Metal Gear Solid 2 is notorious among Metal Gear fans, alternately loved and loathed. Yet it’s arguably one of the most influential games in the series. It lay the building blocks for future gameplay. Of course, that means it was a big departure in many ways from the rigid 2D formula followed even by the PSOne game. After the glorious survival based MGS3 and the technically proficient MGS4, how has the founder held up all of these years?
In Metal Gear Solid 2, you play as the legendary agent, Solid Snake, as he tries to- well… not really. You see, the game is actually broken up into two chapters, Tanker and Plant. During the Tanker chapter you play as Snake and are backed up by tech genius, Otacon. Other than graphical improvements, engine changes and more complex sneaking, the feel of the Tanker chapter is almost indistinguishable from the original Metal Gear Solid. It feels like a “proper” sequel and serves as a prologue which can be beaten in under an hour. Much of the real ga...
The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.
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I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.
Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!
Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!
I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.
I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.
Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?
Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.
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"Agree" if you are playing this on the Vita.
I think it's the best Metal Gear.
IMO, I love the MGS series!!! I personally think this is the king of Sony's exclusives atm but that's only because I played MGS 1 on PS1 and found out Kojimas genius(honestly I was hooked after the trailer for MGS).. For those 1st trying MGS , I agree with what my other peers are saying, that if you want to play any of the later titles, play from 1 & up so that you can experience the WHOLE story & play some of the best games EVER made... BTW MGS collection out now for like $30 and believe me, you WILL get your moneys worth. LONG LIVE GAMING!!!!
I've been waiting what feels like forever for this to be released on the Vita in the UK!
I remember just before the PS2 launched, MGS2 felt like the biggest thing on the entire planet at the time. The hype was just incredible.
It's crazy though, there was more interactivity in MGS2 (shooting the bucket of ice in the bar on the tanker for example - it even slowly melted!) than in most modern games now.
While it's undoubtedly dated now, I still have a soft spot for MGS2. The hype before launch, playing the demo from the zone of enders game (nicked the disc out of the rental box) over and over to being late for work because I wanted to see the start screen return blue after the (soooo long) end credits. Always will be my favorite game, EVER!