[hl=white] The Metal Gear Series [/hl]
Full credit for the [link=http://boards.ign.com/metal_gear_solid/b5200/133218319/p1/]original compilation[/link] of this information goes to [link=http://club.ign.com/b/about?username=bluetrooth]bluetrooth[/link].
General information
Publishers:
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami]Konami[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_%28company%29]Ultra Games[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Knights]Silicon Knights[/link]
Developers:
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima]Hideo Kojima[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami]Konami[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Knights]Silicon Knights[/link]
Official websites:
*[link=http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/]Kojima Productions[/link]
*[link=http://www.konami.net/]Konami Global[/link]
*[link=http://www.konami.com/]Konami America[/link]
*[link=http://www.konami-europe.com/]Konami Europe[/link]
*[link=http://www.siliconknights.com/]Silicon Knights[/link]
Fan websites:
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/]Metal Gear Solid: TUS[/link]
*[link=http://freewebs.com/outerheavenresistance/]Outer Heaven Resistance[/link]
*[link=http://groups.msn.com/solidsnakesgameshrine]Solid Snake's Game Shrine[/link]
*[link=http://www.google.com/Top/Games/Video_Games/Shooter/Mecha_Combat_Simulation/Metal_Gear_Series/]More...[/link]
Metal Gear
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IGN Score:
N/A
Short description:
Special Forces unit FOXHOUND operative Gray Fox is sent to investigate the rumors concerning a weapon of mass destruction that is being held in the bowels of Outer Heaven, a fortified state founded by a legendary mercenary. Days later, contact with Gray Fox is lost and FOXHOUND's newest recruit Solid Snake is ordered by leader Big Boss to rescue Gray Fox and complete his mission.
Reviews:
*[link=http://rr.cheats.ign.com/rr_obj/007/007055.html]Reader Reviews on IGN[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/007/007055.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
Snake's Revenge
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IGN Score:
N/A
Short description:
Takes place three years after the events of Metal Gear. Word is out that an unknown hostile nation is trying to mass-produce versions of the original Metal Gear tank from Outer Heaven. Solid Snake is recruited to infiltrate the enemy base together with his fellow operatives John Turner and Nick Myer.
Reviews:
*[link=http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/snakesrevenge/players.html]Gamespot Player Reviews[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://cheats.ign.com/ob2/068/007/007063.html]Cheats on IGN[/link]
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
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IGN Score:
N/A
Short description:
Due to critically low oil reserves, the world is forced to look for alternative energy sources. A Czech scientist, Dr. Kio Marv successfully bio-engineers a new species of algae, OILIX, that could produce petroleum-grade hydrocarbons with little expense and effort. On his way to a demonstration in the United States he is suddenly kidnapped by soldiers from Zanzibar. Solid Snake is brought out of retirement by FOXHOUND's new commander, Roy Campbell, and is sent to Zanzibar Land to rescue Dr. Marv.
Reviews:
*[link=http://rr.cheats.ign.com/rr_obj/498/498104.html]IGN Reader Reviews[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/498/498104.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
Metal Gear Solid
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgs.jpg]
IGN Score:
9.8(PS2) / 9.0(PC)
Short description:
There has been an armed uprising at Shadow Moses, an isle of Alaska's Fox Archipelago and a site for a nuclear weapons disposal facility. The uprising is being led by members of FOXHOUND and Next-Generation Special Forces. The terrorists claim to have control over Metal Gear REX, the new type of Metal Gear that was being developed. The terrorists' demands are that the U.S. government hands over the remains of Big Boss, and they threaten to launch a nuclear missile should these demands not be met within 24 hours. Solid Snake is again brought out of retirement by Roy Campbell, to infiltrate Shadow Moses' facility and neutralize the threat of a nuclear strike.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150569p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation)[/link]
*[link=http://pc.ign.com/articles/164/164593p1.html]IGN Review (PC)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/569/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/000/000569.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgsint.jpg]
IGN Score:
7.1(PSX)
Short description:
This version of Metal Gear Solid has additional features and an extra disc of additional missions that was also released as a stand-alone game, titled [link=http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011591.html]Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions[/link].
Reviews:
*[link=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/adventure/metalgearsolidintegral/review.html]Gamespot Review (Integral, Playstation)[/link]
*[link=http://psx.ign.com/articles/161/161591p1.html]IGN Review (VR Missions, Playstation)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://cheats.ign.com/ob2/068/011/011989.html]Cheats on IGN[/link]
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
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IGN Score:
8.5(GCN)
Short description:
This is an enhanced remake of the original Metal Gear Solid. The biggest changes are the drastically improved graphics and more flexible gameplay. There are also new extras, such as the ability to collect dog tags. The voice acting was also done anew for this game, though mainly by the same voice actors who did the original.
Reviews:
*[link=http://cube.ign.com/articles/497/497319p1.html]IGN Review (Gamecube)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/535845/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/535/535845.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs_tts/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mggb.jpg]
IGN Score:
10(GBC)
Short description:
A new Metal Gear prototype codenamed "Gander" has been stolen by a separatist guerilla group in the region of Gindra in Central Africa. The group, known as the Gindra Liberation Front (or GLF), plans on using the prototype as a means of achieving victory in an ongoing civil war. Solid Snake, the FOXHOUND operative responsible for the destruction of the original Metal Gear seven years before, is brought back from his retirement in Alaska, His mission is to infiltrate the group's headquarters Galuade, the fortress that was formerly Outer Heaven.
Reviews:
*[link=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/163/163458p1.html]IGN Review (Gameboy Color)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/13458/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/013/013458.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/ghostbabel/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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IGN Score:
9.7(PS2)
Short description:
Set two and a half years after the events of Metal Gear Solid. Solid Snake is now a member of Philantropy, an NGO that is monitoring the development of Metal Gears and their use throughout the world. The game starts off as Snake is on his way to investigate a new, highly classified model of Metal Gear that is being transported for testing by the U.S. Marines.
Reviews:
*[link=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/164/164538p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation 2)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/14538/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/014/014538.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs2/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgs2sub.jpg]
IGN Score:
9.1(PS2) / 9.0(Xbox) / 8.9(PC)
Short description:
This version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty features nearly 800 extra stand-alone missions, of which 300 VR missions and 500 alternate missions that take place in areas from the main game. It also has five additional "Snake Tales" missions, which are plot-based missions starring Solid Snake. Additional options that were not included in the original North American release of Metal Gear Solid 2 were Boss Survival and Theater modes. The European release had an extra making-of disc called [link=http://ps2.ign.com/objects/489/489618.html]The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2[/link] which was outside Europe released as a stand-alone item.
Reviews:
*[link=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/387/387824p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation 2)[/link]
*[link=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/376/376778p1.html]IGN Review (Xbox)[/link]
*[link=http://pc.ign.com/articles/392/392069p1.html]IGN Review (PC)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/481743/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/481/481743.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs2_sub/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
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IGN Score:
9.6(PS2)
Short description:
Set during the Cold War (1964), this Metal Gear Solid prequel deals with the adventures of Naked Snake aka Big Boss as a young soldier. The mission Naked Snake has been given is to rescue the defecting Russian scientist Sokolov, who has recently developed a nuclear-equipped tank called the Shagohod.
Reviews:
*[link=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/566/566279p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation 2)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/536086/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/536/536086.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs3/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgs3sub.jpg]
IGN Score:
9.8(PS2)
Short description:
This version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater has additional features such as downloadable extra camouflage and face paint designs and "Snake vs. Monkey" stages previously exclusive to the European release. It also features the infamous European Extreme difficulty level, parody cut scenes and trailers from the official website, as well as connectivity with Metal Gear Acid 2.
Reviews:
*[link=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/694/694781p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation 2)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/801324/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/748/748590.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs3_sub/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgspo.jpg]
IGN Score:
9.0(PSP)
Short description:
Portable Ops is set at the beginning of November 1970, a full six years after the events of Operation Snake Eater. Naked Snake, who's received the title of Big Boss, has walked away from command of FOX, an elite special forces unit. At the start of the game, Snake has been kidnapped, drugged and thrown into a South American jail cell. After a torture session by a former CIA agent and FOX member, Snake is left alone to try to recall the location of a vital secret that's gone missing: The Philosopher's Legacy from Snake Eater is now highly sought after, and Snake is the last known person to have any information about it.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psp.ign.com/articles/749/749133p1.html]IGN Review (PSP)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/783/783630.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mpo/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgs4.jpg]
IGN Score:
10.0 (PS3)
Short description:
Set after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The game portrays a world where the restriction of military intervention on foreign soil has eased, leading to demands on mercenaries to fight proxy battles for business purposes, fueling the need for private military contractors (PMCs) and automated weapons. However, the five largest PMCs are revealed to be owned by a single mother company, Outer Heaven, operated by Liquid Ocelot. It is revealed that Outer Heaven has amassed a military equivalent in manpower to the United States' own, and is now preparing to launch an armed insurrection. With the world once again in crisis, Solid Snake is deployed to the Middle East.
Reviews:
*[link=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/881/881472p1.html]IGN Review (Playstation 3)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/714044/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/714/714044.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/mgs4/global/index.html]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
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IGN Score:
9.5 (PSP)
Short description:
Peace Walker is set in Costa Rica in November 1974, four years after the events of Portable Ops, and ten years after Snake Eater. A mysterious group equipped with the latest weapons, called the Peace Sentinels (PS), has been deployed in-country. Despite the PS being equipped with the firepower equivalent to that of a land army, the Costa Rican government cannot do anything about them because the country's constitution does not allow the creation of an armed forces. The PS presence threatens to endanger the balance of power between the East and West. The game follows the exploits of returning protagonist Naked Snake as he runs a mercenary unit using the resources he acquired from Gene four years before, setting the stage for Peace Walker to add more information behind the founding of the military state Outer Heaven.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psp.ign.com/articles/109/1095291p2.html]IGN Review (PSP)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/965242/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/965/965242.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/mgs_pw/en/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Acid
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgacid.jpg]
IGN Score:
6.5(PSP)
Short description:
In 2016, a jet carrying the likely future presidential candidate Senator Hach, is hijacked. In exchange for the senator, the terrorists want something called "Pythagoras" from the United States government. The U.S. then finds out that "Pythagoras" is the name of a research project being conducted in Lobito Physics and Chemistry Laboratory of the Lobito Island of the Moloni Republic in southern Africa. As the Moloni government refuses to cooperate, the U.S. sends in a special forces team. When that team is destroyed by armed resistance, they see no other option but to call upon the legendary, yet retired, mercenary Solid Snake.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psp.ign.com/articles/597/597863p1.html]IGN Review (PSP)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://guides.ign.com/guides/664947/]IGN guide[/link]
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/664/664947.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mga/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Acid 2
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgacid2.jpg]
IGN Score:
7.7(PSP)
Short description:
This is not a direct sequel to the first Metal Gear Acid, but starts off with Solid Snake, a young woman named Consuela Alvarez, and two pilots named Dave Copeland and Roddy Louiz, flying into the United States illegally when they are arrested by FBI SWAT Teams. Snake is pressed by his capturer, FBI agent Dalton, to do a mission. Snake's initial objective is to infiltrate a research facility operated by SaintLogic, a military arms manufacturer, located on an isolated North American island. Dalton is investigating SaintLogic for inhuman actions towards children, and utilizes Snake's abilities to infiltrate SaintLogic and uncover the truth behind their business practices.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psp.ign.com/articles/697/697493p1.html]IGN Review (PSP)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://faqs.ign.com/objects/748/748621.html]IGN FAQs & guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mga2/]Official website[/link]:.
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
[image=http://brice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mgsdgn.jpg]
IGN Score:
8.3(PSP)
Short description:
Retelling the story of the original Metal Gear Solid, the Digital Graphic Novel isn't really a game; but more like a visual interactive experience that depicts the incidents of Shadow Moses in a graphic novel format. Upon viewing the comic, the player can open a "scanning" interface to search for characters and items in a three dimensional view. Discoveries are added to a database which can be traded with other players via Wi-Fi. The "mission mode" allows the player to add collected information into a library. This information must be properly connected in order to complete a mission.
Reviews:
*[link=http://psp.ign.com/articles/712/712361p1.html]IGN Review (PSP)[/link]
Help:
*[link=http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/game/931233.html]GameFAQs guides[/link]
.:[link=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/mgs_dgn/]Official website[/link]:.
Other useful Metal Gear links
Wikipedia pages - main games (canon):
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_(series)]Metal Gear (series)[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_(video_game)]Metal Gear[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_2:_Solid_Snake]Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid]Metal Gear Solid[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_The_Twin_Snakes]Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_2:_Sons_of_Liberty]Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater]Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots]Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_Portable_Ops]Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops[/link]
Wikipedia pages - other games (non-canonical):
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake's_Revenge]Snake's Revenge[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear:_Ghost_Babel]Metal Gear: Ghost Babel[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Acid]Metal Gear: Acid[/link]
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Acid_2]Metal Gear: Acid 2[/link]
Wikipedia pages - other:
*[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metal_Gear_series_characters]List of Metal Gear characters[/link]
TUS Downloads:
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_cutscenes.php]Cut-scenes[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_gameplay.php]Gameplay videos[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_videos.php]Other videos[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_images.php]Images[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_music.php]Music[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_audio.php]Audio[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/downloads_misc.php]Misc[/link]
TUS articles:
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/thegames.php]Game information[/link]
*[link=http://www.metalgearsolid.org/features.php]Interviews, guides, theories and whatnot[/link]
Metal Gear Retrospective
* [link=http://www.gametrailers.com/game/metal-gear-retrospective/6748]A video retrospective of all Metal Gear games up to MGS4[/link]
Note: the short descriptions for the games are edited versions from either [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]Wikipedia[/link] or [link=http://www.ign.com/]IGN[/link]. The downloads from TUS (The Unofficial Site) for the Metal Gear series are perfectly legal as they have gotten permission from Kojima Productions to host them.
BIGGER NOTE: Be sure to link to the FAQs/guides site on IGN.
