[50], On release, Famitsu magazine scored the PlayStation 2 version of the game a 35 out of 40.[51]. This made possible new "gameplay opportunities" and a sense of freedom offered by levels "designed as mini-sandboxes with a tremendous amount of interactivity. Snake pursues Liquid, as Arsenal loses control. GameSpot gave it an 8.2 out of 10 or "Great" on their scale, Eurogamer rated The Twin Snakes as 8 out of 10 and Gaming Age gave it a "A-" rating. Metal Gear Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which contains Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 alongside Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 arrived on PS Now last month, ... (PS2… Flattered by the research put into creating the CD (as some of the tracks were unreleased, and that what tracks he'd worked on for some films were undocumented), he joined the project soon after.[44]. During a tour by US President James Johnson, the Sons of Liberty raid the facility, take Johnson hostage, and threaten to destroy it. [35][36] It mentioned that the game was originally going to be called Metal Gear Solid III to symbolize Manhattan's three tallest skyscrapers. The DVD was included as an apology to European consumers for the several month delay that had occurred since the original November release in North America and Japan, which saw numerous European gaming magazines detail the various twists in the game. [137], In his paper How Videogames Express Ideas, Matthew Weise of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described Sons of Liberty as "perhaps the most vivid example of a game that uses tension between different levels of player agency to fuel a multi-faceted ideological argument," noting Solidus Snake's suggestion of the United States being a "totalitarian regime of thought control" and pointing to the "very meta concept" of "how the designer’s imposed plan or path for the player maps to the tyrannical nature of the government," where, "like the player, Jack has no agency other than what his puppet masters give him. Raiden awakens on Arsenal before Solidus who reveals he had murdered Raiden's parents and raised him as a child soldier during the Liberian civil war. The European version, which was initially scheduled for February 22, 2002, was released on March 8, nearly four months after the other regions. It was also included in the Japanese 20th Anniversary re-release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in July 2007. This version deviates from the game, where many scenes involving Raiden are substituted with Snake. The surviving members of a responding Navy SEAL team, Iroquois Pliskin and Peter Stillman, help Raiden disable explosives planted by Fatman. The console versions were developed internally by KCE Japan, whereas the Windows port was outsourced to Success. [73] In Japan, the game sold 400,000 units in its first day, in addition to its 600,000 pre-orders in that country. Addition of over 500 VR and Alternative missions. Norihiko Hibino, who had worked on previous Konami games such as Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, was responsible for the in-game music. Great action, an enthralling story, and plenty of surprises makes this the PS2 game to get this holiday season. Vamp stabs Emma, before being shot by Raiden. Even if the player escapes to a hiding place, a team will sweep in to check the area. [125], In 2018, Adrian Mróz published a paper in the academic journal Kultura i Historia, where the "idea of Selection for Societal Sanity" from the game is "applied into a philosophical framework based on select concepts from Bernard Stiegler's writing and incorporating them with current events such as post-truth or fake news in order to explore the role of techne and filtration within social organizations and individual psyches." The game is considered to be ahead of its time for dealing with themes and concepts that later became culturally relevant in the 2010s. The Xbox and Windows versions feature slight dialogue changes during specific control explanations in which the term "analog stick" was substituted with "thumbstick" (Microsoft's preferred term). Often strike teams will carry body armor and riot shields, making them a greater threat. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions feature an increased 720p resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, providing a clearer and wider view of the player's surroundings compared to the original 480p resolution and 4:3 ratio of the PlayStation 2 version,[52] while the PS Vita version runs at qHD resolution. [70] The game's E3 2000 demo surprised many spectators with its level of realism and played a vital role in the PlayStation 2 console's early success. [26] Assisting the Sons of Liberty are Olga Gurlukovich, commander of the Russian mercenaries,[27] and Revolver Ocelot,[28] a disenfranchised Russian nationalist and former FOXHOUND agent, Solid Snake's old nemesis, and henchman of Solidus Snake. The PS3 and Vita versions have a "transfarring" option that allows players to transfer save data between both versions through a wi-fi connection or a cloud network. Originally announced as a PlayStation Portable game, similar to the Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel, the digital comic was released as a DVD film instead. [98] Metal Gear Solid 2 was ranked #7 in Game Informer's 2008 list of the top ten video game openings. However, the score as a whole incorporates more electronic elements (particularly breakbeat) than its predecessor, to reflect the plot's thematic thrust of a machine-dominated society. [85], Blake Fischer reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it five stars out of five, and stated that "MGS2 is everything we hoped it would be, and more. An expanded edition, titled Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, was released the following year for Xbox and Microsoft Windows in addition to the PlayStation 2. It's a new level of gaming, with all the detailed levels, thrilling gameplay and stunning plot twists players crave. The enemies will often take cover to call for backup,[10] but during battle, they will take cover then pop out and shoot at the player or blindly throw grenades from behind their cover. [1] Other abilities included leaping over and hanging off of railings, opening and hiding in storage lockers, and sneaking up behind enemies to hold them at gunpoint for items and ammunition. [12] Boss battles and set-pieces remain a case of finding a strategy that bypasses the defenses of the enemy. "[38] Neil Druckmann cited the revelation of Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2 as an inspiration for the bold surprise in The Last of Us Part II (2020). The tanker is attacked by Russian mercenaries, led by Colonel Gurlukovich, his daughter Olga, and Ocelot. ), communément abrégé MGS, est un jeu vidéo d'action-infiltration créé, produit et réalisé par Hideo Kojima employé de Konami, sorti en 1998 sur PlayStation. The creator Hideo Kojima's original design document for the game was completed in January 1999. The player has to complete a set of objectives before time runs out, which range from collecting dog tags scattered throughout the level to blowing up parts of Big Shell. According to Kojima, he came up with the idea of Raiden to appeal to female players after overhearing female debuggers working on the first Metal Gear Solid remark that the game was not appealing to them. Never fading, always accessible. These missions are divided into eight categories (although not all of them are available to every character): Sneaking, Weapon, First Person View (which simulates a first-person shooter), Variety, Hold Up, Bomb Disposal, Elimination, and Photograph. MGS2 was also intended to reference the novel City of Glass, notably in the naming of its characters. After the Colonel begins acting erratically, Raiden discovers he is a construct of GW, damaged by the virus. FOXHOUND's Raiden is ordered by the Colonel to rescue the hostages and disarm the terrorists. IDW Publishing published a 12-issue comic book adaptation from 2006 to 2007, titled Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty, illustrated by Ashley Wood (who also worked on the comic book adaptation of the previous game) and written by Alex Garner. [101] It has also been listed as one of the best games of all time by Electronic Gaming Monthly,[102] Empire,[103][104] GameFAQs,[105][106][107][108] GameRankings,[109] IGN,[110][111][112] Metacritic,[79] Slant,[113] and Stuff. [144] In 2011, Dugan Patrick of Gamasutra drew comparisons to social media and social gaming, and found that the game predicted elements of Facebook, such as allowing "people to intentionally censor their own experience within the self-curated walls of Facebook. The game will serve as a sequel to Metal Gear Solid […] These missions are primarily set in the Big Shell and involve characters from the main story in new roles such as Fatman, Emma, Vamp and Solidus Snake, while one mission set in the Tanker features Meryl Silverburgh. After Raiden defeats Solidus, Snake appears after tracking Liquid's RAY. Released on September 12, 2002, in Japan and September 24 in North America, The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 is an interactive database for the PlayStation 2 that documents the development of Metal Gear Solid 2. Los remakes y … Rumors about petty issues, misinterpretations, slander. Harry Gregson-Williams' interview in The Making of Documentary in the Bonus Making Of DVD. [7][12] The reveal of Metal Gear Solid 2 also led to the development of Splinter Cell, which Ubisoft originally intended to be "a Metal Gear Solid 2 killer. [53] Cutscenes can now be viewed in fullscreen or letterboxed format, while online achievements/trophies have been added as well. [72] The game's PlayStation 2 version received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[74] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. A digital version of the comic, titled Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinée, was released on June 12, 2008, in Japan. Emma uploads the virus but dies from her injury as the virus is cut off prematurely. At the point where Solidus dies, Raiden was supposed to have cut the rope on Federal Hall's flagpole, causing an American flag to fall over Solidus' body, and American flags that were supposed to be on all the flagpoles in New York were removed from the title. "[141] In 2016, Alex Wiltshire of Glixel found the game to be "strangely prescient of not only its own time but also today," noting how it dodged "truth at every turn" and comparing it to post-truth politics, Facebook's curated News Feed, and the 2016 United States presidential election. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[a] is a stealth game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 on November 13, 2001. This was followed by the PlayStation 2 version, released in Japan on December 19 of the same year. [21] The Dead Cell team members are Vamp,[22] a seemingly immortal man exhibiting vampire-like attributes; Fatman,[23] a rotund man with exceptional knowledge of bombs; and Fortune,[24] a woman whose uncontrollable psychic ability prevents any bodily harm from befalling her. The added features from the Japanese release were carried over to the European version, along with a new difficulty setting (European Extreme). They call on their radios for a strike team upon seeing the player, then attempt to flank him and cut off his escape while avoiding the player's attacks. Das Spiel beginnt mit einer kurzen Mission Solid Snakes, doch im wesentlich größeren zweiten Abschnitt wird eine neue Hauptfigur mit dem Rufzeichen Raiden eingeführt. Rare Hideo Kojima Interview, METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY ( HD EDITION) TGS 2001 TRAILER, PSM2 Magazine VHS Tape - Metal Gear Solid 2 (2000). [114][115], According to John Linneman of Digital Foundry, the game was a technical milestone for its time. [99] In 2010, GamesRadar included the game in its list of top seven games "with mega plot twists you never saw coming. The corner-press move from Metal Gear Solid, which allowed players a sneak peek around the next bend is expanded to allow players to fire from cover. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an upcoming open world action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and directed, designed, co-produced and co-written by Hideo Kojima, currently in development for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. "[66], GameSpot named Metal Gear Solid 2 the fourth-best console game of 2001, and presented the game with its annual "Best Music" and "Biggest Surprise" awards among console games. "[116] The early anticipation that surrounded Metal Gear Solid 2 since its E3 2000 demo has been credited as a critical factor in the PlayStation 2's best-selling success and dominance during the sixth console generation, as well as the demise of Sega's Dreamcast. Modern blockbuster games play it painfully safe by comparison. [126][142][146][147] According to Cameron Kunzelman of Vice, Metal Gear Solid 2 is still politically relevant in 2017. [71], In the United States, the game sold 500,000 units within two days of release, and 680,000 copies within five. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a stealth game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 on November 13, 2001. Raiden finds Snake who had helped Olga capture Raiden so they could gain entry to Arsenal. ID: SLUS-21359, SLUS-21243, SLUS-21360. Most fundamental is the broader range of skills offered to the player. The tanker in the released game is based on this original plot. Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド, Metaru Gia Soriddo? [46] A segment of the song's main chorus is included in the closing sequence of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.[47][48]. Pliskin reveals he is the real Solid Snake and, along with Otacon, helps locate Johnson. "[35] The document outlines new game mechanics and features, such as bodies that need to be hidden, enemies being able to detect shadows, lights in an area that can be destroyed to affect enemy vision, realistic enemy AI that relies on squad tactics rather than working individually, and multi-level environments that add an element of "vertical tension" to the stealth gameplay. Raiden and Pliskin arrange to transport hostages via helicopter, but are confronted by Dead Cell's leader identifying as Solid Snake, flying a Harrier. This was, after all, a big-budget commercial boxed product that gleefully took risks and subverted genre conventions at every turn. [72] By July 2006, it had sold 2 million copies and earned $85 million in the United States alone. For Sony Playstation 2. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The main game contains all the changes and additions that were made in the Japanese and European versions of the original release (e.g., Boss Survival, Casting Theater, European Extreme), along with further additional changes. Fortune battles Snake while Raiden is forced into battle with AI-controlled Metal Gear RAYs. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギアソリッド2 サンズ・オブ・リバティ, Metaru Gia Soriddo 2 Sanzu Obu Ribati?, commonly abbreviated as MGS2) is a stealth action game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. Next Generation ranked it as the 16th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Other characters include Emma Emmerich, Otacon's stepsister and a computer whiz-kid;[29] Sergei Gurlukovich, Ocelot's former commanding officer and Olga's father;[30] President James Johnson, held hostage by the Sons of Liberty;[31] and DIA operative Richard Ames. Languages: English, Spanish. Peter Stillman, however, takes his name from another City of Glass character. Because of the later release in the region, the protagonist switch was not kept a secret in the Japanese version in the weeks before its release. Raiden rescues computer programmer Emma Emmerich, step-sister of Otacon, who plans to upload a virus into GW to disable Arsenal. In 2007, Solid Snake infiltrates a tanker carrying a new Metal Gear model, RAY. [13] He is supported by his commanding officer, the Colonel, and Rosemary,[14] his girlfriend. The other new addition is "Snake Tales," which is a set of five story-based missions featuring Solid Snake as the player character. As with Metal Gear Solid, the cutscene music includes orchestral and choir pieces, while the in-game soundtrack is scored with ambient music. [32] Liquid Snake returns, seemingly by possessing the body of Ocelot. Download Metal Gear Solid 2 - Sons of Liberty (USA) ROM / ISO for PlayStation 2 (PS2) from Rom Hustler. American gaming magazine Game Informer gave The Twin Snakes a 9.25 out of 10, citing its improved gameplay and graphics, and also its faithful retelling of the original Metal Gear Solid story. [71] According to John Szczepaniak, "MGS2 was the game which single-handedly sold Sony's new PlayStation 2 to the masses. The American paperback edition was published on November 24, 2009. [c] The Xbox version was initially released in North America as a timed exclusive for the console on November 5, 2002. The first-person aiming mode allows players to target specific points in the game, greatly expanding tactical options; guards can be blinded by steam, distracted by a flying piece of fruit or hit in weak spots. [96], In a 2006 viewer poll conducted by Japan's Famitsu magazine of top 100 games of all time, Metal Gear Solid 2 was ranked at #42 in the poll. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty actualmente posee 95,09% de GameRankings y 96/100 de Metacritic, por lo que es el juego de puntuación más alta de la serie hasta la fecha. It states that GW was the only AI destroyed, and that the S3 Plan's real purpose is to control human thought to prevent society's regression in the digital era from trivial information drowning knowledge and truth. [95], Substance was nominated for the 2002 "Best Music on Xbox" and "Best Story on Xbox" awards. Ocelot kills Fortune before being possessed again by Liquid Snake. The decision to introduce a new protagonist came from the idea of portraying Solid Snake from another character's perspective, but also to get around the dilemma of having to write gameplay tutorials directed at Snake, as Kojima felt that having to explain mission procedures and weapon handling to a veteran soldier like Snake would've felt unnatural after three games in the same continuity. It served as a killer app showcasing what the PlayStation 2 hardware was capable of, with the game setting "a new standard in cinematic presentation" and attention to detail, and demonstrating "huge numbers of enemies on screen with bodies that remain in the scene, the interaction of light and shadow, physics interactions with real world objects, multi-tiered environments and advanced enemy AI." Metal Gear Solid 2 carries the subtitle of "Tactical Espionage Action," and most of the game involves the protagonist sneaking around avoiding being seen by the enemies. The minigame uses the same engine from Evolution Skateboarding, which was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka. The disc also includes a sampler selection of VR training missions that were later featured in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance. However, in a major break from action game standards, it is also possible to clear the entire game, including boss fights, without causing a single deliberate death, through use of tranquilizer guns, stun grenades, and melee attacks. "[118] The artistic influence of Metal Gear Solid 2 can be seen in later video games such as Goichi Suda's similarly postmodern game Killer7,[86] the similarly metanarrative game Portal,[119] the survival horror title Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, and particularly the first-person shooter BioShock,[120] which featured a similar plot twist to Metal Gear Solid 2. A new protagonist named Raiden would substitute him as the player character for the main portion. A preview event was held in Zepp Tokyo on the day of the game's North American release in which the character of Raiden was unveiled to the Japanese public. Raiden is reunited with the real Rose. Metal Gear Solid 2 has since been considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time, as well as a leading example of artistic expression in video games. [37] Kojima states that when he "heard about the hardware for the PlayStation 2," he "wanted to try something new. "[62] Critics praised the title's stealth gameplay and the improvements over its predecessor, as well as the game's level of graphical detail, particularly in the use of in-game graphics to render plot-driving cutscenes. The motives and identities of many of the antagonists and allies change throughout the course of the game, as the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots. [75] It ultimately sold seven million copies worldwide, making it the highest-selling game in the series. ... [H]owever, the fact that MGS2 still seems so avant-garde today might well prompt a worry: does it represent the pinnacle of a now-vanished era, the age of the experimental mainstream? Players can now start the main story mode at the Tanker or Plant chapters without the need to answer a questionnaire first, and a new set of collectible dog tags have been added (exclusively on the PlayStation 2 version) based on names submitted from a second contest in addition to the original (2001) set. Two years later, an environmental cleanup facility, the Big Shell, has been erected to clear up the oil spill. [83][84][87][88] The storyline explored many social, philosophical and cyberpunk themes in significant detail, including meme theory, social engineering, sociology, artificial intelligence, information control, conspiracy theories, political and military maneuvering, evolution, existentialism, censorship, the nature of reality,[83][84][85][127][128][129] the Information Age,[130] virtual reality,[131][132] child exploitation,[133] taboos such as incest,[134] sexual orientation,[135] and the moral dilemma between security and personal liberty. He explains the leader of Dead Cell is his predecessor George Sears, a clone of Big Boss known as Solidus Snake, who plans to seize Arsenal and overthrow the Patriots. è il primo videogioco della serie omonima, creata da Hideo Kojima. Substance was eventually released on PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in North America and on all three platforms in Europe on March 2003. 100% Fast Download. Other content includes storyboards, behind-the-scenes footage, preview trailers, music tracks (with the option to play alternate patterns when applicable), the finalized screenplay, Hideo Kojima's original draft (available in Japanese only), a development timeline, and a gallery of Metal Gear Solid related products and merchandise. With industry leading gameplay, an engaging narrative, tons of customization and loads of additional content Metal Gear Solid V definitely With industry leading gameplay, an engaging narrative, tons of customization and loads of additional content Metal Gear Solid V definitely earns a 10 rating. [148] In March 2018, GamesRadar drew comparisons to recent political events including the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal and the investigations involving Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. [121] Several game mechanics developed in Metal Gear Solid 2, such as the cover system and laser sight mechanic, have since become staples of stealth games as well as shooters, including Kill Switch (2003), Resident Evil 4 (2005) and Gears of War (2006). Addition of Skateboarding mini-game (PlayStation 2 version only). Rose tells Raiden she had been ordered by the Patriots to become his lover and spy on him, and that she is pregnant with his child. Solid Snake comes to Playstation 2 in METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SUBSTANCE, the expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty- with all-new … It contains a gallery of all the 3D models of characters, scenery, and objects that were used in the game (as well as unused assets), along with corresponding concept art when available. The protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2 is a young rookie agent named Raiden. Exclusive to the PlayStation 2 version is a skateboarding minigame in which the player control Snake or Raiden in a pair of Big Shell-themed levels. [8][11] The game features a laser sight mechanic, where a laser sight helps assist with manually aiming a gun. MGS2 is a revolutionary entry for the series as it was one of the first games on the PS2 system, and it … Jeremy Parish of 1UP.com notes that "Metal Gear Solid 2 is a game built on misinformation" and that it "was simply too avant-garde—too clever—for its own good. "[139] Steven Poole commented in a 2012 Edge column, "the story of MGS2, with its mythic wit and sweep, is still in a different league from the vast majority of videogame yarns. Addition of Casting Theater (was already included in the European and Japanese version of. A second novelization by Kenji Yano (written under the pen name Hitori Nojima), titled Metal Gear Solid Substance II, was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan on September 24, 2015. A questionnaire was also added in the Japanese version, in which players are asked about their experience with the original Metal Gear Solid and action games in general; the answers to the questionnaire determines the difficulty level of the game and whether the player starts the game on the Tanker chapter or skips directly to the Plant chapter (an option that is only available after clearing the game once in the American version). Snake and Otacon plan to rescue Olga's child, and locate the Patriots, whose details were hidden in the GW virus disc. The leader of Sons of Liberty claims to be Solid Snake,[25] previously declared dead after a terrorist attack, later revealed to be Solidus Snake, a third clone of the "Les Enfants Terribles" project. It is the fourth Metal Gear game written and directed by Hideo Kojima, the seventh overall game in the series and is a direct sequel to the original Metal Gear Solid. Hideo Kojima's ambitious script received praise for exploring numerous social, philosophical, and cyberpunk themes in significant detail, and it has often been called the first example of a postmodern video game. This collection includes MGS 2 and 3, Peace Walker, and the Nintendo games Metal Gear and Metal Gear: Solid Snake- both of those found in the MGS3 menu. [41], Significant changes to the game's ending were made late in development following the September 11 attacks in New York, where the finale occurs. A timed bomb goes off, killing Stillman. Drei Jahre später, 2001, brachte Konami mit Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty einen Nachfolger für Sonys PlayStation 2 heraus. It will only slow down social progress, reduce the rate of evolution. [90][91] The surprise introduction of Raiden as the protagonist for the majority of the game (replacing long-time series protagonist Solid Snake) was also controversial with fans of Metal Gear Solid. Upon seeing Snake, Ocelot is possessed by the will of Liquid Snake and escapes with RAY. As with the original Metal Gear Solid, Sons of Liberty was sold in a limited "Premium Package" edition in addition to the standard release, which was packaged in a black box containing the game itself with a reversible cover art on the DVD case (with Snake on one side and Raiden on the other), a video DVD known as the Premium Disc, which features a collection of Metal Gear Solid-related commercials and trailers, a metallic Solid Snake figurine, and an 80-page booklet titled Metal Gear Chronicle featuring artwork and commentary about the series.

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