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I have to admit, this game still gets played today by my children. At the time of release I had never her of this Snake character. Who was he? Well let me tell you, since this game came out.... No... more

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Rating Summary based on 85 reviews

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  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 tom1clare

    Member since 19/06/2003

    Reviews written: 306

    5 Stars Stealth game in "it's actually good" shocker! 29/11/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Super graphics, gripping plot, fantastic environments, exciting soundtrack, mostly-great dialogue

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Perhaps slightly too short

    Every so often a game will appear carrying months (and occasionally years) of hype and anticipation on it's shoulders. Some deliver the goods, and become regarded as classics (Final Fantasy VII, Silent Hill), whilst others stumble over their reputations whilst in development (Soul Reaver, Driver 2 and Tomb Raider 3 among countless others) and never quite deliver what they promise. Metal Gear Solid thankfully is one such game that belongs to the former group - not just terrifically enjoyable, but also technically fantastic when released on the PSOne back in 1999. The box claims that Metal Gear ... more
  • 26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 TallPaul73

    Member since 21/07/2000

    Reviews written: 60

    5 Stars Stealth Like 09/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Gameplay and Sound Effects

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too Short

    Metal Gear Solid is an amazing game about a soldier codename Solid Snake who is a retired veteran of war. He is a very mysterious person, who has a lot of secrets that he doesn't want anyone to know about, he is afraid to open up to anyone, because he is scared of getting hurt. Anyway, taking on the role of Snake you are assigned to a special mission: to stop Metal Gear from launching Nuclear Weapons, and killing everyone. Metal Gear is a secret operation that almost no one knows about. When you are dealing with a "top secret" mission you don't really know whom to trust. In the end you will ... more
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mmuk

    5 Stars Benchmark Game -- Metal Gear Solid 30/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Varied weapons, enemies, great graphics, cut scenes 10/10

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Cut scenes can be repetitive, um changing of the two discs is annoying – really it’s a great game.

    Metal Gear Solid is an interactive action movie. Hideo Kojima is a movie buff and you can tell from the opening cut scenes. Throughout the game Full Motion Videos (FMV) is used to join the various stages, you can turn off the subtitles, which make this game seem more and more similar to the movies. Unlike games such as Final Fantasy voice-overs are provided and add to the overall quality of the game. The trouble with Metal Gear Solid is the length – the first time through will take under 10 hours, even checking every single screen in the game. Luckily there are reasons to replay it. At a ... more
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    M.T.J

    5 Stars Possibly THE best game ever made 23/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Graphics, gameplay, drama, lots of re-play potential, very clever set-pieces

    Disadvantages Disadvantages possibly a little short

    The basic storyline is that terrorists have threatened to launch a nuclear warhead within hours, unless the US government release "Big Boss'" remains from some years ago, and you - Solid Snake have to infiltrate their defences (Based in Alaska) in order to find out more information on the terrorists and save a prisoner they have taken hostage. From there the storyline develops, and you find that they have a huge warhead launcher, which is a massive robot called Metal Gear Rex(thus the title), and many other twist along the way, which I won't tell you, because it will spoil the game for you, as ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Em145202713

    5 Stars Metal Gear Solid 22/03/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Amazing story

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Terrible graphics

    I’m always dubious when people call a game a classic but I think for once they’ve got it right. To begin with I can’t say MGS sucked me in. I enjoyed it but it wasn’t one of those games you could be bothered playing when you weren’t (if that makes any sense?). However after the first boss fight, that’s where it all began to change. Plot: You are Solid Snake, a Special Forces operative, called back to duty for the purpose of infiltrating a heavily guarded Alaskan stronghold. This stronghold is home to a group of terrorists and throughout the game you will meet the six leading members of the ... more

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Publisher Konami
Release Year 1999
Genre Action/Adventure
Platform PlayStation

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