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Metal Gear Solid
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
September 2, 1998
Genres
Tactical, AdventureDevelopers
Konami Computer Entertainment JapanRelease Date
September 2, 1998 (26 years and 8 months ago)Publishers
KonamiContent Rating
M Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence, Mature Sexual Themes, Sexual Themes, Suggestive Themes, Blood and Gore, Violence
Franchises
Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid
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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 extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.
Genres
Tactical, AdventurePlatforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation PortableDevelopers
Konami Computer Entertainment JapanRelease Date
September 2, 1998 (26 years and 8 months ago)Publishers
KonamiContent Rating
M Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence, Mature Sexual Themes, Sexual Themes, Suggestive Themes, Blood and Gore, Violence
Franchises
Metal Gear, Metal Gear SolidMore from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
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