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Metal Gear Solid
PlayStation
Released On: Oct 21, 1998
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
94
95% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This will be the game that everyone will be playing, talking about and demanding for Christmas and the rest of 1999.
We may be looking at the greatest game of the decade here.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 2,285 User Ratings
8.8
90% Positive
2046 Ratings
2046 Ratings
3% Mixed
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
7% Negative
165 Ratings
165 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 2,285 User Ratings
8.8
90% Positive
2046 Ratings
2046 Ratings
3% Mixed
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
7% Negative
165 Ratings
165 Ratings
Best game of all times. The cinematics, the gameplay, the voice acting, the direction and the story. is all perfect.
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Groundbreaking visuals, clever use of the technology and a story that will blow your mind, Metal Gear Solid has it all
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Gripping. You will not be able to make your way through this unrelenting adventure without feeling your stomach flip and churn into knots.
A Solid story, inventive gameplay mechanisms, both third and first person views, a slew of spy equipment, awesome weapons, unique emotional plot and stealth make MGS one of PlayStation's greatest games ever.
The tense atmosphere and sense of urgency the game is able to generate is downright stunning. I often found myself gripping the controller so tight my knuckles would be turning white!
Metalgear is distinctive in that the game is woven around the story, rather than the opposite way around.
While it is playable, and actually pretty fun a lot of the time, it has some serious, nearly game ruining flaws that, for me, made it a complete disappointment.
Really fun game, it has memorable gameplay and a great story, still holds up today in some respects. I find a lot of people hate the controls, and it does take time getting used to, but it isn't that bad really, there are games with worse controls - tank controls. This game has a lot of 4th wall breaking and secrets and can get pretty meta. A very *solid* entry to the series, well worth a try. It has many creative gimmicks, such as using vibration, save data and controller ports. Has some very humorous parts, but serious ones too. It also contains a recap of the first 2 games as a bonus. The graphics are also great for its time.
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MGS has a fantastic story, great characters, and innovative mechanics. The rest however, ranges from serviceable to downright terrible. The gameplay is very mixed bag. The range of gear and stealth mechanics is quite nice, the gunplay on the other hand is absolutely terrible. Trying to aim at anything is an exercise in futility. The sniper rifle adds another layer of miserable gameplay by making it virtually unusable unless you have a steadying drug on hand. The bosses overall are pure trash. They are a chore to get through. Ocelot has you basically running in circles for the entire fight. The tank is a joke you just walk up to and kill. Sniper Wolf is a sniper-off where the real boss is the horrible controls. The real insult is you have to do this fight TWICE. The final boss Liquid Snake, is a miserable slug fest that strips you of all items. Another fight where most of the challenge is the bad controls, making you waste time from the clock. MGS deserves its reputation for what it brought to the table in its time, but at the end of the day, a game is a game, and it's the gameplay, not the story, that matters most. What could have been an excellent experience gets ruined by these borderline painful moments.
7/10
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Metal Gear Solid (MGS) is a classic title for the ps1 and one of the greatest game of all time, that's what most people would say. MGS is a good game don't get me wrong, but its an overrated one.
MGS's story is phenomenal and extremely compelling I don't blame people to purchase the game just for the story but the main glaring issue is the controls, the controls are an outdated mess and ruins the game significantly.
The controls ruins the story at most points because it replaces the feeling of intensity with pure frustration and it destroys the game because of it, a prime example of this problem is the fight with liquid on top of Metal Gear Rex the cut-scene that lead to this conflict was to put it simply, intense and thrilling but the moment you fight liquid the game falls flat on its face and makes the player suffer from horrible controls and it kills the atmosphere.
overall MGS is only good for the story and the controls are a god awful mess that kills the overall game.
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Never before have I ever been as frustrated by a game than with Metal Gear Solid.
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Le succès de Metal Gear Solid a eu au moins un effet positif : sans lui en effet nous n'aurions sans doute jamais eu les Splinter Cell. Le jeu aurait pu être bon s'il n'était pas aussi sclérosé par sa japoniaiserie dégoulinante, ses contrôles très perfectibles et sa vue d'en haut contraire au bon sens le plus élémentaire.
Sa mise en scène est risible (quand les Japonais tentent de singer Hollywood, c'est ce que ça donne -la VF caricaturale en accentue le grotesque) et ses "boss" ridicules semblent tout droit sortis d'une borne d'arcade des années 90. Techniquement pour de la PS1, c'est dans le haut du panier certes mais ça ne suffit pas à tirer MGS de son marasme vidéo-ludique.
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Summary You are Snake, a government agent on a mission to regain control of a secret nuclear weapons base from terrorist hands. Lightly armed and facing an army of foes, Snake must avoid firefights in order to survive. If Snake can locate them he can utilize advanced hardware, ranging from silenced pistols to ground-to-air missiles. Enemies reac...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation
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Initial Release Date: Oct 21, 1998
Developer:
- KCEJ
Publisher: Konami
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