Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド, Metaru Gia Soriddo^?, commonly abbreviated MGS) is a 1998 action-adventure stealth video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation console. It was released on September 3, 1998 in Japan, October 21, 1998 in North America, and June 24, 1999 in Europe. It was developed and thought only for the Playstation console, according to the interview that Kojima gave to Famitsu Magazine in the celebration of the 20 years of Playstation. Also in the book included in the premium package it is stated that the idea for the game began in 1993 when the launch of the PlayStation was announced. Metal Gear Solid is the third release of the franchise Metal Gear and became the first in the series to make use of 3D graphics, one of the reasons why the term "Solid" was added to the title. predecessor is Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake from 1990, and its sequel, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, was released in 2001. This new installment offered cinematic scenes using the game engine, as well as voice acting in numerous codec sequences.

Metal Gear Solid follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from the FOXHOUND, a genetically enhanced special forces unit. Snake must free two important hostages, confront the terrorists and prevent the launch of a nuclear attack. To do this, it has a remote support team that communicates information about the mission via codec, commanded by Colonel Roy Campbell, and complemented by by medical personnel, data analysis, weapons and survival experts.

The third installment of the saga was a commercial success, selling more than six million copies worldwide. Upon its release in Japan, it was ranked among the 15 best-selling titles of that year in the industry. video games, as well as appearing within the top ten best-selling titles on the PlayStation. It is described by many critics as one of the greatest and most important games of all time, earning a 94/100 rating on the website Metacritic, and recognized as the game that made stealth a popular genre. The game's commercial success prompted the release of an expanded version for PlayStation and PC titled Metal Gear Solid: Integral, and a remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, was later released for the Nintendo GameCube. The game has also spawned numerous sequels, prequels, and spin-offs, including dramas radio, comics and novels. In production there was a live action film produced by Avi Arad and Columbia Pictures, however said feature film never announced a trailer, and it was never released.

Plot

The story takes place between February 21 and 27, 2005, six years after the events of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, and 10 years after the events of the original Metal Gear.

FOXHOUND, a genetically enhanced special forces unit, staged an armed uprising on a remote island located in Alaska's Fox Archipelago. This island, codenamed Shadow Moses, is the site of a storage facility for nuclear weapons. The terrorist unit, led by a mercenary known as Liquid Snake, seized control of a nuclear-capable bipedal tank called Metal Gear REX, and threatens the United States Government with nuclear retaliation, if they do not receive in less than 24 hours the remains of the legendary soldier Big Boss.

Solid Snake is forced out of retirement under the orders of Colonel Roy Campbell. While Dr. Naomi Hunter injects Snake with nanomachines that will protect him from the freezing cold, Campbell assigns him his mission: he must penetrate the terrorists' defenses, neutralize their threat, and locate and rescue two hostages: Donald Anderson, the head of DARPA, and ArmsTech president Kenneth Baker. Campbell's niece, Meryl Silverburgh, is also being held at the facility after refusing to participate in his unit's uprising. Snake is convinced to participate in the mission due to the fact that the leader of the terrorists, Liquid Snake, physically resembled him and also because of the fact that they share his code name. which gets your attention.

Synopsis

Alaska, where the island of Shadow Moses is located, in the Fox Archipelago. Its low temperatures force Snake to inject an antifreeze peptide that will protect him from the polar cold.

Snake arrives on the island after being propelled by a single-seater VOA (Vehicle of Aquatic Operation) torpedo from a submarine, to avoid an aerial inclusion that could be registered by terrorist radars and also avoid being detected by the sonar of the facilities. Once at the base, Snake contacts Campbell via codec, who introduces him to Mei Ling, a visual analyst and data processor who will support him on the mission, as well as Nastasha Romanenko, a specialist in large-caliber and nuclear weapons. Former military instructor and expert on local flora and fauna, Master Miller, contacts Snake to offer remote assistance via codec.

After passing through the compound entrance guarded by terrorist soldiers, Snake locates Anderson in a cell. The latter informs Snake about a new prototype nuclear weapon called Metal Gear REX that is under the control of mercenaries. Anderson explains that initiating the detonation requires two different passwords, which both he and Baker know. But thanks to Psycho Mantis's mind power, they discovered his password and soon discover Baker's. However, to avoid the nuclear launch, there is a PAL ("Permissive Action License") card with a secret override code that aborts the detonation. After the talk, Anderson suddenly dies of a heart attack. Meryl, who is being held in an adjoining cell, he manages to escape and help Snake stop some enemy soldiers who alerted him to his presence, before escaping and leaving him behind. After the repelled attack, Snake locates Kenneth Baker, who is bound to some C-4 explosive charges. While attempting to free him, Revolver Ocelot, one of the terrorist leaders of the revolt, appears and challenges Snake to a gunfight. The battle is interrupted by a mysterious cyborg ninja who severes Ocelot's right hand with a sword and then escapes. After the altercation, Baker confesses to having given his password to the terrorists after being tortured. He advises Snake to contact Meryl, to whom he gave the PAL card that could be used to prevent the launch, but, like the DARPA chief, dies suddenly of heart attack.

Snake contacts Meryl via codec, and they agree to meet at the Research Lab once he has met with the scientist who created the Metal Gear, Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich, to then use the codec. nullification and prevent the nuclear launch. When Snake goes to the Laboratory, he receives an anonymous call from a mysterious voice calling himself "Deepthroat" ("Deep Throat"), who warns him of an ambush that the enemy has prepared for him. Snake is attacked by the mercenary Vulcan Raven aboard an M1 Tank, but manages to disable the vehicle and defeat a Raven who vows to face him again. Snake locates Otacon in his lab, but the mysterious cyborg The ninja makes an appearance again, with the intention of engaging Snake in combat. After a harsh confrontation, where the ninja finally escapes, Snake recognizes him as his former ally, the deceased Gray Fox. After the altercation, Otacon leaves. comp He promises to help Snake from a distance, using special (optical) camouflage to gain information and supplies, while he remains invisible.

Snake meets with Meryl, who gives him the PAL card she obtained from Baker, and he agrees to let her accompany him on his mission. As they head to the Underground Base, Meryl is possessed by the mind-controlled Psycho Mantis., a member of FOXHOUND with psychic powers, and threatens to shoot Snake with his gun. Snake disarms Meryl and defeats Psycho Mantis, who, before dying, tells him that he had read the woman's mind, and discovered that Snake held an important place in her heart. After reaching the Underpass, Sniper Wolf, the Renegades' expert sniper, surprises Meryl from a great distance, forcing Snake to track down a PSG-1 sniper rifle to kill her. able to deal with it. After defeating her and trying to continue on his way, Snake is captured.

While Snake is imprisoned, Liquid confirms the suspicion that he and Solid are twin brothers. Ocelot, an expert in torture, applies strong electric shocks to Snake, which the latter can/can't withstand. Snake is later taken away to his cell, where he discovers a decomposed corpse of Anderson, who should have been dead for at least a week. Snake manages to escape his cell and makes his way to the Communications Tower, where he is ambushed by Liquid, piloting an attack helicopter. Hind-D, but manages to shoot it down with Stinger missiles. After breaking through the Communications Tower, Snake arrives at Campo Nevado, where he once again confronts Sniper Wolf. This time, however, Snake defeats Wolf in front of a heartbroken Otacon, who was in love with her.

Snake continues on his way to the hangar where Metal Gear REX is located, but a Vulcan Raven armed with an M61 Vulcan manages to stop him. Prior to the confrontation, Raven, who possesses shamanic intuition, is able to divine Snake's past, hinting that he is from "another world". The two confront each other in a cold store, resulting in Raven's death. Before passing away, she confesses to Snake that the man she saw die before her eyes was not the DARPA Chief, but Decoy Octopus, a member of FOXHOUND who mastered camouflage. In her agony, Raven predicts a violent and dark future for Snake., while being eaten by crows.

Snake, already infiltrated in the hangar where the Metal Gear is located, hears that Liquid and Ocelot have already started the nuclear launch sequence. Otacon explains to Snake that the PAL card works in two ways, as a detonation trigger when the process has not yet been activated, and as a undoer of that process, as long as it has already been activated previously. Using the PAL card he obtained from Baker, Snake begins the deactivation process. However, after using the card, Snake triggers the launch sequence. Liquid then reveals his true plan: he impersonated Master Miller from the beginning of the operation to guide Snake through the detonation process, due to not they were able to guess Anderson's password to trigger the launch, as he died in the torture chamber at the hands of Ocelot. Liquid explains that he and Solid are the product of Les Enfants Terribles, a government-sponsored project to clone Big. Boss, The Perfect Soldier, which took place during the 1970s. Liquid rants against his brother as Solid received all the dominant genes, while he received all the recessive genes. Liquid also reveals that the government's real reason for sending Snake was to spread the FoxDie virus (implanted by an injection Dr. Naomi Hunter gave him prior to infiltration), a virus that would kill all members of FOXHOUND, which p it would allow the government to recover Metal Gear REX intact. It was FoxDie who killed Decoy Octopus (disguised as the DARPA Chief), and President Baker, with apparent heart attacks.

Liquid takes control of Metal Gear REX and begins attacking Snake. The latter cannot pierce the bipedal tank's armor, so he can only try to blind it by destroying its electronic sensor. To no effect, Gray Fox appears and destroys the sensor, but not before confessing that he was Deep Throat and sacrificing his life. With REX fully vulnerable, Snake finally destroys the tank, causing a huge explosion at the scene. When he awakens, Snake finds himself on top of the Metal Gear, along with Meryl, tied to a bomb, and Liquid, who challenges him to a melee. Snake manages to defeat Liquid, who falls to a great height from the rex head After the encounter, he manages/fails to save Meryl and must quickly escape the scene, as the government, to prevent all traces of the incident, plans a nuclear attack on the island to eliminate all evidence.

Together with Meryl/Otacon, they escape aboard a jeep through an underground tunnel. However, Liquid pursues them, attacking them with a submachine gun. At the end of the journey, the two vehicles collide. Liquid is left in shooting position against an immobilized Snake. However, Liquid ultimately dies from the FoxDie virus. Finally, Campbell contacts Snake to inform him about the location of a snowmobile with which he can leave the place, but not before explaining that the nuclear attack on the island, was cancelled.

In the post-credits scene, Ocelot has a telephone conversation with an unknown man, to whom he reports what happened, revealing that he was a double agent all along. He explains that Solid was the one who really had the recessive genes, while Liquid was the carrier of the dominant ones. Also, that he recovered the false data from Rex's nuclear warhead and that after all, no one knows who he really is, because the DARPA Chief knew this, but had been "accidentally" eliminated. The conversation ends with him calling his interlocutor as the being poised for world domination, Solidus, and referring to him as "Mr. President".

Characters

Starring

In the 1970s, the U.S. government devised the Les Enfants Terribles project. Your plan: artificially create the most powerful soldier possible. The person who chose as a model was then known as the best soldier in the world, Big Boss. That is why Solid and Liquid share the same genetic code, but they differ in the dominance and recessivity of it.

• Solid Snake (¬ vocabulary ・›, Sorid Sunēku^?): FOXHOUND member. After the events in Outer Heaven (Metal Gear) and Zanzibar Land (Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake) withdraws from active service. However, it is forced to participate in a new mission: to confront the armed uprising of its former unit, which threatens a nuclear attack if its demands are not met. During the mission, he discovered that his creation was the work of a project called Les Enfants Terribles, where the government cloned the genes of the perfect soldier, Big Boss. Snake must prevent the attack, while receiving the help of a remote support team.

Support team

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• Naomi Hunter (أعربية Русский, Naomi Hantā Hakase^?): Head of FOXHOUND medical staff and expert in genetic therapy. Prior to the mission, Snake is injected with nanomachines and antifreeze peptides, so that his blood and body fluids are not heated at subartic temperatures, in addition to nootropics, a type of drug that helps improve mental functioning.

• Mei Ling (φ)(メ・ン), Mei Rin^?): Visual specialist and data processor. He designed the codec and radar system Snake uses on the mission. It is responsible for saving the advances of the game. Their frequency in the codec is 140.96.

• Nastasha Romanenko (أعربية, Nastasha Romanenko^?): Military analyst, advisor to the Nuclear Emergency Research Group and expert on "Hi-Tech". Report about weapons and objects. His frequency in the codec is 141.52.

• Master Miller (♦ ・, Wahei Mirā^?): Real name McDonnell Benedict Miller (♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫, Makudoneru Benedikuto Mirā^?). Military engineer. Contact Snake to help you survive in the harsh Alaskan environment. According to Solid, only Miller would share a trench. Their frequency is 141.80.

Allies

• Dr. Hal Emmerich (أعربية Русский, Haru Emerihhi Hakase^?): Of nickname Otacon (أعربية, Otakon^?), he is the creator and chief engineer of Metal Gear REX. After being contacted and reneging against its creation, it becomes vital support to prevent any nuclear launch, helping in the location of weapons or medicine and the route to be followed by Snake. Their frequency in the codec is 141.12.

• Meryl Silverburgh (简体字 繁體字 繁體字 Français Español العربية, Meriru Shirubābāgu^?): Roy Campbell's niece. A new soldier who did not want to get up next to his unit was taken into custody in the Shadow Moses units. After having been contacted with Snake, this offers you help in posting the mission.

• Gray Fox ( counseling, Gurei Fokkusu^?): FOXHOUND member. Former ally of Snake in Outer Heaven and enemy in Zanzibar Land. It appears in Shadow Moses in the form of a mysterious cyborg ninja, where Snake manages to recognize it after a hard confrontation. After his death in Zanzibar, his body was chryonized and later put in an exoskeleton, keeping it in a state of life-death. After contacting Snake with the pseudonym of "Professional Garga", he helps with the Metal Gear REX clash.

FOXHOUND renegade unit

• Liquid Snake ( Кториииии ・, Rikiddo Sunēku^?): Member of FOXHOUND and leader of the terrorists. He directs a legion of genetically modified soldiers, called genome soldiers, whose genes have been conditioned to increase their physical attributes. In view of this ability to manipulate genes, their demands are clear: to recover the remains of the " legendary waste," Big Boss. One of his motions is to get revenge on Solid, because the latter was conceived with the dominant genes of Big Boss, while Liquid, obtained the recessives. The resentment appears when he understands that his creation was only to conceive his brother.

• Revolver Ocelot (К のード ・, Riborubā Oserotto^?): Former member of Spetsnaz, where he learned the most advanced techniques of torture. Specialist in interrogations and a formidable gunman. It carries a Colt Single Action Army, which he says, is the best revolver that exists.

• Psycho Mantis (▪ ▪ ▪, Psycho Mantis^?): Ex-psychic KGB. It has a powerful telepathic capacity, having the ability to read people's minds. After a dark past, he decided to join FOXHOUND with the sole intention of killing as many people as possible.

• Vulcan Raven (Ети та та ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти та ти ти та ти ти ти та та ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти тити ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти , Vulcan Raven^?): Giant and witch. Native of Alaska and Inuit. During the Cold War he trained in Russia, but after the coup, he left the country and became mercenary. He joined FOXHOUND after Ocelot's recommendation. It has a great connection with nature, and especially with the ravens.

• Sniper Wolf (Етистистистистистистистистисистистисисстисисиссисисстисстисисисисисиссисисисистисисисисисиссссиссссссисиссссссисисисисстистистистисисисисисисиссисисисиссиссиссисисисисисистистистистистисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисисиссисисисисисисиссиссис, Sunaipā Urufu^?): Beautiful and deadly sniper. Of Kurdish origin, it is the best shooter of the unit. You can wait hours, days or weeks for your prey to come out of hiding. She was born in the midst of a crude war, from which she was saved by the one she calls Saladin (Big Boss). He joined FOXHOUND to get revenge on that devastating world.

• Decoy Octopus (Етити талистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистисистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистисти, Decoy Octopus^?): Master of camouflage. He copied his victims to the same blood, which caused him to die because of the FoxDie virus that aimed at the head of DARPA.

• Johnny Sasaki (▪, Jonī^?): One of the genome soldiers. It suffers from stomach and cold problems.

Civil

• Donald Anderson (‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ・, Donald Anderson^?): Chief of DARPA (Advanced Defence Research Project Agency). He was taken hostage after meeting at the Shadow Moses facility, apparently doing secret exercises, however, he was monitoring the development of Metal Gear. He dies in the torture room at the hands of Ocelot, trying to discover his release code.

• Kenneth Baker (أعربية, Kenneth Baker^?): President of ArmsTech, one of the main weapons manufacturing industries. He was taken hostage by FOXHOUND, when he met Shadow Moses during the incident. When your company lost an important tender in the manufacture of weapons, its last option was the secret development of Metal Gear. He dies because of FoxDie.

• Jim Houseman (أعربية, Jim Houseman^?): Secretary of Defense of the United States. It makes appearance via codec, informing Snake that Campbell was relieved of service, heading to the place in awacs, impending an air attack on the island to remove any evidence of the incident. However, he was relieved of his post due to the authoritarian decisions he made regarding the mission, thus avoiding the attack and returning control of the operation to Campbell.

Game system

Representation of Radar Soliton in the “infilment mode”. Created by Mei Ling, the bright spot in between is the player, the red points are the enemies. Radar doesn't affect the weather, but if an enemy discovers Snake's presence, it crashes. It cannot be used in areas with strong resonance.

Despite the transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid maintains the similarity of its 2D predecessor, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake for MSX2. The player must navigate the protagonist, Solid Snake, through areas of the game without being detected by enemies. Detection is activated when the player moves into the enemy's field of vision, setting off an alarm that signals to the rest of the armed enemies their location. This causes the initiation of "alert mode", where the player must hide and remain undetected until the enemies lose sight of their location. After this, "evade mode" begins, where enemies remain alert for the presence of an intruder. When the counter reaches zero, it returns to "infiltration mode", where enemies no longer suspect Snake's presence. Radar cannot be used in alert or evade mode.

To avoid detection, the player can perform techniques that make use of both Solid Snake's abilities and the environment, such as crawling under objects, using boxes as hiding places, crouching or hiding around walls, and make some noise to distract the enemies. These are carried out using the third-person camera, which often changes its angle to give the player the best possible view of the area, and an on-screen radar, which shows enemies and their field of view. Snake can also make use of many items and gadgets, such as infrared goggles, rations, or cigarettes. The emphasis on stealth promotes a less violent form of the game, as confronting large groups of enemies causes heavy damage to the player..

The progress of the game is marked by cutscenes and codec communication, as well as encounters with various bosses. In order to advance, players must discover each other's weaknesses and defeat them. Regarding the controls and the different strategies of the game, the different aids can be accessed through the codec, where Snake's support team, for example, reminds the player to save his progress often enough, or explains his combat movements. depending on the buttons you must press on the remote. The codec is used to provide the player with more information about the background of the game's story. At the end of the adventure, the player is provided with a statistical summary and a "code name" about his performance, which is listed from the name of various animals.

For the first time in the Metal Gear series, a training mode, called «VR Mode», is available, in which players can practice infiltration techniques, the use of weapons, and stealth. In addition, there are small missions that involve confrontations between the player and various enemies from the perspective of the third and first person.

Fourth wall

The DualShock allowed a gaming experience of great realism.

One of the characteristics of the Metal Gear saga is the interaction that is generated with the player, this is evidenced in the way in which the adventure breaks the fourth wall. This resource consists of crossing the barrier that exists between the protagonist and his story, with the player. The support team contacts Snake to give him instructions on his mission. The fourth wall is breached when these involve the use of every single button on the controller. Campbell explains to Snake that in order to communicate with him via codec, he must press the Select button, as well as that the way to rappel is to use the X button to move away from the wall, while pressing the Steer Button to descend.

For Snake to withstand Ocelot's torture, he must repeatedly press the circle button. After this, a sore Snake communicates via codec with Naomi, who offers to stimulate his muscle fibers with the nanomachines that she injected him with prior to the infiltration. The Dr. asks the player to place the controller on their arm, where activating the controller's vibration mode (DualShock), stimulates the character's and player's sore arm. In these situations, the characters do not leave the fictional universe of the game or its plot line, but they enter the player to be a participant in it assuming their presence.

The most recognized example of breaking the fourth wall in Metal Gear Solid is the battle against Psycho Mantis. His telepathic power and the ability to read minds are projected through the player, where prior to the duel he summarizes his experience so far in the adventure, cataloging his performance against traps and enemies, as well as whether he has saved frequently or not the game. Later, he asks the player to place the controller on some flat surface, with the intention of moving it only with his psychokinetic powers, a situation that occurs thanks to DualShock.

The battle with Psycho Mantis is interrupted by an image that appears to be the VIDEO mode of the televisions of the time.

After the demonstration, he decides to read the player's mind more intensely, revealing to him which video games he likes. This is because he uses the data saved on the memory card to identify what other games the player owns. In addition, it recognizes the genre of these, highlighting if you like arcade, adventure, action, sports games, among others. In the PlayStation version, some of the games you can read are Azure Dreams, Suikoden, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Vandal Hearts, Policenauts and Snatcher. In Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for GameCube he mentions Super Smash Bros. Melee, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Super Mario Sunshine and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. If there is no data from another video game on the memory card, Mantis will mention that our mind is in clean.

At the beginning of the battle, its image disappears for a few seconds, being replaced by one that appears to be the VIDEO mode of some televisions of the time, changing this word to HIDEO (Kojima's given name), revealing that Mantis' mental power is capable of controlling even the player's television. When attempting to use first-person view, it is no longer possible to look through Snake's eyes, but instead see through the eyes of Mantis, since it is the latter that is in our head and we see through its eyes. The way to defeat it is not unique, however, one of the ways to do it and that goes beyond the fourth wall, is the one that Campbell advises the player: since Mantis is using her psychic power to read the controller's movement, thus avoiding any type of attack, the controller from Port 1 should be changed and placed on Port 2, which prevents it from anticipating movements of the protagonist.

The character, the quality of the battle and how it breaks the fourth wall, has been praised by various media, as Psycho Mantis has addressed us over the protagonist of the game, thus acknowledging that with who has to talk is with the player, showing that he is in a world different from ours, but that he can affect him.

Weapons and Equipment

Team

• Box: It serves to hide, surprise the enemies or, depending on the type, ride on trucks and travel through the base.
• Cigarettes: They are used to detect infrared rays with smoke.
• Ration: It is basically a food ration that regenerates life (LIFE).
• Diazepam: It is a useful muscle relaxation medicine to improve accuracy when using sniper rifles.
• Mine detector: Find the mines
• Night vision glasses: To see in the dark
• Thermal ranges: To find mines, infrared, hidden enemies behind walls or enemies with optical camouflage.

Weaponry

• / Mk. 23 (SOCOM): Semiautomatic pistol with silencer found in the tank hangar.
• FAMAS: French assault rifle design Bullpup. It's the one used by soldiers who patrol the base.
• PSG-1: Sniper Rifle used against Sniper Wolf
• Stinger: Portable missile launchers guided by heat. Ideal to fight the Hind and Metal Gear REX.
• Nikita: Fictitious missile launchers with remote control projectiles.
• Grenada: Arma throws it out after five seconds.
• Granada chaff: It doesn't hurt the enemies but it does to electronic equipment like security cameras.
• Granada Aturdidora: After detonation, it produces a blinding flash and a deafening explosive sound that incapacitates close enemies.

Development

According to the timeline shown in the book of the premium package of the Metal Gear Solid game released in Japan in 1998, it is established that in 1993 Kojima began to idealize the third part of Metal Gear following the announcement of a console with great power in 3D, that is, the Sony PlayStation. In 1994 Hideo Kojima works and launches Policenauts for PC-9821, and later for 3DO in 1995.

Kojima retitled the game to Metal Gear Solid, over the first choice. This was due to the fact that he believed that the first two MSX2 installments were not well known. The use of the word "Solid" was due to the fact that this third installment uses 3D computer graphics, making the characters many. more "solid", as well as being in reference to Solid Snake, the protagonist of the installment. The sequels to this game also use the title Metal Gear Solid, following a numerical progression.

Development of Metal Gear Solid began in mid-1995, with the intent of creating "the best game on PlayStation". The developers aimed for precision and realism, while they made the game nice and tense. In the early stages of development, the Huntington Beach SWAT team would familiarize creators with a demonstration of various vehicles, weapons, and explosives. Weapons expert Motosada Mori was also tapped as a technical advisor in the investigation, which included visits to the Fort Irwin Military Reservation and shooting sessions at Stembridge Gun Rentals. Kojima stated that "If the player is not misled into believing that the world is real, then there is no point in making the game." To comply with this, adjustments were made to the smallest details, even the modeling of small individual desks.

Hideo Kojima created the characters for Metal Gear Solid. Modifications and mechanics were done by concept artist Yoji Shinkawa. The process was completed by polygon artists using brush drawings and clay models by Shinkawa himself. Kojima wanted more interaction with objects and the environment, allowing the player to hide the bodies in a storage compartment. In addition, he wanted "an orchestra next to the player's side." His idea: a system that would create modifications to the tempo and texture of the track being played, rather than drastically changing the next. Although these features were not achievable at the time, they were implemented in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Metal Gear Solid was shown to the public at the Electronic Entertainment Expo gaming event in 1997, as a short video. It was later first playable at the Tokyo Game Show in 1998, and officially released the same year in Japan, with an extensive promotional campaign. Television and magazine advertisements, store displays, and demo giveaways meant a total of US$8 million in promotional expenses. An estimated 12 million demos of the game were distributed in 1998.

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  Hideo Kojima, director, producer, writer.

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  Yoji Shinkawa, art director, character designer.

Cast and dubbing

For the original Japanese version, more than 15 voice actors were chosen to play the characters in the game. Yumi Takada was in charge of the casting, while Nicole Punicki and Derek Vanderhorst were in charge of recording and dialogue supervision, respectively. The English version of Metal Gear Solid was translated by Jeremy Blaustein, who later worked on titles such as Snatcher, Silent Hill 2 and the Shadow Hearts saga, In addition to these versions, Spanish dubbing, German, French and Italian were released in Europe.

The Spanish version was dubbed in 10 days, in sessions of two to three hours a day. The recording was made without visual references and with several actors at the same time, a very different process than usual, where each actor records their dialogue separately, to later unite and assemble the final work. The direction of the dubbing into Spanish was in charge of Guillermo Reinlein, under the supervision of Japanese personnel. Below is a table with voice actors who participated in Metal Gear Solid:

David Hayter, voice actor who embodies Solid Snake in his English version. In subsequent deliveries, he maintains the role in the saga, in addition to personifying Big Boss.

Adaptations and re-releases

The English version of Metal Gear Solid contained small improvements, such as adjustable difficulty levels, a tuxedo suit as a bonus for Snake, and the "Demo Theater", to view the scenes and codec talks. A special package was released in Japan and Asia containing the game, a t-shirt, nameplates, a music CD with the soundtracks of the MSX2 games, and a brochure with information about the production of the game and the plot. A European version of the pack was also produced, with different content from the Japanese version.

The Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid, as well as the Integral version, have been reissued twice: first in The Best Range on PlayStation and second as a PSone Books title. Similarly, the American and European versions of Metal Gear Solid were reissued in the "Greatest Hits" and "Platinum" version, respectively. The game is included in the Japanese set Metal Gear Solid: 20th Anniversary Collection and the American Essential Collection. The original Metal Gear Solid it was released on the PlayStation Store for download on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in 2008 for Japan and 2009 for North America and Europe.

Comprehensive and VR Missions

Released on June 25, 1999 for the PlayStation platform in Japan, Metal Gear Solid: Integral is an expanded version of the original game for the American version. The original Japanese voices were replaced with the English dub, while offering a choice between Japanese and English subtitles, as well as including a bonus disc of virtual reality training missions called the "VR Disc". original game are an alternate outfit for Meryl, to complement Solid Snake's tuxedo and the cyborg ninja's new red outfit, a "Very Easy" difficulty level, where the player begins their mission with an MP5 submachine gun with infinite ammo, new frequencies in the codec with staff commentary and hidden music, a first-person view mode, an option for new enemy patrol alternate routes, and a downloadable PocketStation minigame.

The "VR Disc" features over 300 test missions, from stealth to shooter skills, as well as less conventional tests, such as solving murder mysteries, fighting giant genome soldiers, and three missions where the player Control the cyborg ninja. Other special features include trailers for Metal Gear Solid, an art preview of Metal Gear RAY from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and a "camera" mode, where Snake can take pictures of Mei Ling and Naomi. In Japan, Famitsu magazine rated Integral and "VR Disc" 34 out of 40.

The "VR Disc" of the Integral version was released as a standalone product outside of Japan, in North America as Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions on September 23 1999, and in Europe as Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions on October 29, 1999. Upon loading the special missions, the player is prompted to replace the game disc with any of the Metal Gear Solid discs. If the disc is correctly identified, the player can insert the special missions disc and the game will load normally. This requirement was absent from the American and Japanese versions of VR Missions.

A PC version of Integral was also released in Europe and North America in late 2000, downloaded for the PocketStation. With a rating of 83/100 from Metacritic, the game was criticized for "graphical issues" and because it is essentially an identical version to the PlayStation.

The Twin Snakes

An adaptation of Metal Gear Solid, titled Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, was developed by Silicon Knights, under the supervision of Hideo Kojima and released for the Nintendo GameCube. in North America, Japan, and Europe in March 2004. While Twin Snakes was largely developed by Silicon Knights, cut scenes were developed at Konami, and directed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura, which is reflected in his dynamic style, using bullet time and extensive firefight choreography. While the game's story and setting remained unchanged (although a few lines of dialogue were rewritten to make them similar to the original Japanese version), a number of features that appeared in the sequel Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty were added, such as first-person view to aim and hang from the bars on the walls. Another change was in the English voice acting, due to the reduction of the accents of Mei Ling, Naomi and Nastasha, as well as the redefinition of the voice actor of the cyborg ninja, from Greg Eagles in the original version (who also does the voice acting). voice of Chief DARPA), to Rob Paulsen. The graphics have also been updated to match those of MGS2.

Soundtrack

Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for Metal Gear Solid. Most of the original music was composed and performed by the Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Sound Team (KCE Japan Sound Team), consisting of Kazuki Muraoka, who later participated in the soundtrack for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Takanari Ishiyama, Gigi Meroni, Lee Myung Jeon and Hiroyuki Togo. The main title of the installment, called "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme" was composed by the group Tappy Iwase.

The end credits music was composed by Rika Muranaka and is titled "The Best Is Yet to Come". It was recorded at Beech Park Studio under the supervision of Philip Begley, and produced by Muranaka herself, it was translated and performed in Irish by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh. Below is a detailed list of the musicians who participated in the work:

A total of three versions of the soundtrack were released. The latter included the track "Metal Gear Solid Control Mix", which did not appear on the original. Limited print editions of the Japanese copy and the European copies were released in cardboard sleeves, accompanied with the CD case. The final Japanese edition was not released with the cardboard sleeve. The soundtrack was released on September 23, 1998 under King Records, three weeks after the game's release in Japan.

Accusations of plagiarism by Russian composers pointed to strong similarities between the title track, composed by Tappy, and the concert Pushkin's Garland by composer Georgy Sviridov. The person in charge of the music in the series, Norihiko Hibino, maintained that there was no plagiarism, but to avoid legal reasons, the theme was not used again in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

The following is a list of the songs on the soundtrack and its duration:

Reception

Commercial

Metal Gear Solid was a commercial success, selling over six million copies worldwide. Upon its release in Japan, it sold over 675,000 copies, becoming one of the top 15 best-selling titles that year in the video game industry. Since then, up to 780,000 copies have been sold in that territory, ranking 238 of the best-selling games of all time in that country. After its launch, was one of the most rented games, and topped the sales charts in the United Kingdom. Metal Gear Solid became the best-selling game in the series in North America, with more than three million sales. do you copy. Its remastered version, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for Nintendo GameCube, managed to reach half a million copies. Metal Gear Solid appears in the top ten best-selling titles on the PlayStation, surpassing titles such as Resident Evil 2 and Tomb Raider., a table is shown with the sales (in millions) of the titles:

Criticism

Analysis
Reviews Evaluator Rating GameRankings 93.24% Metacritic 94/100 Criticism scores Publication Rating AllGame Edge 9/10 Electronic Gaming Monthly 40/40 GameSpot 8.5/10 IGN 9.8/10 MeriStation 9.5/10 PlayStation Magazine 10/10 NGamer
Awards Publication Prize Japan Media Arts Festival — Award for Excellence for Interactive Art Japan Game Awards — CESA Grand Prize for Excellence PS '99 Awards — Best character design and best programming Guinness World Records — The Most Innovative Use of Mando in a Video Games IGN — Best PlayStation Game

The game was critically acclaimed, earning 93.24% and 94/100 average scores on gaming websites GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. PlayStation Magazine gave it a score of 10/10, calling it "The best game ever made. Exciting and unforgettable." Nintendo Gamer noted that "it's like playing a big-budget blockbuster, only better." IGN gave it a 9.8 out of 10, saying it was "what closer to perfection than any other game in the PlayStation action genre" and called it "beautiful, fascinating and innovative... in every imaginable category". GamePro gave it an average score of 4.8 out of 5, calling it the "highest offering this season", but criticized its frame rate. GameSpot also criticized how easy it is for the player to avoid being seen, as well as the game's short duration, calling it "more of a work of art than an actual game". The installment received the Excellence Award for Interactive Art at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998.

Metal Gear Solid is often recognized as one of the key titles that played a part in popularizing the stealth genre. The idea of the player starting out unarmed and having to avoid being seen by enemies instead of fighting them, has been used in many games since. It is also sometimes recognized as being a kind of movie as well as a video game, due to the long cutscenes and complicated story. Entertainment Weekly said Kojima's installment "blazed a new path in movie-style production...and the stealth-based gameplay encourages hiding in boxes and crawling across floors." ". GameTrailers stated that the title "invented stealth gameplay" and called it "captivating, inventive and gritty". Metal Gear Solid is often considered one of the best games on the console. PlayStation, and has appeared on lists of the best video games, GameFAQs, Japanese magazine Famitsu , Entertainment Weekly , Game Informer , GamePro, Electronic Gaming Monthly and GameTrailers, among others. However, its position on these lists is inconsistent, ranking from first place to number 50.

In 2002, IGN ranked it the best PlayStation game, stating that the demo alone had "more gameplay than most end titles". They also gave it awards for "Best Ending" and "Best Villain". In 2005, they placed it number 19 on their "Top 100 Games" list, saying it was "a game that truly felt like a movie" and that "the fights were unique and innovative", and he stated that it was "the founder of the stealth genre". with the title of Most Innovative Use of a Video Game Controller (The Most Innovative Use of Control in a Video Game), for the fight against Psycho Mantis. In 2010, PC Magazine ranked it seventh in the list of the most influential video games of all time, referencing its influence on "such stealthy titles as Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell". In 2012, Time named it one of the 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, and G4TV ranked it among the Top 45 Video Games Ever. According to 1UP.com, the e The cinematic style of the installment continues to influence modern action games such as Call of Duty. Metal Gear Solid, along with its sequel Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty were featured at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's The Art of Video Games, held from March 16 to September 30, 2012.

Adaptations to other media

Various characters and items from the Metal Gear Solid universe have made appearances in other video game franchises. Beatmania, a 1997 Konami video game, contained a remix of the main theme of Metal Gear Solid, a 140 bpm big beat genre. The 2001 racing video game, Konami Krazy Racers, for Game Boy Advance and iOS, features Gray Fox as an eligible character (as a cyborg ninja), as well as a racing track based on the "Communications Tower", along with a modified version of the game's theme song. Solid Snake makes a cameo appearance in Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, a 2004 Game Boy Advance video game. In Ape Escape 3< In 2006, the delivery appears in a special mode called "Mesal Gear Solid", where the protagonist is an ape named Pipo Snake (or Ape Snake). This minigame has the same gameplay and atmosphere of the videogame created by Kojima. At E3 2006, Nintendo confirmed that in the new installment of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for its Wii console, Solid Snake would be a playable character. Masahiro Sakurai, the series' creative director, commented that Solid Snake's inclusion was due to Hideo Kojima himself begging for the character's inclusion in the franchise's latest installment. Shadow Moses hangar appears as a stage, and participate in it: Roy Campbell, Mei Ling and Otacon, who will help Snake via Codec, with information and comments from the other characters.

A novelization of Metal Gear Solid was published in 2008, written by Raymond Benson, author of nine James Bond novels. Critical reaction to Benson's novel has been generally positive, the website Bookgasm wrote that "Benson did a good job rendering the game to the page" with Metal Gear Solid. A comic with a story adapted from Metal Gear Solid was published by IDW Publishing in 2004. It was written by Kris Orisko and illustrated by Ashley Wood. The series ran for 24 issues, being compiled into two volumes and a hardcover collector's edition that is currently out of print. The entire collection was released in a paperback titled Metal Gear Solid Omnibus, released in June 2010.

A radio drama based on Metal Gear Solid aired in Japan from 1998 to 1999 as part of Konami's syndicated program DB clud. Directed by Shuyo Murata and written by Motosada Mori, the series spanned over 12 weekly installments spanning three story arcs. The series was later compiled and sold in a two-volume set. The story is set as an alternate continuation of the events of Shadow Moses, with Solid Snake, Meryl Silverburgh, Mei Ling, and Roy Campbell undertaking further missions as a FOXHOUND unit., although this is not considered part of the main canon of Metal Gear. The Japanese voice actors reprized their roles for the series, while other new characters were also introduced.

In 1999, McFarlane Toys, in collaboration with Konami, released a series of action figures of key characters from Metal Gear Solid. To celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary, Kotobuki released a 1/100 scale "Metal Gear REX" figure, which featured small figures of Solid Snake, Liquid Snake, and Gray Fox.

Movie

In May 2006, the creator of the Metal Gear saga, Hideo Kojima, announced that a film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid was in development. The first speculative dates for the film's premiere dated to the year 2011, however the project never materialized. Kojima, who stated that the film would be made in English, announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo that negotiations had already been negotiated with a Hollywood film crew to work on the adaptation. Kojima considered Alaska as the location for the production. of the film, due to it being the geographical location where Metal Gear Solid takes place. David Hayter, the English dubbing actor of Solid Snake, had offered to participate in the project, but they did not consider it. Kojima also denied the comments of German director Uwe Boll as a possible candidate to direct the adaptation.

Quentin Tarantino expressed interest in having Equilibrium director Kurt Wimmer write the script for the film. Wimmer was also considered as a possible candidate to direct the adaptation. Konami's Aki Saito commented that There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson was interested in taking part in the project, but the producer of the saga, Michael De Luca, denied the rumor. The actor of The Dark Knight , the British Christian Bale, denied the rumors that he was cast in the role of Solid Snake in the film. On January 11, 2010, De Luca confirmed that the film project for the adaptation of Metal Gear Solid has been postponed indefinitely. He pointed out that one of the reasons for the decision was Konami's concern regarding possible negative results of the film, which could affect the image of the franchise.

In March 2012, at the "The Art of Video Games" exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Hideo Kojima stated, "Honestly, I'm a movie fan and that's very special for me. Honestly, I'd love to make a movie one day, but I think there has to be a certain special game that offers just that right fit. But I don't think that game is Metal Gear Solid. Metal Gear Solid was developed specifically to be a game... If I were to put something into a movie, it would have to be something completely new. I would not use my current scripts. I think I would have to get someone to create a new script and someone else to direct it as a movie." At the "Metal Gear 25th Anniversary" on August 30, 2012, Hideo Kojima announced that Arad Productions has arrived. deal with Columbia Pictures to produce a film version of Metal Gear Solid. Columbia's parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle distribution. In an interview with Eurogamer, Hideo Kojima said that he would like to see Hugh Jackman as Solid Snake, but is also open to casting other actors for the role. paper.

A non-commercial film titled Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy, was made by fans of the saga. The film is set in 2007 after the events of Metal Gear Solid. The film was well received by fans and also by Hideo Kojima, who said, after being asked by a fan if he had seen it, "Of course I have. Is incredible. I wanted to cry for the love of Metal Gear. It is also a well made movie. I can't wait to see the next part."