Games/Metal Gear Solid
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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used exte…

Main story

12 hours

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Platforms and releases

PlayStation · 1998PlayStation 3 · 2008PlayStation Portable · 2008

PlayStation

4:3 · International · RetroAchievements

Relative release score100 Excellent

PlayStation 3

4:3 · Worldwide

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PlayStation Portable

16:9 · Worldwide

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