after the death of Solid Snake, a rookie FOX-HOUND agent, on his first mission, infiltrates an offshore decontamination facility to rescue the President.Two years after the death of Solid Snake, a rookie FOX-HOUND agent, on his first mission, infiltrates an offshore decontamination facility to rescue the President.
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
8.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Hideo Kojima
    • Hideo Kojima(story)
    • Tomokazu Fukushima
  • Stars
    • David Hayter(English version)
    • Quinton Flynn(English version)
    • Christopher Randolph(English version)
    • Hideo Kojima
    • Hideo Kojima(story)
    • Tomokazu Fukushima
  • Stars
    • David Hayter(English version)
    • Quinton Flynn(English version)
    • Christopher Randolph(English version)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Videos1

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    Photos20

    Patric Zimmerman in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
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    Phil LaMarr in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    David Hayter in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Lara Cody in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Christopher Randolph in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Vanessa Marshall in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Maura Gale in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Barry Dennen in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
    Quinton Flynn and Jennifer Hale in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
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    Quinton Flynn in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

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    David Hayter
    David Hayter
    • Solid Snake
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Quinton Flynn
    Quinton Flynn
    • Raiden
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Christopher Randolph
    Christopher Randolph
    • Hal 'Otacon' Emmerich
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Lara Cody
    Lara Cody
    • Rosemary
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Vanessa Marshall
    Vanessa Marshall
    • Olga Gurlukovich
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Paul Eiding
    Paul Eiding
    • Colonel Campbell
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    John Cygan
    John Cygan
    • Solidus Snake
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Maura Gale
    Maura Gale
    • Fortune
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Maula Gale)
    Phil LaMarr
    Phil LaMarr
    • Vamp
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Phil La Marr)
    Barry Dennen
    Barry Dennen
    • Fatman
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Greg Eagles
    Greg Eagles
    • Peter Stillman
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Hale
    Jennifer Hale
    • Emma Emmerich
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Patric Zimmerman
    Patric Zimmerman
    • Revolver Ocelot
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Pat Zimmerman)
    Cam Clarke
    Cam Clarke
    • Liquid Snake
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Sergei Gurlukovich
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    • CMC Scott Dolph
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Kevin M. Richardson)
    Peter Renaday
    • Richard Ames
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Paul Lukather
    Paul Lukather
    • President James Johnson
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
      • Hideo Kojima
      • Hideo Kojima(story)
      • Tomokazu Fukushima
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The script, written by Hideo Kojima, was over 800 pages long.
    • Goofs
      On top of Federal Hall, Solidus tells Raiden that George Washington became the first US president "200 years ago today". Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789, but this scene takes place on the same day in 2009 - 220 years later, not 200. This is because Solidus is intentionally rounding the number down, presumably to make his "speech" flow better.
    • Quotes

      Colonel: I hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hara-Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits list the book "In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth" (story in the "Special" section) as actually being written by Nastasha Romanenko.
    • Alternate versions
      The European version has altered at least one line of dialogue in order to convert the measurements to the metric system.
    • Connections
      Featured in Playstation Underground: Issue 4.2 (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday
      Music & Words / Produced by Rika Muranaka

      Recorded by James Nichols (as James Nicholas) at Manhattan Center Studio

      Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Media Ventures Studio

      Vocal - Carla White

      Piano - Onaje Allan Gumbs (as Onaje Allangumbs)

      Bass - Kenny Davis

      Drums - Eugene Jackson Jr. (as Eugene Jackson)

      Sax - Don Braden

      Trombone - Robin Eubanks

      Conducted and played by Felix Farrar Orchestra

    User reviews71

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    "The Matrix" of video games.
    "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" is the best action game ever made. It's also one of the best video games of all time. Creator Hideo Kojima and his team have made the impossible possible. They have created a sequel that outdoes the original in almost every way imaginable. It is a masterpiece that redefines what a video game can be and will be the standard of this industry for years to come.

    If there's one thing all players can agree on, it's that "Metal Gear Solid 2" excels in its cinematic presentation. Not only in the cutscenes, but in the gameplay itself. The graphics are an awesome sight to behold. It's been almost three years since the game first debuted in the U.S. and yet few other game releases have surpassed its visuals. They are detailed, lifelike and stunning.

    Interaction with the game's enviroment is encouraged and so is the open-ended gameplay. The sky's the limit when it comes to your imagination and curiosity. You can move around in stealth and collect dogtags off soldiers or be a "Rambo"-type badass and just kill everybody in sight. Your choices determine what the game's experience will be. Be inventive and you'll realize how deep this title actually is.

    The game is divided into two parts. A "prologue" takes place aboard an oil tanker just off of the coast of the New York Harbor and the "main story" is set on a cleanup plant. If "The Matrix" stunned with you the surprise twist, then "Metal Gear Solid 2" will have your head spinning way before the end. It's talky, but if you stick with it you'll feel like you survived the ultimate mind bender.

    There are two action sequences that "Matrix" creators the Wachowski brothers would probably envy. One is an awesome gunfight involving high-tech ninjas and the other is the climactic fight you engage in with samurai swords. Not only does MGS 2 mess with your brain, it is also the very definition of cool action. "Metal Gear Solid 2" is definitely a 10 out of 10. An A Plus. It's gonna take alot to top this installment of Solid Snake's adventures.

    I'm sure Hideo Kojima will be up to the task. His "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" will be released this November. Until then, if you have haven't played "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty". Then what are you waiting for? Go and buy it now! **** out of ****.
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    • Aug 10, 2004

    FAQ17

    • I'm confused as to the order of the Metal Gear Solid games. Which game comes first and which comes last?
    • Where's the final bomb that Fatman hides right before he dies?
    • Is it true that Vamp can be seen in the background after the fight with Solidus?

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 2001 (United States)
      • Japan
      • United States
      • Konami (Japan)
      • English
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    • Also known as
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Konami Computer Entertainment
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